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

[Don Edvalson]

Cyril,

Do you know which older version this worked on?

Thanks,

Don

Cyril Harnisch wrote:

> 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 <mailto:don at edvalson.net>>
>> *Date: *January 13, 2006 7:09:05 AM PST
>> *To: *mono-osx at lists.ximian.com <mailto: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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