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Merge pull request #4716 from Unity-Technologies/eglib-msvc-targets
[mono.git] / README.md
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@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ create cross platform applications.  It is an open source
 implementation of Microsoft's .NET Framework based on the ECMA
 standards for C# and the Common Language Runtime.
 
 implementation of Microsoft's .NET Framework based on the ECMA
 standards for C# and the Common Language Runtime.
 
+The Mono project is part of the [.NET Foundation](http://www.dotnetfoundation.org/)
+
 [![Gitter](https://badges.gitter.im/Join%20Chat.svg)](https://gitter.im/mono/mono?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge&utm_content=badge)
 
 1. [Compilation and Installation](#compilation-and-installation)
 [![Gitter](https://badges.gitter.im/Join%20Chat.svg)](https://gitter.im/mono/mono?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge&utm_content=badge)
 
 1. [Compilation and Installation](#compilation-and-installation)
@@ -13,32 +15,46 @@ standards for C# and the Common Language Runtime.
 6. [Configuration Options](#configuration-options)
 7. [Working with Submodules](#working-with-submodules)
 
 6. [Configuration Options](#configuration-options)
 7. [Working with Submodules](#working-with-submodules)
 
-**Build Status**
-
-Officially supported architectures:
-
-| debian-amd64            | debian-i386            | debian-armel            | debian-armhf            | windows-amd64             |
-|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|
-| [![debian-amd64][1]][2] | [![debian-i386][3]][4] | [![debian-armel][5]][6] | [![debian-armhf][7]][8] | [![windows-amd64][9]][10] |
-
-Community supported architectures:
-
-| centos-s390x              |
-|---------------------------|
-| [![centos-s390x][11]][12] |
-
-[1]: http://jenkins.mono-project.com/job/test-mono-mainline/label=debian-amd64/badge/icon
-[2]: http://jenkins.mono-project.com/job/test-mono-mainline/label=debian-amd64/
-[3]: http://jenkins.mono-project.com/job/test-mono-mainline/label=debian-i386/badge/icon
-[4]: http://jenkins.mono-project.com/job/test-mono-mainline/label=debian-i386/
-[5]: http://jenkins.mono-project.com/job/test-mono-mainline/label=debian-armel/badge/icon
-[6]: http://jenkins.mono-project.com/job/test-mono-mainline/label=debian-armel/
-[7]: http://jenkins.mono-project.com/job/test-mono-mainline/label=debian-armhf/badge/icon
-[8]: http://jenkins.mono-project.com/job/test-mono-mainline/label=debian-armhf/
-[9]: https://ci.appveyor.com/api/projects/status/1e61ebdfpbiei58v/branch/master?svg=true
-[10]: https://ci.appveyor.com/project/ajlennon/mono-817/branch/master
-[11]: https://jenkins.mono-project.com/job/z/label=centos-s390x/badge/icon
-[12]: https://jenkins.mono-project.com/job/z/label=centos-s390x
+### Build Status
+
+| OS           | Architecture       | Status                       |
+|--------------|--------------------|------------------------------|
+| Ubuntu 14.04 | amd64              | [![ubuntu-1404-amd64][1]][2] |
+| Ubuntu 14.04 | i386               | [![ubuntu-1404-i386][3]][4]  |
+| Debian 8     | armel              | [![debian-8-armel][5]][6]    |
+| Debian 8     | armhf              | [![debian-8-armhf][7]][8]    |
+| Debian 8     | arm64              | [![debian-8-arm64][9]][10]   |
+| OS X         | amd64              | [![osx-amd64][11]][12]       |
+| OS X         | i386               | [![osx-i386][13]][14]        |
+| Windows      | amd64              | [![windows-amd64][15]][16]   |
+| Windows      | i386               | [![windows-amd64][17]][18]   |
+| CentOS       | s390x (cs)         | [![centos-s390x][19]][20]    |
+| Debian 8     | ppc64el (cs)       | [![debian-8-ppc64el][21]][22]|
+
+_(cs) = community supported architecture_
+
+[1]: https://jenkins.mono-project.com/job/test-mono-mainline-linux/label=ubuntu-1404-amd64/badge/icon
+[2]: https://jenkins.mono-project.com/job/test-mono-mainline-linux/label=ubuntu-1404-amd64
+[3]: https://jenkins.mono-project.com/job/test-mono-mainline-linux/label=ubuntu-1404-i386/badge/icon
+[4]: https://jenkins.mono-project.com/job/test-mono-mainline-linux/label=ubuntu-1404-i386/
+[5]: https://jenkins.mono-project.com/job/test-mono-mainline-linux/label=debian-8-armel/badge/icon
+[6]: https://jenkins.mono-project.com/job/test-mono-mainline-linux/label=debian-8-armel/
+[7]: https://jenkins.mono-project.com/job/test-mono-mainline-linux/label=debian-8-armhf/badge/icon
+[8]: https://jenkins.mono-project.com/job/test-mono-mainline-linux/label=debian-8-armhf/
+[9]: https://jenkins.mono-project.com/job/test-mono-mainline-linux/label=debian-8-arm64/badge/icon
+[10]: https://jenkins.mono-project.com/job/test-mono-mainline-linux/label=debian-8-arm64/
+[11]: https://jenkins.mono-project.com/job/test-mono-mainline/label=osx-amd64/badge/icon
+[12]: https://jenkins.mono-project.com/job/test-mono-mainline/label=osx-amd64/
+[13]: https://jenkins.mono-project.com/job/test-mono-mainline/label=osx-i386/badge/icon
+[14]: https://jenkins.mono-project.com/job/test-mono-mainline/label=osx-i386/
+[15]: https://jenkins.mono-project.com/job/z/label=w64/badge/icon
+[16]: https://jenkins.mono-project.com/job/z/label=w64/
+[17]: https://jenkins.mono-project.com/job/z/label=w32/badge/icon
+[18]: https://jenkins.mono-project.com/job/z/label=w32/
+[19]: https://jenkins.mono-project.com/job/test-mono-mainline-community/label=centos-s390x/badge/icon
+[20]: https://jenkins.mono-project.com/job/test-mono-mainline-community/label=centos-s390x
+[21]: https://jenkins.mono-project.com/job/test-mono-mainline-community-chroot/label=debian-8-ppc64el/badge/icon
+[22]: https://jenkins.mono-project.com/job/test-mono-mainline-community-chroot/label=debian-8-ppc64el
 
 Compilation and Installation
 ============================
 
 Compilation and Installation
 ============================
@@ -177,22 +193,18 @@ disable the compilation of a Mono runtime with the SGen garbage
 collector.
 
   * On platforms that support it, after building Mono, you will have
 collector.
 
   * On platforms that support it, after building Mono, you will have
-both a `mono` binary and a `mono-sgen` binary. `mono` uses Boehm,
+both a `mono-boehm` binary and a `mono-sgen` binary. `mono-boehm` uses Boehm,
 while `mono-sgen` uses the Simple Generational GC.
 
 while `mono-sgen` uses the Simple Generational GC.
 
-* `--with-gc=[included, boehm, none]` - Selects the default Boehm
+* `--with-libgc=[included, none]` - Selects the default Boehm
 garbage collector engine to use.
 
   * *included*: (*slightly modified Boehm GC*) This is the default
 value for the Boehm GC, and it's the most feature complete, it will
 allow Mono to use typed allocations and support the debugger.
 
 garbage collector engine to use.
 
   * *included*: (*slightly modified Boehm GC*) This is the default
 value for the Boehm GC, and it's the most feature complete, it will
 allow Mono to use typed allocations and support the debugger.
 
-  * *boehm*: This is used to use a system-install Boehm GC, it is
-useful to test new features available in Boehm GC, but we do not
-recommend that people use this, as it disables a few features.
-
   * *none*:
   * *none*:
-Disables the inclusion of a garbage collector.
+Disables the inclusion of a Boehm garbage collector.
 
   * This defaults to `included`.
 
 
   * This defaults to `included`.
 
@@ -449,6 +461,19 @@ disable it.
   * There are a number of runtime options to control this
 also, see the man page.
 
   * There are a number of runtime options to control this
 also, see the man page.
 
+* `--with-csc=roslyn,mcs,default`
+
+  * Use this option to configure which C# compiler to use.  By default
+    the configure script will pick Roslyn, except on platforms where
+    Roslyn does not work (Big Endian systems) where it will pick mcs.
+
+    If you specify "mcs", then Mono's C# compiler will be used.  This
+    also allows for a complete bootstrap of Mono's core compiler and
+    core libraries from source.
+
+    If you specify "roslyn", then Roslyn's C# compiler will be used.
+    This currently uses Roslyn binaries.
+  
 * `--enable-nacl`
 
   * This configures the Mono compiler to generate code
 * `--enable-nacl`
 
   * This configures the Mono compiler to generate code
@@ -507,3 +532,32 @@ to do at all), first edit `.gitmodules` to point to the new location, then:
 The desired output diff is a change in `.gitmodules` to reflect the
 change in the remote URL, and a change in /<submodule> where you see
 the desired change in the commit hash.
 The desired output diff is a change in `.gitmodules` to reflect the
 change in the remote URL, and a change in /<submodule> where you see
 the desired change in the commit hash.
+
+License
+=======
+
+See the LICENSE file for licensing information, and the PATENTS.TXT
+file for information about Microsoft's patent grant.
+
+Mono Trademark Use Policy
+=========================
+
+The use of trademarks and logos for Mono can be found [here] (http://www.dotnetfoundation.org/legal/mono-tm). 
+
+Maintaining the Class Library Solution Files
+============================================
+
+Mono now ships with a solution file that can be used to build the
+assemblies from an IDE.  Either by opening the topmost `net_4_x.sln`
+file, or to by loading one of the individual `csproj` files located in
+each directory.
+
+These are maintained by extracting the configuration information from
+our Makefiles, which as of May 2016 remain the canonical location for
+configuration information.
+
+When changes are made to the Makefiles, a user would need to run the
+following command to re-generate the solution files at the top level:
+
+       $ make update-solution-files
+
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