Re: [Mono-dev] GSoC 2015 - Integrate Reference Sources code into Mono

[Bernie Schoch]

I'm relatively new to the project also.

Here is some info that was passed on to me to get started:

If you haven't already, please be sure to see
http://www.mono-project.com/community

And in particular
http://www.mono-project.com/community/contributing

Amongst other things, the above tells you where the unit tests are, and
bugzilla.

It's probably best to develop on mac or linux.  Personally I think, that
since the latest ubuntu includes a recent-ish version of mono and
monodevelop, that's the easiest way to get setup.  (But I loves me some
sourcetree, so I prefer to work on the mac instead, despite a little more
effort required to build.)

The source is on github.  Fork & pull request.

Discuss stuff on this mailing list first, so as to avoid wasted effort.
Thanks for offering to help.

You should see if you can build the sources from scratch (on linux or mac)

Mac instructions: http://www.mono-project.com/docs/compiling-mono/mac/

additional info:
http://blog.neteril.org/blog/2013/08/11/the-very-basic-guide-to-contribute-to-
mono-bcl/

Bernie Schoch

On Wed, Mar 4, 2015 at 10:47 AM, Lihini Senanayake 
wrote:

> Hello everyone,
>
> I'm a senior computer science undergraduate from University of Moratuwa,
> Sri Lanka. I would like to contribute to the above mentioned project in
> GSoc 2015. I've heard about the Mono project before, but I never got a
> chance to work with it. A little research on current implementation of
> reference sources in mono lead me to
> https://github.com/mono/mono/tree/master/mcs/class and the classes open
> sourced by Microsoft on https://github.com/mono/referencesource. But I'm
> still lost on how to advance on this.
>
> I might be new to Mono project but I have being developing with C# for
> some time. I hope that would be enough as a starting point. Any pointers
> are gladly appreciated.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Lihini Senanayake
>
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[Mono-dev] After an initial investigation of porting WCF to mono, this is what I've found so far

[Bernie Schoch]

References to XAML configuration #if XAML out
References to COM  #if COM out

There are references to Transaction processing in Microsoft namespace is
this something we need to support or #if it out?

There is a ton of stuff missing from System.IdentityModel:
This is where the majority of the errors lie. 100+ items;  Should I just
back port this into existing Mono code or use reference source versions?  I
ask because I don't have much history on mono project and don't really know
status of System.IdentiyModel.

What is the strategy to deal with SR messages?  Right now I've just created
an internal SR and InternalsSR class

Thanks,
Bernie Schoch
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[Mono-dev] I would like to contribute to mono however it seems things are in flux due to the integration of .NET Core and .NET Framework; where to start?

[Bernie Schoch]

For example, I'm looking at say WCF as a possibility but some questions pop
up?
Will WCF be part of .NET Core? if so should we wait until it's in .NET Core?
If not, then obviously it's a move from .NET Framework.  Are unit test
available for WCF?  Would there be a duplication of work if MS has some
forthcoming?

BTW I just picked WCF as an example as it seemed high on the list.

I guess I'm saying, where would I be most useful say with contributing 20+
hours a week in the near term (I'm between contract/jobs right now)

BTW I've been doing software development for over 30 years on all sorts of
platforms and languages but specializing in .NET since the initial .NET
developer conference in 2000.

Bernie Schoch
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