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curtisthibault
curtisthibault

Reputation: 209

Can I develop an application on Windows intending to deploy it to OSX?

I'm looking to create an application that will be executed on a Mac machine, but I don't have one to develop on. I thought this would be a great opportunity to try and take advantage of the Mono runtime. I'm trying to figure out how to develop on a Windows XP machine and prepare a deployment package for an OSX machine.

I'd like to try and make the application have a UI since my users are not very technical. Is MonoDevelop the right tool to accomplish this? Should I be trying to use Windows Forms or GTK#?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 362

Answers (1)

user475434
user475434

Reputation: 316

Yep , you should use mono on windows directly with GTK# , but you'll need a few tweaks on mac so you'll need a mac eventualy. Your users will have to install the mono framework on their computer too, mono doesnt produce native Mac applications. I love mono but if the end users are not very technical I dont think it is the right solution. Anyway , the only way to develop some real multiplatform apps is Java, since it is pre installed on Macs so users will not have to download a framework to launch your apps.

Upvotes: 1

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