To clarify, that list is not everything missing from .NET for Metro, but rather the types in the 637 errors I found trying to compile lucene.
On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 9:50 AM, Christopher Currens < currens.ch...@gmail.com> wrote: > This MSDN page has some good information on it: > http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/br230302(v=vs.110).aspx, > though it's comprehensive, and not concise. This here: > http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/br230232(v=vs.110).aspx > is a listing of all the available namespaces and types (many are missing or > added). I know that if you're using VS11, you can create a Portable Class > Library to target different frameworks (much like the plans > in LUCENENET-167 and LUCENENET-411). If you selected the .NET for Metro > Style Apps alone, I currently get 637 errors. > > Here are the main classes/namespaces missing: > > -- System.SerializableAttribute > -- System.NonSerializedAttribute > -- System.ApplicationException > -- System.Collection.ArrayList > -- System.Converter > -- System.Security.Cryptography > -- System.IO.DirectoryInfo > -- System.IO.FileInfo > -- System.IO.FileAccess > -- System.IO.FileStream > -- System.Collections.Hashtable > -- System.IClonable > -- System.STAThreadAttribute > -- System.SystemException > -- System.Threading.ThreadPriority > -- System.Threading.ThreadStart > > These are some hefty changes. The largest change is the loss of the > serializable attribute. I'm actually not terribly familiar with the PCL, > so I'm not sure if there's a conditional way to include things, or if > preprocessor commands would be necessary. > > > Thanks, > Christopher > > -- > > > On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 8:36 AM, Prescott Nasser <geobmx...@hotmail.com>wrote: > >> >> Does anyone have a good reference for the limitations this will have? >> What libraries won't be accessible, etc? >> >> > From: geobmx...@hotmail.com >> > To: lucene-net-dev@lucene.apache.org >> > Subject: RE: Metro port of Lucene.net >> > Date: Wed, 30 May 2012 08:34:05 -0700 >> > >> > >> > I haven't taken too much time to look into the limitations, but this >> should definitely be on the list of things to do. >> > >> > > Date: Tue, 29 May 2012 21:18:33 -0700 >> > > Subject: Metro port of Lucene.net >> > > From: a...@kno.com >> > > To: lucene-net-dev@lucene.apache.org >> > > >> > > Wonder if there are plans to port Lucene.NET to the restricted Metro >> .NET >> > > libraries ? >> > > >> > > Thanks >> > > Arun >> > >> >> > >
