Re: [Banshee-List] banshee+monoaddins+opensuse

["Andres G. Aragoneses" <knocte gmail com>]

> > > > > > I dont mind adding a build target to link against a more updated
> > > > > > version of mono if someone has usage for it, but be warned that if
> > > > > > people update other apps built against a different version might stop
> > > > > > working.
> > > > >
> > > > > I still don't know why you think you need to pull a newer mono for this
> > > > > mono-addins issue. MonoAddins is a package completely independent from
> > > > > Mono
> > > > > and you can pull a new version from it without tinkering with the rest of
> > > > > mono-related packages.
> > > >
> > > > OBS allows me to create a built target using any number of
> > > > repositories I want, since mono-addins is maintained on Mono:Factory,
> > > > linking against that repo would use the latest mono framework and
> > > > mono-addins.
> > >
> > > I see! Well, then in my opinion what should happen is that MonoAddins should
> > > be moved to Mono:Community repository, not to Mono:Factory.
> >
> > I don't understand much of the Mono layout on OBS, Stephen has helped
> > me when I needed, I did updated some packages and did some tinkering
> > for older systems (SLE11). It's probably something that the best way
> > would be to talk with the Mono maintainers. I know that Mono:Factory
> > is important because that's the development project for openSUSE
> > Factory, whatever goes to openSUSE is taken from Mono:Factory.
> >
> > I've submitted yesterday mono-addins 0.6.2, but that's my role there,
> > if I find something that can be updated, I'll submit the update, and I
> > submitted to Mono:Factory after asking Stephen what would be the
> > proper recipient.
> >
> > NM
>
> So, I'm not sure I'm follow this entirely, but what you might want to
> do is just link to the mono-addins package in the Mono:Factory
> project.  That way it will rebuild against whatever mono is currently
> available in that repository whether it be 11.4 or factory.
>
> Cheers,
> Stephen
>
> PS. If you do have to have a newer mono, you could build against the
> Mono:Factory repository (or which ever mono repo) and then require the
> user to add that mono repo.  A 1 click would make that more
> transparent.


Stephen, the issue is the other way around. Nelson doesn't want to pull 
a newer mono, just a newer mono-addins (and MonoAddins is as independent 
to Mono as other apps like F-Spot & Banshee, as it's all managed code 
and works on MS.NET as well).

Thanks

	Andres

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