System.TypeInitializationException IronPython2

[Ranbir-Sinha]

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Description

$ mono IronPython.2.7.12/net45/ipy.exe

Unhandled Exception:
System.TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for 'Microsoft.Scripting.Hosting.Configuration.Section' threw an exception. ---> System.TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for 'System.ComponentModel.TypeDescriptor' threw an exception. ---> System.TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for 'Sys' threw an exception. ---> System.DllNotFoundException: System.Native assembly: type: member:(null)
at (wrapper managed-to-native) Interop+Sys.LChflagsCanSetHiddenFlag()
at Interop+Sys..cctor () [0x00000] in :0
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at Interop.GetRandomBytes (System.Byte* buffer, System.Int32 length) [0x00000] in :0
at System.Guid.NewGuid () [0x00000] in :0
at System.ComponentModel.TypeDescriptor..cctor () [0x00034] in :0
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at System.Configuration.ConfigurationProperty..ctor (System.String name, System.Type type, System.Object defaultValue) [0x00000] in <040d151eff354af185a19bdffe022106>:0
at Microsoft.Scripting.Hosting.Configuration.Section..cctor () [0x0000f] in <6c73c743798547f998a008888ceecf5e>:0
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at Microsoft.Scripting.Hosting.ScriptRuntimeSetup.LoadRuntimeSetupImpl (Microsoft.Scripting.Hosting.ScriptRuntimeSetup setup, System.IO.Stream configFileStream) [0x00000] in <6c73c743798547f998a008888ceecf5e>:0
at Microsoft.Scripting.Hosting.ScriptRuntimeSetup.LoadRuntimeSetup (Microsoft.Scripting.Hosting.ScriptRuntimeSetup setup, System.IO.Stream configFileStream) [0x00000] in <6c73c743798547f998a008888ceecf5e>:0
at Microsoft.Scripting.Hosting.ScriptRuntimeSetup.ReadConfiguration () [0x00005] in <6c73c743798547f998a008888ceecf5e>:0
at Microsoft.Scripting.Hosting.Shell.ConsoleHost.CreateRuntimeSetup () [0x00006] in :0
at PythonConsoleHost.CreateRuntimeSetup () [0x00000] in <38d0e7657a834c008b1272953edeadc5>:0
at Microsoft.Scripting.Hosting.Shell.ConsoleHost.Run (System.String[] args) [0x00000] in :0
at PythonConsoleHost.Main (System.String[] args) [0x00020] in <38d0e7657a834c008b1272953edeadc5>:0
[ERROR] FATAL UNHANDLED EXCEPTION: System.TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for 'Microsoft.Scripting.Hosting.Configuration.Section' threw an exception. ---> System.TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for 'System.ComponentModel.TypeDescriptor' threw an exception. ---> System.TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for 'Sys' threw an exception. ---> System.DllNotFoundException: System.Native assembly: type: member:(null)
at (wrapper managed-to-native) Interop+Sys.LChflagsCanSetHiddenFlag()
at Interop+Sys..cctor () [0x00000] in :0
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at Interop.GetRandomBytes (System.Byte* buffer, System.Int32 length) [0x00000] in :0
at System.Guid.NewGuid () [0x00000] in :0
at System.ComponentModel.TypeDescriptor..cctor () [0x00034] in :0
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at System.Configuration.ConfigurationProperty..ctor (System.String name, System.Type type, System.Object defaultValue) [0x00000] in <040d151eff354af185a19bdffe022106>:0
at Microsoft.Scripting.Hosting.Configuration.Section..cctor () [0x0000f] in <6c73c743798547f998a008888ceecf5e>:0
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at Microsoft.Scripting.Hosting.ScriptRuntimeSetup.LoadRuntimeSetupImpl (Microsoft.Scripting.Hosting.ScriptRuntimeSetup setup, System.IO.Stream configFileStream) [0x00000] in <6c73c743798547f998a008888ceecf5e>:0
at Microsoft.Scripting.Hosting.ScriptRuntimeSetup.LoadRuntimeSetup (Microsoft.Scripting.Hosting.ScriptRuntimeSetup setup, System.IO.Stream configFileStream) [0x00000] in <6c73c743798547f998a008888ceecf5e>:0
at Microsoft.Scripting.Hosting.ScriptRuntimeSetup.ReadConfiguration () [0x00005] in <6c73c743798547f998a008888ceecf5e>:0
at Microsoft.Scripting.Hosting.Shell.ConsoleHost.CreateRuntimeSetup () [0x00006] in :0
at PythonConsoleHost.CreateRuntimeSetup () [0x00000] in <38d0e7657a834c008b1272953edeadc5>:0
at Microsoft.Scripting.Hosting.Shell.ConsoleHost.Run (System.String[] args) [0x00000] in :0
at PythonConsoleHost.Main (System.String[] args) [0x00020] in <38d0e7657a834c008b1272953edeadc5>:0

Steps to Reproduce

1. Download and unzip IronPython2 on RHEL8 system
2. Install mono and dotnet on RHEL8
3. mono IronPython.2.7.12/net45/ipy.exe

Expected behavior: IronPython Console shows up

Actual behavior: Crash observed

Versions

2.7.12

You can get this information from executing ipy -V.

[slozier]

What version of Mono are you using?