[Mono-devel-list] Check whether an app is running on Mono (was Re: [Mono-patches] mcs/class/corlib/Mono ChangeLog,1.1,NONE Runtime.cs,1.2,NONE)

[Gert Driesen]

Hi,

I know of a few open-source projects that used the Mono.Runtime class to
determine whether their app is running on Mono :

    // check a class in mscorlib to determine if we're running on Mono
    if (Type.GetType("Mono.Runtime", false) != null) {
        // we're on Mono
        IsMono = true;
    } else {
        IsMono = false;
    }

Ofcourse I have no problem with this class being removed, but it would be
good to agree on an another/better way to determine whether an application
is running on Mono (and not MS.NET), and document this somewhere.  Any
proposal (eg. use a check for Mono.Math.BigInteger) ?

Thanks

Gert

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gonzalo Paniagua" <gonzalo at mono-cvs.ximian.com>
To: <mono-patches at ximian.com>
Sent: Friday, May 14, 2004 3:06 AM
Subject: [Mono-patches] mcs/class/corlib/Mono ChangeLog,1.1,NONE
Runtime.cs,1.2,NONE


> Update of /cvs/public/mcs/class/corlib/Mono
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> ChangeLog Runtime.cs
> Log Message:
> 2004-05-14  Gonzalo Paniagua Javier <gonzalo at ximian.com>
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> * corlib.dll.sources: removed obsolete Mono/Runtime.cs
> * corlib_test.dll.sources: added BinderTests
> * Mono: removed obsolete directory.
> * Mono/ChangeLog: Removed file.
> * Mono/Runtime.cs: Removed file.
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