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Can the DLL created by Mono be used on all platforms?

Discussion in 'Scripting' started by tomlou, Mar 30, 2015.

  1. tomlou

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    When I read this document about DLL (http://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/UsingDLL.html), I got 2 question:
    1. The DLL created by this way can be used on all platforms, can't it?
    Before I read this document, I thought DLL is for Windows only, and *.so is for linux/Mac...

    2. Can I can write the DLL with other languages, such as C/C++?
     
    tomlou, Mar 30, 2015
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  2. Eric5h5

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    Managed code DLLs work on all platforms. DLL stands for Dynamic Link Library and has nothing to do with any particular platform. The language used to create a managed code DLL is irrelevant since it's always CIL code in the end, assuming you can find a CIL compiler for the language.

    --Eric
     
    Eric5h5, Mar 30, 2015
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  3. TonyLi

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    Just want to add that some .NET calls aren't implemented on all platforms, Windows Phone and Windows Store being the most notorious for this.
     
    TonyLi, Mar 30, 2015
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  4. Eric5h5

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    That's not related to DLLs though. Scripts and DLLs are essentially the same thing in the end.

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    Eric5h5, Mar 30, 2015
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