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@@ -4,25 +4,27 @@
 ..
 .TH mcs 1 "6 January 2001"
 .SH NAME 
 ..
 .TH mcs 1 "6 January 2001"
 .SH NAME 

-mcs \- Mono C# Compiler
+mcs \- Turbo C# Compiler

 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B mcs 
 [option] [source-files]
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B mcs 
 [option] [source-files]
 .SH DESCRIPTION

-mcs is the Mono C# compiler, an implementation of the ECMA-334
-language specification.  You can pass one or more options to drive the
-compiler, and a set of source files.  Extra options or arguments can
-be provided in a response file.  Response files are referenced by
-prepending the @ symbol to the response file name.
+mcs is the Turbo C# compiler (also known as the Mono C# compiler), it
+is an implementation of the ECMA-334 language specification.  You can
+pass one or more options to drive the compiler, and a set of source
+files.  Extra options or arguments can be provided in a response file.
+Response files are referenced by prepending the @ symbol to the
+response file name.

 .PP
 The 
 .I mcs
 compiler is used to compile against the latest Mono Base Class Library
 .PP
 The 
 .I mcs
 compiler is used to compile against the latest Mono Base Class Library

-version and fully implements C# 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 and 4.0 specifications.
+version and fully implements C# 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0 and 6.0
+specifications with partial support for C# 7.0.

 .PP
 See the section on packages for more information.
 .PP
 .PP
 See the section on packages for more information.
 .PP

-The Mono C# compiler accepts the same command line options that the
+The Turbo C# compiler accepts the same command line options that the

 Microsoft C# compiler does.  Those options can start with a slash or a
 dash (/checked is the same as -checked).  Additionally some GNU-like
 options are supported, those begin with "--".  All MCS-specific flags
 Microsoft C# compiler does.  Those options can start with a slash or a
 dash (/checked is the same as -checked).  Additionally some GNU-like
 options are supported, those begin with "--".  All MCS-specific flags


@@ -36,13 +38,13 @@ for partial compilation.  To achieve the benefits of partial
 compilation, you should compile programs into their own assemblies,
 and later reference them with the "-r" flag.
 .PP
 compilation, you should compile programs into their own assemblies,
 and later reference them with the "-r" flag.
 .PP

-The Mono C# compiler generates images (.exe files) that contain CIL
+The Turbo C# compiler generates images (.exe files) that contain CIL

 byte code that can be executed by any system that implements a Common
 Language Infrastructure virtual machine such as the Microsoft .NET
 runtime engine on Windows or the Mono runtime engine on Unix systems.
 Executables are not bound to a specific CPU or operating system.
 .PP
 byte code that can be executed by any system that implements a Common
 Language Infrastructure virtual machine such as the Microsoft .NET
 runtime engine on Windows or the Mono runtime engine on Unix systems.
 Executables are not bound to a specific CPU or operating system.
 .PP

-The Mono C# compiler by default only references three assemblies:
+The Turbo C# compiler by default only references three assemblies:

 mscorlib.dll, System.dll and System.Xml.dll.   If you want to
 reference extra libraries you must manually specify them using the
 -pkg: command line option or the -r: command line option.
 mscorlib.dll, System.dll and System.Xml.dll.   If you want to
 reference extra libraries you must manually specify them using the
 -pkg: command line option or the -r: command line option.


@@ -52,7 +54,7 @@ use the -pkg:dotnet command line option.
 .SH OPTIONS
 .TP
 .I \-\-about
 .SH OPTIONS
 .TP
 .I \-\-about

-Displays information about the Mono C# compiler
+Displays information about the Turbo C# compiler

 .TP
 .I \-\-addmodule:MODULE1[,MODULE2]
 Includes the specified modules in the resulting assembly.  Modules are
 .TP
 .I \-\-addmodule:MODULE1[,MODULE2]
 Includes the specified modules in the resulting assembly.  Modules are


@@ -163,7 +165,7 @@ The possible values are:
 .TP
 .I "Default"
 Instruct compiler to use the latest version. Equivalent is to omit the
 .TP
 .I "Default"
 Instruct compiler to use the latest version. Equivalent is to omit the

-switch (this currently defaults to the C# 4.0 language specification).
+switch (this currently defaults to the C# 6.0 language specification).

 .TP
 .I "ISO-1"
 Restrict compiler to use only first ISO standardized features.
 .TP
 .I "ISO-1"
 Restrict compiler to use only first ISO standardized features.


@@ -183,11 +185,19 @@ Restrict the compiler to use only the features available in C# 3.0
 Restrict the compiler to use only the features available in C# 4.0
 specification.
 .TP
 Restrict the compiler to use only the features available in C# 4.0
 specification.
 .TP

-.I "future"
+.I "5"
+Restrict the compiler to use only the features available in C# 5.0
+specification.
+.TP
+.I "6"
+Restrict the compiler to use only the features available in C# 6.0
+specification.
+.TP
+.I "experimental"

 Enables unstable features from upcoming versions of the language.
 .PP
 Notice that this flag only restricts the language features available to
 Enables unstable features from upcoming versions of the language.
 .PP
 Notice that this flag only restricts the language features available to

-the programmer. A version of produced assemblies can be controled using
+the programmer. A version of produced assemblies can be controlled using

 .I SDK
 option.
 .ne
 .I SDK
 option.
 .ne


@@ -229,6 +239,9 @@ Names the output file to be generated.
 .I \-\-parse
 Used for benchmarking.  The compiler will only parse its input files.
 .TP
 .I \-\-parse
 Used for benchmarking.  The compiler will only parse its input files.
 .TP

+.I \-pathmap:K=V[,Kn=Vn]
+Sets a mapping for source path names used in generated output.
+.TP

 .I \-pkg:package1[,packageN]
 Reference assemblies for the given packages.
 .Sp
 .I \-pkg:package1[,packageN]
 Reference assemblies for the given packages.
 .Sp


@@ -249,29 +262,6 @@ This will instruct the compiler to reference the System.* libraries
 available on a typical dotnet framework installation, notice that this
 does not include all of the Mono libraries, only the System.* ones.  This
 is a convenient shortcut for those porting code.
 available on a typical dotnet framework installation, notice that this
 does not include all of the Mono libraries, only the System.* ones.  This
 is a convenient shortcut for those porting code.

-.TP
-.I \-pkg:olive
-Use this to reference the "Olive" libraries (the 3.0 and 3.5 extended
-libraries).
-.TP
-.I \-pkg:silver
-References the assemblies for creating Moonlight/Silverlight
-applications.
-.TP
-.I \-pkg:silverdesktop
-Use this option to create Moonlight/Silverlight applications that
-target the desktop.   This option allows developers to consume the
-Silverlight APIs with the full 2.0 profile API available to them,
-unlike 
-.I smcs 
-it gives full access to all the APIs that are part of Mono.  The only
-downside is that applications created with silverdesktop will not run
-on the browser.   Typically these applications will be launched
-with the 
-.I mopen
-command line tool.
-.TP
-For more details see the PACKAGE section in this document

 .ne
 .RE
 .TP
 .ne
 .RE
 .TP


@@ -533,7 +523,7 @@ the MIT X11.  Please read the accompanying `COPYING' file for details.
 Alternative licensing for the compiler is available from Xamarin.
 .PP
 .SH SEE ALSO
 Alternative licensing for the compiler is available from Xamarin.
 .PP
 .SH SEE ALSO

-csharp(1), mdb(1), mono(1), mopen(1), pkg-config(1), sn(1)
+csharp(1), mono(1), pkg-config(1), sn(1)

 .PP
 .SH BUGS
 To report bugs in the compiler, you must file them on our bug tracking
 .PP
 .SH BUGS
 To report bugs in the compiler, you must file them on our bug tracking