Re: [Buildroot] [PATCH] package/mono: remove mono and related packages

[Thomas Petazzoni via buildroot <buildroot@buildroot.org>]

Hello Angelo,

On Tue, 19 Aug 2025 08:12:55 +0200
Angelo Compagnucci <angelo.compagnucci@gmail.com> wrote:

> > Thanks for this patch. But do we have the Buildroot packages for .NET,
> > which would replace these Mono packages?
> >
> > Or should I read your patch as "This mono stuff is no longer
> > maintained, and if anyone wants to use .NET with Buildroot, they should
> > package .NET instead of using this unmaintained mono stuff" ?
> >  
> 
> I added the note about the .NET Giulio's patch exactly for that reason.

Sorry but I don't understand your answer. You don't really answer my
questions, and I don't understand which "note about the .NET Giulio's
patch" you're referring to.

Could you clarify?

> Technically speaking, while having an infra in builroot to build .NET
> packages, it's not strictly required: mono can cross compile and produce a
> self contained executable to deploy on the target without any third party
> tool.

Perhaps, but it would still make sense to have the necessary tools
packaged so that the entire build process can be integrated in
Buildroot, and be reproducible, as opposed to have to separately and
manually download the .NET "stuff", build your application, copy it to
the rootfs, etc.

Best regards,

Thomas
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Thomas Petazzoni, co-owner and CEO, Bootlin
Embedded Linux and Kernel engineering and training
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