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it happens when you run ngen.exe which creates a full native image of the managed assembly. There is a seperate part of the gac which is reserved to hold native images <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/cptools/html/cpgrfnativeimagegeneratorngenexe.asp" rel="ugc nofollow">http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/cptools/html/cpgrfnativeimagegeneratorngenexe.asp</a>&nbsp;
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it happens when you run ngen.exe which creates a full native image of the managed assembly. There is a seperate part of the gac which is reserved to hold native images http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/cptools/html/cpgrfnativeimagegeneratorngenexe.asp [http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/cptools/html/cpgrfnativeimagegeneratorngenexe.asp] 

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Why would I run Ngen? Is that the install-time JIT functionality?
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Why would I run Ngen? Is that the install-time JIT functionality?

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Sorry, please ignore my last comment...<br />
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I just meant to ask, what these &quot;Native images&quot; are and how are they different from normal assemblies?<br />
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Also, say I have a HelloWorld.cs, and I compile it and create an assembly and then run it. The JIT has to cache it, right? Where is this cached?<br />
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Thanks,<br />
Srinivas
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Sorry, please ignore my last comment...

I just meant to ask, what these "Native images" are and how are they different from normal assemblies?

Also, say I have a HelloWorld.cs, and I compile it and create an assembly and then run it. The JIT has to cache it, right? Where is this cached?

Thanks,
Srinivas

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Hello Friends,<br />
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I was reading that GAC stores the pre-JITted assemblies too, apart from the global assemblies. Is that true? Why are they stored in GAC if they are not global? How long are they stored here?<br />
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Also, if GAC stores ever the regular pre-JITted assemblies, why don't I see the assemblies that I create on my machine. I use the default JITter.<br />
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Thanks,<br />
Srinivas
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Hello Friends,

I was reading that GAC stores the pre-JITted assemblies too, apart from the global assemblies. Is that true? Why are they stored in GAC if they are not global? How long are they stored here?

Also, if GAC stores ever the regular pre-JITted assemblies, why don't I see the assemblies that I create on my machine. I use the default JITter.

Thanks,
Srinivas

Where are the pre-JITted assemblies stored and how long?

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