[Mono-list] RE: monobasic!

[Gaurav Vaish]

Hello,

> I would like to know if there is any way a vb.net compiled console
> program can run on mono. I am using the mono-0.15 on cygwin and have
> also .net [visual studio.NET] installed on my box.

    Just compile your program and then pass the compiled program to the
runtime. Exactly the same way as one does with the C# compiled program.

>
> Is the IL for a c# program different from that of a vb.NET program.
> If it is, how well is mono able to differntiate between them?

    Not at all (correct me if I am wrong). It's only that we can compile to
the IL using various languages like C#, VB.Net, J# etc.



Happy hacking,
Gaurav
http://mastergaurav.virtualave.net/iitk
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>
> thx in advance
> ~pg
>
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Miguel de Icaza [mailto:miguel@ximian.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 9:38 PM
> > To: Piyush, Garyali (IE10)
> > Subject: Re: monobasic!
> >
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > > I recently read about mono's plans to venture into
> > monoBasic, superset of
> > > VB.NEt. I would like to know whether there is any release
> > or snapshot for
> > > the 'mbas' or is it still in the development stages!
> >
> > MBas contians an early compiler, and is not the foundation for a basic
> > compiler, we would be starting the work from zero.  But before we
> > decided what we will do next, we will wait for the poll
> > results to come
> > out.
> >
> > VB on the polls is ranking in the middle, it is definitely not one of
> > the top-10 requested features.  Since our team is small, we are likely
> > to focus on the top 10 features.
> >
> > Miguel.
> >
>
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