[MonoDevelop] Monodevelop and Microsoft VB 2005 created programs

[Lluis Sanchez Gual]

The .cs files are compiled into a .exe file.
Copy the .exe file to your linux system.
Make sure mono is installed in that system.
Open a terminal, cd to the directory where you copied the .exe, and type
'mono yourprogram.exe'

El dj 08 de 10 de 2009 a les 16:48 +0100, en/na Brian Smart va escriure:
> Hello Lluis,
> I have replied to another email on this subject but as with your comment I don't know which files you are referring to when you say just deploy the compiled binaries. If I knew where would they be deployed?
> 
> Regards
> 
> Brian Smart
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lluis Sanchez Gual [mailto:lluis at novell.com] 
> Sent: 08 October 2009 13:19
> To: Brian Smart
> Cc: monodevelop-list at lists.ximian.com
> Subject: Re: [MonoDevelop] Monodevelop and Microsoft VB 2005 created programs
> 
> Generating tarballs in Windows is not supported. I'll disable it. You
> can just deploy the compiled binaries.
> 
> El dj 08 de 10 de 2009 a les 09:24 +0100, en/na Brian Smart va escriure:
> > Hi all,
> > Further to my problem detailed below, I have managed to build a simple
> > VB2005 program. This will now run in the MonoDevelop environment OK. 
> > When I try to create a Tarball to deploy to a Linux m/c I get the following
> > in the 'Packaging Output' window:
> > 
> > Creating packages
> > Package: Tarball
> > 
> > Generating Autotools files for Solution DrawGraphics
> > Creating Makefile.am for Solution DrawGraphics
> > Creating autogen.sh
> > Creating configure.ac
> > Creating Makefile.include
> > Adding variables to top-level Makefile
> > Deploying Solution to Tarball
> > Autotools files were successfully generated.
> > Solution could not be deployed: . The system cannot find the file specified
> > 
> > I can't find any of the files that are listed like Makefile.am, autogen.sh
> > etc and do not know which file is being referred to in the statement:  The
> > system cannot find the file specified.
> > 
> > Can anybody offer advice on this problem?
> > 
> > Regards
> > 
> > Brian Smart
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Hello Michael,
> > I have installed the resgen tool so that part is OK.
> > 
> > I have a suspicion I am either over complicating the problem of converting
> > programs from a Windows VB 2005 created program for use on a Linux system or
> > perhaps more likely, trying to do the impossible.
> > 
> > I understand that at the current state of development MonoDevelop may not be
> > able to handle all functions available using VB 2005 and that the MoMA
> > program may be able to identity these. Could you confirm that this statement
> > is true?
> > 
> > To explain my desire more completely:
> > I can develop programs to run on a Windows machine using VB 2005 to carry
> > out automated operations that I need. What I want to do is convert the
> > programs so that I can create an install package that will enable the
> > program to run on a Linux system without using a program such as 'Wine'. The
> > programs as written provide access to emails and databases and both are
> > Windows programs (Outlook and Access).
> > Am I expecting the impossible?
> > 
> > If I install MonoDevelop on my Linux m/c will this make any difference to my
> > requirement?
> > 
> > If I install MonoDevelop on my Linux m/c and set about learning C# for
> > example can I then, by starting from scratch achieve my objective?
> > 
> > Sorry about all the questions but if you can help it will be great.
> > 
> > Regards
> > 
> > Brian Smart
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Michael Hutchinson [mailto:m.j.hutchinson at gmail.com] 
> > Sent: 05 October 2009 17:28
> > To: Brian Smart
> > Cc: monodevelop-list at lists.ximian.com
> > Subject: Re: [MonoDevelop] Monodevelop and Microsoft VB 2005 created
> > programs
> > 
> > On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 9:57 AM, Brian Smart
> > <brian.smart at blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
> > > Although I can load a program created using VB2005 into the MonoDevelop
> > >  system, when I try to run the program I get the error �Unable to find
> > > �resgen� tool. This is followed by the file,project and path information.
> > >
> > > I can�t find out what the resgen tool is!
> > 
> > It's used to compile resx resources. It should be included with mono
> > tools. What distro or OS are you running on?
> > 
> > > On a general note, am I right to assume that a program created with VB
> > 2005
> > > can be built to run on a Linux m/c?
> > 
> > You don't need to rebuild it. You can use the same binary. You should
> > scan it with MoMA to check that it's compatible with Mono:
> > http://www.mono-project.com/MoMA
> > 
> 
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