[MonoDevelop] shared library for c# application

[buhochileno at gmail.com]

Hi,

I think that the confusing can the ".dll" extension used on Windows. On 
Windows you can have a .dll native library (compiled with non-managed 
C++ or something like that to native "REAL" machine language) and a 
"Managed" .dll library (compiled with C#/VB.NET and so on to "Virtual 
Machine" IL machine language). Same  "extension" diferent bits on it...

On linux "native" libraries usually take the form of a ".so" file (and 
know, also ".a" but I'm trying to make thing simpler), the  ".so" libs 
have "Real" machine language on it, but, if you use mono-C# compiler you 
can have a ".exe" or ".dll" that have "Virtual Machine" IL machine language.

So, if you write a "managed dll" write it entirely on C# (be aware that 
they are differences and limitations if you use P/Invoke call on your 
C#, VB.NET, etc code) that dll can run on linux with mono without any 
change or conversion needed...Same if you write it on mono/linux and 
then it can run on Windows, MacOS and so on...(may be touch it here and 
there, but cross-platform anyway).

Hope  that this help...please ask if you have any other doubt about it...


Mauricio


Andy Selvig wrote:
> I don't know of any way to do this. Sorry.
>
> On Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 10:50 PM, jasbir <j_viki5 at rediffmail.com 
> <mailto:j_viki5 at rediffmail.com>> wrote:
>
>
>     Thanks for the reply
>
>     Actually  the code is developed  in c# on Windows  but latter on the
>     requirments changed and the people who need it want that it should
>     be in the
>     form of  Linux library(.SO) so that it can be used in other code
>     implementations. Therefore I need some way to get  it converted to
>     the Linux
>     library.
>
>     Any way to get it .
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>     Andy Selvig wrote:
>     >
>     > There's really no easy way to do this. C# code runs on top of
>     the Mono (or
>     > .NET on Windows) runtime environment which can't be accessed
>     directly from
>     > C
>     > or C++. dll's written in C# can only be used by other Mono
>     libraries or
>     > application. Is there a specific problem you're trying to solve?
>     >
>     > On Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 12:15 AM, jasbir <j_viki5 at rediffmail.com
>     <mailto:j_viki5 at rediffmail.com>> wrote:
>     >
>     >>
>     >> Hi,
>     >>
>     >> I have a c# console application (Ported from Windows) working
>     fine on
>     >> Mono.
>     >>
>     >> I want to create .SO(shared object) file so that it can be used
>     by oter
>     >> Linux applications.
>     >>
>     >>
>     >> OR
>     >>
>     >>
>     >> How a library of c# application can be created so that it can
>     be used by
>     >> other Linux applications.
>     >>
>     >> If  I create .DLL file using mono then how it can be used in
>     g++ code.
>     >>
>     >> I need to create a LIBRARY.............................
>     >>
>     >> Please help me .........:confused:
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