Changes/Mono 4

Mono 3.4

Summary

Update the Mono stack in Fedora from 2.10 to 3.4

Owner

• Name: Claudio Rodrigo Pereyra Diaz
• Email: <elsupergomez@fedoraproject.org>
• Release notes owner:

Current status

• Targeted release: Fedora 21
• Last updated: April 03, 2014
• Tracker bug: <will be assigned by the Wrangler>

Detailed Description

Support for Mono versions 3.0 and 2.10 is been discontinued. No further development of bug fixing is planned for those branches. Mono 3.4 is the active branch an have many improvements . See upstream notes http://www.mono-project.com/Release_Notes_Mono_3.4

Benefit to Fedora

Fedora aims to showcase the latest in free and open source software - we should have the most recent release of Mono 3.4

It will have the ability to run cross-platform applications that require compatibility with Microsoft. Net Framework 4.5

Scope

• Proposal owners:

Update mono spec and build in koji until is ready.

• Other developers:

Some packages may need to be revised, updated or rebuilt, see Dependencies section

• Release engineering: None

• Policies and guidelines: None

Upgrade/compatibility impact

Mono 3.4 includes most of the features of Mono 2.10. Most applications that use Mono should continue to function properly after update.

How To Test

Interested testers do not need special hardware. If you have a favorite Mono application, please test it with Mono 3.4 and verify that it still works as you expect.

People using F19, F20 or Rawhide can use http://copr.fedoraproject.org/coprs/elsupergomez/mono/ to install and test

Can download srpm and rpm from koji https://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/taskinfo?taskID=6745799 or use http://repos.fedorapeople.org/repos/elsupergomez/monodevelop/ to install and test

User Experience

User should note speedy improvement running Mono applications.

Some applications will have features only supported if used Mono 3.4.

Dependencies

Package	Status
OpenTK	Need Test
RepetierHost	Need Test
avahi	Need Test
banshee	Tested
banshee-community-extensions	Need Test
bareftp	Need Test
bless	Need Test
boo	Need Test
cdcollect	Need Test
dbus-sharp	Need Test
dbus-sharp-glib	Need Test
docky	Need Test
f-spot	Tested
flickrnet	Need Test
gbrainy	Need Test
gdata-sharp	Need Test
gecko-sharp2	Need Test
gio-sharp	Need Test
giver	Need Test
gkeyfile-sharp	Need Test
gmime	Need Test
gnome-desktop-sharp	Need Test
gnome-do	Need Test
gnome-do-plugins	Need Test
gnome-guitar	Need Test
gnome-keyring-sharp	Need Test
gnome-rdp	Need Test
gnome-sharp	Need Test
gnome-subtitles	Tested
graphviz	Need Test
gsf-sharp	Need Test
gtk-sharp-beans	Need Test
gtk-sharp2	Test
gtksourceview-sharp	Need Test
gudev-sharp	Need Test
hyena	Need Test
ice	Need Test
kimono	Need Test
libappindicator	Need Test
libgdiplus	Need Update & Test
libgpod	Need Test
log4net	Need Test
mono-addins	Tested
mono-basic	Need Test
mono-bouncycastle	Need Test
mono-cecil-flowanalysis	Need Test
mono-debugger	Need Revision
mono-reflection	Need Test
mono-tools	Need Test
mono-zeroconf	Need Test
monobristol	Need Test
monodevelop	Tested
monodevelop-debugger-gdb	Tested
monodevelop-vala	Need Test
monosim	Need Test
nant	Need Test
ndesk-dbus	Need Test
ndesk-dbus-glib	Need Test
notify-sharp	Tested
pdfmod	Tested
pinta	Need Test
poppler-sharp	Need Test
qyoto	Need Test
rescene	Need Test
sparkleshare	Tested
taglib-sharp	Need Test
taoframework	Need Test
themonospot-base	Need Test
themonospot-console	Need Test
themonospot-gui-gtk	Need Test
themonospot-gui-qt	Need Test
themonospot-plugin-avi	Need Test
themonospot-plugin-mkv	Need Test
thrift	Need Test
tomboy	Tested
webkit-sharp	Need Test
xsp	Need Test

Contingency Plan

• Contingency mechanism: Still in Mono 2.10
• Contingency deadline: Beta freeze
• Blocks release? No
• Blocks product? Monodevelop 4

Documentation

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Mono

https://github.com/mono/mono

Release Notes

http://www.mono-project.com/Release_Notes_Mono_3.2

http://www.mono-project.com/Release_Notes_Mono_3.4