[Mono-devel-list] Weird warnings using mcs svn on Windows

[Gert Driesen]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marek Safar" <marek.safar at seznam.cz>
To: "Gert Driesen" <gert.driesen at telenet.be>
Cc: <mono-devel-list at lists.ximian.com>
Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 11:31 AM
Subject: Re: [Mono-devel-list] Weird warnings using mcs svn on Windows


> Hello,
>
> >>>As of recently, I get the following warning (numerous times) when using
> >>>
> >>>
> >mcs
> >
> >
> >>>svn to compile even the simplest app on Windows:
> >>>
> >>>warning CS8028: The method 'System.Object.Finalize()' is marked
> >>>
> >>>
> >'override',
> >
> >
> >>>but
> >>>doesn't appear to override any virtual or abstract method: it may be
> >>>
> >>>
> >ignored
> >
> >
> >>>dur
> >>>ing overload resolution
> >>>C:\cygwin\usr\local\lib\mono\1.0\mscorlib.dll: 'System.Object.Finalize'
> >>>(name of
> >>>symbol related to previous warning
> >>>
> >>>Any idea what might be causing this ?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>It is caused by one of  last Hari commit. I will look at this,
> >>unfortunately I have not had time so far.
> >>
> >>But even if you are using mcs on windows you should use Mono runtime
> >>because mcs functionality with Microsoft runtime is limited.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >I am using the Mono runtime, that's what makes this warning so weird.
> >
> >
> No, I don't think you are using Mono runtime.
>
> Try to compile some simple code by mono mcs.exe x.cs and then by
> mono.exe mcs.exe x.cs (add correct path to mcs)

I don't have access to my dev box right now, but I'll try that when I get
home this evening.

Although I'm pretty sure I also tried mono
c:\cygwin\usr\local\lib\mono\1.0\mcs.exe x.cs

> >I have no problems using gmcs svn on Windows, and no problems using mcs
or
> >gmcs (both built from svn) on linux.
> >
> Because Martin have not integrated the changes yet.

Ok, that explains.

Thanks !

Gert