[Mono-dev] Debian CI & PPA for Ubuntu/Debian

[Miguel de Icaza]

Hello Chris,

I am not sure that we will cover every possible Linux, but we will try to
cover the major Linux distributions/versions.

So there is still room for other minor versions to keep their own builds
going.


On Mon, Jun 16, 2014 at 7:34 AM, Chris Tacke <ctacke at opennetcf.com> wrote:

> Does this mean you ‘ll start looking at hosting official packages for
> other distros too?  For example, I currently maintain a 586 (not 686) build
> for Wind River Linux.  For a variety of reasons, not having to do that
> myself sure would be nice.
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> -Chris
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> *From:* mono-devel-list-bounces at lists.ximian.com [mailto:
> mono-devel-list-bounces at lists.ximian.com] *On Behalf Of *Miguel de Icaza
> *Sent:* Monday, June 16, 2014 8:16 AM
> *To:* Alexander Trauzzi
> *Cc:* mono-devel
> *Subject:* Re: [Mono-dev] Debian CI & PPA for Ubuntu/Debian
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> Hello Alexander,
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> We are getting our house in order in terms of Linux support.   Jo Shields,
> one of the Mono/Debian maintainers will be joining Xamarin this July to
> work on both keeping our packages up to date on Linux, as well as restoring
> our sanity when it comes to regressions, public CI and other services that
> have languished.
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> We really wish he could start earlier, but he had to wrap up a long
> commitment with his current employer.
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> That said, we look forward for a bright and lovely future for Mono on
> Linux again.
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> Miguel
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> On Mon, Jun 16, 2014 at 6:07 AM, Alexander Trauzzi <atrauzzi at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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> Hello to the Mono devel list!
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> I started a discussion this weekend on ubuntu-devel-discuss to talk about
> Mono on that platform and getting more current versions available. You can
> catch up here:
> https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-discuss/2014-June/015005.html
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> As we started to untangle things, it came up that the current CI for Mono
> on Debian is currently not working.  I'm not familiar with building Mono or
> properly packaging software, however I'm wondering if this is something
> Xamarin/Mono could take a look at?
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> I know historically this relationship has been a bit strange, but what I'm
> looking for here as a "user" of Mono is for the two sides to somehow come
> together -- I think there's a decent amount interest in having the latest &
> greatest available on Ubuntu.
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> Failing all that, perhaps at the very least, the discussion here on this
> list could focus on what exactly it would take (from Mono/Xamarin's
> perspective) to get current versions of Mono flowing on Ubuntu again.
>  Also, feel free to jump over to the other discussion if it's appropriate.
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> Before I finish, a choice tweet from a while back:
> https://twitter.com/migueldeicaza/status/442491724683018241
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> This might just be me, but ensuring developers on Ubuntu are on the same
> footing as Mac/Windows would definitely go a long way towards that hope.
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> All the best!
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>   Alexander Trauzzi
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>   atrauzzi at gmail.com
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