Thanks, Ethan. Here's something I found out. In step 2, we need to file in
Win32VMMaker.st for a new Win32VMMaker class. Win32VMMaker.st is actually
include in the source realease. Which mean it's in the directory
C:\SqueakVM\platforms\win32\build following steps you've wrote.

Thanks,
Ang Beepeng



EthanChang wrote:
> 
> 
> Ang Beepeng wrote:
>> 
>> I have search the web and found several links that sounds useful. But
>> they seem out of date and do not work as instructed. Is there an up to
>> date one for a simple example plugin?
>> 
> 
> The first  http://www.squeakvm.org/win32/compiling.html useful tutorial  I
> encounter is to set up the tools for VM compilation. I am going to
> simplify the steps as follows:
> 
> 1. Download the Squeak VM Win32 Source from the 
> http://www.squeakvm.org/win32/release/ release directory , into C:\. It
> saves you a lot of fine tuning work instead of putting your stuff in other
> folders, for example, the Makefile adjustment.
> 
> 2. Install VMMaker() from the package loader in Squeak, and check the
> System Browser for the Win32VMMaker class, remove it and replace it by
> filing in the new Win32VMMaker.st from 
> http://squeakvm.org/svn/squeak/trunk/platforms/win32/build/ here .
> 
> 3. Execute "VMMakerTool openInWorld", and complete the fields as follows:
>     Interpreter class name: Interpreter
>     Path to platform code: C:\SqueakVM\platforms
>     Platform name: Win32
>     Path to generate sources: C:\SqueakVM\platforms\win32\build\src
> 
> 4. Then drag the plugins from Plugins not build into Internal Plugins, and
> then click on the generate entire button. This will generate the
> corresponding C files that are used to compile your new VM.
> 
> 5. The next step is to get the 
> http://www.squeakvm.org/win32/release/Squeak-Win32-Tools-1.2.zip compiling
> tools . After extracting the file, you should have two folders "dx7sdk"
> and "gnutools". Put these folders in C:\ as well.
> 
> 6. Next, set the path by going into System
> Properties>Advanced>Environmental Variables. Edit the variable path, by
> adding in "C:\GNUTools\bin", with a semicolon as a separator.
> 
> 7. Then, go to the commamd prompt C:\SqueakVM\platforms\win32\build\ and
> invoke "make". If there exists an error, generate the plugins again from
> Squeak, and invoke make again. After a few minutes of waiting, you should
> have your VM in the obj\vm directory of the build.
> 
> 8. If you want a custom VM, there are a few things that need to be done.
> First, edit the Makefile in the build directory, change VM = Whatever;
> then, add another rule right at the bottom of the file,
> 
> #       Whatever.res: misc/Whatever.rc
> #	     $(RC) $(RCFLAGS) -i $< -o $(OBJDIR)/$@ Then save and close
> Makefile.
> 
> 9. Duplicate a Whatever.def.in file from Squeak.def.in in the build
> directory and Duplicate a Whatever.rc file from Squeak.rc in the
> win32/misc folder and you can actually edit your icons there. For example,
> if you prefer the Croquet icon rather than the original Squeak icon,
> duplicate from Croquet.rc instead !
> 
> 10. Invoke make in the command prompt again to enjoy your first VM !!
> 

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