[Ironpython-users] IronPython 2.7.1 Beta coming this weekend

[Vernon Cole]

We Ubuntu users are still very inconvenienced by that quick "we don't build"
answer. Thanks for fixing the builder so that I can _try_ to home-build a
.NET 2 version.  After killing and reinstalling my Ubuntu system, I gave up
trying to actually accomplish it. It requires installing a second version of
Mono side-by-side with the supported version in order to do the build. But
to do _that_ you have to home-build the newer version of Mono from source
and ... [cough. sputter. Huh? ... Oh! ... Sorry! I'm back now...]
  I note that the IPy daily build script actually does build an appropriate
version, but apparently the output gets thrown away. I would be very nice if
it were put someplace where one could find it.
  Hopefully the next release of Ubuntu will have an upgraded .NET 4
compatible version of Mono, and this problem will go away. Until then, I
still cannot use a current version of IronPython on my preferred workstation
... and therefore cannot do much IPy testing.  (I only use Windows when I
must, or when someone pays me to.)
--
Vernon Cole
(Typed on Ubuntu Linux 11.04)

On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 9:53 AM, Jeff Hardy <jdhardy at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sun, Jun 19, 2011 at 11:07 PM, Markus Schaber
> <m.schaber at 3s-software.com> wrote:
> > Are there no 3rd-party applications which embed and install IronPython
> > with their own installer?
> >
> > Being afraid of such scenarios was the main reason why we build
> > IronPython on our own (with changed assembly name and signing key) and
> > install that customized version with our CoDeSys installer.
>
> Yes, but I think everyone chooses the same path you do
> (rebuild/resign). At least, I'm pretty sure that's what Resolver One
> does (I don't know of any other apps ... maybe we need a "Who's
> Using?" page).
>
> The official installer is downgrade-proof, so other apps should just
> be using that; if anyone else unconditionally puts the IronPython
> files in the GAC, I'm not sure there's much we can do about it, sadly.
> Polite requests and public shaming is about it.
>
> For embedding, I would recommend you continue what you're doing - it's
> just just straight-up safer. It's a shame zipimport doesn't work; we
> could cut the deployed size of the stdlib down significantly.
>
> >
> > (The other reason was some suspected collision between the versions
> > compiled for .NET 2.0 and 4.0. We wanted to avoid problems if users
> > install their own IronPython versions. Nowadays, I'm convinced that this
> > problem only arises if you compile an application for .net 4.x which
> > references an IronPython dll compiled for .NET 2.x.
>
> Different signing keys for .NET 2 and .NET 4 would solve that. Since
> we don't build for .NET 2 anymore it shouldn't be an issue, right?
>
> - Jeff
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