在Linux中使用Windows窗体编译C＃代码

Question

I downloaded a few source codes containing C# code that uses windows forms. Is it possible to compile the codes under the Linux environment (Ubuntu 12.04) and run it?

I already tried successfully to compile a few C# source codes with mcs and run the resulting exe file with mono .

The source codes can be downloaded here . If it's possible please describe how would you compile and run chapter 2/OpeningDocument solution.

$ mcs Program.cs 
Program.cs(3,14): error CS0234: The type or namespace name `Windows' does not exist in the namespace `System'. Are you missing an assembly reference?
Compilation failed: 1 error(s), 0 warnings

EDIT

$ gmcs -pkg:dotnet Program.cs 
Program.cs(17,33): error CS0246: The type or namespace name `Form1' could not be found. Are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?
Program.cs(17,25): error CS1502: The best overloaded method match for `System.Windows.Forms.Application.Run(System.Windows.Forms.Form)' has some invalid arguments
/usr/lib/mono/gac/System.Windows.Forms/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Windows.Forms.dll (Location of the symbol related to previous error)
Program.cs(17,25): error CS1503: Argument `#1' cannot convert `object' expression to type `System.Windows.Forms.Form'
Compilation failed: 3 error(s), 0 warnings

Answer 1

If you're not using the latest version of Mono, this should work:

gmcs -pkg:dotnet *.cs

The latest version of mono uses mcs instead of gmcs . In the previous ones, mcs targets .NET 1.1.

Answer 2

You may wish to run your code against the mono migration analyser to see what fails or isn't supported. You can find the tool here: http://www.mono-project.com/MoMA . NOTE For the tool to work you will need access to a windows machine.

You can also take a look at current mono compatibility with various .Net features at http://www.mono-project.com/Compatibility .

Specifically for windows forms see: http://www.mono-project.com/WinForms

Hope this helps.