Thanks Bob for the awesome links and the CC!! I too, would love to see that potential achieved.
I've been doing some reading about porting to asm.js. Is there anything you'd suggest that I should read/experiment on? Also, is there any idea/suggestions you have in mind about how I should continue to work on this project and what I should do (in the context of GSoC)? On Mon, Mar 16, 2015 at 10:49 PM, Bob Summerwill <b...@summerwill.net> wrote: > > Corrected link - http://monohtml5.com - sorry. > > > > On Mon, Mar 16, 2015 at 10:18 AM, Bob Summerwill <b...@summerwill.net> > wrote: > >> >> I started digging into area last year. See https://monohtml5.com/. >> >> I think there is huge potential for Mono and .NET apps targeting the >> browser, and treating HTML5 as "just another platform". >> >> * >> https://monohtml5.wordpress.com/2014/05/29/a-vision-html5-can-be-just-another-platform-for-net/ >> * >> https://monohtml5.wordpress.com/2014/06/09/monohtml5-what-are-the-existing-projects-in-this-area/ >> * >> https://monohtml5.wordpress.com/2014/06/14/monohtml5-what-are-you-actually-trying-to-make/ >> >> Joao is in the CC on this mail. >> >> >> Cheers, >> Bob >> >> On Mon, Mar 16, 2015 at 3:31 AM, Nirmal Lankathilaka < >> nir3al+...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Thanks for the clarification! Also, sorry for the late reply. I've been >>> doing some reading and experimenting on asm.js/emscripten between my >>> regular studies. >>> >>> Also, could you help me on how to contact "João Matos", who is stated as >>> the mentor for that project? >>> >>> On Sun, Mar 15, 2015 at 8:47 PM, Robert Jordan <robe...@gmx.net> wrote: >>> >>>> 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 >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Mono-devel-list mailing list >>>> Mono-devel-list@lists.ximian.com >>>> http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/mono-devel-list >>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Mono-devel-list mailing list >>> Mono-devel-list@lists.ximian.com >>> http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/mono-devel-list >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> b...@summerwill.net >> >> > > > -- > b...@summerwill.net > >
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