Saxon

Our initial attempt to compile with the Windward fork of IKVM was unsuccessful.

We're currently pursuing a different approach, namely source code conversion from Java to C#. I'm speaking about that project at Markup UK this afternoon, and you can find my paper online at https://markupuk.org/webhelp/index.html#ar04.html

First, thank you for your quick response.

That was my second thought, that IKVM.WINDWARD will be incompatible. I am looking forward for your announced approach.

First, thank you for your quick response.

That was my second thought, that IKVM.WINDWARD will be incompatible. I am looking forward for your announced approach. Is there a possiblity to join this speak?

Found: https://whova.com/embedded/session/marku_202105/1670101/?view=

As a postscript on this, we now have SaxonCS on .NET Core built using transpiler technology; so we no longer have any need to use IKVM.windward. We haven't made any further investigations of IKVM.windward, but I note that it hasn't been updated since 2019.

There is now an IKVM version supporting .NET Core 3.1 and that way .NET 5 or 6, see https://github.com/ikvm-revived/ikvm. Using it and https://github.com/ikvm-revived/ikvm-maven I managed to cross-compile both Saxon HE 10.8 Java as well as Saxon HE 11.4 Java to .NET Core and I have created some sample repositories showing how that can be done and used:

• https://github.com/martin-honnen/SaxonHE10Net31
• https://github.com/martin-honnen/SaxonHE11NetTools
• https://github.com/martin-honnen/SaxonHE11s9apiExtensions
• https://github.com/martin-honnen/SaxonHE11IKVMNet6SaxonCSSamplesAdapted

I have also created some NuGet packages, for Saxon HE 10 use in .NET 3.1 and later:

• https://www.nuget.org/packages/SaxonHE10Net31/
• https://www.nuget.org/packages/SaxonHE10Net31Api/
• https://www.nuget.org/packages/SaxonHE10Net31XQuery/
• https://www.nuget.org/packages/SaxonHE10Net31Xslt/

For Saxon HE 11 use in .NET 6 and later:

• https://www.nuget.org/packages/SaxonHE11s9apiExtensions/
• https://www.nuget.org/packages/SaxonHE11NetXslt/
• https://www.nuget.org/packages/SaxonHE11NetXQuery/

That is all my personal, experimental work, not in any way a supported or approved product of Saxonica.