X-Git-Url: http://wien.tomnetworks.com/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=web%2Ffaq;h=d34f5809fec7021d487e832ad2aae12337108e60;hb=57bb76d648c7bc42d55c9d30e46dacbe8abc6600;hp=af7cae0d056c47d1fe63a0c658a1488d3fe08a22;hpb=74a525c78ad4d13ad08e5b4d078c6c983db4a59d;p=mono.git diff --git a/web/faq b/web/faq index af7cae0d056..d34f5809fec 100644 --- a/web/faq +++ b/web/faq @@ -130,6 +130,17 @@ A: Different parts of Mono will achieve usability at different stages, Other higher level class libraries (ASP.NET, ADO.NET, WinForms) will be released when they become stable. +Q: When will Mono 1.0 ship? + +A: We are planning on releasing Mono 1.0 (Mono Core) which will ship all the + components of Mono that are known to be stable in Q4 2003. + + This release will lack System.Windows.Forms and + Enterprise.Services, as they will not be production ready on this timeframe. + + Mono 1.2 should come in Q2 2004 and include the missing components + libraries that will make Mono feature-compatible with .NET 1.0 + Q: What major components will you include in Mono? A: Hopefully everything that Microsoft ships on their Framework @@ -715,6 +726,9 @@ A: With any luck, Free Software enthusiasts will contribute tools to initially using the Microsoft implementation of the CLI and then executed later with Mono. + We are recommending people to use and contribute to existing + projects like SharpDevelop, Anjuta and Eclipse. + Q: What kind of rules make the Common Intermediate Language useful for JITers? @@ -742,32 +756,14 @@ A: In Mono, xsp is just the name of the C# code generator for ASP.NET Pages" technology so as they are very different things, they don't conflict. -Q: What about using something like Jabber instead of the System.Messaging - namespace?. - -A: In short, MSMQ is not something like Jabber, but asynchronous messaging - through queues. Useful queues do more than serialize messages, they are - also platform bridges. - -Q: Are you supporting XMLDocument and relatives?. - -A: Currently, we aren't implementing them yet. It would require updates to - most of the XmlNode derivatives so it's not a trivial task. We are - currently focusing on getting XPath support working. - Q: Is there any plan to develop an aspx server for Mono?. -A: The web server turned out to be very simple compared to the rest of the - work. Gonzalo has got the page generator mostly done (a module called - xsp, who has nothing to do with the XSP term used in the Apache Project). - Patrik has done a lot of the work to get the ProcessRequest to work. - You can try to help in the final touches to the System.Web classes and - writing regression tests for the widgets we have. +A: The XSP reference server is available and you can also use mod_mono + with Apache. Q: Is there any way I can develop the class libraries using Linux yet? -A: Yes. Some class libraries can be developed on Linux. Search for - Paolo's post (he lists which classes can be compiled fine now). +A: Yes. Mono has been self hosting since May 2002. Q: Is there any way I can install a known working copy of mono in /usr, and an experimental copy somewhere else, and have both copies use @@ -787,37 +783,27 @@ Q: Would it be too terrible to have another corlib signed as mscorlib? A: We rename corlib to mscorlib also when saving the PE files, in fact, the runtime can execute program created by mono just fine. -Q: Is there a relatively straightforward way to repeat the steps taken - by Paolo to get Mono completely self-hosted on Linux? - -A: To build the compiler and class libraries in Linux, run: - - - If you want to produce and distribute a monocharge tarball, run: - make -f makefile.gnu dist - Of course you have to run these in the top level mcs directory. - Q: Is it possible to build a C# file to some sort of intermediate format which can linked into a final module, like the traditional .c -> .o -> .so path? -A: You could do: mcs /target:module file1.cs, mcs /target:module file2.cs, - mcs /target:exe file1.dll file2.dll /out:mybin.exe +A: You can use: + + mcs /target:library file1.cs, mcs /target:library file2.cs, + mcs /target:exe file1.dll file2.dll /out:mybin.exe -Q: Is there any plans for implementing remoting in the near future?, When will - work in System.Runtime.Remoting.dll start? +Q: Is there any plans for implementing remoting in the near future? -A: The remoting infrastructure is in place. Some of the channels and - formatters are not. +A: The remoting infrastructure is in place. We have implementations + of the TcpChannel, HttpChannel and the Soap and Binary Formatters. + They are compatible with .NET. -Q: I'm wondering if there are any plans to start using nant to build the - class lib + test lib. i think that every project need/should use an - automated build process and nant + a couple of tools enables this. is - the problem that the compiler can't run nant yet? + However, some classes from the library may have a different binary + representation, because they may have a different internal data + structure, so for example you won't be able to exchange a Hastable + object between Mono and MS.NET. It should not be a problem if you + are using primitive types, arrays or your own classes. In any case, + could you post a test case? -A: Maybe well be doing some sort of automated build process + testing when - the summer finish. Q: My C code uses the __stdcall which is not availble on Linux, how can I make the code portable Windows/Unix across platforms? @@ -848,6 +834,23 @@ A: From Carlos Perell This way you just execute: ./my-cool-mono-application.exe and it works without the need of any wrapper. +Q: I see funny characters when I run programs, what is the problem? + +A: (From Peter Williams and Gonzalo Paniagua): + + This is Red Hat 9 (probably) using UTF8 on its console; the bytes are + the UTF8 endianness markers. You can do: + + LC_ALL=C mono myexe.exe + + And they wont show up. + + Alternatively, you can do: + + $ echo -e "\033%G" + + to enable UTF-8 on the console. + ** Mono and ASP.NET @@ -1301,7 +1304,7 @@ A: First some background information. for the open source Mono platform, nor integration with today's Mono's rich support of Linux. - The Mono strategy for dealing with these tehcnologies is as + The Mono strategy for dealing with these technologies is as follows: (1) work around the patent by using a different implementation techinque that retains the API, but changes the mechanism; if that is not possible, we would (2) remove the pieces @@ -1416,3 +1419,6 @@ A: It's possible to run VC++ generated apps under Mono, but we do not or if you think that you found a bug, etc. Please visit the Mono Common Problems document and try there. +** Credits + + The FAQ contains material contributed by Miguel de Icaza, Jaime Anguiano, Lluis Sánchez. \ No newline at end of file