https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/Mono_6_6
== Summary == Update the Mono stack in Fedora from 5.20 to 6.6. We need to do again a bootstrap build. == Owner == * Name: [[User:tpokorra|Timotheus Pokorra]] * Email: tpoko...@fedoraproject.org == Detailed Description == Even between minor releases, we need to build Mono by doing a bootstrap. I have successfully built Mono 6.6 without bootstrap, once I have Mono 6.6 installed which was built with bootstrapping enabled. I would like to request permission to make a one time exception of the rule for building mono 6.6.0-1 using monolite and the reference assemblies, later make mono depend again on itself and rebuild mono 6.6.0-2 using mono-6.6.0-1. Steps for bootstrapping: * The Monolite binaries are included in the Mono tarball which is provided by upstream. See also http://www.mono-project.com/docs/advanced/monolite/ ** Monolite is a minimal binary distribution of mcs. This is the compiler that is able to build the rest of Mono. * The binary reference assemblies are included in the Mono tarball which is provided by upstream. The tarball also includes the sources of the reference assemblies, which are maintained here: https://github.com/dotnet/source-build * In the spec file, we usually delete all dlls and executables before the build section. * For the bootstrap, we would once keep the monolite binaries and some binary reference assemblies. * In the bootstrap, we rebuild the reference assemblies and include them in the mono-devel package, as well as the mono compiler. * After Mono has been built for all primary and secondary architectures, we enable the deletion of the binaries again in the spec file. == Benefit to Fedora == Fedora aims to showcase the latest in free and open source software - we should have the most recent release of Mono 6.x == Scope == * Proposal owners: Update mono spec and build in koji until it is ready. Members of the Mono SIG can rebuild their packages with Mono 6.6. Rebuild of all packages depending on Mono can happen during the regular mass rebuild. * Other developers: N/A (not a System Wide Change) * Policies and guidelines: N/A (not a System Wide Change) * Trademark approval: N/A (not needed for this Change) == Dependencies == This is not a system wide change, but only affects packages depending on Mono, and should be managed by the members of the [[SIGs/Mono|Mono SIG]]. == Documentation == * https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Mono * https://github.com/mono/mono * https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/tpokorra/mono-6.6/ * https://github.com/tpokorra/mono-6.x-fedora/tree/master/mono-6.6 -- Ben Cotton He / Him / His Fedora Program Manager Red Hat TZ=America/Indiana/Indianapolis _______________________________________________ devel mailing list -- devel@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to devel-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@lists.fedoraproject.org
