Revision as of 12:51, 26 March 2014

Mono 3.2

Summary

Update the Mono stack in Fedora from 2.10 to 3.2

Owner

Name: Claudio Rodrigo Pereyra Diaz
Email: <elsupergomez@fedoraproject.org>
Release notes owner:

Current status

Targeted release: Fedora 21
Last updated: March 26, 2014
Tracker bug: <will be assigned by the Wrangler>

Detailed Description

Support for Mono versions 3.0 and 2.10 is been discontinued. No further development of bug fixing is planned for those branches. Mono 3.2 is the active branch an have many improvements . See upstream notes http://www.mono-project.com/Release_Notes_Mono_3.2

Benefit to Fedora

Fedora aims to showcase the latest in free and open source software - we should have the most recent release of Mono 3.2

It will have the ability to run cross-platform applications that require compatibility with Microsoft. Net Framework 4.5

Scope

Proposal owners:

Update mono spec and build in koji until is ready.

Other developers:

Some packages may need to be revised, updated or rebuilt, see Dependencies section

Release engineering:

Policies and guidelines:

Upgrade/compatibility impact

Mono 3.2 includes most of the features of Mono 2.10. Most applications that use Mono should continue to function properly after update.

How To Test

Interested testers do not need special hardware. If you have a favorite Mono application, please test it with Mono 3.2 and verify that it still works as you expect.

People using F20 can download rpm from koji https://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/taskinfo?taskID=6659352 to install and test

Or use Fedora People Repo http://repos.fedorapeople.org/repos/elsupergomez/monodevelop/fedora-monodevelop.repo to install and test

User Experience

User should note speedy improvement running Mono applications.

Some applications will have features only supported if used Mono 3.2.

Dependencies

Package	Status	Notes
OpenTK	Need Test
RepetierHost	Need Test
avahi	Need Test
banshee	Need Test	Need rebuild if mono-addins is updated
banshee-community-extensions	Need Test	Need rebuild if mono-addins is updated
bareftp	Need Test
bless	Need Test
boo	Need Test
cdcollect	Need Test
dbus-sharp	Need Test
dbus-sharp-glib	Need Test
docky	Need Test
f-spot	Need Test
flickrnet	Need Test
gbrainy	Need Test
gdata-sharp	Need Test
gecko-sharp2	Need Test
gio-sharp	Need Test
giver	Need Test
gkeyfile-sharp	Need Test
gmime	Need Test
gnome-desktop-sharp	Need Test
gnome-do	Need Test
gnome-do-plugins	Need Test
gnome-guitar	Need Test
gnome-keyring-sharp	Need Test
gnome-rdp	Need Test
gnome-sharp	Need Test
gnome-subtitles	Need Test
graphviz	Need Test
gsf-sharp	Need Test
gtk-sharp-beans	Need Test
gtk-sharp2	Test
gtksourceview-sharp	Need Test
gudev-sharp	Need Test
hyena	Need Test
ice	Need Test
kimono	Need Test
libappindicator	Need Test
libgpod	Need Test
log4net	Need Test
mono-addins	Tested	Recommended upgrade
mono-basic	Need Test
mono-bouncycastle	Need Test
mono-cecil-flowanalysis	Need Test
mono-debugger	Tested
mono-reflection	Need Test
mono-tools	Need Test
mono-zeroconf	Need Test
monobristol	Need Test
monodevelop	Need Test	Recommended upgrade
monodevelop-debugger-gdb	Recommended upgrade
monodevelop-vala	Need Test
monosim	Need Test
nant	Need Test
ndesk-dbus	Need Test
ndesk-dbus-glib	Need Test
notify-sharp	Test
pdfmod	Need Test
pinta	Need Test
poppler-sharp	Need Test
qyoto	Need Test
rescene	Need Test
sparkleshare	Need Test
taglib-sharp	Need Test
taoframework	Need Test
themonospot-base	Need Test
themonospot-console	Need Test
themonospot-gui-gtk	Need Test
themonospot-gui-qt	Need Test
themonospot-plugin-avi	Need Test
themonospot-plugin-mkv	Need Test
thrift	Need Test
tomboy	Tested	Need rebuild if mono-addins is updated
webkit-sharp	Need Test
xsp	Need Test

Contingency Plan

Contingency mechanism: Still in Mono 2.10
Contingency deadline: Beta freeze
Blocks release? No
Blocks product? Monodevelop 4

Documentation

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Mono

https://github.com/mono/mono

Release Notes

http://www.mono-project.com/Release_Notes_Mono_3.2

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-OpenTK
+! Package
+! Status
-RepetierHost
+! Notes
+|-
-avahi
+|OpenTK || Need Test
+|-
-banshee
+|RepetierHost || Need Test
+|-
-banshee-community-extensions
+|avahi || Need Test
+|-
-bareftp
+|banshee || Need Test || Need rebuild if mono-addins is updated
+|-
-bless
+|banshee-community-extensions || Need Test || Need rebuild if mono-addins is updated
+|-
-boo
+|bareftp || Need Test
+|-
-cdcollect
+|bless || Need Test
+|-
-dbus-sharp
+|boo || Need Test
+|-
-dbus-sharp-glib
+|cdcollect || Need Test
+|-
-docky
+|dbus-sharp || Need Test
+|-
-f-spot
+|dbus-sharp-glib || Need Test
+|-
-flickrnet
+|docky || Need Test
+|-
-gbrainy
+|f-spot || Need Test
+|-
-gdata-sharp
+|flickrnet || Need Test
+|-
-gecko-sharp2
+|gbrainy || Need Test
+|-
-gio-sharp
+|gdata-sharp || Need Test
+|-
-giver
+|gecko-sharp2 || Need Test
+|-
-gkeyfile-sharp
+|gio-sharp || Need Test
+|-
-gmime
+|giver || Need Test
+|-
-gnome-desktop-sharp
+|gkeyfile-sharp || Need Test
+|-
-gnome-do
+|gmime || Need Test
+|-
-gnome-do-plugins
+|gnome-desktop-sharp || Need Test
+|-
-gnome-guitar
+|gnome-do || Need Test
+|-
-gnome-keyring-sharp
+|gnome-do-plugins || Need Test
+|-
-gnome-rdp
+|gnome-guitar || Need Test
+|-
-gnome-sharp
+|gnome-keyring-sharp || Need Test
+|-
-gnome-subtitles
+|gnome-rdp || Need Test
+|-
-graphviz
+|gnome-sharp || Need Test
+|-
-gsf-sharp
+|gnome-subtitles || Need Test
+|-
-gtk-sharp-beans
+|graphviz || Need Test
+|-
-gtk-sharp2
+|gsf-sharp || Need Test
+|-
-gtksourceview-sharp
+|gtk-sharp-beans || Need Test
+|-
-gudev-sharp
+|gtk-sharp2 || Test
+|-
-hyena
+|gtksourceview-sharp || Need Test
+|-
-ice
+|gudev-sharp || Need Test
+|-
-kimono
+|hyena || Need Test
+|-
-libappindicator
+|ice || Need Test
+|-
-libgpod
+|kimono || Need Test
+|-
-log4net
+|libappindicator || Need Test
+|-
-mono-addins
+|libgpod || Need Test
+|-
-mono-basic
+|log4net || Need Test
+|-
-mono-bouncycastle
+|mono-addins || Tested || Recommended upgrade
+|-
-mono-cecil-flowanalysis
+|mono-basic || Need Test
+|-
-mono-debugger
+|mono-bouncycastle || Need Test
+|-
-mono-reflection
+|mono-cecil-flowanalysis || Need Test
+|-
-mono-tools
+|mono-debugger || Tested
+|-
-mono-zeroconf
+|mono-reflection || Need Test
+|-
-monobristol
+|mono-tools || Need Test
+|-
-monodevelop
+|mono-zeroconf || Need Test
+|-
-monodevelop-debugger-gdb
+|monobristol || Need Test
+|-
-monodevelop-vala
+|monodevelop || Need Test || Recommended upgrade
+|-
-monosim
+|monodevelop-debugger-gdb || Recommended upgrade
+|-
-nant
+|monodevelop-vala || Need Test
+|-
-ndesk-dbus
+|monosim || Need Test
+|-
-ndesk-dbus-glib
+|nant || Need Test
+|-
-notify-sharp
+|ndesk-dbus || Need Test
+|-
-pdfmod
+|ndesk-dbus-glib || Need Test
+|-
-pinta
+|notify-sharp || Test
+|-
-poppler-sharp
+|pdfmod || Need Test
+|-
-qyoto
+|pinta || Need Test
+|-
-rescene
+|poppler-sharp || Need Test
+|-
-sparkleshare
+|qyoto || Need Test
+|-
-taglib-sharp
+|rescene || Need Test
+|-
-taoframework
+|sparkleshare || Need Test
+|-
-themonospot-base
+|taglib-sharp || Need Test
+|-
-themonospot-console
+|taoframework || Need Test
+|-
-themonospot-gui-gtk
+|themonospot-base || Need Test
+|-
-themonospot-gui-qt
+|themonospot-console || Need Test
+|-
-themonospot-plugin-avi
+|themonospot-gui-gtk || Need Test
+|-
-themonospot-plugin-mkv
+|themonospot-gui-qt || Need Test
+|-
-thrift
+|themonospot-plugin-avi || Need Test
+|-
-tomboy
+|themonospot-plugin-mkv || Need Test
+|-
-webkit-sharp
+|thrift || Need Test
+|-
-xsp
+|tomboy || Tested || Need rebuild if mono-addins is updated
+|-
+|webkit-sharp || Need Test
+|-
+|xsp || Need Test
+|}
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