[Newbies] Omnibase (OSProcess undefined)

[Giovanni Corriga]

Il giorno sab, 05/08/2006 alle 10.53 -0400, David T. Lewis ha scritto:
> On Sat, Aug 05, 2006 at 07:17:45AM -0700, ernst wrote:
> > 
> > Have loaded Omnibase from OmniBase-DG.6.mcz (tried also SqueakMap)
> > DoIt:   db := OmniBase createOn: 'MyDB'
> > and get a walkback because OSProcess is undefined (see below).
> > Is OSProcess a class or some kind of global variable?
> > How to fix it?
> 
> OSProcess is an optional package that you can download from
> SqueakMap. It provides file locking methods that are used by
> OmniBase. This should work if you are running Squeak on Linux,
> Unix, or OS X (but OS X may require additional steps, so ask
> a follow up question if you need this).
> 
> I have not used Omnibase myself, but I remember some reports of
> people running into some problems with it. Sorry I can't be
> more specific, but if you run into problems you may be able to
> find some discussion about it on either the squeak-dev list or
> the seaside list. Seaside developers seem to be most active
> in using back end databases with Squeak, so that list is probably
> a good place to look if you need help.

A good alternative to Omnibase is Magma, which you can find on
SqueakMap.

	Giovanni