Mono-D v0.5.5.5 - Huge completion refactoring/v0.5.5.6 - Bug fixes

[Alexander Bothe]

On Friday, 27 December 2013 at 19:45:09 UTC, ilya-stromberg wrote:
> It was non-critical errors and thay appeared randomly. At least 
> I
> can't reproduse it now. But OK, I'll try to send bug reports.

Please! Bug trackers, mails, blog comments, IRC, G+ - even via
facebook :O

There are so many ways to communicate! :-)

> I don't talk that you must support different Mono Develop
> versions for different OS. Current stable Mono Develop is 4.2.2,
> can you use it for all supported OS and specify recomended Mono
> Develop version ad the
> `http://mono-d.alexanderbothe.com/download/` page? I just want 
> to
> say: "please, don't use Alpha/Betta Release of Mono Develop". I
> have a lot of problems with Betta Release of Mono Develop at
> Ubuntu ~2 years ago.

This is why I decided to distribute my very own Linux x86/x64
version of MonoDevelop on simendsjo's server @
http://simendsjo.me/files/abothe
in order to prevent exactly these kinds of circumstances - since
that version is the version I'm using the most time on my machine.

> Not exactly. Actually, I decided do not to update, but one day I
> had to create a new MonoD installation after OS re-install, and
> it was complitly broken. I couldn't even open the project. It 
> was
> terrible. After that I decided to use Eclipse/DDT, even it has
> less features.

Sure, and then you'll have the chance to 'return' two years
afterwards :)

>
>> I know this implies some efforts (head to 
>> http://addins.monodevelop.com/Project/Index/27 and select an 
>> older release :-))
>> but ensures that quite everyone is using the very latest 
>> version. Only then I can locate bugs&issues most efficiently.
>
> OK. Can you add instruction how to do downgrade?

See Kelet's instructions.