Newbie instructions need

[NoahMatheu]

Hi,

Can somebody help me run this project on macOS, please? I installed .Net, .Net core, and Mono on my laptop and was able to open this project in the VS Code. When I run dotnet run in the 3Commas.BulkEditor/src/3Commas.BulkEditor folder I get the following error:

/usr/local/share/dotnet/sdk/5.0.103/Microsoft.Common.CurrentVersion.targets(1180,5): error MSB3644: The reference assemblies for .NETFramework,Version=v4.7.2 were not found. To resolve this, install the Developer Pack (SDK/Targeting Pack) for this framework version or retarget your application. You can download .NET Framework Developer Packs at https://aka.ms/msbuild/developerpacks [/Users/noahmatheu/Downloads/3Commas.BulkEditor/src/3Commas.BulkEditor/3Commas.BulkEditor.csproj]

My questions are:

1. I don't think .NET Framework Version=v4.7.2 is available for Mac. Is there a workaround for me to be able to run this project on my machine?
2. Do I need to run dotnet restore command and if so, in what folder I need to run it? When I tried to run it in the 3Commas.BulkEditor/ folder I got this error: MSBUILD : error MSB1003: Specify a project or solution file. The current working directory does not contain a project or solution file.?
3. In what folder should I run dotnet run?

Thank you!

[MarcDrexler]

Hi Noah, As you have already recognized, the BulkEditor is based on .Net Framework, not on Net Core. You will therefore not be able to start the project on macOS. All of the commands you want to use are Net 5 or Net Core. This won't work.

And even if it were ported to Net Core, it would still not work because winforms is required and thats not available for macOS either.

The only possibility that I see at the moment would be with mono. You could compile the exe on a Windows machine with Visual Studio, and on the mac you can simply run it with "mono bulkeditor.exe". Of course it might not be 100% compatible. Maybe it works enough for you, but maybe it doesn't work at all.

Otherwise via a virtual machine.

[macsoft3]

ahhhh! wonderful project!! I to wish I could use it on a Mac. I don't own a windows computer in 15 years :(