Tried the same thing under OpenSUSE 12.3 and I get the same failure, so I'm thinking it's not an environment problem, but a source code problem.
-Chris > -----Original Message----- > From: mono-devel-list-boun...@lists.ximian.com [mailto:mono-devel-list- > boun...@lists.ximian.com] On Behalf Of Chris Tacke > Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 2:43 PM > To: mono-devel-list@lists.ximian.com > Subject: [Mono-dev] Building source fails: gmcs command not found > > I'm trying to build Mono from the git source under a brand-new installation > of Fedora 18. > > I'm following the instructions here: > > http://www.mono-project.com/Compiling_Mono_From_Git > > When I run make, I'm getting a failure after a while while it's attempting to > make the runtime folder: > > if test -w /rootmono/mcs; then :; else chmod -R +w /root/mono/mcs; fi > cd /root/mono/mcs && make --no-print-director -s NO_DIR_CHECK=1 > PROFILES=' net_2_0 net_3_5 net_4_0 net_4_5 ' CC='gcc' all-profiles > make[6] gmcs: Command not found > > Now I'm pretty new to Mono - very, very new to trying to build it (first time) > so I've got a steep learning curve to climb, but my reading of this: > > http://www.mono-project.com/CSharp_Compiler > > is that gmcs is the old compiler for 2.0 and mcs should be what's being used > for newer stuff. > > So I have a few questions. > > First, and most obviously, is how do I get Mono to build in this environment. > Second, though, is I'd like to understand why this is failing. Why is it > trying to > use gmcs in the first place? > > -Chris > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mono-devel-list mailing list > Mono-devel-list@lists.ximian.com > http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/mono-devel-list _______________________________________________ Mono-devel-list mailing list Mono-devel-list@lists.ximian.com http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/mono-devel-list