Hi Atsushi, I missed seeing this note when you first sent it, but I'll reply now with a comments and a questions.
Comment: You are incorrect about how folks install NUnit on Windows. It doesn't go into the GAC at all. Question: Am I wrong in believing that you can't build and test mono if you overwrite the copy of NUnit that comes with Mono? If I am wrong, then there's no real problem, but maybe still enough of an apparent problem to confuse some people. If you want to attract folks to Mono, then I think it's important not to confuse them. :-) Charlie > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Atsushi Eno > Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 9:49 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Mono-list] SPAM-LOW: Re: NUnit Version - Upgrade soon? > > I don't know any problem on using the latest or any > development versions of NUnit under Mono in the same way as > .NET users do i.e. install his or her favorite versions of it > in the GAC. > > That is irrelevant to what Mono team uses. It blocks no one > from using other versions. Or people can even overwrite the > pre-installed version. > > Atsushi Eno > > Charlie Poole wrote: > > Hi, > > > >>>> This isn't a criticism - just something I'm trying to get an > >>>> understanding about. There seems to be some obstacle to NUnit > >>>> adoption (I don't mean obsolete versions, but up to date > >> ones) in the > >>>> Mono community and I'd like to figure out the reasons. > >>> I assume it is just because of the build complexity. Very > >> few people > >>> know what'd go on there ;-) And we don't think the existing old > >>> version is fine. > >> Err, I mean, we don't think the existing old version is > problematic. > > > > If you mean not problematic for building Mono, I agree. > > > > However, if the version you use to build Mono is then built > into the > > binary distribution of Mono, it becomes available for use > in writing > > applications. That's what I see as problematic. > > > > IMO, there should be a distinction between the NUnit you > use to build > > Mono - call it the bootstrap NUnit - and the NUnit that > runs on top of > > Mono for use by folks developing applications. > > > > If that separation is once made, I think it can then become > very easy > > to upgrade the application version, when needed. > > > > Charlie > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > _______________________________________________ Mono-list maillist - [email protected] http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/mono-list
