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Borek Bernard
Borek Bernard

Reputation: 53201

Can I browse Mono source code in Visual Studio?

I'd like to see how some classes are implemented in Mono and would like to use code navigation features found in Visual Studio. Has anyone tried importing Mono source codes as a VS project / solution?

Upvotes: 4

Views: 471

Answers (1)

n535
n535

Reputation: 5123

Yep, it is fairly simple. The solution file for Visual Studio 2008 is shipped with a source tarball and is located under the **..\mono-2.6.1.tar\mono-2.6.1\mono-2.6.1\msvc** directory (you should specify your mono version of course). Here is a quotation from a readme file:

BUILDING

From this directory type:

   msbuild.exe mono.sln /p:Configuration=Debug_eglib

msbuild must be in your path, it comes with the .NET Framework.

Latest sources can be downloaded from here.

EDIT

First of all, mono class library is part of a mono runtime and is being build simultaneously with a runtime. Not all parts of mono (as well as not all parts of a base class library) are written in c#. For example, zlib related stuff is written in C. Building mono is not an easy process, my answer above is just a tip as to where the solution file is located. The complete tutorial on building mono on Windows cold be found here. If you just want to browse a source code, *..\mono-2.6.1.tar\mono-2.6.1\mono-2.6.1\mcs\class\corlib\System* would be a good starting point.

Upvotes: 2

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