On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 01:27:12PM +0200, Bert Freudenberg wrote:
> 
> IMHO the hint on top of
> 
> 	http://www.squeakvm.org/squeak64/
> 
> is far too subtle. It needs to be made very clear that people who just  
> want a 64 bit Squeak VM for their 64 bit system need to compile the  
> *regular* Squeak VM sources. In contrast, the "squeak64" page is for  
> people who want to experiment with "64 bit images" which are  
> *incompatible* with all the other Squeak images currently in use.
> 
> How about this:
> 
> "NOTE: 64-bit support has been integrated into the regular Squeak VM  
> sources. To compile a VM for your 64 bit machine, go to <...>. This  
> page is about experimental support of 64 bit images. Please refer to  
> the <FAQ> to find out about 64-bit images."

Well, kinda. The 64-bit support is not 100% integrated into the VM,
and there is no "<...>" page (other than Mantis). Also, anybody who
wants to work with 64-bit images should use exactly the same VM sources
as the rest of us. The only actual difference is one line in a header
file, which is set by clicking on the "64 bit VM?" checkbox on the
VMMakerTool.

The initial 64-bit development was done by Dan and Ian back in 2004,
and was generously handed over to the community at that time. Expectations
should be adjusted accordingly.

I certainly do agree with your point, this is all very confusing to a
VM builder who might prefer to just type "./configure; make"
and be done with it.

Dave