There are a lot of folks who want to learn how to write software, I hear. So I’ll see if I can write something up about it.<\/p>\n
I’m going to assume that the reader has at their disposal an i386-class computer running Ubuntu or Debian. This will all probably work for other operating systems, but it’s what I’ve got, and I’m not going to bend over backwards. :) I’m also going to write it in C#. Get over it. If something doesn’t work for you, if I miss a prerequisite or whatever, you can send me an email and I’ll fix the post.<\/p>\n
$<\/b> sudo apt-get install mono-gmcs<\/pre>\npretty easy, eh?<\/p>\n
create a workspace<\/h3>\n
$<\/b> mkdir -p ~\/src\/greeting<\/pre>\nAlso pretty easy.<\/p>\n
Write a simple app<\/h3>\n
\r\n$<\/b> cd ~\/src\/greeting\r\n$<\/b> cat > Greeting.cs\r\n\/\/ This brings in Console.Writeline, used below\r\nusing System;\r\n\r\nclass Greeting {\r\n \/\/ This is the program entry point\r\n public static int Main( string [] argc ){\r\n\r\n \/\/ A simple operation to confirm that our app is running:\r\n Console.WriteLine(\"Greetings, World!\"); \r\n\r\n \/\/ Well-behaved software returns an int from Main\r\n return 0;\r\n }\r\n}\r\n^D\r\n<\/pre>\nCompile the app<\/h3>\n
$<\/b> gmcs Greeting.cs<\/code><\/p>\nRun the app<\/h3>\n
\n$<\/b> .\/Greeting.exe
\nGreetings, World!
\n<\/code><\/p>\nSummary<\/h3>\n
Okay, so that’s not all that impressive, I know. I’m starting small. I intend to teach folks how to write an autotools package, including support for producing and consuming pkg-config bits (app-name.pc files), internationalization, etc. It’ll be fun, really. Just give me a little while to get it finished. :)<\/p>\n\n