[Mono-winforms-list] Beginners Advice - Compiling for MAC

[BsWeb]

Stifu wrote:
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> BsWeb wrote:
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>> Andrew Brehm wrote:
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>>> BsWeb wrote:
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>>>> Hi,
>>>> 
>>>> I have to port a windows project to run on MAC OX. I have got a test
>>>> .net app open in mono develop and it runs against the mono runtime.
>>>> When I come to 'create package' it only gives me options for windows
>>>> and linux, no MAC. What do I need to do?
>>>> 
>>>> Many thanks.
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> MAC?
>>> 
>>> Generally, compatible .NET programs should run unmodified on Mac OS X.
>>> 
>>> You can use the command line tool "macpack" to create a Mac OS X bundle
>>> (whatever.app) based on your .NET application. But first run it with
>>> mono yourprogram.exe to see if it is compatible.
>>> 
>>> Ideally you would want a native GUI, of course, but that would
>>> (currently) require you to replace all the Windows.Forms code with Cocoa
>>> calls.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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>> Thanks for the message. I however have very limit MAC knowledge. 
>> 
>> 'command line tool "macpack"'
>> 
>> Where do I find this, on a MAC or in Windows?
>> 
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> This is a command that comes with Mono, so either Mac or Windows.
> See:
> http://www.mono-project.com/Guide:Running_Mono_Applications#macpack_.28Mac_OS_X_only.29
> 

Thanks for that. I'm however a VB.net programmer and never use the command
line. Just spent an hour trying to get a simple windows form in c# to
complie let alone package it! Could any body give some step by step
instructions? My app is at c:\monotext\form1.cs. It has a button on it and i
get the error The name 'InitializeComponent' does not exist in this current
context
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