Simply declaring a function signature from an external DLL does not give a runtime exception if the DLL or function doesn't exist, right?

This will only be a problem if and when the API is called.

As long as you don't call it or don't use NGEN for deployment (ie: if you always rely on . NET Jit), you're fine.

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