[Mono-list] cannot find metadata file MySql.Data.dll

[Andreas Färber]

Am 23.04.2010 um 18:02 schrieb Miguel de Icaza:

> My guess is that this is what the names mean:
>
> mcs = Mono C# (or Mono C sharp)
> gmcs = Generics mcs (generics being .NET 2.0 feature)
> dmcs = Dynamic mcs (dynamic being a 4.0 feature)
> smcs = Silverlight mcs (Moonlight being an implementation of  
> Silverlight)
>
> That is exactly what they mean.
>
> Although "mcs' predates the name Mono, so it originally stood for  
> "Miguel's C Sharp"

Which still is odd, given it's not a language but a compiler. Did mcsc  
seem too long at the time? ;)

Andreas