Bruno Haible <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hi, > > At least two GNU packages (gettext and libidn) now have parts of their > source code written in C#. Simon Josefsson, author of libidn, suggests > that C# support be added to automake. Let me here present the basic facts > about C# compilation, and a few macros and scripts that are in use in > GNU gettext for a few years and that make be useful in their solution.
Thanks for doing this! I read your e-mail, and agree with everything. It may be useful to discuss DLL naming. I noted that gettext call the generated DLL 'GNU.Gettext.dll'. Should we encourage a 'GNU.' prefix? Should we encourage mixed upper/lower case? In Libidn I used 'Libidn.dll', but I think 'libidn.dll' might be simpler. Is there a tradition in Windows to use mixed case DLL filenames? Another minor comment: > Also, a variable CSHARPCOMPFLAGS should be defined, with default value > "-O -g". > > CSHARPCOMPFLAGS = @CSHARPCOMPFLAGS@ ... > - Target "clean" should remove foobar.dll. Adding '-g' make the Mono compiler create files called foo.dll.mdb. So the "clean" target should probably remove them too. I didn't want to bother cleaning up unrelated files, so in libidn I use "CSHARPCOMPFLAGS = " (i.e., empty). Once integrated in automake, I'll of course use the defaults, which I agree should be -O -g to match C. Thanks, Simon
