windows - how to bundle dependencies in exe

Question

Often my exe's have dll dependencies that I package with an installer like nsis or inno. This makes sense for large programs but is overkill for small scripts.

Is there an alternative way to bundle dependencies, so that the user can just execute a single exe and not require a directory of dll's in the PATH?

EDIT

I am hoping for a solution that won't depend on the type of dll's, and will work for other kinds of dependencies too.

Here are some potential options:

• http://www.adontec.com/index.htm?GO=/runtimepacker_e.htm
• http://boxedapp.com/
• http://www.filetransit.com/view.php?id=16640

Does anyone have experience with a tool like this?

Answer 1

You could statically link the executable.