[Mono-list] Problem with preview, I'd say Ubuntu 6.06.1

[Everaldo Canuto]

Hey,

You must install libgdiplus to work with WinForms apps. You can get it
from same page where you get mono sources.

Everaldo.

On 5/3/07, Carlos Adriano Portes <xcap2000 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi people I need help with compiling mono preview (the latest) on
> ubuntu 6.06.1, it compiles with no problem, the problem is when
> executing binaries it shows the following message:
>
> Unhandled Exception: System.TypeInitializationException: An exception
> was thrown by the type initializer for System.Windows.Forms.XplatUI
> ---> System.TypeInitializationException: An exception was thrown by
> the type initializer for System.Drawing.GDIPlus --->
> System.DllNotFoundException: gdiplus.dll
>   at (wrapper managed-to-native) System.Drawing.GDIPlus:GdiplusStartup
> (ulong&,System.Drawing.GdiplusStartupInput&,System.Drawing.GdiplusStartupOutput&)
>   at System.Drawing.GDIPlus..cctor () [0x00000] --- End of inner
> exception stack trace ---
>
>   at <0x00000> <unknown method>
>   at System.Drawing.Graphics.FromHdcInternal (IntPtr hdc) [0x00000]
>   at System.Windows.Forms.XplatUIX11.SetDisplay (IntPtr
> display_handle) [0x00000]
>   at System.Windows.Forms.XplatUIX11..ctor () [0x00000]
>   at System.Windows.Forms.XplatUIX11.GetInstance () [0x00000]
>   at System.Windows.Forms.XplatUI..cctor () [0x00000] --- End of inner
> exception stack trace ---
>
>   at <0x00000> <unknown method>
>   at System.Windows.Forms.Application.EnableVisualStyles () [0x00000]
>   at Teste12.Program.Main () [0x00000]
> adriano at adriano-desktop:~$ ldconfig -p | grep libgdiplus
>         libgdiplus.so.0 (libc6) => /usr/lib/libgdiplus.so.0
>         libgdiplus.so (libc6) => /usr/lib/libgdiplus.so
> adriano at adriano-desktop:~$ sudo ldconfig -p | grep libgdiplus
> Password:
>         libgdiplus.so.0 (libc6) => /usr/lib/libgdiplus.so.0
>         libgdiplus.so (libc6) => /usr/lib/libgdiplus.so
>
> But when compiling there is no error and bellow the messages of
> ./configure --prefix=/usr
>
>         mcs source:  $(top_srcdir)/mcs
>         GC:          included
>         TLS:         __thread
>         SIGALTSTACK: no
>         Engine:      Building and using the JIT
>         2.0 Alpha:   yes
>         JNI support: IKVM Native
>         libgdiplus:  assumed to be installed
>         zlib:        system zlib
>
> Is there something wrong?
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