SqlProgrammabilityProvider doesnt works on Mono

[xkrt]

It seems SqlProgrammabilityProvider doesnt works with Mono: https://twitter.com/mitekm/status/758900343358959617

Related information

• Linux
• ver 1.8.2
• SQL Server 2014 Developer Edition
• Mono 4.4.2
• Monodevelop 5.10

[xkrt]

Actually I have that error in compile time:

[varon]

Did you find a workaround for this? Any response from the maintainers yet?

[dmitry-a-morozov]

I have no plans to roll-out Mono support myself. Too much effort because of in-comparability. But PRs are welcome.

[varon]

Thanks for the answer, so Mono isn't officially supported, then?

[dmitry-a-morozov]

I had this support before for SqlCommandProvider. It lead to ridiculously complex code like

https://github.com/fsprojects/FSharp.Data.SqlClient/blob/f76e5068c13e87a56eebbc205f19afcc6398fb06/src/SqlClient/SqlClientExtensions.fs#L611

https://github.com/fsprojects/FSharp.Data.SqlClient/blob/f76e5068c13e87a56eebbc205f19afcc6398fb06/src/SqlClient/ISqlCommand.fs#L191

and other complications.

Until Mono sql client implementation will follow some basic quality standards I don't think it worth of an effort.

[xkrt]

@dmitry-a-morozov thanks for the answer. It will be good idea to explicitly note in README that "Current Mono not supported". Any plans to support .NET Core?

[dmitry-a-morozov]

@xkrt Yes, there are plans to support .NET Core. But I'll wait until F# compiler will get decent on .NET Core. Speaking of Mono, if they will improve their System.Data.SqlClient implementation I will certainly reconsider. They can do it by taking fully managed implementation that shipped with .NET Core.

[smoothdeveloper]

@xkrt if you have a chance, could you check if this issue is still relevant?