Bug 167170

Summary:	dev-lang/mono-1.2.2.1 - /usr/lib/mono/1.0/mbas.exe is missing
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Daniel Tourde <ted>
Component:	[OLD] Development	Assignee:	dotnet project <dotnet>
Status:	RESOLVED INVALID
Severity:	normal
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Daniel Tourde 2007-02-16 09:20:35 UTC

Hello,

Mbas (The Mono Basic) does not work on mono-1.2.2.1:
paris ted # mbas
Cannot open assembly /usr/lib/mono/1.0/mbas.exe.

It turns out that the file /usr/lib/mono/1.0/mbas.exe is missing....

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.type 'mbas' in a terminal
2.
3.

Actual Results:  
Cannot open assembly /usr/lib/mono/1.0/mbas.exe.

Expected Results:  
A running application

Comment 1 Saleem Abdulrasool (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2007-02-16 19:32:01 UTC

mono-1.2.2.1 does not include a visual basic compiler or runtime.  mono-1.1.16.1 contains a visual basic runtime and compiler if you must use it.

If you dont mind unmasking mono-1.2.3, that does support a VB runtime ... you will need mono-1.2.3 and mono-basic.