LINUX/.NET Development Problem

[Speed Racer]

HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have just been informed that I might have to develop an application to run on a LINUX platform. Is there any way this can be done on .NET in C++? I would prefer developing in this enviornment as opposed to using Code Warrior or some other programming tool.

Thanks for the help in advance!

[MrViggy]

HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have just been informed that I might have to develop an application to run on a LINUX platform. Is there any way this can be done on .NET in C++? I would prefer developing in this enviornment as opposed to using Code Warrior or some other programming tool.

Thanks for the help in advance!
.NET is a Microsoft only runtime set of libraries.

On the other hand, C++ can be "generic". As long as you do not use managed code (.NET framework), MFC, or the Windows API, you can. You'll have to test the code on Linux, though, and you may run into crashes on Linux that you will not see on Windows.

Viggy

[Andreas Masur]

.NET is a Microsoft only runtime set of libraries.

On the other hand, C++ can be "generic". As long as you do not use managed code (.NET framework), MFC, or the Windows API, you can. You'll have to test the code on Linux, though, and you may run into crashes on Linux that you will not see on Windows.

Well...not really...Mono (http://www.mono-project.com/about/index.html)... :cool:

[MrViggy]

Interesting. Doesn't make me want to switch, however.

;)

Monkey, huh. My first thought was, "Now there's an interesting name!"

Viggy

[NoHero]

what about dotGNU ?? I thought this is THE .NET Framework for Linux ...
Correct me if I am wrong

[Andreas Masur]

what about dotGNU ?? I thought this is THE .NET Framework for Linux ...
Correct me if I am wrong
Well...it is another effort of doing basically the same thing...however, Mono is the most official .NET framework on *nix... :cool:

[indiocolifa]

with set of tools, guys, you prefer for cross-platform development?

i'm planning to develop on both Unix/Linux and Windows.

thanks

[Andreas Masur]

Well...wasn't in the real need to actually have the same application running on both *nix and Windows, however, I would probably go with the gcc on *nix and Visual Studio on Windows...however, it basically does not matter much in my eyes whether you use different compilers or the same (e.g. gcc).

The more important thing (and the more platform-dependent) part is always the GUI...and thus, I would go either with Qt or wxWidgets...

[NoHero]

Or the library Ethereal - that has a crossover GUI if I remember this correctly - was coded with. GTK or something like that ...