c# - How to convert a .NET exe to native Win32 exe?

Question

How can I convert a .NET exe to Win32 exe? (I don't have the code) The purpose is to run the application in Linux using wine. I presume that .NET exe cannot be run in wine and I don't want to use mono.

Answer 1

depending on what version of .NET it is and what libraries it makes use of you could try running it under Mono without compiling the IL down to native code.

most Linux distributions have it available under their package management systems.

see: http://www.mono-project.com/Main_Page for more details

the alternative is to use NGen to do the compiling (http://blogs.msdn.com/clrcodegeneration/archive/2007/09/15/to-ngen-or-not-to-ngen.aspx). but i'm not sure that would work under WINE.