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Mono(lc)                                                              Mono(lc)

NAME
       lc - Mono License Compiler

SYNOPSIS
       lc -c filename -t targetassembly [-i reference...] [-v] [-o outputpath]
       [-nologo]

DESCRIPTION
       lc tool is a license compiler for Mono. It's  used  to  convert  a  li-
       censes.licx file to a resource that can be embedded into an executable.

       When  using commercial components for .NET they often require a license
       resource at runtime to make sure the developer was licensed to use this
       control.  The most common way of making sure the component was properly
       licensed is by using license resources. At compile time  the  developer
       uses  the  lc  tool  to  convert  a  licenses.licx  file  to a program-
       name.exe.licenses file and embed that as a managed resource during com-
       pilation.

RUNTIME OPTIONS
       The following options are available:

       --complist=filename, -c filename
              This option is used to specify the input file, the licenses.licx
              file to create a license reesource for. This option is required.
              The license compiler will read each line in this file and try to
              load the types specified on that line.

       --target=assemblyname, -t targetassembly
              full assembly name with file extension for the target  assembly.
              The  license  compiler uses this as a key when compiling the li-
              censes. It has to match the assembly the resource will be embed-
              ded in. This option is required.

       --load=reference, -i reference
              Assembly  reference  to load before trying to compile a license.
              This option is needed for assemblies where  the  references  are
              not  in the gac. Compilers should pass all references to the li-
              cense compiler.

       --verbose,, -v
              Gives more verbose output about the license compiling process.

       --help, -h
              Displays usage instructions.

       --outdir=path, -o path
              Target path file the licenses resource. By default  the  license
              compiler  emits the resource in the current directory. The file-
              name will always match the target assembly  passed  to  --target
              with .licenses added.

       --nologo
              Do  not  emit  the "Mono License Compiler" logo  on stdout while
              compilng.

LICENSE FILES
       The format for the license files (licenses.licx) is the following:
            # comment
            namespace.type, assemblyname
            namespace.type, full-assemblyname

       All lines starting with a # are ignored. the first form  requires  that
       the  assembly  was loaded through the --load,-i option but does not re-
       quire the full assembly name, only the first part.

       The second form requires the full assembly name including locale,  ver-
       sion and publickeytoken.

MAILING LISTS
       Mailing  lists  are  listed  at  the http://www.mono-project.com/commu-
       nity/help/mailing-lists/

WEB SITE
       http://www.mono-project.com

SEE ALSO
       mono(1), mcs(1)

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