> (If they were direct dependencies --- meaning that .Net bindings used
them<br>
> directly --- then Mono couldn't exist.)<br><br>I don't know all the details but I do know that .Net is written in C++/com and mono does not have any com.<br><br>Correct me if I'm wrong but I think calling native from managed is somewhat cross platform via p/invoke but the other way is achieved through either microsoft's api or through mono's api as described <a href="http://www.mono-project.com/Embedding_Mono#Invoking_Methods_in_the_CIL_universe" target="_blank">here</a>.<br>
<br>I said in my previous email that afaik there isn't a com for *nix but I have since found <a href="http://linux.lsdev.sil.org/wiki/index.php/Libcom" target="_blank">this</a> that you could try as a drop in replacement. Best of luck if you try this approach.<br>
<br>Thanks<br><br>Tim<br>