[squeak-dev] More on Trunk.

David T. Lewis lewis at mail.msen.com
Sun Dec 29 23:20:20 UTC 2013


On Sun, Dec 29, 2013 at 02:16:34PM +0100, Tobias Pape wrote:
> 
> On 29.12.2013, at 14:07, Frank Shearar <frank.shearar at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > On 29 December 2013 12:27, Tobias Pape <Das.Linux at gmx.de> wrote:
> >> Hi all,
> >> 
> >> the current trunk image cannot be opened in the official[1]
> >> Squeak Interpreter VM:
> >> 
> >> /Applications/Squeak\ 4.2.5beta1U.app/Contents/MacOS/Squeak\ VM\ Opt /Users/tobias/Downloads/TrunkImage/Squeak4.5-13148.image
> >> This interpreter (vers. 0) cannot read image file (vers. 6505).
> >> Press CR to quit...
> >> 
> >> What should we do?
> > 
> > Be more specific, for starters :) "The current trunk image" - which
> > image? From which build, or from the ftp.squeak.org site?
> > 
> 
> Ok sorry, It is the same as from my other mail:
> 	todays Trunk image (Squeak4.5-13148#712) (NameVersion-Update#CIJob)
>  
> > I'd like "official" to mean "the build artifact of the
> > ReleaseSqueakTrunk job", but until I fix that (hopefully today!) that
> > approach won't work.
> 
> Well. here the forgoten [1]:
> 
> http://squeakvm.org/mac/ still gives 
> ALSO the 4.2.5beta1U as Latest Release?
> We should do something about the site then.
> 
> > 
> > I suspect that you have Chris' image off the ftp site, because the
> > SqueakTrunk job produces images in the 6504 format, as _should_
> > ReleaseSqueakTrunk, were it not broken.
> 
> Hmp. Ok, I saved once before executing this and apparently, that
> was a Cog vm. My fault. 
> 
> Could we release a kind-of final Carbon VM (as the 4.2.5beta1U is) that
> understands 6405? As in, this is the last CarbonVM built, like ever?
> In case of ?no?, nevermind :)

We do not have a maintainer for the Carbon VM, and the most recent update
for that VM is now quite old. As a result, it does not include support
for the more recent 6405 image format.

The workaround for Squeak release images is to re-save the final release
artifact using an up to date interpreter VM. This has been done for the
last couple of Squeak releases, and as long as people like you and Edgar
continue to rely on the older Mac VMs, then I think that we should continue
that practice.

If anyone has the ability and interest to compile a Carbon VM using
up to date VMMaker and sources, please speak up either here or on the
vm-dev list. There are a number of people (probably including many who
do not bother to complain) who would appreciate an update like this.

Dave



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