Re: Cannot build F-spot 0.5.0.3 from tarball.

[Daniel Falk <f-spot mbx zapto org>]

Dotan Cohen wrote:
> 2009/1/8 Stephane Delcroix <stephane delcroix org>:
>   
> > install mono-devel package, that should solve your issue.
> >
> >     
>
> I tried to install the mono-devel package, but that does not seem to
> provide the C# compiler that F-Spot wants:
>
> $ sudo apt-get install mono-devel
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree
> Reading state information... Done
> E: Couldn't find package mono-devel
>
> $ apt-cache search mono | grep dev
> libmono-dev - libraries for the Mono JIT - Development files
> libslang2-dev - The S-Lang programming library, development version
> libxpm-dev - X11 pixmap library (development headers)
> mono-1.0-devel - Mono development tools for CLI 1.0
> mono-2.0-devel - Mono development tools for CLI 2.0
> python-all-dev - Package depending on all supported Python development packages
> x11proto-core-dev - X11 core wire protocol and auxiliary headers
> libslang1-dev - The S-Lang programming library, development version
> libslang1-utf8-dev - The S-Lang programming library, development
> version with utf8 support
> mono-tools-devel - Various development tools for mono
> monodevelop - C/C++/C#/Boo/Java/Nemerle/ILasm/ASP.NET Development Environment
> monodevelop-nunit - NUnit plugin for MonoDevelop
> monodevelop-versioncontrol - VersionControl plugin for MonoDevelop
> monodoc-banshee-manual - Audio Management and Playback application
> (developer documentation)
>
> I installed mono-2.0-devel mono-1.0-devel monodevelop libmono-dev
> mono-tools-devel however I still get the same error at the end of
> ./configure:
> ...snip...
> checking for MONO_DEPENDENCY... yes
> checking for al... /usr/bin/al
> checking for mono... /usr/bin/mono
> checking for mcs... no
> configure: error: No C# compiler found
> configure: error: ./configure failed for gio-sharp
> $
>
> Might Ubuntu 8.04 not provide the necessary dependencies? The latest
> *buntu does not support my hardware but if I know exactly which
> mono-devel I need then I could google for it. I could not find that
> info on the F-spot website.
>
>   

Did you try:
apt-get build-dep f-spot?  I think that should install nearly everything 
you need.

Also I think the package you need for the compiler is mono-mcs.