[Mono-list] Developing MONO

Sebastien Pouliot Sebastien Pouliot <spouliot@videotron.ca>
Thu, 06 Mar 2003 18:42:02 -0500
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Hello Graham,
  Sebastien, do you use cygwin then?

 Yes I do.

  I'm really keen on contributing (if I get the time) but I need to get =
the environment right. I'm a windows .net developer so would feel more =
at home in Windows. I take it that there aren't enough GNU build tools =
available for Windows to eliminate Cygwin are there? I've been trying =
for a while now to get Cygwin to build MONO from the scripts but there's =
always something wrong.

As I said I never (well that's not entirely true but close enough) tried =
to compile mono (under /mono/ in CVS) - so I didn't need the scripts. I =
only compile mcs, the class library, the tools (i.e. what's under /mcs/ =
in CVS) and, sometime, the doc (/mono/doc/web). This is far more easier =
to setup.

  This may be a na=EFve question but why is it so complicated building =
MONO? I mean these all these utilities used like configure, automake (or =
something).

 Many different environments. It makes us remember that cross platform =
development is difficult without Mono ;-)

  Final question (for now), why can't both the Windows and Unix builds =
use the same Nant file?

That would be nice (for the record I much prefer NAnt over makefiles =
:-).



Sebastien Pouliot
Security Architect, Motus Technologies, http://www.motus.com/
work: spouliot@motus.com
home: spouliot@videotron.ca




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use <SPAN=20
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right. I'm=20
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I've been=20
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build MONO=20
  from the scripts but there's always something=20
wrong.</SPAN></FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE>
<P class=3DMsoNormal dir=3Dltr><FONT face=3DArial color=3Dnavy =
size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">As I said I =
never (well=20
that's not entirely true but close enough) tried to compile =
mono&nbsp;(under=20
/mono/ in CVS) - so I didn't need the scripts. </SPAN></FONT><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
color=3Dnavy size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I only =
compile mcs, the=20
class library, the tools (i.e. what's under /mcs/ in CVS) and, sometime, =
the doc=20
(/mono/doc/web). This is far more easier to setup.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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  <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial color=3Dnavy size=3D2><SPAN=20
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a na=EFve=20
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these=20
  utilities used like <SPAN class=3DGramE>configure,</SPAN> <SPAN=20
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something).<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE>
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cross=20
platform development is difficult without Mono=20
;-)</FONT></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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question (for=20
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over=20
makefiles :-).</FONT></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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Pouliot<BR>Security Architect, Motus Technologies, <A=20
href=3D"http://www.motus.com/">http://www.motus.com/</A><BR>work: <A=20
href=3D"mailto:spouliot@motus.com">spouliot@motus.com</A><BR>home: <A=20
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