On 15.03.2015 10:59, Nirmal Lankathilaka wrote:
I've been using Mono for developing desktop apps for a couple of years and
would love to contribute to the project. Since I'm still a student, I think
GSoC is a splendid opportunity to start.
"Porting Mono to `asm.js`", presented for GSoC, caught my attention
recently. I spent some time researching this and I'd like some
clarification from the community:
Since Mono-LLVM support does exist[mono-llvm]
<http://www.mono-project.com/docs/advanced/mono-llvm/>, why would the need
arise for a port? I understand that there are limitations
[mono-llvm#limitations]
<http://www.mono-project.com/docs/advanced/mono-llvm/#limitations> in the
above approach as LLVM doesn't fully support all the needs of Mono; but
since there is no specifications given which would require one to avoid the
above approach (mono-llvm-->llvm-->emscripten-->asm.js), I'm a bit confused.
The proposal assumes a slightly deeper understanding of the Mono
internals.
http://www.mono-project.com/community/google-summer-of-code/projects/#port-mono-to-asmjs
"mono runtime" is here the part of Mono that provides the OS
abstraction layer (file, network etc.) and GC. It's that minimal
part of Mono that's needed for running static AOT (ahead-of-time
compilation) assemblies that were compiled to native shared objects
or included into the main executable. Basically, it's Mono sans
code generation, suitable to run on the target.
The target is here "emscripten/asm.js", so it needs a port.
"mono cross compiler that can target emscripten"
is a Mono LLVM AOT target that generates LLVM code suitable
for emscripten. This part is supposed to run on the host, i.e.
it has access to a full tool chain etc.
On a different note, could you explain to me whether I should use the
forums instead of the mailing-lists (which I prefer) for communication
regarding GSoC and the `asm.js` port.
The forums are just a mirror of this list.
Robert
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