[Mono-list] C# & AIX Compatibility!!

[Paolo Molaro]

On 07/21/03 Anand Ramani wrote:
> I have a query regd C# wrt non-Windows platorm(AIX to
> be specific).
> 
> Our client has an existing C# class library(part of
> server component) and his client webapp invokes it. 
> 
> Now he wants the server component to run on Windows
> and AIX. Is there any way i can make use of exisiting
> C# code in AIX?

On 07/22/03 Jonathan Pryor wrote:
> I am not aware of any efforts to port Mono to AIX.  It's also unlikely
> to happen very soon, as (IIRC) AIX runs on a PowerPC-compatible
> platform, and PowerPC support is rather lacking right now.  That should
> change in the future, but the time-frame is unknown.

Mono on AIX should not be any harder than Mono on linuxppc/Macosx.
The interpreter could be get to run on it with probably just a configure
entry, we just need people to try it, since we don't have access to an
AIX machine.
The ppc JIT can already execute some integer and branch instructions,
though it's not yet usable, but if people are interested in
contributing, the code is in cvs.

lupus

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