VitaMonoLoader

Standalone mono loader for PS Vita

WIP

Usage

Only Windows is supported for host. VDS (SCE SDK) and vitasdk are supported for PSP2.

Installation (host side)

1. Download and install latest Mono for Windows
2. Download UnitySetup-Playstation-Vita-Support-for-Editor-2018.3.0a2.exe, open it as archive and extract $INSTDIR$_59_ folder
3. Add following to your PATH enviroment variable:

• <MonoInstallPath>/bin (where mono.exe is located)
• <UnitySupportExtractPath>/Tools (where mono-xcompiler.exe is located)

4. Add Mono headers from this repository to your SDK installation

Installation (PSP2 side)

1. Download and install CapUnlocker plugin
2. Copy Media folder from extracted Unity support installer to app0:
3. Copy machine.config from extracted Unity support installer to app0:Media/Managed/mono/2.0
4. Copy modules from current release to app0:Media/Modules

Compiling C# code

1. Compile your C# code to managed .dll by executing: mcs -sdk:2 -target:library -out:<MyDllName>.dll <MySrcName>.cs
2. Compile your managed .dll to AOT assembly .s by executing: mono-xcompiler.exe --aot=full,asmonly,nodebug,static <MyDllName>.dll
3. Add AOT assembly .s files as compile targets in your Vita app project
4. Your PSP2 application must be compiled in ARM mode:

• For VDS (SCE SDK): use -Xthumb=0 (can also be set in project settings)
• For vitasdk: compile with -marm

Using AOT assembly on PSP2

1. Copy managed .dll file to app0:Media/Managed
2. Add AOT assembly .s file as compilation target in your PSP2 self project
3. To load AOT assembly on PSP2, call:

extern void** mono_aot_module_<MyDllName>_info;

VMLRegisterAssembly(mono_aot_module_<MyDllName>_info);