[Mono-dev] Re: compiling for compact framework

[Jb Evain]

Hey,

On Mar 17, 2006, at 8:02 PM, Jb Evain wrote:
> Matthias Eller writes:
>> I noticed, that there are some tiny differences in the .exe the 2
>> compilers generate (if you like I can publish them).
>
> The PE loader of the compact framework seems to be disturbed by the  
> fact that the import table and the hint name table are stored at  
> the start of the .text section, and not as the end of it.
>> Is there any chance?
>
> It should not be very hard to modify the functions in reflection.c  
> to change the order in which the tables are emitted.

My bad, it appears that it's not at all what I thought. The problem  
comes from the public keys used to sign the compact framework which  
are different from the ones used by Mono and the .net framework. A  
little more details here:

http://evain.net/blog/index.php/2006/03/31/284-mono-and-the-compact- 
framework-in-love

Jb