New default VB.NET project immediately gives an error

Question

I just installed Mono version 2.10.8 and MonoDevelop 2.8.6.5 on a Mac. When I create a new project (File -> New solution -> VBNet -> ASP.NET -> Web Application) it gives me an e

Answer 1

I had the same problem in Linux, but it seems that the version that properly supports VB.Net (at least without causing errors) is MonoDevelop 3.0.4, & after a google search, I landed on a SourceForge.net page with the newer MonoDevelop 3.0.6 source code.

I downloaded it, Extracted it's contents, & did the following in a root terminal...

      cd /home/knoppix/Downloads/monodevelop-3.0.6
      ./configure --prefix=`pkg-config --variable=prefix mono`
      make
      make install

Then closed the terminal, & ran MonoDevelop again, & it was no longer the version I had before (MonoDevelop 3.0.3), was now MonoDevelop 3.0.6.

When I created a new VB.Net GTK# 2.0 project, the errors were still there, but then I right-clicked on the project in the solution explorer, & chose Options, then under Build, I selected General... the 4.0 profile was now there, & could be selected. After selecting it, & closing the dialog, all the errors vanished.

I then changed the default format of new projects to MSBuild (Visual Studio 2010) from Edit, Preferences... then in the pop up dialog under Preferences, Load/Save.

I am still confused as to how to create a form though. C# side of things can create it easily, but I don't see the option in the VB side. I might have to install some other things to enable it, or something.