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Haiku: add platform support

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#55,803 opened on Jul 16, 2021

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Description

Opening an issue to track work on adding platform support for Haiku: https://www.haiku-os.org/.

Any tips on how cross-compiling should work would be appreciated. Am currently starting with './build.sh mono+libs -arch x64 -os haiku -c debug -cross, and slowly adding Haiku targets to build and about to start some work on adding platform support in src/libraries/Common/src/Interop`.

Thus far it hasn't required a functioning cross-compiler yet, have only just started.

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Research direction
Explore the .NET runtime build system and understand how platform specific code is organized in src/libraries/Common/src/Interop. Look at existing platform targets like Linux or FreeBSD for reference. Attempt to set up a cross compilation environment for Haiku or build a minimal test on Haiku itself. Identify the necessary changes to support a new OS target.
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csharp
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backendbuild system
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Feature
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4
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Over 1 week
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Active
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Mostly clear
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25