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

[Bob Summerwill]

Corrected link - http://monohtml5.com - sorry.



On Mon, Mar 16, 2015 at 10:18 AM, Bob Summerwill <bob at summerwill.net> wrote:

>
> I started digging into area last year.   See https://monohtml5.com/.
>
> I think there is huge potential for Mono and .NET apps targeting the
> browser, and treating HTML5 as "just another platform".
>
> *
> https://monohtml5.wordpress.com/2014/05/29/a-vision-html5-can-be-just-another-platform-for-net/
> *
> https://monohtml5.wordpress.com/2014/06/09/monohtml5-what-are-the-existing-projects-in-this-area/
> *
> https://monohtml5.wordpress.com/2014/06/14/monohtml5-what-are-you-actually-trying-to-make/
>
> Joao is in the CC on this mail.
>
>
> Cheers,
> Bob
>
> On Mon, Mar 16, 2015 at 3:31 AM, Nirmal Lankathilaka <nir3al+dev at gmail.com
> > wrote:
>
>> 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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