[Mono-osx] Mono 2.4.2 installation steps.

[Geoff Norton]

On 26-Jun-09, at 11:59 AM, iamphi wrote:

>
> Hello list,
>
> I have tried the installer for Mono 2.4.2 preview 2, and RC 1 dmg and
> encounter problems with both releases.  The problems are:
> 1) Microsoft.VisualBasic is not included.  I resolved this issue by  
> copying
> the library from my Mono 2.4

Andrew,

   Can you look into this.

> 2) glib is not included.  The solution provide by Andrew Jorgensen  
> from
> Novell was to install the CSDK package found here:
> http://mono.ximian.com/monobuild/preview/archive/2.4.2/macos-10-x86/

glib certainly is included, mono wouldn't run without it.  The  
development headers are not included by default, which is why you need  
the SDK.

> 3) I had execute 'pkg-config mono.pc' myself.  I don't know if this  
> is a
> standard step or not.  I don't have much experience with pkg- 
> configure.   I
> am using pkg-config packaged with mono.

This does absolutely nothing.

>
> I encountered these problems because I need MS.VB and to embed  
> mono.  So is
> Mono 2.4.2 going to be distributed differently from 2.4 with all the  
> 'fluff'
> removed?
>

If you want to embed, you'll need the CSDK to do your development.

-g