‘Move to Mono’? I don’t understand the question as the point of Mono is to run .NET aps on Linux/Mac. You are still writing .NET code.
Jeff Birt From: M100 <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Stephen Adolph Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2023 2:07 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [M100] which .NET version should I use I don't really "know" this program. I just hacked what I could understand to make it speak M100. Ok, well, we shall see. Would it be better to try and move this to Mono? I know that this program uses a lot of "windowy" functionality. Menus, buttons, etc. On Sat, Feb 25, 2023 at 2:46 PM John R. Hogerhuis <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: I tend to use whatever compiler I have on my computer that works with 4.5+ ish (I think). But I wouldn't try to hard to find an old compiler or move to an older framework. Most of this stuff is a free download. Maximize the number of people that can compile my version without trouble or recreating the project files. I don't need new features for console apps. And if they eventually break something it will probably be serial stuff I need that few app devs use. If you're using newer features, frameworks and libraries that's a different story. -- John On Sat, Feb 25, 2023, 11:22 AM Stephen Adolph <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: won't that impact backwards compatibility? I was thinking compile it with an early .NET. On Sat, Feb 25, 2023 at 1:45 PM Gary Weber <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: A lot of my Windows development has been "stuck in the past" on earlier versions of .NET like 4.0. The problem with that is it's so far out of Microsoft's support window that you can run into bugs or limitations that will never be fixed. I'd recommend going with an "LTS" version at least, like 6.0. On Sat, Feb 25, 2023 at 11:27 AM Stephen Adolph <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: looking for feedback. I have a pretty good prototype now of the MVT100 emulator for running on a windows PC. I have to pick a .NET framework to compile on. Which should I use? any suggestions? thanks Steve
