Jarek, I couldn't agree more. I already posted a message about this (and a few other issues) in the Mono dev list earlier.
I really hope the Mono team will reconsider this ... Gert ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jaroslaw Kowalski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, April 30, 2004 11:35 PM Subject: [Mono-list] GAC-only installation? > Hi! > > I've noticed that under the new build system some libraries are only > installed into GAC. > That means that there's no longer "/usr/lib/System.*.dll" that could be used > for compilation as a reference. > > That means I have to do: > > export MONO_PATH=~/src/mcs/class/lib/default/ > > before I can even run "mcs -r System.Data.dll xxx.cs" > > MS keeps the second copy of each system dll in the same directory where > csc.exe is located (C:\WINNT\Microsft.NET\Framework\v1.1.4322) for the sole > purpose of referencing it during compilation. Note that MS doesn't allow you > to reference dlls in the GAC. > > Are you planning to have a similar structure in mono-1.0? If not, what will > the setup look like? I would vote for a flat directory where "mcs.exe" and > all libraries are kept - just because it's simple and familiar to csc.exe > users. > > Jarek > > BTW. Because of this issue, NAnt/CVS is no longer runnable on Mono ;-( > > _______________________________________________ > Mono-list maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/mono-list > _______________________________________________ Mono-list maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/mono-list
