Building and running homepage example?

[g40]

Hello.

Using VS2022 on Windows 10 and Mac with a fresh clone of the Eto repository. Questions arising are:

1. How do I get a build?
2. Is there a VS project/solution to build the application shown here? https://github.com/picoe/Eto/blob/develop/images/windows.png
3. Is the process the same on a Mac?

Many thanks.

[g40]

After cloning, make sure submodules are present. Otherwise MonoMac will get omitted.

In my case I cloned using git clone --recurse-submodules git@github.com:g40/Eto.git

1. To build using VS2022, ensure .NET framework 4.6.1 is installed using the VS installer.
2. Then open Eto\src\Eto.sln
3. Make sure the correct startup project is selected in the VS toolbar. In this case it's Debug+Windows+Eto.Test.WinForms
4. Hit F5 to build and run.
5. Is the process the same on a Mac? Not yet known as my elderly Intel Mini will not run the latest VS for Mac.

Confusingly the dotnet tool does not show a complete listing:

dotnet --list-sdks
7.0.202 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk]

dotnet --list-runtimes
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 6.0.15 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 7.0.4 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]
Microsoft.NETCore.App 6.0.15 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App]
Microsoft.NETCore.App 7.0.4 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App]
Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 6.0.15 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App]
Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 7.0.4 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App]```

*N.B.* To build and run the WPF variety you also need to install .NET framework 4.6.2 (!)

[cwensley]

Hey @g40,

On Windows, open Eto.sln in VS 2022 and set the startup project as you mentioned.

On Mac and Linux, open the folder in VS Code, install the C# plugin, and set the debug target to one of the appropriate test projects like Eto.Test.Mac64, Eto.Test.Gtk, etc and press the play button.

You can also use VS Code on Windows.

I don't support using Visual Studio on Mac to develop Eto at this point.

Hope this helps!

[g40]

@cwensley Thank you. Great work as well.