[ANN] Magma 1.2

Mon May 2 17:53:46 UTC 2011

El lun, 02-05-2011 a las 13:01 -0400, Marco A. Gonzalez escribió:
> Miguel,
> 
> I read your posting of http://forum.world.st/ConfigurationOfMagma-with-support-for-Magma-1-2-and-symbolic-versions-td3478702.html and tried your instructions but using the Pharo 1.2.1 One-Click installer. You had already answered a previous posting of mine indicating the following:
> "The problem here is that the class SHParserST80 isn't anymore in the image and is used by OContext of the package OCompetion. You can open a ticket with this problem in the issue tracker in order to not forget it."
> However, I'm still a newbie in that I don't feel like I know enough to be able to write a useful ticket. I think anyone would see the problem they tried to use the current Pharo 1.2.1 One-Click installer and tried to install Magma 1.2.
> 

I already opened the ticket.

> The short story is that I'd like to be able to install Magma in a Pharo One-Click installer, and I currently can't seem to be able to do that either with Metacello or filing in using the ".st" script that Chris provided. I was drawn to Pharo for its clean, smooth interface and architecture which includes Metacello. Do you know of a way to install Magma 1.2 with a Pharo one-click installer? If so, would provide the steps to do that like you did your "ConfigurationOfMagma-with-support-for-Magma-1-2-and-symbolic-versions" posting?
> 

I can't promise anything, but I will give it a try more deeply this
night. Now, if you are only trying to test Magma on Pharo, use a pharo
core image and install it there. Isn't hard.

1. Download image, changes and sources files (PharoCore-1.2.1.zip):

http://www.pharo-project.org/pharo-download/stable-core

Unzip the file and you get:

PharoCore-1.2.1-12345.changes
PharoCore-1.2.1-12345.image
PharoV10.sources

2. Get a vm for your OS (don't know which do you use) suppose is
windows. The download from the Virtual Machines section on
http://www.pharo-project.org/pharo-download page for Windows (4.1.1) is:

http://gforge.inria.fr/frs/download.php/28468/PharoVM-Win32-4.1.1-bin.zip

unzip it to the same folder where you have the .image, .changes
and .sources files. You get the following files:

Pharo.exe               
SqueakFFIPrims.dll      
FT2Plugin.dll           
splash.bmp 

then open a MS-DOS window (or CMD) and change dir to the folder where
you have all the files and execute:

Pharo.exe PharoCore-1.2.1-12345.image

The Pharo image should run. From there you can follow the instruction
from the ConfigurationOfMagma announcement.

You can also try the Windows installer from Torsten (in the same Pharo
download page) if that is easier.

Cheers

2. Download 
> - Marco A.
> 
> 2:13 PM, Miguel Cobá wrote:
> 
> >> despite trying the different ways to get Magma loaded (including Miguel Coba's ConfigurationOfMagma).
> >>> Can you give me any suggestions?
> > 
> > 
> > Marco, I can't see the date of the original message you sent to Chris
> > but thanks to Chris Magma 1.2 runs now on Pharo 1.1 and Pharo 1.2 (I
> > only test on PharoCore images but aside from the problem with the
> > workspace that show up yesterday and that is a problem with OCompletion
> > and not with Magma, it shouldn't have any problem in Pharo Deve images).
> > 
> > So, if you tested with the test with the new version of
> > ConfigurationOfMagma announced on april 27, 2011 it should work
> > correctly on Pharo. If you have any problem with the installation please
> > post the details here so we can work them out.
> > 
> > 
> >> Use the official installation scripts provided on the wiki page.
> > 
> > Yes, use the official scripts if you're using Squeak. Also Chris has
> > made a big effort to bring from the dead SqueakMap that appears that is
> > the way to install things in Squeak again. But SqueakMap isn't anymore
> > in Pharo and won't be any time soon if ever.
> > 
> > But for Pharo we are pushing Metacello and you're expected to use the
> > ConfigurationOfMagma for installing on Pharo. As I said before if you
> > found a problem with the configuration please report it and I will take
> > care of this (if it is a problem of the configuration and if it is a
> > problem with Magma I will pass it to Chris, because most times they are
> > outside my knowledge and expertise). 
> > I have a great interest in having Magma working in Pharo, the Pharo way
> > (that is with metacello) and I try to not bother Chris with problems in
> > the metacello config by trying to be alert for posts in the mailing list
> > related to the configuration so that he can focus on Magma per se. When
> > a new release is made I examine their scripts and translate them to a
> > new ConfigurationOfMagma release. This, I think, is the best arrange to
> > keep things going on in Magma and Pharo.
> > 
> > Cheers
> > 
> >> 
> >> - Chris
> > -- 
> > Miguel Cobá
> > http://twitter.com/MiguelCobaMtz
> > http://miguel.leugim.com.mx
> > 
> > 
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