Mono compatibility using CodeFluent.Runtime.Client

Question

I runned a MoMa scan test on the CodeFluent.Runtime.Client assembly.

I got warnings about 138 P/Invokes calls, 10 NotImplementedException and 14 [MonoTodo] markers.

Does anyone know what kind of trouble I can encounter using this library across Mono for a crossplatform project ? Is there a way to precisly know the features I could use and which I could not ?

EDIT :

The P/Invoke calls, for the zip compression class I'm looking into, are done on :

CodeFluent.Runtime.Compression.x64.dll

CodeFluent.Runtime.Compression.x86.dll

CodeFluent.Runtime.Compression.dll

kernel32 (LoadLibrary() for x86 or x64 dlls)

I don't really understand the question. Why are you afraid of p/invoke calls. I mean, do you want to call the unmanaged code, or don't you? — David Heffernan, Jan 25 '14 at 19:58
@DavidHeffernan I'm asking if the p/invoke calls will work on Linux. The MoMa scanner pointed this out, shouldn't it be for a reason ? — cubitouch, Jan 25 '14 at 20:40
What library are the pinvokes calling? Does the vendor claim Linux support? — David Heffernan, Jan 25 '14 at 20:48
@DavidHeffernan Good question, see my edit for P/Invoke calls. For Linux support, I actually do not know... There is no reference of this king of support in any way (good or bad) on the official website (that I can found). — cubitouch, Jan 26 '14 at 08:04
The product is not supported on other platforms than Windows (that's why it's not mentioned on the web site). That doesn't mean some parts won't work though. — Simon Mourier, Jan 26 '14 at 08:07
@SimonMourier Thank you very much for this clarifying, do you think there could be a way to list every features that couldn't be used on another system than Windows ? Using a reflector tool or anything else. — cubitouch, Jan 26 '14 at 08:11
@DavidHeffernan Thank for this precision, so the ZipFile do not seems to be supported on Linux. — cubitouch, Jan 26 '14 at 08:11
Zip compression is easy enough on any platform. Why does the code use kernel32? — David Heffernan, Jan 26 '14 at 08:12
@DavidHeffernan It is a LoadLibrary call, I do not know if it is relevant... ? — cubitouch, Jan 26 '14 at 08:14
Which library is loaded? Anyway, you have the answer. This library does not support Linux. — David Heffernan, Jan 26 '14 at 08:15

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 27 '14 at 10:20

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It seems that this library uses compression code contained in these native DLLs. Those DLLs are Windows only and so at the very least, that part of the library cannot work on Linux.

answered Jan 27 '14 at 10:20

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score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 27 '14 at 10:56

CodeFluent.Runtime.Client.dll contains lots of useful classes. However some of them will only work on Windows :

WindowsUtilities,
Authenticode,
RegistryUtilities,
TemplateEngine as it uses Chakra (IE JavaScript engine),
Country as it uses Windows's GeoCode,
ZipFile as it uses a windows only native dll,
Icon GetFromExtension as it uses Windows Shell,
GetTokenElevationType

This list is not exhaustive but contains the main classes.

Mono compatibility using CodeFluent.Runtime.Client

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