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

[BsWeb]

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>>>>>> Andrew Brehm wrote:
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>>>>>>> BsWeb wrote:
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>>>>>>>> Hi,
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>>>>>>>> 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?
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>>>>>>>> Many thanks.
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>>>>>>> MAC?
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>>>>>>> Generally, compatible .NET programs should run unmodified on Mac OS
>>>>>>> X.
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>>>>>>> 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.
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>>>>>>> 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. 
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>>>>>> 'command line tool "macpack"'
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>>>>>> 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
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>>>> 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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>>> First, you can compile it on Windows (with Visual Studio, for example),
>>> you don't have to do it with Mono. If you want to do it with Mono, you
>>> could just do it through MonoDevelop (if that's not what you were
>>> already doing).
>>> If you still can't get your app to compile, it would help if we could
>>> have a look at it.
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>> Sorry I didn't explain myself well. It complies in vs and monodevelop
>> fine. I was trying to follow the instructions for the command line and
>> using 'gmcs C:\arcadia\arcadia\form1.cs -pkg:dotnet'
>> I am a little confused how i get from the above to macpack and creating
>> .app and .nib files in the link you sent me earlier. I can't get the 'rm'
>> command to work as it is not recognised.
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> Gmcs is the Mono compiler, you shouldn't need to call it manually since
> your app is already compiled.
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> On Windows, follow these steps:
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> 1- Launch the Mono command line
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> 2a- Type something like:
> macpack -n:c:\monotext\form1.cs -a:form1.exe -o:. -m:winforms
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> 2b- Or if it doesn't work (not sure if you need double quotes around the
> path or something), try browsing to the right directory first (ie:
> c:\monotext\), then just do:
> macpack -n:form1.cs -a:form1.exe -o:. -m:winforms
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> For more details on macpack:
> http://www.go-mono.org/docs/index.aspx?link=man%3Amacpack%281%29
> http://www.theevilboss.com/2009/06/using-mono-for-net-development-on-mac.html
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Starting to get somewhere! I have run macpack and it creates a .app folder
but I get the following message at the command prompt 'WARNING: It was not
possible to set the executable permissions on
the file form1.app/Contents/MacOS/form1, the bundle might not work' and
although the program can be dragged to the finder bar on the MAC it will not
run.
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