X-Git-Url: http://wien.tomnetworks.com/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=README;h=9115a43498372bbca7ab879e8f117f623c57388c;hb=01bd843372b1a05287420554a20729abfdaa1d71;hp=ceeb4146f705583b6484574eab228acc37ad7d15;hpb=758861ec8fe60175c1bc9780556f44b514fe2ff5;p=mono.git diff --git a/README b/README index ceeb4146f70..9115a434983 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -259,6 +259,17 @@ This is Mono. This value is set to `no' by default. + --enable-small-config=yes,no + + Enable some tweaks to reduce memory usage and disk footprint at + the expense of some capabilities. Typically this means that the + number of threads that can be created is limited (256), that the + maxmimum heap size is also reduced (256 MB) and other such limitations + that still make mono useful, but more suitable to embedded devices + (like mobile phones). + + This value is set to `no' by default. + --with-ikvm-native=yes,no Controls whether the IKVM JNI interface library is @@ -267,10 +278,12 @@ This is Mono. This defaults to `yes'. - --with-preview=yes,no + --with-profile2=yes,no - Whether you want to build libraries that are still not - completed (The 2.0 APIs). It defaults to `yes'. + Whether you want to build the 2.x libraries (support + for Generics and the 2.0/3.5 APIS). + + It defaults to `yes'. --with-moonlight=yes,no @@ -279,12 +292,10 @@ This is Mono. (1.1 and 2.0 APIs). This will produce the `smcs' compiler which will reference - the Silvelright modified assemblies (mscorlib.dll, + the Silverlight modified assemblies (mscorlib.dll, System.dll, System.Code.dll and System.Xml.Core.dll) and turn on the LINQ extensions for the compiler. - This option defaults to `no' and it is considered pre-alpha. - --with-libgdiplus=installed,sibling, This is used to configure where should Mono look for @@ -324,47 +335,90 @@ This is Mono. Disables support for the Ahead of Time compilation. - profiler: - Disables support for the default profiler. + attach: + Support for the Mono.Management assembly and the + VMAttach API (allowing code to be injected into + a target VM) + + com: + Disables COM support. + + debug: + Drop debugging support. decimal: Disables support for System.Decimal. + full_messages: + By default Mono comes with a full table + of messages for error codes. This feature + turns off uncommon error messages and reduces + the runtime size. + + generics: + Generics support. Disabling this will not + allow Mono to run any 2.0 libraries or + code that contains generics. + + jit: + Removes the JIT engine from the build, this reduces + the executable size, and requires that all code + executed by the virtual machine be compiled with + Full AOT before execution. + + large_code: + Disables support for large assemblies. + + logging: + Disables support for debug logging. + pinvoke: Support for Platform Invocation services, disabling this will drop support for any libraries using DllImport. - debug: - Drop debugging support. + portability: + Removes support for MONO_IOMAP, the environment + variables for simplifying porting applications that + are case-insensitive and that mix the Unix and Windows path separators. + + profiler: + Disables support for the default profiler. reflection_emit: Drop System.Reflection.Emit support - large_code: - Disables support for large assemblies. + reflection_emit_save: + Drop support for saving dynamically created + assemblies (AssemblyBuilderAccess.Save) in + System.Reflection.Emit. - logging: - Disables support for debug logging. + shadow_copy: + Disables support for AppDomain's shadow copies + (you can disable this if you do not plan on + using appdomains). - com: - Disables COM support. + simd: + Disables support for the Mono.SIMD intrinsics + library. ssa: Disables compilation for the SSA optimization framework, and the various SSA-based optimizations. - generics: - Generics support. Disabling this will not - allow Mono to run any 2.0 libraries or - code that contains generics. + --enable-llvm - jit: - Removes the JIT engine from the build, this reduces - the executable size, and requires that all code - executed by the virtual machine be compiled with - Full AOT before execution. + This enables the use of LLVM as a code generation engine + for Mono. The LLVM code generator and optimizer will be + used instead of Mono's built-in code generator for both + Just in Time and Ahead of Time compilations. + + See the http://www.mono-project.com/Mono_LLVM for the + full details and up-to-date information on this feature. + + You will need to have an LLVM built that Mono can link + against --enable-big-arrays @@ -492,3 +546,4 @@ This is Mono. independent checkout) from the Mono module, that directory is automatically configured to share the same prefix than this module gets. +