[Mono-list] Questions on the Mono roadmap

[Miguel de Icaza]

Hello,

> > > * Marshal.GetDelegateForFunctionPointer(), which creates a
> > >   delegate that wraps a pointer to a native code function.
> > 
> > These seem relatively simple, and could be implemented.  
> 
> They will be vital for anyone trying to move C#2.0 code that 
> does serious interop.

Yeah, by the 2.0 timeframe they will be there.

> The tool for making C wrappers for assemblies that Paolo Molaro 
> mentioned sounds more attractive. 

The tool might need a bit of tuning, I have not used it in a while.

> > Mono 1.2 will work at least on two 64-bit platforms: amd64 and Solaris
> > 64 bits (Mono 1.1.3 already supports this).
> 
> Sounds good, as long as it interoperates with 64-bit native code on those. 

It has to.