> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Raja R Harinath > Sent: woensdag 13 april 2005 8:21 > To: Gert Driesen > Cc: mono-devel-list@lists.ximian.com > Subject: Re: [Mono-devel-list] Weird warnings using mcs svn on Windows > > Hi, > > "Gert Driesen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > As of recently, I get the following warning (numerous > times) when using mcs > > svn to compile even the simplest app on Windows: > > > > warning CS8028: The method 'System.Object.Finalize()' is > marked 'override', > > but > > doesn't appear to override any virtual or abstract method: > it may be ignored > > dur > > ing overload resolution > > C:\cygwin\usr\local\lib\mono\1.0\mscorlib.dll: > 'System.Object.Finalize' > > (name of > > symbol related to previous warning > > > > Any idea what might be causing this ? > > A method is marked with the 'Virtual' MethodAttribute, but > doesn't have > 'NewSlot' is treated as an "override" function. The C# compiler tries > to find the underlying "virtual" function that it overrides. In some > cases, it's unable to do so. We can't get into this situation when > compiling C# code. So, this warning is typically issued when some dll > was generated by SRE or written in IL. > > However, it turns out that several compiler-generated > functions are also > being marked this way. It's the case with a delegates .Invoke () on > NET 1.1 and mono. > > I suspect that CSC 1.1 also emits the .Finalize () function this way, > too. I'll try to fix this soon. However, I believe this warning is > harmless in this case, since Finalize cannot be invoked such that it > takes part in overload resolution.
I know, its just that I always tend to create build scripts in such a way that it fails for any warning (meaning warninglevel 4, warnaserror set) ... In this case its annoying, but definitely not a really big issue. Thanks for looking into and (eventually) fixing this ! Gert _______________________________________________ Mono-devel-list mailing list Mono-devel-list@lists.ximian.com http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/mono-devel-list