[Mono-list] MacOS packages.

Miguel de Icaza miguel@novell.com
Tue, 24 Feb 2004 21:43:17 -0500


Hello,

> Well actually I agree that the shell scripts 'mono' and 'mcs' might 
> live in /usr/bin, but I would create a Framework and put it in 
> /System/Library/Frameworks/MonoVM.Framework the same way as 
> /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.Framework is placed (look at the 
> folder structure within the framework to see how Apple is structuring 
> such a beast).
> 
> But the .Net assemblies should live in 
> /System/Library/Frameworks/MonoVM.Framework/Versions/0.30/Assemblies 
> where there is a link pointing there @ 
> /System/Library/Frameworks/MonoVM.Framework/Assemblies.
> 
> That would conform with Apple's standard much better: I don't know how 
> we would have to build mono to include those in the assembly load 
> path...

I think you just build mono with a prefix of:

	/System/Library/Frameworks/MonoVM.Framework

And just copy anything that is installed in the bin/ subdirectory to
/usr/bin.

As for the versioning: we will be taking care of library versions in a
different way (the GAC approach)