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

[Alexander Trauzzi]

That makes sense and I definitely agree that Xamarin can't support every
single distribution under the sun.  The most popular ones in deployment
scenarios are the closest to a target-able commercial release Linux gets.


On Mon, Jun 16, 2014 at 9:39 AM, Miguel de Icaza <miguel at xamarin.com> wrote:

> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> -Chris
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *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
>>
>>
>>
>> Hello Alexander,
>>
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> We really wish he could start earlier, but he had to wrap up a long
>> commitment with his current employer.
>>
>>
>>
>> That said, we look forward for a bright and lovely future for Mono on
>> Linux again.
>>
>>
>>
>> Miguel
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jun 16, 2014 at 6:07 AM, Alexander Trauzzi <atrauzzi at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Hello to the Mono devel list!
>>
>>
>>
>> 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
>>
>>
>>
>> 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?
>>
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> Before I finish, a choice tweet from a while back:
>> https://twitter.com/migueldeicaza/status/442491724683018241
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> All the best!
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>   Alexander Trauzzi
>>
>>   atrauzzi at gmail.com
>>
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