Fwd: [Mono-osx] Cannot make Windows.Forms Hello World run on OSX

[Cyril Harnisch]

Hi,

I just installed 1.1.13 on my OS X 10.4.4 iBook. This 'hello' app  
worked with earlier versions but now I get the same result as you and  
the same message in the console.

Thanks,
Cyril

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Don Edvalson <don at edvalson.net>
> Date: January 13, 2006 7:09:05 AM PST
> To: mono-osx at lists.ximian.com
> Subject: [Mono-osx] Cannot make Windows.Forms Hello World run on OSX
>
> Hi all,
>
> I am an fairly experienced .NET programmer who is new to mono and  
> macs.
>
> I have been trying for two days now to get a basic Hello World app  
> running on OSX Tiger. In spite of numerous permutations and  
> attempts, I have not been able to do so. I would really appreciate  
> any advice or suggestions.
>
> The steps I followed were:
>
> 1.   Install new copy of OSX on the machine including X11
> 2.   Install the current binary version of Mono from the site (1.1.13)
> 3.   Wrote the following basic application.
>
> *********************
> using System;
> using System.Windows.Forms;
>
> public class test
> {
>        public static void Main()
>        {
>                MessageBox.Show("Hello World");
>        }
> }
> ****************************
>
> 4. Compiled it using:
>
>    mcs hello.cs /r:System.Windows.Forms.dll /out:hello.exe
>    macpack -n:hello -a:hello.exe -o:. -m:1
>
> Ran it by double clicking on it in the Finder.
>
> It appeared on the dashboard for a moment, then disappeared. The  
> following appeared on the console:
> ===== Friday, January 13, 2006 9:53:52 AM US/Eastern =====
>
> Mono System.Windows.Forms Assembly [Revision: 54007; built:  
> 2005/12/6 14:35:24]
>
> Unhandled Exception: System.TypeInitializationException: An  
> exception was thrown by the type initializer for  
> System.Windows.Forms.XplatUI ---> System.NotImplementedException:  
> The requested feature is not implemented.
>
> in <0x0002c> System.Windows.Forms.XplatUIOSX:ClipboardOpen ()
>
> in <0x0002c> System.Windows.Forms.XplatUI:ClipboardOpen ()
>
> in <0x00030> System.Windows.Forms.DataFormats:Init ()
>
> in <0x00050> System.Windows.Forms.DataFormats:GetFormat (Int32 ID)
>
> in <0x000e8> System.Windows.Forms.XplatUI:.cctor ()--- End of inner  
> exception stack trace ---
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Don
>
>
> in <0x00000> <unknown method>
>
> in <0x0008c> System.Windows.Forms.Form:get_CreateParams ()
>
> in <0x00088> System.Windows.Forms.Form:get_CreateParams ()
>
> in <0x00044> System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox 
> +MessageBoxForm:get_CreateParams ()
>
> in <0x00370> System.Windows.Forms.Control:.ctor ()
>
> in <0x00028> System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl:.ctor ()
>
> in <0x0001c> System.Windows.Forms.ContainerControl:.ctor ()
>
> in <0x0002c> System.Windows.Forms.Form:.ctor ()
>
> in <0x0003c> System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox+MessageBoxForm:.ctor  
> (IWin32Window owner, System.String text, System.String caption,  
> MessageBoxButtons buttons, MessageBoxIcon icon)
>
> in (wrapper remoting-invoke-with-check) MessageBoxForm:.ctor  
> (System.Windows.Forms.IWin32Window,string,string,System.Windows.Forms. 
> MessageBoxButtons,System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxIcon)
>
> in <0x00054> System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox:Show (System.String text)
>
> in <0x00014> test:Main ()
>
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