Can't Obfuscate CF Apps?

I tried using the PreEmptive Dotfuscator Community Edition to Obfuscate my
CF app as demonstrated on the MSDN site.. but when I tried to run it on my
Smartphone 2k3 device... nothing happens, the hourglass just keeps on
turning and turning and turning :P

Is there any setting that I'm unaware of?

Thanks

Alex
Sun Jan 25 00:21:51 CST 2004

I got similar problem too.

My obfuscated application throw exception during startup for missing
resource.

Remark : My application put different languages string in different resource
files. Besides, my application need to call another class library (another
C# project in the same solution). Both have to be obfuscated, right?

Alex

"Marauderz" <marauderz$P4M@marauderzstuff.com.invalid> wrote in message
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> I tried using the PreEmptive Dotfuscator Community Edition to Obfuscate my
> CF app as demonstrated on the MSDN site.. but when I tried to run it on my
> Smartphone 2k3 device... nothing happens, the hourglass just keeps on
> turning and turning and turning :P
>
> Is there any setting that I'm unaware of?
>
> Thanks
>
>

claymeisman
Mon Jan 26 14:17:30 CST 2004

I might be wrong but,

I thought that there is no JIT performed on the pocketPC it is all compiled
on the desktop.

????

"Marauderz" <marauderz$P4M@marauderzstuff.com.invalid> wrote in message
news:eWw4N$n4DHA.2748@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> I tried using the PreEmptive Dotfuscator Community Edition to Obfuscate my
> CF app as demonstrated on the MSDN site.. but when I tried to run it on my
> Smartphone 2k3 device... nothing happens, the hourglass just keeps on
> turning and turning and turning :P
>
> Is there any setting that I'm unaware of?
>
> Thanks
>
>

Ed
Mon Jan 26 22:08:39 CST 2004

No, the .NET Compact Framework does JIT on the device. It doesn't, however,
support n-gen (compile-on-install) yet.

<claymeisman@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I might be wrong but,
>
> I thought that there is no JIT performed on the pocketPC it is all
compiled
> on the desktop.
>
> ????
>
> "Marauderz" <marauderz$P4M@marauderzstuff.com.invalid> wrote in message
> news:eWw4N$n4DHA.2748@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > I tried using the PreEmptive Dotfuscator Community Edition to Obfuscate
my
> > CF app as demonstrated on the MSDN site.. but when I tried to run it on
my
> > Smartphone 2k3 device... nothing happens, the hourglass just keeps on
> > turning and turning and turning :P
> >
> > Is there any setting that I'm unaware of?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> >
>
>

Marauderz
Tue Jan 27 01:30:57 CST 2004

So urrmmm.. Ed.. can you answer my original question? why can't obfuscated
apps run on my smartphone 2k3, I did everything according to the MSDN
article

thanks.
"Ed Kaim [MSFT]" <edkaim@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> No, the .NET Compact Framework does JIT on the device. It doesn't,
however,
> support n-gen (compile-on-install) yet.
>
> <claymeisman@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:%23EBYhlE5DHA.2404@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > I might be wrong but,
> >
> > I thought that there is no JIT performed on the pocketPC it is all
> compiled
> > on the desktop.
> >
> > ????
> >
> > "Marauderz" <marauderz$P4M@marauderzstuff.com.invalid> wrote in message
> > news:eWw4N$n4DHA.2748@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > > I tried using the PreEmptive Dotfuscator Community Edition to
Obfuscate
> my
> > > CF app as demonstrated on the MSDN site.. but when I tried to run it
on
> my
> > > Smartphone 2k3 device... nothing happens, the hourglass just keeps on
> > > turning and turning and turning :P
> > >
> > > Is there any setting that I'm unaware of?
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

Hilton
Tue Jan 27 12:17:34 CST 2004

Marauderz wrote:
> So urrmmm.. Ed.. can you answer my original question? why can't obfuscated
> apps run on my smartphone 2k3, I did everything according to the MSDN
> article

Well, for one thing, you're using Dotfuscator - it's broken and does not
work with CF apps (I'm amazed that they still claim it does as does
Microsoft) - at least that was the case a few months ago when I gave up on
it. Check out http://www.xenocode.com - works with Pocket PC apps.

Hilton

Marauderz
Wed Jan 28 03:32:50 CST 2004

Nice.. too bad it's not free, but thanks for the link!

"Hilton" <abc@xyz.com> wrote in message
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> Marauderz wrote:
> > So urrmmm.. Ed.. can you answer my original question? why can't
obfuscated
> > apps run on my smartphone 2k3, I did everything according to the MSDN
> > article
>
> Well, for one thing, you're using Dotfuscator - it's broken and does not
> work with CF apps (I'm amazed that they still claim it does as does
> Microsoft) - at least that was the case a few months ago when I gave up on
> it. Check out http://www.xenocode.com - works with Pocket PC apps.
>
> Hilton
>
>

Chris
Wed Jan 28 09:46:32 CST 2004

It's worth every penny though, and the enterprise version has some options
that make it worth the extra dough too (like profiling).

--
Chris Tacke, eMVP
Co-Founder and Advisory Board Member
www.OpenNETCF.org
---
Windows CE Product Manager
Applied Data Systems
www.applieddata.net


"Marauderz" <marauderz$P4M@marauderzstuff.com.invalid> wrote in message
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> Nice.. too bad it's not free, but thanks for the link!
>
> "Hilton" <abc@xyz.com> wrote in message
> news:eZKhwGQ5DHA.488@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > Marauderz wrote:
> > > So urrmmm.. Ed.. can you answer my original question? why can't
> obfuscated
> > > apps run on my smartphone 2k3, I did everything according to the MSDN
> > > article
> >
> > Well, for one thing, you're using Dotfuscator - it's broken and does not
> > work with CF apps (I'm amazed that they still claim it does as does
> > Microsoft) - at least that was the case a few months ago when I gave up
on
> > it. Check out http://www.xenocode.com - works with Pocket PC apps.
> >
> > Hilton
> >
> >
>
>

anonymous
Thu Jan 29 00:06:08 CST 2004

XenoCode 2003 and XenCode 2004 does not work on .NET CF if you obfuscate all the code. I have tried both and had a nightmare with customers reporting all kinds of problems. After obfuscating the code with XenoCode the .exe will run fine on the emulator, it will even run on some Pocket PCs but for others it will crash. I now only use XenoCode to obfuscate the sensitive parts of the code

Gavi

Conan
Sun Feb 01 12:55:27 CST 2004


>It's worth every penny though, and the enterprise
version has some options
>that make it worth the extra dough too (like profiling).
>Chris Tacke, eMVP

you idiot, what are you talking about?
the Dotfuscator in visual studio .net cannot
obfuscate .NET CF applications - they have screwed
big time and you are recommending them?

you must be some son of a bitch! if MS would say that
shit is tasty you would eat it, Chris Tacke??

This Dotfuscator is a piece of shit. Stop lying here,
bastard!

Chris
Sun Feb 01 21:42:48 CST 2004

Really? Rather than opening your mouth and proving your stupidity, maybe
you should actually read the thread. The poster (Hilton) recommended
xenocode, not dotfuscator. I have used xenocode on CF apps and it works out
of the box. Please take your flaming antics elsewhere.

-Chris


"Conan O'Brien" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>
> >It's worth every penny though, and the enterprise
> version has some options
> >that make it worth the extra dough too (like profiling).
> >Chris Tacke, eMVP
>
> you idiot, what are you talking about?
> the Dotfuscator in visual studio .net cannot
> obfuscate .NET CF applications - they have screwed
> big time and you are recommending them?
>
> you must be some son of a bitch! if MS would say that
> shit is tasty you would eat it, Chris Tacke??
>
> This Dotfuscator is a piece of shit. Stop lying here,
> bastard!
>
>
>