On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 12:19:52PM +0100, baltasarq wrote:
>
> Dear Ian:
>
> Many, many thanks for your help.
>
> > I've downloaded testy and tried to run it on windows, it immediately crashes
> > out and I get the option to load it in the vs2010 debugger.
>
> I don't have VS installed, just Monodevelop.
>
> > The exception is:
> > Could not load file or assembly 'Mono.Posix, Version=4.0.0.0,
> > Culture=neutral,
> > PublicKeyToken=0738eb9f132ed756' or one of its dependencies. The system
> > cannot
> > find the file specified.
> > So your program depends on an assembly you've not shipped and that isn't
> > part
> > of .Net.
>
> But I haven't added any special dll, nor MonoDevelop has warned me
> about needing to distribute anything special.
>
> I have manually removed that dependency from my project, but then, in
> the generated files for the user interface, I get the following error:
>
>
> /home/baltasarq/Documents/Dropbox/prys/Testy/Testy/gtk-gui/Testy.Gui.MainWindow.cs(94,94):
> Error CS0234: The type or namespace name `Unix' does not exist in the
> namespace `Mono'. Are you missing an assembly reference? (CS0234) (Testy)
>
> In the lines that deal with the stock icons, and so on, for actions:
>
> this.saveAction = new global::Gtk.Action ("saveAction",
> global::Mono.Unix.Catalog.GetString ("_Save"), null, "gtk-save");
>
> This is automatically generated by MonoDevelop, and I don't think I
> have...
>
> Wait a minute: now I understand.
>
> In all new projects, MonoDevelop checks the option to support Gettext,
> through the Mono.Unix class. You have to uncheck that option, and THEN delete
> "Mono.Posix" from the references list (be careful, MonoDevelop will add it
> automatically if you do in different order).
>
> Then the project builds without a glitch. I suppose that the absence of
> this reference will solve the problem.
>
> > Mono.Posix does compile for windows, It just won't do everything it does on
> > posix platforms.
>
> It actually don't really seem to be needed at all, at least for
> multiplatform desktop -tiny- applications.
GetText is a pretty handy library, even small projects might want to localize
thier string content.
> > Are the sources for testy public?
>
> Well, I don't care about giving away the sources, just nobody asked
> (expressed any interest) before. I've made them public in its web page. I've
> also updated the binaries.
>
> I suspect anyway that the problem has been solved. I'm longing to go
> back home in the afternoon and check it on Windows.
>
> Thank you very, very much.
No Problem, Have Fun!
Ian
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