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Date:      Fri, 25 Aug 2017 20:50:18 +0100
From:      Alexander Regueiro <alexreg@gmail.com>
To:        David Naylor <naylor.b.david@gmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-mono@freebsd.org, =?utf-8?Q?Romain_Tarti=C3=A8re?= <romain@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Update on porting mono 5
Message-ID:  <DE259F69-EC05-4EB0-A52A-9D9CCD904E65@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <3186981.TyGdqNibkJ@dragon.local>
References:  <17078253.u2dgjZK1Z6@dragon.local> <20170815102120.GA29251@blogreen.org> <3186981.TyGdqNibkJ@dragon.local>

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What about getting mono to actually build first?

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> On 25 Aug 2017, at 20:41, David Naylor <naylor.b.david@gmail.com> wrote:
>=20
>> On Tuesday, 15 August 2017 12:21:20 Romain Tarti=C3=A8re wrote:
>> Hi David,
>>=20
>>> On Tue, Aug 15, 2017 at 09:11:57AM +0200, David Naylor wrote:
>>> Here is an update on porting mono 5:
>>> - mono: 5.1.0.1 (needs to be updated to 5.2, tests run)
>>> - msbuild: 15.3 (needs tests ported and run, upstream bugs filed)
>>> - fsharp: 4.1.25 (WIP)
>>> - monodevelop: 7.0.1.24 (WIP)
>>> - gtksharp20: 2.12.45 (WIP)
>>> - avahi-sharp: 0.7 (not started)
>>> - bumping all dependent ports (not started)
>>> - exp-run (not started)
>>>=20
>>> Would anyone be interested in doing a (Phabricator) review?
>>=20
>> I don't actively use mono nowadays but sure, I can check if my old code
>> tests suites still pass with the update.  I have just registered to
>> Phabricator and have no previous experience with this tool, so get ready
>> to teach me stuff ;-)
>=20
> Great, thanks. =20
>=20
> Here is a status update (with patch [1][3]).  Things aren't ready yet, but=
 as=20
> it=20
> stands:
> - lang/mono: 5.2.0.215 (tests failing in mcs/class/corlib [run-test-local]=
)
> - devel/msbuild: 15.3 (tests failing [with SIGABRT])
> - lang/sharp: 4.1.25 (tests failing in math/measures/test.fsx [Invalid IL=20=

> code])
> - x11-toolkits/gtk-sharp20: 2.12.45
> - x11-toolkits/gnome-sharp20: 2.24.4
> WIP:
> - devel/monodevelop: 7.1.0.1297 (full nuget package restore required [extr=
a=20
> nuget support required])
> - devel/mono-addins: depreciate [2] (broken with mono5), fix dependencies
> TODO:
> - mono: test self hosting
> - update mono-lite version
> - avahi-sharp: 0.7
> - bump all dependent ports
> - exp-run
> - commit to ports
> - upstream patches
> - fix tests
>=20
> Note that the failing tests don't worry me too much.  Most of them are edg=
e=20
> cases that won't affect the average user (i.e. not a blocker to commit to=20=

> ports) - also I don't know how many tests are failing on other platforms (=
if=20
> any). =20
>=20
> [1] git clone https://github.com/DragonSA/ports; cd ports; git diff=20
> master..origin/mono5.2.0.215
> [2] A general discussion needs to be had around nuget packages.  How do we=
=20
> consume them?
>  i) as downloads with each port containing a copy
> ii) local ports with consistency across the Ports Collections
> iii) A mixture of the above (i.e. (ii) is there is a native component,=20
> otherwise (i))
> I prefer (ii) as I think it gives the end user the best leverage to patch=20=

> issues with nuget packages locally (and to get updates without waiting on a=
)=20
> upstream, and b) us/ports maintainer).  However, at this point that option=
 is=20
> at 0% progress. =20
> [3] https://people.freebsd.org/~dbn/mono-20170825.diff.xz



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