| .NET |
| Development Platform - To Develop/Deploy Softwares |
| Such as .NET Framework, .NET Core etc. | |
| Windows-Only | |
| .NET Framework | Application + Application Extension + File + Folder |
| *.exe : Application *.dll : Application Extension *.config, *.xml etc. : File assembly, Framework64 etc. : Folder | |
| Integral Part of Many Applications Running on Windows | |
| .NET Framework |
| Development Kit - To Build/Run Applications |
| Such as v2.0.50727, v4.0.30319 etc. | |||
| Folder | |||
| .NET FX 4.x |
| ||
| *.exe, *.dll, *.config, *.xml, 1033, Config etc. : File + Folder | |||
| To Open Folder Location, RUN@ %systemroot%\Microsoft.NET | |||
| Compiler |
| Program - To Translate Source Code to IL Code / Generate Metadata |
| C# Command Line Compiler | |||
| Application | |||
| csc.exe |
| ||
| Input and Output Files, Code Generation etc. : Option | |||
| To Display Usage Message, CMD@ csc.exe /help | |||
| Assembler |
| Program - To Translate IL Code to Native Code / Generate Metadata |
| .NET Framework IL Assembler | |||
| Application | |||
| ilasm.exe |
| ||
| Input and Output Files, Code Generation etc. : Option | |||
| To Display Usage Message, CMD@ ilasm.exe /? | |||
| Microsoft Build |
| Orchestrate and Build Solution and Project |
| MS Build | |||
| Application | |||
| msbuild.exe |
| ||
| Input and Output Files, Code Generation etc. : Option | |||
| To Display Usage Message, CMD@ msbuild.exe /help | |||
| Compiler Configuration File |
| Configuration Settings of Compiler |
| XML File Format | |||
| File | |||
| csc.exe.config |
| ||
| Use csc.exe.config : Default Setting | |||
| Configuration Settings like startup, supportedRuntime etc. | |||
| Assembler Configuration File |
| Configuration Settings of Assembler |
| XML File Format | |||
| File | |||
| ilasm.exe.config |
| ||
| Use ilasm.exe.config : Default Setting | |||
| Configuration Settings like startup, requiredRuntime etc. | |||
| Microsoft Build Configuration File |
| Configuration Settings of MSBuild |
| XML File Format | |||
| File | |||
| msbuild.exe.config |
| ||
| Use msbuild.exe.config : Default Setting | |||
| Configuration Settings like startup, supportedRuntime, assemblyBinding etc. | |||
| Compiler Message |
| Messages for Syntax Errors, Unusual Conditions etc. |
| C# Compiler Error / Warning Messages | |||
| Application Extension | |||
| cscui.dll |
| ||
| Report Errors and Warnings : Default Setting | |||
| To Report all Warnings as Errors, CMD@ csc.exe /warnaserror+ | |||
| Compiler Response File |
| Command Line Options of Compiler |
| Text File Format | |||
| File | |||
| csc.rsp |
| ||
| Include csc.rsp : Default Setting | |||
| To Exclude csc.rsp File, CMD@ csc.exe /noconfig | |||
| Application Manifest File |
| Name, Version, Security etc. of Assembly |
| XML File Format | |||
| File | |||
| default.win32manifest |
| ||
| Include default.win32manifest : Default Setting | |||
| To Exclude default.win32manifest File, CMD@ csc.exe /nowin32manifest | |||
| Base Class Library |
| Core and Base Types / Operations |
| Framework Standard Library | |||
| Application Extension | |||
| mscorlib.dll |
| ||
| Reference mscorlib.dll : Default Setting | |||
| To Ignore mscorlib.dll Library, CMD@ csc.exe /nostdlib+ | |||
| Framework Class Library |
| Standard and Specialized Types / Operations |
| Framework Common Library | |||||||||||||||
| Application Extension | |||||||||||||||
| *.dll |
| ||||||||||||||
| Reference via csc.rsp : Default Setting | |||||||||||||||
| To Reference Library, CMD@ csc.exe /reference | |||||||||||||||
| Linker |
| Link IL Code and Metadata into PE |
| Portable Executable File Generator | |||
| Application Extension | |||
| mscorpehost.dll |
| ||
| Build .exe : Default Setting | |||
| To Specify the Build Type, CMD@ csc.exe /target | |||
| Debug Information |
| Read and Write Symbol into PDB |
| Debug Interface Access Based SymReader | |||
| Application Extension | |||
| diasymreader.dll |
| ||
| No Debug Information : Default Setting | |||
| To Emit Debugging Information, CMD@ csc.exe /debug+ | |||
| Execution Engine |
| Initialize CLR Virtual Machine |
| .NET Runtime Execution Engine | |||
| Application Extension | |||
| mscoreei.dll |
| ||
| Shell Implementation : API | |||
| To Dump Version of Common Language Runtime, DBG@ !SOS.EEVersion | |||
| Common Language Runtime |
| Services for Managed Code Execution |
| CLR Workstation | |||
| Application Extension | |||
| clr.dll |
| ||
| Clr : API | |||
| To Break on CLR Module Load, DBG@ sxe ld clr | |||
| Machine Configuration File |
| Configuration Settings of CLR |
| XML File Format | |||
| File | |||
| machine.config |
| ||
| Use machine.config : Default Setting | |||
| Configuration Settings like configSections, configProtectedData etc. | |||
| Global Assembly Cache |
| Machine-Wide Shared Assembly Cache |
| Global Assembly Cache Directory | |||
| Folder | |||
| GAC_32 / GAC_64 |
| ||
| *.dll etc. : File | |||
| To Open Folder Location, RUN@ %systemroot%\Microsoft.NET\assembly | |||
| Just In Time Compiler |
| Translate IL Code to Native Code |
| Just In Time Compiler | |||
| Application Extension | |||
| clrjit.dll |
| ||
| Clr Jit : API | |||
| To Break on JIT Module Load, DBG@ sxe ld clrjit | |||
| Son Of Strike |
| Commands for Managed Code Debugging |
| Managed Debugging Extension | |||
| Application Extension | |||
| SOS.dll |
| ||
| Clr Debugging : API | |||
| To Load SOS Debugging Extension, DBG@ .loadby SOS clr | |||
| Data Access Component |
| Tasks for CLR Debugging |
| External Data Access Support | |||
| Application Extension | |||
| mscordacwks.dll |
| ||
| Clr Data Access : API | |||
| To Control CLR Debugging, DBG@ .cordll -ve -u -l | |||