[IronPython] IronPython.sln and .NET 3.5/Visual Studio 2008

Steve Baer steve at mcneel.com
Wed Nov 28 19:06:11 CET 2007


Hi Dave,
I have no problem with the sln being based on VS2008. I would be concerned
if this project stops building against .NET 2.0, but that doesn't sound like
it is the case.

Thanks,
-Steve

Steve Baer
Robert McNeel & Associates
www.rhino3d.com
www.mcneel.com

-----Original Message-----
From: users-bounces at lists.ironpython.com
[mailto:users-bounces at lists.ironpython.com] On Behalf Of Dave Fugate
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 9:10 AM
To: Discussion of IronPython
Subject: [IronPython] IronPython.sln and .NET 3.5/Visual Studio 2008

Hello IronPython Community, a couple months ago we began using the beta
versions of .NET 3.5 and Visual Studio 2008 for IronPython development.
With respect to the IronPython sources this means that we had to upgrade the
Visual Studio 2005 solution file, IronPython.sln, to Visual Studio 2008.  We
are *not* using any new C# 3.0 features at this time and actually pass a
flag to the msbuild tool ensuring that we're building and testing against
.NET 2.0.

Since this change occurred, we've been backporting solution file
modifications to the 2005 version and testing the 2008 version as well for
the 2.0 Alpha releases.  Now that .NET 3.5 and Visual Studio 2008 have been
officially released, we'd like to begin distributing only the 2008 solution
file.  The major reason for wanting to do this is so that we can get IP
releases out more quickly (i.e., no need to rerun all of our tests on
sources built under VS2005 or manually modify the 2005 solution file).

The impact on Windows users who build IronPython from sources would be:
* It will be necessary to install .NET 3.5 or Visual Studio 2008 to get the
new version of msbuild
* When building IronPython.sln from the command-line, you'll need to pass in
an extra argument - "/ToolsVersion:2.0" - to msbuild

We felt it would be best get feedback from users who build IP from sources
before making this change.  Ideally we'd like to make the switch for the
next Alpha release (which should be available around the third week of
December), but the change could be delayed if there are many objections.
All comments are welcome!

The IronPython Team
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