[Mono-dev] Repeat builds of core assemblies

["Andrés G. Aragoneses"]

Hey Miguel,

On 22/04/14 21:53, Miguel de Icaza wrote:
> Hey guys,
> 
> The problem is that System, System.XML and System.Configuration are each
> defined in terms of the other assemblies.   So we gradually bring up
> each one of those assemblies up by first compiling a stub System, which
> we use to build System.XML and System.Configuration.   Then we rebuild
> System, this time referencing System.XML and System.Configuration so we
> can take a dependency on them, and so on.

How about if we simplify this, by using the following strategy:

- Move the interdependent types of those assemblies to corlib.
- Mark them as internal.
- Add InternalsVisibleTo for those assemblies towards mscorlib.
- Use type forwarders to bring those types back from mscorlib to the
correct places.

This way the build would be much simpler, without dependency cycles.

HTH,

  Andres

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