Mono.Posix requires that you link extra native code in libMonoPosixHelper.



On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 8:01 PM, Shawn Baker <[email protected]>wrote:

> I'm trying to create a custom marshaler using Mono.Posix.dll, but I'm
> having
> problems with both linking and usage. I'm using MonoDevelop 2.6 RC2, but I
> 've tried these steps with earlier versions and on another Mac. All give
> the
> same results.
>
> First, the linking. I created a new solution/project based on the "iPhone
> Window-based Project". I then added a reference to Mono.Posix.dll by
> selecting the following file:
>
>   \Library\Frameworks\Mono.framework\Libraries\mono\2.0\Mono.Posix.dll
>
> I then edited Main.cs as follows:
>
> - commented out "UIApplication.Main (args);" from the Main method
> - added a "using Mono.Unix;"
> - added the following two statements to the Main method
>      IntPtr heap = UnixMarshal.AllocHeap(1024);
>      UnixMarshal.FreeHeap(heap);
>
> When I try to build the program for Debug|iPhone, the build fails with the
> "mtouch failed with no output (1)" error message. After much banging of the
> head, I finally figured out that this is a linking problem. If I edit the
> project settings and change the "Linker behavior" option from "Link SDK
> assemblies only" to "Don't link", the build succeeds. This seems like a bug
> to me.
>
> Now onto the runtime problem. If I now run the above program, it gets an
> exception as soon as it tries to execute the AllocHeap line (i.e. the first
> line that uses Mono.Posix.dll). The exception is:
>
>   Unable to resolve pinvoke method
> 'Mono.Unix.Native.Stdlib:GetDefaultSignal ()'
>
> So, can anybody tell me what I'm doing wrong? Have I referenced the correct
> DLL/library? Am I missing some other DLL/library? Any help would be greatly
> appreciated. Thanks.
>
>
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