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Reputation: 11268

Building cross platform shared libraries from C# code

I have a scenario where a software system has been developed using C#. Algorithms within that system have been implemented as shared libraries (but also written in C#) in an attempt to make the system more modular, i.e. functionality can be added/removed by adding/removing the various .dlls.

I am interested in how easily the existing code-base could be re-used on non-windows platforms. Would it be possible to:

a) build the whole system such that it could run on a non-windows platform?

b) build the whole system such that it could run on an android device?

c) cross-build the component C# shared libraries such that they could run on a linux based platform (or as android native libs via the NDK)?

As well as being interested in whether these options are possible, I'm also interested in whether they are sensible, i.e. does it make sense to reuse what we've got or really should you just start from scratch?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 304

Answers (1)

Vigneshwaran Murugesan
Vigneshwaran Murugesan

Reputation: 757

I think you are trying to port a C# code into NDK. Since the Android NDK supports C++ as native language and (Much like Java's JNI) but i am not aware of C# in NDK/JNI you may try this which may help you to port the C# code into C++ (I haven't tried/used) if it seems to be feasible/possible to you if the code ported successfully then you can try with NDK/JNI. For the linux partif you successfully ported these code to android using NDK, It won't be a big deal since the android's kernel is just a fork of linux.

Upvotes: 2

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