From 17cccae131e843c8eef580d810e2defe0b4cfc8f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andy McFadden Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2018 10:43:28 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Update Mono compatibility info --- README.md | 8 +++++--- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index bedc38a..c664922 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -108,9 +108,11 @@ The framework requires Win7 SP1, Win8.1, or Win10 updated through at least the Anniversary Update (1607). (One user who had trouble with the 4.7.2 installer was able to get the 4.6.2 installer to work.) -In theory, SourceGen can work with Mono under Linux and Mac OS X. It -currently crashes on startup with Mono 5.14.0 on Ubuntu, down in the -WinForms code, so it's uncertain when or if this will work. +In theory, SourceGen can work with Mono under Linux and Mac OS X. There +appear to be many incompatibilities between .NET and Mono, which have to +be worked around in SourceGen. Sometimes these are straightforward, +sometimes they're [a little weird](https://faddensoft.com/sgbug/). Until +these issues are handled, running SourceGen under Mono is not recommended. ## Getting Started ##