Professional IronPython

Obtaining and Installing Mono
 
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FIgURE 19-2: 
Select an installation location for Mono.
5.
Provide an installation location for Mono and then click Next. You see the Select Components 
page shown in Figure 19-3. The components you select depend on what you plan to do with 
Mono — you can always change your setup later if necessary. If your only goal is to try 
Mono for your existing .NET applications and to create some simple IronPython applica-
tions, you really don’t need the Gtk# and XSP support. This chapter assumes that you per-
form a Compact Installation to obtain a minimum amount of support for working with the 
IronPython sample application.
FIgURE 19-3: 
Choose the Mono components that you want
to install.
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CHAPTER 19
Using ironPython with Mono
6.
Select the components you want to install and then click Next. You see the Select Start Menu 
Folder page. This is where you choose a name for the folder that holds the Mono components. 
The default name normally works fine.
7.
Type a name for the Start menu folder (or simply accept the default) and then click Next. You 
see the Ready to Install page. This page provides a summary of the options that you’ve selected.
8.
Review the installation options and then click Install. You see the Installing page while the 
installer installs Mono on your machine. After a few minutes, you see a completion dialog box.
9.
Click Finish. You’re ready to begin using Mono.
CREATINg AN IRoNPyTHoN APPLICATIoN WITH MoNo
It’s time to begin working with Mono and IronPython to create an application. Of course, you’ll 
want to know a bit more about how Mono works before you just plunge into the project, so the first 
step is to look at Mono from a command line perspective. The first section that follows shows how 
to create an 
IPY
environment variable and use it to open the IronPython console using Mono when-
ever you need it. The sections that follow show how to create a project, build a simple IronPython 
application, and then test the application in a number of ways.