[Mono-list] Mono port to ARM

[Paolo Molaro]

On 09/11/05 piontec wrote:
> Truly great news about that port - I was wondering when I will be able
> to use mono for mobile developemnt - and here it is :)
> But I have also some questions about that port:
> - what OS support is included in mono IO abstraction layer? Linux
> only, I suppose (so we can expect packages for openZaurus/familiar :)?
> ),

The ARM port has been tested on the Debian ARM port (both little and big
endian). The Mono IO layer is basically the same as the Win32 one: if it
has any relation to WinCE/PocketPC, such a port should be mostly
trivial.

> - what about GTK# support? Can one use normal gtk# widgeds and they
> will be handeled properly on small displays (most often 320x240)?

Gtk# works on Mono ARM: the size of the widgets has nothing to do with
the Mono port, just configure Gtk+ to use a small font, set yourself the
size of the windows etc.

> - does that port run on StrongARM CPUs as well as on ARM?

It has been tested on armv5, but it should also work on armv4 (which I
think includes StrongARM) and of course any later version.
Currently only the FPA FP model is implemented (this is what is used by
the Linux ABI): in the future soft-float and VFP could be implemented as
well (note the Linux kernel emulates FPA hw if not present).
If people want me to do more testing for specific processors, send me
the hardware;-)

lupus

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