[MonoDevelop] I want to run a c program on Prisoner's Dilemma in Mono - build report

Thu Jul 24 13:09:06 UTC 2014

Dear Mr. Norton,
I know only c, and I haven't practiced c#. I am not confident if I can
take up the work, but it is sure worth a try. Also. I have no
alternative but to port the program to c++ or c#, do I?!
For that to happen I have to understand how the Prisoner's Dilemma was
written in the original code, barring the graphics part.
Thank you for responding.
Regards
Rajib Bandopadhyay

On 24/07/2014, Ian Norton <ian.norton-badrul at thales-esecurity.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 24, 2014 at 01:06:43PM +0100, Rajib Bandopadhyay wrote:
>> I contacted the original writer of the said codes, Prof.Alexander M
>> Kasprzyk, of the Imperial College, London. He says:
>> "..The code is written for Classic Mac OS -- this is the operating
>> system predating OS X, and will not run on any modern hardware. This
>> is explained quite clearly on the webpage. You will not be able to run
>> it "as-is" on any modern computer.
>> "But the code is only a few tens of lines long, and it is a beginner's
>> exercise in C programming to port it to the operating system of your
>> choice. There is, at most, an hour of work involved..."
>> Can someone with sufficient knowledge of c programming help me please?
>> Regards
>
> I'm sure there are a few of us but the monoodevelop list probably isn't the
> most likley place to be filled with C developers. (since monodevelop is
> mainly
> for c#)
>
> I'll try and get you started. Infact, probably the first thing to do is not
> use
> monodevelop for this, since you'll need to know about the compiler and what
> you
> are giving it. second you will need to adjust you expectations a bit,
> graphical
> programming is very hard. Currently prisoner.c draws directly to some sort
> of
> graphics window, you wont be able to get that sort of access very easily in
> C
> without learning about a specific library.
>
> That said, you could re-write it in C# which would give you easier access
> to
> graphics (System.Drawing + System.Windows.Forms) and would help you
> understand
> both the languages in use and the aspects that the demo illustrates from
> the
> thoery.
>
> Let me know what you'd like to try,
>
> Best Regards
>
> Ian
>
>> On 24/07/2014, Rajib Bandopadhyay <bkpsusmitaa at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Thank you for trying, Mr. Norton.
>> >
>> > On 24/07/2014, Ian Norton <ian.norton-badrul at thales-esecurity.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >> Hi there,
>> >>
>> >> Well it looks like the code is missing some instructions. Like what
>> >> platform
>> >> it is intended for and what libraries it needs and the headers it
>> >> needs
>> >> to
>> >> include.
>> >>
>> >> For me it fails to compile as a c program because it has no idea that
>> >> some
>> >> of the types are
>> >>
>> >> On 24 July 2014 10:07:43 BST, Rajib Bandopadhyay
>> >> <bkpsusmitaa at gmail.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >>>Dear Mr. Norton,
>> >>>I have just the code, from the informed link. The field is game
>> >>> theory.
>> >>>Regards
>> >>>
>> >>>On 24/07/2014, Ian Norton <ian.norton-badrul at thales-esecurity.com>
>> >>>wrote:
>> >>>> Ok,  What kind of project did you create? A C Console project?
>> >>>>
>> >>>> On Thu, Jul 24, 2014 at 09:41:06AM +0100, Rajib Bandopadhyay wrote:
>> >>>>> Dear Mr. Norton, I am trying to just use Monodevelop to build and
>> >>>run
>> >>>>> the C program? Regards
>> >>>>> Rajib Bandopadhyay
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> On 24/07/2014, Rajib Bandopadhyay <bkpsusmitaa at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>>>> > Dear Mr. Norton,
>> >>>>> > Could you please visit the original link provided with my first
>> >>>post?
>> >>>>> > Eager to receive your solution.
>> >>>>> > Regards
>> >>>>> > Rajib Bandopadhyay
>> >>>>> >
>> >>>>> > On 24/07/2014, Ian Norton
>> >>>>> > <ian.norton-badrul at thales-esecurity.com>
>> >>>>> > wrote:
>> >>>>> >> Hi Rajib,
>> >>>>> >>
>> >>>>> >> Well the source you attached has some bits missing. (it has
>> >>>define
>> >>>>> >> rather
>> >>>>> >> than
>> >>>>> >> #define)
>> >>>>> >>
>> >>>>> >> Ian
>> >>>>> >>
>> >>>>> >> On Thu, Jul 24, 2014 at 09:16:49AM +0100, Rajib Bandopadhyay
>> >>>wrote:
>> >>>>> >>> Thank you for emailing, Mr. Norton! As I have informed in my
>> >>>earlier
>> >>>>> >>> email (along with link) I am trying to run this program written
>> >>>in c
>> >>>>> >>> (and correct, as per poster, who is a Tenured Prof. in the UK)
>> >>>in
>> >>>>> >>> Mono.
>> >>>>> >>> If I am successful in running the program (with your support) I
>> >>>will
>> >>>>> >>> be in a position to study the various aspects of Game theory.
>> >>>>> >>> Regards,
>> >>>>> >>> Rajib Bandopadhyay
>> >>>>> >>>
>> >>>>> >>> On 24/07/2014, Ian Norton
>> >>><ian.norton-badrul at thales-esecurity.com>
>> >>>>> >>> wrote:
>> >>>>> >>> > Are you trying to compile a c program (that looks full of
>> >>>errors)
>> >>>>> >>> > with
>> >>>>> >>> > monodevelop as a c# assembly?
>> >>>>> >>> >
>> >>>>> >>> > Can you describe the steps you take in setting up the
>> >>>>> >>> > project?
>> >>>>> >>> >
>> >>>>> >>> > On 24 July 2014 08:30:37 BST, Rajib Bandopadhyay
>> >>>>> >>> > <bkpsusmitaa at gmail.com>
>> >>>>> >>> > wrote:
>> >>>>> >>> >>I am very new to Mono. I wish to run a program on Prisoner's
>> >>>>> >>> >> Dilemma
>> >>>>> >>> >>in Mono. The program is attached. The file is originally from
>> >>>:
>> >>>>> >>> >>http://www.kasprzyk.demon.co.uk/www/alife/dilemma.html
>> >>>>> >>> >>The IDE reports:
>> >>>>> >>> >>Build successful.
>> >>>>> >>> >>Build failed. Object reference not set to an instance of an
>> >>>object
>> >>>>> >>> >>
>> >>>>> >>> >>Conflicting outputs are confusing. Could anyone please
>> >>>>> >>> >> suggest
>> >>>where
>> >>>>> >>> >> I
>> >>>>> >>> >>am going wrong?
>> >>>>> >>> >>Regards,
>> >>>>> >>> >>Rajib Bandopadhyay
>> >>>>> >>> >>
>> >>>>> >>> >>
>> >>>>> >>> >>
>> >>>>> >>> >>================================
>> >>>>> >>> >>             Mono Version Information
>> >>>>> >>> >>================================
>> >>>>> >>> >>MonoDevelop 3.0.3.2
>> >>>>> >>> >>Installation UUID: 8c06afc7-839d-481d-bea9-2136986f0a9c
>> >>>>> >>> >>Runtime:
>> >>>>> >>> >>	Mono 2.10.8.1 (Debian 2.10.8.1-8)
>> >>>>> >>> >>	GTK 2.24.10
>> >>>>> >>> >>	GTK# (2.12.0.0)
>> >>>>> >>> >>Build information:
>> >>>>> >>> >>	Git revision: 7bf6ac0ca43c1b12703176ad9933c3484c05c84c-dirty
>> >>>>> >>> >>	Build date: 2012-06-22 20:57:52+0000
>> >>>>> >>> >>Operating System:
>> >>>>> >>> >>	Linux
>> >>>>> >>> >>	Linux Microknoppix 3.9.6 #25 SMP PREEMPT Sat Jun 15 15:27:01
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