[changing the subject to keep the other thread clean] Thanks for your answers, Scott.
On 2011-01-26, Lombard, Scott wrote: > On 2011-01-26, Stefan Bodewig wrote: >> * have you considered IKVM rather than a line-by-line translation? > The end idea is to port Lucene with both an automated line-by-line and > have a branch that provides a port to use .NET specific functions. I > assume that IKVM would not allow for the .NET centric version? Not really. In theory you can use ikvmc to compile the Java source files into a .NET DLL that references some IKVM DLLs and an ikmvc'ed version of OpenJDK's classlib. After that it is a plain .NET DLL and one could write a .NET centric API using that DLL. I haven't really tried it on anything serious and it may become tricky if reflection gets involved. And there is some layer of indirection you wouldn't have by a line by line translation that may lead to decreased performance. I'd be game to try it out, though. >> * what is the target C#/.NET version? > Currently the project is a VS 2005 project using .net 2.0. > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LUCENENET-377 talks about > changing the project to VS 2010 and it is still being resolved. > As .NET features are being added the .NET version will be upgraded to > meet the feature requests. >> * is Mono support a goal? > Mono support is a goal. Robert Jordan has committed to take the lead > on that aspect. I see, thank you. > I will add my comments to a Wiki creating an FAQ page. Yes, please do. > Once I find the Wiki. 8-) We can set up one once Lucene.NET is inside the Incubator again if there isn't already one. Thanks a lot Stefan
