[Opensim-dev] note: "broken" lenny stable apt-get install mono-devel

[Frisby, Adam]

I wouldn't worry about us using Mono-only features, we've still got .NET to support.

And yes, Mono 2.4s notoriety has already hit us - the Bamboo CI server we had ended up completely broken by Mono 2.4. We're in the process of switching to something else.

Adam

> -----Original Message-----
> From: opensim-dev-bounces at lists.berlios.de [mailto:opensim-dev-
> bounces at lists.berlios.de] On Behalf Of Dzonatas
> Sent: Thursday, 16 April 2009 9:52 AM
> To: opensim-dev at lists.berlios.de
> Subject: [Opensim-dev] note: "broken" lenny stable apt-get install
> mono-devel
> 
> Hello,
> 
> We know that mono is currently at version 2.4 and there are many waited
> features of 2.0+ mono to hit stable branches, yet lenny got stuck at
> 1.9dfsg. If opensim starts to depend on 2.0+ features (hint: AOT, SIMD,
> partial references, .NET 3.5, etc), then opensim would be held back in
> unstable along with mono.
> 
> Here is one reason why for the hold-up:
> http://wiki.debian.org/Teams/DebianMonoGroup/CSCNameClash
> 
> Some bugzilla's for this event:
> http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=520862
> http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=509367
> 
> I know, given that last one you might think it is an April Fools joke,
> but however if you are on lenny stable and you don't allow unstable
> upgrades, you can test it yourself to see it is clearly broke:
> 
> $ sudo apt-get install mono-devel
> 
> Both apt-get and aptitude reports the package is broke, and it gives
> the
> only option to upgrade to unstable. That upgrade option for those that
> prefer lenny stable is not an option.
> 
> Despite what happened on this list earlier, you can understand why
> people can't and won't upgrade to unstable to run opensim in a
> production environment:
> http://www.mail-archive.com/opensim-
> users at lists.berlios.de/msg00818.html
> 
> The best thing to do is get the word out about this, so people know why
> their .NET programs that run on fine under Microsoft Windows (with .NET
> 3.5 etc) won't run under stable lenny.
> 
> This may be a case of "playing chicken on the lenny roadmap," (two
> binaries fighting for one spot), and I think once you research this
> you'll also wonder if this is something devious rather than just a
> coincidence. I preach "I don't know" about the cause, but the facts are
> above, and it's no joke.
> 
> Dzonatas
> 
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