[Mono-dev] Problem with System.Data on linux mono

[Atsushi Eno]

Hi,

Patrick Tan wrote:
> I'm just starting to work with mono on linux using C#. I have mono 
> installed on my linux machine but when I run my C# program it gives me 
> the following error:
> 
> Test.cs(2) error CS0234: The type or namespace name `Data' could not be 
> found in namespace `System'
> Test.cs(2) error CS0246: The namespace `System.Data' can not be found 
> (missing assembly reference?)
>    Try using -r:System.Data

As this message suggests, use -r:System.Data in your command line.

MCS has different design principle as csc has. It avoids extra
assembly references and thus saves extraneous memory usage.

(If you don't really have System.Data.dll and you specified
-r:System.Data correctly, then the error message would be different.)

Atsushi Eno