[Mono-list] mono newbie question - running mono on Linux

[Miguel de Icaza]

> I don't understand? I need to compile Mono on a Window's machine
> and then port it to my Linux box? What's going on here? I just
> want mono and mcs to run on my Linux desktop and laptop so that I
> can try to develop some programs. How come Windows is required?

You need Windows if you want to develop the class libraries (as the
compiler can not compile the corlib yet). 

If you are not working on the corlib, then just get the
`mono-0.10.tar.gz' for Linux.  We have included binaries that will help
you bootstrap.

Also, I need to update the Web site, as I forgot to make these changes.

Miguel