[Mono-list] Binaries naming

[Todd Berman]

Which wouldn't remove the pnet mono block...

--Todd

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mono-list-admin@lists.ximian.com [mailto:mono-list-
> admin@lists.ximian.com] On Behalf Of Asier Llano Palacios
> Sent: October 14, 2003 1:19 PM
> To: 'Daniel Morgan'; 'Pavlica, Nick'
> Cc: 'Mono List'
> Subject: RE: [Mono-list] Binaries naming
> 
> But they would have hardcoded the "ilasm.exe".
> So a simlink from "ilasm" or "ilasm.exe" to milasm could also work.
> 
> Asier
> 
> > -----Mensaje original-----
> > De: mono-list-admin@lists.ximian.com [mailto:mono-list-
> > admin@lists.ximian.com] En nombre de Daniel Morgan
> > Enviado el: martes, 14 de octubre de 2003 19:05
> > Para: Pavlica, Nick; Asier Llano Palacios
> > CC: Mono List
> > Asunto: RE: [Mono-list] Binaries naming
> >
> > For milasm, it would not work because there are some compilers that
have
> > ilasm hard-coded.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: mono-list-admin@lists.ximian.com
> > [mailto:mono-list-admin@lists.ximian.com]On Behalf Of Pavlica, Nick
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 12:53 PM
> > To: Asier Llano Palacios
> > Cc: Mono List
> > Subject: Re: [Mono-list] Binaries naming
> >
> >
> > I like this suggestion!  This naming consistency would have
definitely
> > made my first experience with Mono better because it would have
helped
> > reduce the learning curve.  And in my opinion, any time you can
build in
> > consistency it's a good thing.  Just look at some of the problems
with
> > swing/awt :)
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, 2003-10-14 at 05:12, Asier Llano Palacios wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I've bin thinking about the names of the executables and found the
> > following
> > > two cosmetic problems.
> > >
> > > a) Unconsistent naming, some of the including an 'm' at the
beginning,
> > some
> > > of them 'mono' and some of them nothing at all.
> > > 	mcs: for the compiler
> > > 	mono: for the jit
> > > 	mint: for the interpreter
> > > 	ilasm: for the assembler
> > > 	monodis: for the disassembler
> > > 	monodoc: for the documentation
> > > 	....
> > >
> > > b) Distributions make pnet and mono block each other just because
of
> > sharing
> > > the name of 'ilasm'. Although I'm not a fan of pnet it is a pity
to
> > block
> > > each other for sharing just the name of one executable.
> > >
> > > c) Windows people ask for tools that already exist, because they
don't
> > know
> > > the mono's name of the same tool. (I was thinking about a mail
asking
> > for
> > > the disassembler).
> > >
> > > I know that it would be a little change in source, but a big
change in
> > the
> > > documentation, in the working of the people and packaging. But, I
was
> > > thinking that if the change is proposed, the sooner, the better.
> > > (Once Mono 1.0 is released, it is clearly too late).
> > >
> > > Just I was thinking that it would be better if for Mono 1.0 the
> > executables
> > > would be called:
> > > 	mcsc: for the compiler
> > > 	mjit: for the jit
> > > 	mint: for the interpreter
> > > 	milasm: for the assembler
> > > 	mdoc: for the documentation
> > > 	....
> > >
> > > I think it would make everything more consistent and easier for
people
> > to
> > > start working with mono.
> > > Don't you think it would look as a more organized framework?
> > >
> > > I know it would be a hard job, so don't blame me just for
thinking.
> I'm
> > open
> > > to hear your thoughts.
> > >
> > > Asier Llano
> > >
> > >
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