MonoDevelop Failure "Unknown MSBuild Failure" on Linux

Question

I just installed MonoDevelop on my Ubuntu machine, and attemtepted to run a hello world, just to test it out:

using System;

public class HelloWorld
{
    static public void Main ()
    {
        Console.WriteLine ("Hello Mono World");
    }
}

...but when building it gives an "Unknown MSBuild failure" error

I have tested Mono before using MonoDevelop and verified that it works.

what version of Mono? what version of MonoDevelop? what version of Ubuntu? how did you install Mono and MonoDevelop? thanks — knocte, May 03 '16 at 04:22
Mono v4.2.3, MonoDevelop v5.10 and Ubuntu 16.04. Installed both Mono and MonoDevelop via apt-get. Sorry for not providing that info initially — Tr1boon, May 04 '16 at 07:04
can you run monodevelop from the command line, and, build your project again? maybe you get more information about the build failure in the console — knocte, May 12 '16 at 11:47

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:10

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This is most likely due to an error or errors during compilation, which oddly enough, MonoDevelop is not telling you.

Assuming you have mono itself installed, open a terminal and compile from there(source):

mcs HelloWorld.cs

edited May 23 '17 at 12:10

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answered Sep 25 '16 at 19:00

lamino

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I had the same issue. mcs [filename] just gives blank output and then the next prompt. – Paulo Jun 07 '17 at 06:10

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 15 '17 at 15:05

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I have had similar issue with a project that used to work - it seems error is in the package NUnit, however I have not yet found a solution for it - have a look at your packages, perhaps you find your issue there

answered Mar 15 '17 at 15:05

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