I am a linux user of a number of years and just started a course in C++ programming where they are using Visual Studio .Net as the IDE for learning programming. I am running Debian on a PPC so I thought I might be able to use it to get the c++ code that is writting in Visual Studio .Net to run on my computer.
I have successfully installed mono from source and got it to compile and run a couple of example c# programs, although I have to use the mint runtime rather than mono which I found out is due to the PPC.
What I am wondering though is if it is possible to compile a c++ file rather than a c# file? The problem with the c++ files written in Visual Studio .Net is that they can't be compiled using g++.
An example of the program I am trying to get working is:
#using <mscorlib.dll> using namespace System;
void main()
{
//double (double precision floating point)
double AUD;
double USD = 79.99; //convert from US to AUS dollars
AUD = USD / 0.78; //display the conversion
Console::Write( "US $77.99 = AUS " );
Console::WriteLine ( Convert::ToString( AUD ) ); //make the window stay open till we hit Enter
Console::Read();
}Is it worth trying to run mono on x86 based chipset or is it just that when you write c++ code in Visual Studio .Net you are stuck with running it on Windows.
Thanks for any help.
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