Hi, I've been trying for days to build mono. Now it's time I speak :-)
I am following the README.building in mcs/, as Gonzalo suggested many times. apt-get remove mono-assemblies cvs -z5 update mono cvs -z5 update mcs (now i have got the mono and mcs directories, side by side). cd mono/doc ./mono-build.sh This doesn't work. I get many error messages: cp: cannot stat `../../mcs/class/lib/ByteFX.Data.dll': No such file or directory cp: cannot stat `/home/mau/share/src/mono/doc/install/lib/ByteFX.Data.dll': No such file or directory make[2]: [ByteFX.Data.dll] Error 1 (ignored) cp: cannot stat `../../mcs/class/lib/Mono.Posix.dll': No such file or directory cp: cannot stat `/home/mau/share/src/mono/doc/install/lib/Mono.Posix.dll': No such file or directory make[2]: [Mono.Posix.dll] Error 1 (ignored) cp: cannot stat `../../mcs/class/lib/NUnit.Util.dll': No such file or directory cp: cannot stat `/home/mau/share/src/mono/doc/install/lib/NUnit.Util.dll': No such file or directory make[2]: [NUnit.Util.dll] Error 1 (ignored) cp: cannot stat `../../mcs/class/lib/NUnit.Framework.dll': No such file or directory cp: cannot stat `/home/mau/share/src/mono/doc/install/lib/NUnit.Framework.dll': No such file or directory make[2]: [NUnit.Framework.dll] Error 1 (ignored) cp: cannot stat `../../mcs/class/lib/System.Design.dll': No such file or directory cp: cannot stat `/home/mau/share/src/mono/doc/install/lib/System.Design.dll': No such file or directory make[2]: [System.Design.dll] Error 1 (ignored) cp: cannot stat `../../mcs/mcs/mcs.exe': No such file or directory cp: cannot stat `/home/mau/share/src/mono/doc/install/bin/mcs.exe': No such file or directory make[2]: [mcs.exe] Error 1 (ignored) cp: cannot stat `../../mcs/mbas/mbas.exe': No such file or directory cp: cannot stat `/home/mau/share/src/mono/doc/install/bin/mbas.exe': No such file or directory make[2]: [mcs.exe] Error 1 (ignored) cp: cannot stat `../../mcs/tools/security/secutil.exe': No such file or directory cp: cannot stat `/home/mau/share/src/mono/doc/install/bin/secutil.exe': No such file or directory make[2]: [mcs.exe] Error 1 (ignored) cp: cannot stat `../../mcs/tools/SqlSharp/sqlsharp.exe': No such file or directory cp: cannot stat `/home/mau/share/src/mono/doc/install/bin/sqlsharp.exe': No such file or directory make[2]: [mcs.exe] Error 1 (ignored) cp: cannot stat `../../mcs/monoresgen/monoresgen.exe': No such file or directory cp: cannot stat `/home/mau/share/src/mono/doc/install/bin/monoresgen.exe': No such file or directory make[2]: [mcs.exe] Error 1 (ignored) cp: cannot stat `../../mcs/ilasm/ilasm.exe': No such file or directory cp: cannot stat `/home/mau/share/src/mono/doc/install/bin/ilasm.exe': No such file or directory make[2]: [mcs.exe] Error 1 (ignored) cp: cannot stat `../../mcs/tools/cilc/cilc.exe': No such file or directory cp: cannot stat `/home/mau/share/src/mono/doc/install/bin/cilc.exe': No such file or directory make[2]: [mcs.exe] Error 1 (ignored) cp: cannot stat `../../mcs/mcs/mcs.exe': No such file or directory cp: cannot stat `/home/mau/share/src/mono/doc/install/bin/mcs.exe': No such file or directory make[2]: [mbas.exe] Error 1 (ignored) cp: cannot stat `../../mcs/mbas/mbas.exe': No such file or directory cp: cannot stat `/home/mau/share/src/mono/doc/install/bin/mbas.exe': No such file or directory make[2]: [mbas.exe] Error 1 (ignored) cp: cannot stat `../../mcs/tools/security/secutil.exe': No such file or directory cp: cannot stat `/home/mau/share/src/mono/doc/install/bin/secutil.exe': No such file or directory make[2]: [mbas.exe] Error 1 (ignored) cp: cannot stat `../../mcs/tools/SqlSharp/sqlsharp.exe': No such file or directory cp: cannot stat `/home/mau/share/src/mono/doc/install/bin/sqlsharp.exe': No such file or directory make[2]: [mbas.exe] Error 1 (ignored) cp: cannot stat `../../mcs/monoresgen/monoresgen.exe': No such file or directory cp: cannot stat `/home/mau/share/src/mono/doc/install/bin/monoresgen.exe': No such file or directory make[2]: [mbas.exe] Error 1 (ignored) cp: cannot stat `../../mcs/ilasm/ilasm.exe': No such file or directory cp: cannot stat `/home/mau/share/src/mono/doc/install/bin/ilasm.exe': No such file or directory make[2]: [mbas.exe] Error 1 (ignored) cp: cannot stat `../../mcs/tools/cilc/cilc.exe': No such file or directory cp: cannot stat `/home/mau/share/src/mono/doc/install/bin/cilc.exe': No such file or directory make[2]: [mbas.exe] Error 1 (ignored) cp: cannot stat `../../mcs/mcs/mcs.exe': No such file or directory cp: cannot stat `/home/mau/share/src/mono/doc/install/bin/mcs.exe': No such file or directory make[2]: [monoresgen.exe] Error 1 (ignored) cp: cannot stat `../../mcs/mbas/mbas.exe': No such file or directory cp: cannot stat `/home/mau/share/src/mono/doc/install/bin/mbas.exe': No such file or directory make[2]: [monoresgen.exe] Error 1 (ignored) cp: cannot stat `../../mcs/tools/security/secutil.exe': No such file or directory cp: cannot stat `/home/mau/share/src/mono/doc/install/bin/secutil.exe': No such file or directory make[2]: [monoresgen.exe] Error 1 (ignored) cp: cannot stat `../../mcs/tools/SqlSharp/sqlsharp.exe': No such file or directory cp: cannot stat `/home/mau/share/src/mono/doc/install/bin/sqlsharp.exe': No such file or directory make[2]: [monoresgen.exe] Error 1 (ignored) cp: cannot stat `../../mcs/monoresgen/monoresgen.exe': No such file or directory cp: cannot stat `/home/mau/share/src/mono/doc/install/bin/monoresgen.exe': No such file or directory make[2]: [monoresgen.exe] Error 1 (ignored) cp: cannot stat `../../mcs/ilasm/ilasm.exe': No such file or directory cp: cannot stat `/home/mau/share/src/mono/doc/install/bin/ilasm.exe': No such file or directory make[2]: [monoresgen.exe] Error 1 (ignored) cp: cannot stat `../../mcs/tools/cilc/cilc.exe': No such file or directory cp: cannot stat `/home/mau/share/src/mono/doc/install/bin/cilc.exe': No such file or directory make[2]: [monoresgen.exe] Error 1 (ignored) cp: cannot stat `../../mcs/mcs/mcs.exe': No such file or directory cp: cannot stat `/home/mau/share/src/mono/doc/install/bin/mcs.exe': No such file or directory make[2]: [secutil.exe] Error 1 (ignored) cp: cannot stat `../../mcs/mbas/mbas.exe': No such file or directory cp: cannot stat `/home/mau/share/src/mono/doc/install/bin/mbas.exe': No such file or directory make[2]: [secutil.exe] Error 1 (ignored) cp: cannot stat `../../mcs/tools/security/secutil.exe': No such file or directory cp: cannot stat `/home/mau/share/src/mono/doc/install/bin/secutil.exe': No such file or directory make[2]: [secutil.exe] Error 1 (ignored) cp: cannot stat `../../mcs/tools/SqlSharp/sqlsharp.exe': No such file or directory cp: cannot stat `/home/mau/share/src/mono/doc/install/bin/sqlsharp.exe': No such file or directory make[2]: [secutil.exe] Error 1 (ignored) cp: cannot stat `../../mcs/monoresgen/monoresgen.exe': No such file or directory cp: cannot stat `/home/mau/share/src/mono/doc/install/bin/monoresgen.exe': No such file or directory make[2]: [secutil.exe] Error 1 (ignored) cp: cannot stat `../../mcs/ilasm/ilasm.exe': No such file or directory cp: cannot stat `/home/mau/share/src/mono/doc/install/bin/ilasm.exe': No such file or directory make[2]: [secutil.exe] Error 1 (ignored) cp: cannot stat `../../mcs/tools/cilc/cilc.exe': No such file or directory cp: cannot stat `/home/mau/share/src/mono/doc/install/bin/cilc.exe': No such file or directory make[2]: [secutil.exe] Error 1 (ignored) cp: cannot stat `../../mcs/mcs/mcs.exe': No such file or directory cp: cannot stat `/home/mau/share/src/mono/doc/install/bin/mcs.exe': No such file or directory make[2]: [sqlsharp.exe] Error 1 (ignored) cp: cannot stat `../../mcs/mbas/mbas.exe': No such file or directory cp: cannot stat `/home/mau/share/src/mono/doc/install/bin/mbas.exe': No such file or directory make[2]: [sqlsharp.exe] Error 1 (ignored) cp: cannot stat `../../mcs/tools/security/secutil.exe': No such file or directory cp: cannot stat `/home/mau/share/src/mono/doc/install/bin/secutil.exe': No such file or directory make[2]: [sqlsharp.exe] Error 1 (ignored) cp: cannot stat `../../mcs/tools/SqlSharp/sqlsharp.exe': No such file or directory cp: cannot stat `/home/mau/share/src/mono/doc/install/bin/sqlsharp.exe': No such file or directory make[2]: [sqlsharp.exe] Error 1 (ignored) cp: cannot stat `../../mcs/monoresgen/monoresgen.exe': No such file or directory cp: cannot stat `/home/mau/share/src/mono/doc/install/bin/monoresgen.exe': No such file or directory make[2]: [sqlsharp.exe] Error 1 (ignored) cp: cannot stat `../../mcs/ilasm/ilasm.exe': No such file or directory cp: cannot stat `/home/mau/share/src/mono/doc/install/bin/ilasm.exe': No such file or directory make[2]: [sqlsharp.exe] Error 1 (ignored) cp: cannot stat `../../mcs/tools/cilc/cilc.exe': No such file or directory cp: cannot stat `/home/mau/share/src/mono/doc/install/bin/cilc.exe': No such file or directory make[2]: [sqlsharp.exe] Error 1 (ignored) cp: cannot stat `../../mcs/mcs/mcs.exe': No such file or directory cp: cannot stat `/home/mau/share/src/mono/doc/install/bin/mcs.exe': No such file or directory make[2]: [ilasm.exe] Error 1 (ignored) cp: cannot stat `../../mcs/mbas/mbas.exe': No such file or directory cp: cannot stat `/home/mau/share/src/mono/doc/install/bin/mbas.exe': No such file or directory make[2]: [ilasm.exe] Error 1 (ignored) cp: cannot stat `../../mcs/tools/security/secutil.exe': No such file or directory cp: cannot stat `/home/mau/share/src/mono/doc/install/bin/secutil.exe': No such file or directory make[2]: [ilasm.exe] Error 1 (ignored) cp: cannot stat `../../mcs/tools/SqlSharp/sqlsharp.exe': No such file or directory cp: cannot stat `/home/mau/share/src/mono/doc/install/bin/sqlsharp.exe': No such file or directory make[2]: [ilasm.exe] Error 1 (ignored) cp: cannot stat `../../mcs/monoresgen/monoresgen.exe': No such file or directory cp: cannot stat `/home/mau/share/src/mono/doc/install/bin/monoresgen.exe': No such file or directory make[2]: [ilasm.exe] Error 1 (ignored) cp: cannot stat `../../mcs/ilasm/ilasm.exe': No such file or directory cp: cannot stat `/home/mau/share/src/mono/doc/install/bin/ilasm.exe': No such file or directory make[2]: [ilasm.exe] Error 1 (ignored) cp: cannot stat `../../mcs/tools/cilc/cilc.exe': No such file or directory cp: cannot stat `/home/mau/share/src/mono/doc/install/bin/cilc.exe': No such file or directory make[2]: [ilasm.exe] Error 1 (ignored) cp: cannot stat `../../mcs/mcs/mcs.exe': No such file or directory cp: cannot stat `/home/mau/share/src/mono/doc/install/bin/mcs.exe': No such file or directory make[2]: [cilc.exe] Error 1 (ignored) cp: cannot stat `../../mcs/mbas/mbas.exe': No such file or directory cp: cannot stat `/home/mau/share/src/mono/doc/install/bin/mbas.exe': No such file or directory make[2]: [cilc.exe] Error 1 (ignored) cp: cannot stat `../../mcs/tools/security/secutil.exe': No such file or directory cp: cannot stat `/home/mau/share/src/mono/doc/install/bin/secutil.exe': No such file or directory make[2]: [cilc.exe] Error 1 (ignored) cp: cannot stat `../../mcs/tools/SqlSharp/sqlsharp.exe': No such file or directory cp: cannot stat `/home/mau/share/src/mono/doc/install/bin/sqlsharp.exe': No such file or directory make[2]: [cilc.exe] Error 1 (ignored) cp: cannot stat `../../mcs/monoresgen/monoresgen.exe': No such file or directory cp: cannot stat `/home/mau/share/src/mono/doc/install/bin/monoresgen.exe': No such file or directory make[2]: [cilc.exe] Error 1 (ignored) cp: cannot stat `../../mcs/ilasm/ilasm.exe': No such file or directory cp: cannot stat `/home/mau/share/src/mono/doc/install/bin/ilasm.exe': No such file or directory make[2]: [cilc.exe] Error 1 (ignored) cp: cannot stat `../../mcs/tools/cilc/cilc.exe': No such file or directory cp: cannot stat `/home/mau/share/src/mono/doc/install/bin/cilc.exe': No such file or directory make[2]: [cilc.exe] Error 1 (ignored) libtool: install: warning: relinking `libmono.la' cp: cannot stat `../../mcs/class/lib/ByteFX.Data.dll': No such file or directory cp: cannot stat `/home/mau/share/src/mono/doc/install/lib/ByteFX.Data.dll': No such file or directory make[1]: [ByteFX.Data.dll] Error 1 (ignored) cp: cannot stat `../../mcs/class/lib/Mono.Posix.dll': No such file or directory cp: cannot stat `/home/mau/share/src/mono/doc/install/lib/Mono.Posix.dll': No such file or directory make[1]: [Mono.Posix.dll] Error 1 (ignored) cp: cannot stat `../../mcs/class/lib/NUnit.Util.dll': No such file or directory cp: cannot stat `/home/mau/share/src/mono/doc/install/lib/NUnit.Util.dll': No such file or directory make[1]: [NUnit.Util.dll] Error 1 (ignored) cp: cannot stat `../../mcs/class/lib/NUnit.Framework.dll': No such file or directory cp: cannot stat `/home/mau/share/src/mono/doc/install/lib/NUnit.Framework.dll': No such file or directory make[1]: [NUnit.Framework.dll] Error 1 (ignored) cp: cannot stat `../../mcs/class/lib/System.Design.dll': No such file or directory cp: cannot stat `/home/mau/share/src/mono/doc/install/lib/System.Design.dll': No such file or directory make[1]: [System.Design.dll] Error 1 (ignored) cp: cannot stat `../../mcs/mcs/mcs.exe': No such file or directory cp: cannot stat `/home/mau/share/src/mono/doc/install/bin/mcs.exe': No such file or directory make[1]: [mcs.exe] Error 1 (ignored) cp: cannot stat `../../mcs/mbas/mbas.exe': No such file or directory cp: cannot stat `/home/mau/share/src/mono/doc/install/bin/mbas.exe': No such file or directory make[1]: [mcs.exe] Error 1 (ignored) cp: cannot stat `../../mcs/tools/security/secutil.exe': No such file or directory cp: cannot stat `/home/mau/share/src/mono/doc/install/bin/secutil.exe': No such file or directory [snip] It seems this batch expects the dlls from mcs. Which obviously aren't there, since README.building says I must start in the mono directory! I'm getting crazy :-) Please help _______________________________________________ Mono-list maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/mono-list