[StarSqueakPlugin][VM][Linux] plugin lookup logic broken?
Stephan Rudlof
sr at evolgo.de
Fri Mar 15 17:06:13 UTC 2002
Helge Horch wrote:
>
> At 04:06 15.03.2002 +0100, Stephan Rudlof wrote:
> >StarSqueakLife from Bob's SuperSwiki runs without using the
> >StarSqueakPlugin...
>
> and at 08:58 15.03.2002 +0100, Hannes Hirzel confirmed:
> >And I found out the StarSqueakPlugin is not loaded on Windows either.
> >(The simulation runs fine, but more as Smalltalk code)
>
> Yep. StarSqueakLife doesn't use the accelerated primitives (for scent
> evaporation and diffusion) that the plugin provides.
> Try the "Ant Colony"
> from the Morphic objects browser for an example that exercises the plugin.
Very nice!
>
> I had experimented with a "birth scent" and a "death scent" that cells
> emitted in their life cycle (sic), but didn't find it pretty
> enough. Shouldn't be too hard to add back to the code though.
>
> Hannes Hirzel continued:
> >So I guess it must be an external plugin.
> >My question: Is there a StarSqueakPlugin available for Windows?
>
> If you're using a recent win32 VM, it is indeed internal. Try an "Ant
> Colony" or
> "StarSqueakSlimeMold new openInWorld" to load it.
Very nice, too!
Greetings,
Stephan
>
> Cheers,
> Helge
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Stephan Rudlof (sr at evolgo.de)
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