How to make a Linux-demon from a .NET Mono application.
Sample solution is available for download here https://github.com/mchudinov/ServiceDemon.
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Demonisation of a .NET Mono application on Linux
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Packaging of a Mono application on Linux
How to package a Mono (.NET) applications for Debian-based Linux in command line. Packaging process can be easily automated on Continues Integration Server.
Package building workflow is quite simple:
- Assign a version number to a .NET assembly code
- Build binaries
- Copy binaries to package folder and build deb-package with the same version as an assembly
Build process will be controlled by MSBuild project file and run from a continues integrations server. MSBuild on Mono platform is substituted by xbuild utility.
Sample solution is available for download here https://github.com/mchudinov/PackagingMono. Solution is compatible with Visual Studio 2012, MonoDevelop/Xamarin Studio 5.
This is my third blogpost about automation of development workflow with Mono. Automated building and versioning were covered in my previous posts:
Free .NET development software alternatives
The standard software stack for a .NET developer is
- OS – desktop Windows
- IDE – Visual Studio
- Database – SQL Server
All these components are quite pricey. But there are free alternatives. And with my recent project I decided to use alternative software for development and production in .NET, all totally free.
- OS – Linux Mint 17 (based on Debian/Ubuntu)
- IDE – MonoDevelop
- Database – MySQL Community Edition
Sample solution can be downloaded from here https://github.com/mchudinov/EF6MySQL
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