Does a C++ Windows Forms Application require .NET Framework?
It seems that it does because it imports “System::Forms” but I just want be 100% sure. I tried opening it with depends and it looks like it imports the usual C++ dll’s but there is nothing about the framework. By defnition, anything classified as Windows Forms requires the .NET Framework, yes. From Wikipedia: Windows Forms is the name given to the graphical application programming interface (API) included as a part of Microsoft’s .NET Framework, Yes if you are doing .Net Windows forms development as opposed to say Windows with MFC. Windows Forms are part of the .NET Framework, so yes. If you don’t want the .NET framework as a dependency you need to use native Win32 API or MFC. You could also use a third party library like Trolltech’s Qt. Dependency Walker has a good FAQ that covers why: Will Dependency Walker work with COM, …
