On Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 11:54:29AM -0600, Squall Lionheart wrote: > On Tue, Mar 25, 2014 at 4:55 PM, Magnus Therning <mag...@therning.org>wrote: > > > I'm just starting to dip my toes in the mono waters. Slightly > > prompted by my current situation at work. In particular I'm > > interested in F#, but I'm finding the whole situation around > > mono/monodevelop + F# a bit confusing. > > > > 1. There are indications online that mono ships with F# [^1][^2]. But > > the mono package in Arch doesn't include F#. Looking at the > > sources used to build the mono package there is no F# in sight. > > Was it ever there? > > > > 2. The package on AUR[^3] for fsharp is rather outdated. Not such a > > big problem, the building received a lot of TLC so the package is > > extremely simple to bring up-to-date. > > > > 3. Is there an F# add-in for monodevelop? There seems to have been > > one back in 2010, but it's not distributed any more, [^4]. > > However, other places say there is an add-in available, [^5] > > (however, downloading fails). > > > > So, can anyone help me get a clearer picture of F# on mono (and > > ArchLinux)? > > > > /M > > > > [^1]: http://tirania.org/blog/archive/2010/Nov-11.html - talking of > > plans to include F# in mono. > > > > [^2]: http://is.gd/cNC5xb- - "F# is included in the standard Mono > > release, but it's still missing from the MonoDevelop IDE." > > > > [^3]: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/fsharp/ > > > > [^4]: http://is.gd/YndnsA- - bug on F# add-in missing, closed for MD > > 2.4, the last comment suggests it'd be re-opened > > > > [^5]: http://is.gd/YndnsA- which links to > > http://addins.monodevelop.com/Project/Index/48 > > > I had this running in Arch using the packages from the standard > repositories several months ago (new system since then). I had to > compile and install F# manually from [1]. If memory serves, I had > to install an add-on/plug-in in mono develop for F# support to work. > > [1] https://github.com/fsharp/fsharp
Great, there is hope then :) Do you happen to remember where you found that add-on for MonoDevelop? I can't seem to find one that can be downloaded AND plugged into MD. /M -- Magnus Therning OpenPGP: 0xAB4DFBA4 email: mag...@therning.org jabber: mag...@therning.org twitter: magthe http://therning.org/magnus Goto labels should be left-aligned in all caps and should include the programmer's name, home phone number, and credit card number. -- Abdul Nizar
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