Mono 2.8

[Ishpeck]

How much will I ruin if I try compiling/installing Mono 2.8 on top of Lucid Lynx?

I just really want to play with C# 4.0

[directhex]

How much will I ruin if I try compiling/installing Mono 2.8 on top of Lucid Lynx?

I just really want to play with C# 4.0

Use --prefix=/opt/mono28 and you should be reasonably safe.

[Ishpeck]

Only reason I ask is because Mono's site says the following:

Mono is considered a "core framework" in Ubuntu, meaning it has many applications depending upon it (roughly 40 applications). Due to this, the chance of one of those applications breaking due to unexpected changes in their underlying framework is considered too high to risk an update.

Right here: http://mono-project.com/DistroPackages/Ubuntu

[directhex]

Only reason I ask is because Mono's site says the following:



Right here: http://mono-project.com/DistroPackages/Ubuntu

I know what it says; I wrote it.

[bprins]

Is the only way to get 2.8 on ubuntu by manually compiling it?

And, if I don't want to manually compile it (simply because I don't understand the consequences of that action) do I have to wait until Ubuntu 11.04?

Thanks a lot.

bas

[directhex]

Is the only way to get 2.8 on ubuntu by manually compiling it?

And, if I don't want to manually compile it (simply because I don't understand the consequences of that action) do I have to wait until Ubuntu 11.04?

Thanks a lot.

bas

Not necessarily until 11.04, but certainly until it's properly packaged.

Currently chasing some problems with ARM support.