[Mono-list] The type or namespace name `WebClient' could not be found.

[Chris F]

I'm using xbuild.  Would that cause the problem?



Andy Hume wrote:
> 
> Response inline.
> 
> 
> Chris F wrote:
>> 
>> I'm trying to compile a C# app on Ubuntu with Mono 1.9.1
>> Mono was compiled with only --prefix.
>> 
>> The code is:
>> 
>> using System;
>> using System.Web;
>> using System.IO;
>> using System.Xml;
>> .
>> .
>> .
>> 
>> WebClient imgClient = new WebClient();
>> 
>> 
>> Now when I compile:
>> Target CoreCompile:
>>                 Tool /opt/mono-1.9.1/bin/gmcs execution started with
>> arguments: /noconfig /debug:full /debug+ /optimize-
>> /out:bin/Debug/ECommerceBridge.Plugins.dll PluginBase.cs
>> Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs UserFilesManager.cs CredentialsManager.cs
>> CartManager.cs /target:library /unsafe- /define:DEBUG;TRACE
>> /reference:/opt/mono-1.9.1/lib/mono/gac/log4net/1.2.9.0__b32731d11ce58905/log4net.dll
>> /reference:/d0/ecommercebridge/Bin/ECommerceBridge.API.dll
>> /reference:/d0/ecommercebridge/Bin/Modules.Model.dll
>> /reference:/d0/ecommercebridge/Bin/MySql.Data.dll
>> /reference:/opt/mono-1.9.1/lib/mono/gac/System/2.1.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.dll
>> /reference:/opt/mono-1.9.1/lib/mono/gac/System.Configuration/2.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Configuration.dll
>> /reference:/opt/mono-1.9.1/lib/mono/gac/System.Data/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Data.dll
>> /reference:/opt/mono-1.9.1/lib/mono/gac/System.Web/2.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Web.dll
>> /reference:/opt/mono-1.9.1/lib/mono/gac/System.Xml/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Xml.dll
>> /warn:4
>> UserFilesManager.cs(51,9):   error CS0246:  The type or namespace name
>> `WebClient' could not be found. Are you missing a using directive or an
>> assembly reference?
>> UserFilesManager.cs(90,17):   error CS0246:  The type or namespace name
>> `WebClient' could not be found. Are you missing a using directive or an
>> assembly reference?
>> 
> 
> There's something wrong there. 
> "...gac/System/2.1.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.dll" is a reference to the
> Silverlight version of System.dll.  It should reference version 2.0.  I
> don't know why that has happened.  Are you compiling in MonoDevelop? 
> Maybe someone else can explain why that might happen.
> 
> Or are you using xbuild?
> 
> 
> Chris F wrote:
>> 
>> From what I gather System.Net is included in System.
>> Also I've tried adding: using System.net that doesn't work
>> Tried prepending WebClient with System.Net that doesn't work
>> 
> 
> It is System.Net.WebClient, so the latter should work.  But the casing is
> wrong in the former.
> 
> Works for me anyway:
> 
> linux at linux:~> cat wc.cs 
> using System;
> using System.Net;
> 
> class Foo
> {
>     static void Main()
>     {
>         WebClient cli = new WebClient();
>         Console.WriteLine();
>     }
> }
> linux at linux:~> gmcs wc.cs 
> wc.cs(8,19): warning CS0219: The variable `cli' is assigned but its value
> is never used
> Compilation succeeded - 1 warning(s)
> linux at linux:~> 
> 
> 
> 
> Chris F wrote:
>> 
>> I've added it as a direct reference in an ItemGroup in the csproj file..
>>     <Reference Include="System.Net" />
>> 
>> It doesn't like that at all.
>> 
>> How can I get this to compile?
>> I'm at my wits end.
>> 
>> Thanks
>> 
>> Chris
>> 
>> 
> 
> 

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