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by peter-m80 1281 days ago
Why do this kind of software use .Net? Shouldn't this be implemented with portability in mind?
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dagmx 1281 days ago
.NET is pretty portable. It can run on most popular platforms.

Where would you be running this where you’re also blocked by net support?

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sirwhinesalot 1281 days ago
It runs on Windows, macOS and Linux, how much more portable do you want it to be?
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rowanG077 1280 days ago
Android, iOS, Fuchsia
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sirwhinesalot 1280 days ago
.NET also runs on Android and iOS so Ryujinx could support them in the future. Most emulators written in C/C++ don't run on all of those platforms either.
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rowanG077 1280 days ago
Don't run, right now. But with some effort they could be ported by someone who wants. With .NET you are just shit out of luck.
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benaadams 1279 days ago
Why? .NET also runs on iOS and Android
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kelnos 1280 days ago
They appear to distribute Windows, Linux, and macOS builds. I'm not plugged into the .NET/Mono scene, but the download (the Linux one at least) appears to be an AOT-compiled ELF file, with no dynamic dependencies (well, aside from possibly dlopen()ing things at runtime) on .NET/Mono components. I was able to run it without installing the Mono runtime or any libraries.
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Kuinox 1281 days ago
.NET is portable, .NET Framework isn't.
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