ONDotnet.com: Miguel de Icaza Explains How to "Get" Mono

ONDotnet.com: Miguel de Icaza Explains How to "Get" Mono

And I couldn't resist answer some comments. I'm so easily tricked...

Scratchbox

Scratchbox
This thing gave me ideas on how to overcome problems trying to cross-autoconf for ARM/XScale. Basically using QEMU to emulate the target system. This beast is HUGE, so unless it is too hard to make autoconf work with QEMU, I won't install it for now...

MF Bliki: Detestable

MF Bliki: Detestable:

"(Here's an addition to your dictionary.)

Detestable (adjective): software that isn't testable. (from
someone at the Sydney XP group, whose name I sadly forgot.)"

Agreed :)

Cross compiled a gumstix (XScale embedded Linux)

See gumstix.org .

First step in trying my hand in embedding Mono on XScale hardware... Lost a full day, by messing with the Makefile in the wrong direction (don't ever try to tell the binutils that you are using xscale, it has to think it is a plain old ARM)...