I think you can run winforms apps on mono but I haven't tried. I compile on windows, test and run on windows and mono (raspberry pi usually)
I don't think moving to mono is a great idea but certainly if you can run it there that is good since it means you're cross platform. -- John. On Sat, Feb 25, 2023, 12:08 PM Stephen Adolph <twospru...@gmail.com> wrote: > I don't really "know" this program. I just hacked what I could understand > to make it speak M100. > > Ok, well, we shall see. > > Would it be better to try and move this to Mono? > > I know that this program uses a lot of "windowy" functionality. Menus, > buttons, etc. > > On Sat, Feb 25, 2023 at 2:46 PM John R. Hogerhuis <jho...@pobox.com> > wrote: > >> I tend to use whatever compiler I have on my computer that works with >> 4.5+ ish (I think). But I wouldn't try to hard to find an old compiler or >> move to an older framework. Most of this stuff is a free download. >> >> Maximize the number of people that can compile my version without trouble >> or recreating the project files. >> >> I don't need new features for console apps. And if they eventually break >> something it will probably be serial stuff I need that few app devs use. >> >> If you're using newer features, frameworks and libraries that's a >> different story. >> >> -- John >> >> On Sat, Feb 25, 2023, 11:22 AM Stephen Adolph <twospru...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> won't that impact backwards compatibility? I was thinking compile it >>> with an early .NET. >>> >>> On Sat, Feb 25, 2023 at 1:45 PM Gary Weber <g...@web8201.com> wrote: >>> >>>> A lot of my Windows development has been "stuck in the past" on earlier >>>> versions of .NET like 4.0. >>>> The problem with that is it's so far out of Microsoft's support window >>>> that you can run into bugs or limitations that will never be fixed. >>>> I'd recommend going with an "LTS" version at least, like 6.0. >>>> >>>> On Sat, Feb 25, 2023 at 11:27 AM Stephen Adolph <twospru...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> looking for feedback. >>>>> I have a pretty good prototype now of the MVT100 emulator for running >>>>> on a windows PC. >>>>> I have to pick a .NET framework to compile on. >>>>> Which should I use? any suggestions? >>>>> >>>>> thanks >>>>> Steve >>>>> >>>>>
