[Mono-winforms-list] libgdiplus.dylib throws TypeInitializationException on Mac OS X (even with

[landon kelsey]

I know nothing about Mac but under Fedora Linux I had to make a link

to satisfy a new "name" of the library:

ln -s libgdiplus.so.0.0.0 libgdiplus.so

I suspect the culprit is the installer since I had NO SUCH PROBLEMS

under Fedora 7. Now I get runtime errors but the dialog works!
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> Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2008 09:14:59 -0800
> From: cpeterson at perpetual.com
> To: mono-winforms-list at lists.ximian.com
> Subject: [Mono-winforms-list] libgdiplus.dylib throws TypeInitializationException on Mac OS X (even with macpack)
> 
> 
> I am trying to run a simple "Hello World" WinForms app on Mac OS X using mono 1.2.6, but I get a TypeInitializationException from (or regarding?) libgdiplus.dylib. I suspect libgdiplus.dylib might be trying to using X11 (which I do not have installed), even though I thought mono 1.2.6's WinForms no longer required X11 on Mac OS X.
> 
> I tried using macpack ("macpack -m:1 -n:helloworld -o:. -a:helloworld.exe"), but I still get the same TypeInitializationException when running macpack's helloworld.app (according to Mac OS X's Console utility).
> 
> If I run "MONO_LOG_LEVEL=info MONO_LOG_MASK=dll mono helloworld.exe", I get tons of DllImport errors/warnings about mono searching for libgdiplus.dylib . When mono finds libgdiplus.dylib, it then reports suspicious errors about X11:
> 
> Mono-INFO: DllImport loading: '/Library/Frameworks/Mono.framework/Versions/1.2.6/lib
> /libgdiplus.dylib'.
> Mono-INFO: DllImport error loading library 'dlopen(/Library/Frameworks/Mono.framework/Versions/1.2.6/lib/libgdiplus.dylib, 9): Library not loaded: /usr/X11R6/lib/libXrender.1.dylib
>   Referenced from: /Library/Frameworks/Mono.framework/Versions/1.2.6/lib/libgdiplus.dylib
>   Reason: image not found'.
> 
> Any idea what I am doing wrong? Do I need still X11 to run WinForm apps on Mac OS X? Or do I have a lib path problem with mono or macpack? I've seen similar libgdiplus problems by Linux users on this mailing list, but I don't know if they are related to my Mac OS X woes.
> 
> 
> thanks!
> chris
> 
> 
> Unhandled Exception: System.TypeInitializationException: An exception was thrown by the type initializer for System.Windows.Forms.Form ---> System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException : Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation. ---> System.TypeInitializationException: An exception was thrown by the type initializer for System.Drawing.GDIPlus ---> System.DllNotFoundException: /Library/Frameworks/Mono.framework/Versions/1.2.6/lib/libgdiplus.dylib
>   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  
>   at System.Drawing.Image.InitFromStream (System.IO.Stream stream) [0x00000]
>   at System.Drawing.Image.InitFromStream (System.IO.Stream stream) [0x00000]
>   at System.Drawing.Image..ctor (System.Runtime.Serialization.SerializationInfo info, StreamingContext context) [0x00000]
>   at System.Drawing.Bitmap..ctor (System.Runtime.Serialization.SerializationInfo info, StreamingContext context) [0x00000]
>   at  
>   at (wrapper managed-to-native) System.Reflection.MonoCMethod:InternalInvoke (object,object[])
>   at System.Reflection.MonoCMethod.Invoke (System.Object obj, BindingFlags invokeAttr, System.Reflection.Binder binder, System.Object[] parameters, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture) [0x00000] --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
> 
>   at System.Reflection.MonoCMethod.Invoke (System.Object obj, BindingFlags invokeAttr, System.Reflection.Binder binder, System.Object[] parameters, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture) [0x00000]
>   at System.Reflection.MethodBase.Invoke (System.Object obj, System.Object[] parameters) [0x00000]
>   at System.Runtime.Serialization.ObjectRecord.LoadData (System.Runtime.Serialization.ObjectManager manager, ISurrogateSelector selector, StreamingContext context) [0x00000]
>   at System.Runtime.Serialization.ObjectManager.DoFixups () [0x00000]
>   at System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.ObjectReader.ReadNextObject (System.IO.BinaryReader reader) [0x00000]
>   at System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.ObjectReader.ReadObjectGraph (System.IO.BinaryReader reader, Boolean readHeaders, System.Object& result, System.Runtime.Remoting.Messaging.Header[]& headers) [0x00000]
>   at System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.BinaryFormatter.NoCheckDeserialize (System.IO.Stream serializationStream, System.Runtime.Remoting.Messaging.HeaderHandler handler) [0x00000]
>   at System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.BinaryFormatter.Deserialize (System.IO.Stream serializationStream) [0x00000]
>   at System.Resources.ResourceReader.ReadNonPredefinedValue (System.Type exp_type) [0x00000]
>   at System.Resources.ResourceReader.ReadValueVer1 (System.Type type) [0x00000]
>   at System.Resources.ResourceReader.ResourceValue (Int32 index) [0x00000]
>   at System.Resources.ResourceReader+ResourceEnumerator.get_Value () [0x00000]
>   at System.Resources.ResourceSet.ReadResources () [0x00000]
>   at System.Resources.ResourceSet.GetObject ( System.String name, Boolean ignoreCase) [0x00000]
>   at System.Resources.ResourceManager.GetObject (System.String name, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture) [0x00000]
>   at System.Resources.ResourceManager.GetObject (System.String name) [0x00000]
>   at System.Windows.Forms.Locale.GetResource (System.String name) [0x00000]
>   at System.Windows.Forms.Form..cctor () [0x00000] --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
> 
>   at  
>   at System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox+MessageBoxForm..ctor (IWin32Window owner, System.String text, System.String caption, MessageBoxButtons buttons, MessageBoxIcon icon, Boolean displayHelpButton) [0x00000]
>   at System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox+MessageBoxForm..ctor (IWin32Window owner, System.String text, System.String caption, MessageBoxButtons buttons, MessageBoxIcon icon, Boolean displayHelpButton) [0x00000]
>   at System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox+MessageBoxForm..ctor (IWin32Window owner, System.String text, System.String caption, MessageBoxButtons buttons, MessageBoxIcon icon) [0x00000]
>   at (wrapper remoting-invoke-with-check) MessageBoxForm:.ctor (System.Windows.Forms.IWin32Window,string,string,System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxButtons ,System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxIcon)
>   at System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show (System.String text) [0x00000]
>   at HelloWorld.Main () [0x00000]

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