Yes indeed Ubuntu does handle dependencies well. I currently have the setup as follows:
Use Synaptic to install mono/monodevelop/class library. (Makes everything integrate nicely with the GUI, launching of apps, etc.) Get the mono source, rebuild, and then install over top of the Synaptic mono installation. Rebuild each day, if no errors, install again. The only problem I had was that I needed to specify the install path for mono, I think it was /usr, but I'm not sure. I've been following Monodevelop progress for a while, and it's really getting good! My all time favorite time saver is code completion, and with the latest release, it got a lot better. It still has some quirks, but most have been fixed. GUI development had some improvements too. When all the files/dlls finally get cached in memory, Monodevelop speeds along nicely. I develop all of my cross platform apps with monodevelop now. So to answer your question, yes I believe that it is currently possible to quickly develop cross platform apps right now. As for packaging mono/develop, I don't see why the next release wouldn't let you do as you describe. As I see it, the current release seems to fit your case too. joe On 10/2/06, David Cornelson (gmail) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Miguel de Icaza wrote: > > Well, Mono 1.1.next is always imminent. > > What we do need though, is good testing of Windows.Forms to make sure > > that no major bugs slip through. > > So once that final bug is resolved and there is a consensus that WinForms > works as designed, what are the plans, if any, to simplify the packaging and > deployment processes. > > It's been awhile since I've tried to run Mono on Linux and I don't think > I've ever seen MonoDevelop functioning properly. I don't think I've ever > been able to cleanly install Mono in a Linux environment without needing to > know how to resolve dependencies (which can spiral out of control quickly). > > I think the question I'm asking is this. Will Mono ever be packaged so that > a non-Linux developer, say a VB 6 developer or less-experienced C# > developer, might be able to throw RedHat, Fedora, Suse, or Debian up on a > computer and quickly start creating usable and cross-platform programs that > can be easily deployed? > > This would be my goal. Get those VB programmers interested. Get the guy that > writes software for mom and pop businesses interested. > > David Cornelson > > > _______________________________________________ > Mono-winforms-list maillist - Mono-winforms-list@lists.ximian.com > http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/mono-winforms-list > _______________________________________________ Mono-winforms-list maillist - Mono-winforms-list@lists.ximian.com http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/mono-winforms-list