[Mono-dev] Advice on Standard Tags to represent Runtimes

[Jamie Cansdale]

> In NUnit, it is now possible to specify the runtime under
> which tests should be run. For MS CLRs, I use net-1.0,
> net-1.1, net-2.0, etc. For mono, I use mono-1.0 and
> mono-2.0. I took this convention from NAnt.
>
This is confusing because NAnt uses this to specify compiler tools
whereas NUnit is specifying the runtime. I'm guessing that in NAnt
mono-1.0 means use 'gmc' and mono-2.0 means use 'gmcs'. What does
mono-1.0 mean in NUnit when used to specify a runtime version?

> Q1: Is this convention confusing? I considered using
> any-1.1, etc. but that looked a bit dumb.
>
This is confusing. AFAIK there is no neat mapping between .NET and
Mono versions and the CLI specs.

> Q2: Do you think net-x.x should be used for the generic
> case rather than for Microsoft?
>
.NET is a Microsoft brand. Using it for the generic case would be
confuse things. We could maybe use something like net-x.x-equiv, but
then we're back to the problem of there being no neat mapping between
.NET and Mono versions.

> Q3: When the runtime under which a test should execute
> (in a project file) would you rather see the vx.x form
> or an explicit combo like mono-2.0+net-2.0?
>
An explicit combo like: mono-2.0+mono-2.0.1+mono-2.2+mono-2.4+net-2.0

This would be a great way to flush out regressions. :-)

Regards,
Jamie.

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On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 3:13 AM, Charlie Poole <charlie at nunit.com> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> This is a bit OT for the dev list, but I suspect I'll get
> more solid answers based on experience here than elsewhere.
>
> In NUnit, it is now possible to specify the runtime under
> which tests should be run. For MS CLRs, I use net-1.0,
> net-1.1, net-2.0, etc. For mono, I use mono-1.0 and
> mono-2.0. I took this convention from NAnt.
>
> These tags are used in several text files and also appear
> in dropdowns in the GUI.
>
> The problem comes up when I want to indicate that a test
> must be run under a particular CLR version, without regard
> to whether it's mono, ms .NET or something else. In that
> case, I started to use v1.0, etc. but I'm not sure it's
> very clear.
>
> Q1: Is this convention confusing? I considered using
> any-1.1, etc. but that looked a bit dumb.
>
> Q2: Do you think net-x.x should be used for the generic
> case rather than for Microsoft? If so, what would you
> expect to see for Microsoft.
>
> Q3: When the runtime under which a test should execute
> (in a project file) would you rather see the vx.x form
> or an explicit combo like mono-2.0+net-2.0?
>
> This is something that is quite easy to change - up to
> the point where people start using it - so I'd like
> to get it right the first time!
>
> Thanks,
> Charlie
>
>
>
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