title: Starting a ASP.NET MVC3 project in MonoDevelop? Steps to do so?
body: <p>I'm using MonoDevelop on the Mac with the latest Mono version installed.</p>
  
  <p>What steps do I need to take to start using MVC3 in a project with RAZOR syntax (.cshtml files)?</p>
  
  <p>I've read <a href="http://www.mono-project.com/Release_Notes_Mono_2.10#ASP.NET_MVC3_Support" rel="noreferrer">http://www.mono-project.com/Release_Notes_Mono_2.10#ASP.NET_MVC3_Support</a> but it doesn't spell it out. How do I create my first .cshtml file? How do I tell my application to point to Index.cshtml, and not the default Index.aspx file when creating an MVC (2) project in MonoDevelop?</p>
  
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  <p><strong>Update</strong></p>
  
  <p>I started a new MVC2 project in Mono. I started a new MVC3 project in VS 2010. I copied all the required DLLs over from the MVC3 to the MVC2 project in Mono. Now I build and get a "The compiler has appeared to crash" in Mono.</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/swRYS.png" alt="Error when building"></p>
  
  <p>I thought there was MVC3 support? <a href="http://mono-project.com/Release_Notes_Mono_2.10#ASP.NET_MVC3_Support" rel="noreferrer">http://mono-project.com/Release_Notes_Mono_2.10#ASP.NET_MVC3_Support</a> What am I doing wrong here?</p>