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Asked: 2026-05-16T02:24:11+00:00

How is this possible not to include stdlib (mscorlib.dll) to my C# application when

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How is this possible not to include stdlib (mscorlib.dll) to my C# application when compiling it? As far as I know, all classes inherit System.Object class, which is defined in mscorlib.dll. What is more – types such as int are just aliases e.g. for System.Int32, which are also defined in mscorlib. Is this option ever used?

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    Yes, it is used by anybody that compiles a program that doesn’t run with the desktop version of the CLR. Like Silverlight, it targets .NETCore, or the Micro Framework. They have their own mscorlib.dll, of course with System.Object defined.

    Here’s the compiler command line of a sample Silverlight project:

    C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\Csc.exe /noconfig /nowarn:1701,1702 
/nostdlib+ /errorreport:prompt /warn:4 /define:DEBUG;TRACE;SILVERLIGHT
/reference:"c:\Program Files\Reference Assemblies\Microsoft\Framework\Silverlight\v4.0\mscorlib.dll" 
  etc...
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