[squeak-dev] [ERROR}[5.3] building ByteArrays from HEX strings are now failing

Robert robert.withers at pm.me
Wed Mar 4 15:57:19 UTC 2020


Are there instructions for building Bochs, Nicolas?
tyk, r

On 3/4/20 10:50 AM, Robert wrote:

> Hi yo hehr, Nicolas,
>
> I tried the first block, in the simulation window, but it was missing BochsIA64 or some. I then ran the third block, a StackVM as you suggested. I ran it against my Cryptography repair image, rabbit, and very slooowly reselected the tests and ran them, in proogrress...
>
> We sure would be appreciating etwas help, as if there was a little angel out there who offers plugin repair and SHA512 code/plugin. Praying for an angel!
>
> tyk, r
>
> On 3/4/20 8:50 AM, Nicolas Cellier wrote:
>
>> Hi Robert,
>> normally, most of VM/plugins development should take place with the VM-simulation from within the SpurVMMaker.image  (unless the plugin extensively call C functions from external libraries).
>> You will find a Worksapce with some simulation examples.
>> Then you might detect the error from within Smalltalk with debuggers etc...
>> I recommend simulating a Stack VM for a beginning (or you'll need to compile the Bochs plugin, which is currently difficult on linux...).
>>
>> Le mer. 4 mars 2020 à 14:40, Robert via Squeak-dev <squeak-dev at lists.squeakfoundation.org> a écrit :
>>
>>> Hi Levente,
>>>
>>> Yes, I see what you are saying. Without the Crypto plugins, all the Crypto tests run green.
>>>
>>> With the Crypto plugins, things get messed up. ByteArray class>>#fromHexString: still completes, but the KeyHolder>>#key SEG-FAULTS the vm (called from CryptoRC2Test>>#testARC2). Additionally, the following two tests fail: CryptoDESTest>>#testDESCBC and CryptoDESTest>>#testTripleDESCBC.
>>>
>>> The SEG-FAULT comes from this code:
>>>
>>> KeyHolder new
>>>     data: KeyHolderData new;
>>>     encryptKey: #(0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0) asByteArray;
>>>     key
>>>
>>> tyk, r
>>>
>>> On 3/4/20 8:10 AM, Levente Uzonyi wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Robert,
>>>>
>>>> I just ran all test cases of Cryptography-v5.3-rww.118.mcz in a fresh 5.3
>>>> image on 64-bit linux using the stock VM (no Cryptography plugins), and
>>>> all the tests are green.
>>>> ByteArray class >> #fromHexString: and methods sent by it were last
>>>> modified in 2010, and they do not accept non-hexadecimal digits in the
>>>> input string.
>>>>
>>>> Levente
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, 4 Mar 2020, Robert via Squeak-dev wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> In squeak 5.3, building ByteArrays from HEX strings are now failing,
>>>>> after years of passing within the Cryptography tests.
>>>>>
>>>>> The first doIt works, while the other two are now failing in the
>>>>> #readHexFrom: method...
>>>>> PASSING
>>>>> ByteArray fromHexString: '06a9214036b8a15b512e03d534120006'
>>>>>
>>>>> FAILING
>>>>> ByteArray fromHexString: '16rc286696d887c9aa0611bbb3e2025a45a'
>>>>> ByteArray fromHexString: '00000000 00000000'
>>>>>
>>>>> This is causing multiple test failures in the Cryptography test suite.
>>>>>
>>>>> tyk, r
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