.TH mcs 1 "6 January 2001"
.SH NAME
-mcs \- Mono Compiler Suite.
+mcs, gmcs \- Mono Compiler Suite.
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B mcs
[option] [source-files]
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 1.x profile and implements
+C# 1.0 and 2.0 with the exception of generics and nullable types. The
+.I gmcs
+compiler is used to compile against the 2.x profile and implements
+the complete C# 2.0 specification.
+.PP
The Mono C# compiler accepts the same options than the Microsoft C#
compiler does. Those options can start with a slash or a dash
(/checked is the same as -checked). Additionally to this, the