[Mono-list] mod_mono

[Gonzalo Paniagua Javier]

On Thu, 2004-11-25 at 02:32 -0600, Steve Deobald wrote:
> Hi Darren, Gonz, Joseph, everyone,
> 
> While we're on the topic, I figured I'd query Gonzalo on an issue the
> br-mono.org guys have been having recently. I'm hosting them with the
> #50049 workaround, as I am a few people, but their development is pretty
> heavy. It seems that when they update assemblies on the server their
> socket needs a kick (delete & re-create) before the server will
> recognize a new assembly was uploaded. No one else has really noticed
> this since the sockets get recreated on a pretty regular basis
> anyway. :)
> 
> I've recently noticed this myself when doing some small ASP.net work for
> gotmono.net. I've got all my ASP.net folks set up with a web interface
> now to restart their own socket, but this isn't terribly convenient.
> [Aside: I'll be releasing the code for this little web script, amongst
> others, very soon. I'd like to get everything cleaned up first. Just in
> case anyone else is interested.]
> 
> I'm wondering - where should I start looking to resolve this problem? Is
> it mod_mono's job or XSP's to recognize an assembly has changed? If we
> can come to an agreement about how to implement Darren's suggestions
> this seems like something that would work right alongside. Unless I'm
> way off track.

That's a known bug (in bugzilla).

-Gonzalo