[Mono-bugs] [Bug 59175][Wis] Changed - MCS not reporting missing assembly correctly

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Changed by gonzalo@ximian.com.

http://bugzilla.ximian.com/show_bug.cgi?id=59175

--- shadow/59175	2004-05-27 08:36:50.000000000 -0400
+++ shadow/59175.tmp.30243	2004-05-27 12:11:06.000000000 -0400
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 Bug#: 59175
 Product: Mono: Compilers
 Version: unspecified
 OS: Windows XP
 OS Details: 
-Status: NEW   
-Resolution: 
-Severity: 
+Status: RESOLVED   
+Resolution: NOTABUG
+Severity: Unknown
 Priority: Wishlist
 Component: C#
 AssignedTo: mono-bugs@ximian.com                            
 ReportedBy: pbaena@uol.com.ar               
 QAContact: mono-bugs@ximian.com
 TargetMilestone: ---
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@
 `MonoWorkerRequest' 
 Compilation failed: 2 error(s), 0 warnings 
  
  
 That happens because I didn't put -r:System.Web.dll as a reference. Why 
 it didn't report the missing assembly instead of failing silently?
+
+------- Additional Comments From gonzalo@ximian.com  2004-05-27 12:11 -------
+Because mcs doesn't know about all the classes in the world and where
+they are ;-). Sometimes it provides a hint like 'perhaps missing
+assembly reference?'