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
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. Take a given Mono application and test it against the Mono at this copr repo and verify it works:
* http://copr.fedoraproject.org/coprs/elsupergomez/mono/ * http://copr.fedoraproject.org/coprs/olea/Mono_3-Fedora_Feature/monitor/
User Experience
User should note speedy improvement running Mono applications.
Some applications will have features only supported if used Mono 3.4.
Dependencies
| Package | x86_64 | i686 | arm |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenTK | Need Test | Need Test | Need Test |
| RepetierHost | Need Test | Need Test | Need Test |
| avahi | Need Test | Need Test | Need Test |
| banshee | Tested | Need Test | Need Test |
| banshee-community-extensions | Need Test | Need Test | Need Test |
| bareftp | Need Test | Need Test | Need Test |
| bless | Need Test | Need Test | Need Test |
| boo | Need Test | Need Test | Need Test |
| cdcollect | Need Test | Need Test | Need Test |
| dbus-sharp | Need Test | Need Test | Need Test |
| dbus-sharp-glib | Need Test | Need Test | Need Test |
| docky | Need Test | Need Test | Need Test |
| f-spot | Tested | Need Test | Need Test |
| flickrnet | Need Test | Need Test | Need Test |
| gbrainy | Need Test | Need Test | Need Test |
| gdata-sharp | Need Test | Need Test | Need Test |
| gecko-sharp2 | Need Test | Need Test | Need Test |
| gio-sharp | Need Test | Need Test | Need Test |
| giver | Need Test | Need Test | Need Test |
| gkeyfile-sharp | Need Test | Need Test | Need Test |
| gmime | Need Test | Need Test | Need Test |
| gnome-desktop-sharp | Need Test | Need Test | Need Test |
| gnome-do | Need Test | Need Test | Need Test |
| gnome-do-plugins | Need Test | Need Test | Need Test |
| gnome-guitar | Need Test | Need Test | Need Test |
| gnome-keyring-sharp | Need Test | Need Test | Need Test |
| gnome-rdp | Need Test | Need Test | Need Test |
| gnome-sharp | Need Test | Need Test | Need Test |
| gnome-subtitles | Tested | Need Test | Need Test |
| graphviz | Need Test | Need Test | Need Test |
| gsf-sharp | Need Test | Need Test | Need Test |
| gtk-sharp-beans | Need Test | Need Test | Need Test |
| gtk-sharp2 | Tested | Tested | Need Test |
| gtksourceview-sharp | Need Test | Need Test | Need Test |
| gudev-sharp | Need Test | Need Test | Need Test |
| hyena | Need Test | Need Test | Need Test |
| ice | Need Test | Need Test | Need Test |
| kimono | Need Test | Need Test | Need Test |
| libappindicator | Need Test | Need Test | Need Test |
| libgdiplus | Tested | Tested | Need Test |
| libgpod | Need Test | Need Test | Need Test |
| log4net | Need Test | Need Test | Need Test |
| mono-addins | Tested | Tested | Need Test |
| mono-basic | Need Test | Need Test | Need Test |
| mono-bouncycastle | Need Test | Need Test | Need Test |
| mono-cecil-flowanalysis | Need Test | Need Test | Need Test |
| mono-debugger | Need Revision | Need Test | Need Test |
| mono-reflection | Need Test | Need Test | Need Test |
| mono-tools | Need Test | Need Test | Need Test |
| mono-zeroconf | Need Test | Need Test | Need Test |
| monobristol | Need Test | Need Test | Need Test |
| monodevelop | Tested | Tested | Need Test |
| monodevelop-debugger-gdb | Tested | Tested | Need Test |
| monodevelop-vala | Need Test | Need Test | Need Test |
| monosim | Need Test | Need Test | Need Test |
| nant | Need Test | Need Test | Need Test |
| ndesk-dbus | Need Test | Need Test | Need Test |
| ndesk-dbus-glib | Need Test | Need Test | Need Test |
| notify-sharp | Tested | Tested | Need Test |
| pdfmod | Tested | Need Test | Need Test |
| pinta | Need Test | Need Test | Need Test |
| poppler-sharp | Need Test | Need Test | Need Test |
| qyoto | Need Test | Need Test | Need Test |
| rescene | Need Test | Need Test | Need Test |
| sparkleshare | Tested | Need Test | Need Test |
| taglib-sharp | Need Test | Need Test | Need Test |
| taoframework | Need Test | Need Test | Need Test |
| themonospot-base | Need Test | Need Test | Need Test |
| themonospot-console | Need Test | Need Test | Need Test |
| themonospot-gui-gtk | Need Test | Need Test | Need Test |
| themonospot-gui-qt | Need Test | Need Test | Need Test |
| themonospot-plugin-avi | Need Test | Need Test | Need Test |
| themonospot-plugin-mkv | Need Test | Need Test | Need Test |
| thrift | Need Test | Need Test | Need Test |
| tomboy | Tested | Tested | Need Test |
| webkit-sharp | Need Test | Need Test | Need Test |
| xsp | Need Test | Need Test | 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