[Mono-devel-list] GAC and third party libraries: post Beta planning.

[Ian MacLean]

Gert Driesen wrote:

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>>csc /r:foo.dll -r:fullpath/gtk-sharp.dll ie nant will do the pkg-config
>>lookup to get the file reference.
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>Sure, I wasn't saying we can't support these package references for third
>party libraries, but we can't do this for system libraries without loosing
>portability of build files ...
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Does it apply to system assemblies ? won't they still be referenced with 
/r:System.Data as they are now ?

>Again, sorry if that's the message I've been sending out ... It wasn't my
>intention to rant about this ...
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>I am concerned about compatibility yes, but I guess in this case its better
>to just lay back, and have you guys sort it out....
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Thats not what I was suggesting at all.

Ian