[Mono-dev] Porting Mono to 'asm.js'

[Nirmal Lankathilaka]

Thanks for the clarification! Also, sorry for the late reply. I've been
doing some reading and experimenting on asm.js/emscripten between my
regular studies.

Also, could you help me on how to contact "João Matos", who is stated as
the mentor for that project?

On Sun, Mar 15, 2015 at 8:47 PM, Robert Jordan <robertj at gmx.net> wrote:

> On 15.03.2015 10:59, Nirmal Lankathilaka wrote:
>
>> I've been using Mono for developing desktop apps for a couple of years and
>> would love to contribute to the project. Since I'm still a student, I
>> think
>> GSoC is a splendid opportunity to start.
>>
>> "Porting Mono to `asm.js`", presented for GSoC, caught my attention
>> recently. I spent some time researching this and I'd like some
>> clarification from the community:
>>
>> Since Mono-LLVM support does exist[mono-llvm]
>> <http://www.mono-project.com/docs/advanced/mono-llvm/>, why would the
>> need
>> arise for a port? I understand that there are limitations
>> [mono-llvm#limitations]
>> <http://www.mono-project.com/docs/advanced/mono-llvm/#limitations> in the
>> above approach as LLVM doesn't fully support all the needs of Mono; but
>> since there is no specifications given which would require one to avoid
>> the
>> above approach (mono-llvm-->llvm-->emscripten-->asm.js), I'm a bit
>> confused.
>>
>
> The proposal assumes a slightly deeper understanding of the Mono
> internals.
>
> http://www.mono-project.com/community/google-summer-of-
> code/projects/#port-mono-to-asmjs
>
> "mono runtime" is here the part of Mono that provides the OS
> abstraction layer (file, network etc.) and GC. It's that minimal
> part of Mono that's needed for running static AOT (ahead-of-time
> compilation) assemblies that were compiled to native shared objects
> or included into the main executable. Basically, it's Mono sans
> code generation, suitable to run on the target.
>
> The target is here "emscripten/asm.js", so it needs a port.
>
> "mono cross compiler that can target emscripten"
> is a Mono LLVM AOT target that generates LLVM code suitable
> for emscripten. This part is supposed to run on the host, i.e.
> it has access to a full tool chain etc.
>
>
>> On a different note, could you explain to me whether I should use the
>> forums instead of the mailing-lists (which I prefer) for communication
>> regarding GSoC and the `asm.js` port.
>>
>
> The forums are just a mirror of this list.
>
> Robert
>
>
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