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 licenses.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 programname.exe.licenses file and embed that as a managed resource
       during compilation.

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 licenses. It has to match the assembly the resource will be embedded 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
              license 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  filename  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 require the full assembly name, only the first part.

       The second form requires the full assembly name including locale, version and publickeytoken.

MAILING LISTS

       Mailing lists are listed at the http://www.mono-project.com/community/help/mailing-lists/

WEB SITE

       http://www.mono-project.com

SEE ALSO

       mono(1), mcs(1)

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