[Mono-list] Interaction between embedded mono and host application

Dietmar Maurer dietmar@ximian.com
13 Aug 2002 10:09:02 +0200


On Tue, 2002-08-13 at 09:49, Paolo Molaro wrote:
> On 08/13/02 Dietmar Maurer wrote:
> > > Another question:
> > > Why does the init method already need the filename ?
> > 
> > Good question. I the early days of the jit I used it to get the address
> > of the stack frame. But the code seems to be broken and unused, so I
> > will try to remove the filename parameter (you can pass an arbitrary
> > string in the meantime).
> 
> The string argument is the initial domain name: it makes sense for it to
> be the filename for the interp and the jit, but an embedding application
> may use whatever name it wants. The argument should not be removed from
> the interface.

OK, we need it to be compatible with windows, because MS sets the
default domain name to the name of the application.

- Dietmar