[Mono-list] Build to intermediate file?

[J. Perkins]

Is it possible to build a C# file to some sort of intermediate
format which can linked into a final module, like the traditional
.c -> .o -> .so path? I'm trying to integrate C# into an existing
C++ project, and I'm having some trouble getting the build scripts
to work properly. I could treat the whole C# build as a link step,
but if no files get built, then the link step never gets run.

I'm currently working around this by making my "build" step a
simply 'cp source.cs $(OBJ_DIR)/source.cs', and then build
with 'monomcs -o $@ $(OBJ_DIR)/*.cs', seems to work okay but
it would be nice if I could accomplish something useful, like
parsing or something, during that build step.

BTW, this is to support MS Visual Studio 6. I have an existing
C++ project which includes build scripts for a number of toolsets,
including VS6, which I'd like keep supporting.

Thanks,

Jason
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