[Mono-dev] Cross Platform on Linux/Windows with Mono.Posix reference on Linux

[Alex J Lennon]

On 30/03/2016 12:32, Edward Ned Harvey (mono) wrote:
>> From: Chris Swiedler [mailto:cswiedler at trionworlds.com]
>>
>> Why not just include references to Mono.Posix.dll in the Windows build? You
>> don't have to install the full framework.
> Then when you run it on mono, you're using the Mono.Posix.dll that you packaged with your application, instead of using the one that's included in the OS. Although it's arguable which way is better, because each way has pros and cons, the OP specifically said he didn't want to do this (and I personally agree).
>
> It's not difficult to write the abstraction factory, and it's the most elegant solution. I will advocate for this because I've been burned in the past by *not* doing it.
>

I think there was a thread from September 2015 that perhaps touched upon
these issues and use of factory methods? The code snippets in there
might possibly be of use:

http://lists.ximian.com/pipermail/mono-devel-list/2015-September/043234.html

Cheers,  Alex