Running F# code with Mono

Question

I have F# 2.0.0 installed, and use mono 2.8.

let rec fib n =
    match n with
    | 1 | 2 -> 1
    | n -> fib(n-1) + fib(n-2)

let n = 40
let x = fib(n)
printfn "%d" x

I compiled this code with fsc.exe to get fib.exe. Running this with mono fib.exe gives me this error.

mono fact.exe 
Could not load file or assembly 'FSharp.Core, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, 
PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a' or one of its dependencies.

Unhandled Exception: System.TypeLoadException: Could not load type 
'.$Factorial' from assembly 'factorial, Version=0.0.0.0,
 Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null'.

What might be wrong?

ADDED

sudo gacutil -i FSharp.Core.dll 

solved this problem.

Answer 1

The F# assemblies (like FSharp.Core.dll) are probably only installed to the .Net GAC. You need to install them to Mono's GAC (Mono's gacutil.exe), or copy the assemblies into the same directory as your executable.