[Mono-dev] problems compiling using System.Configuration using Mono 2.0

[Bill Holmes]

Hi,

Try gmcs instead of mcs.

-bill

2008/10/14 mike horsley <mhorsley at vqlive.com>:
> I can use the following on MS:
>
> System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.AppSettings(……..)
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> This requires a reference to System.Configuration.
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> I'm trying to do the same on mono 2.0 (using the VMWARE image) but cant
> figure out what reference I need to give mcs to get it to compile.
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>
> I've tried "-r:System.Configuration.dll" and get the mcs error "cannot find
> metadata file 'System.Configuration.dll" whereas if I use
>  "-r:System.Configuration.Install.dll" (having found the dlls in
> /user/lib/mono/2.0/) I get the mcs error "Error CS0234 the type or namespace
> 'ConfigurationManager' does not exist in the namespace
> 'System.Configuration' are you missing an assembly reference?
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> I can use the legacy mode ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings but this then
> means I have 2 variants of code (one for Windows, one for Linux)
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>
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> Any help appreciated!
>
> Mike
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