Chris Hamons

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Chris Hamons

Dec 13, 2016 · 2 min

Ahead of Time Compilation with Xamarin.Mac

As you might know, .NET applications by default do not compile down to machine code when you build. They compile down to an intermediate layer, called IL, that looks something like this:

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Chris Hamons

Apr 27 · 2 min

Fun with rpath, otool, and install_name_tool

Some recent work has forced me to become significantly more friendly with native library resolution on macOS. I’ve been meaning to write down what’s I’ve learned, and a question on the Xamarin.Mac forum encouraged me to make time.

Chris Hamons

Mar 28 · 3 min

Let’s Bind an IOKit Method by Hand

Today on the forums a user asked about bindings for IOKit. IOKit is very diverse, and currently unbound in Xamarin.Mac. However, since it’s C APIs, it is straightforward to bind by hand.

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Chris Hamons

Sep 19, 2017 · 3 min

The moving parts of Xamarin.Mac

When a developer hits “Run” on a Xamarin.Mac application, a large number of moving parts engage to provide the “magic” necessary to produce a final application. Understanding where the different components (compiler, class library, runtime, bindings, packaging) all fit…