What about adding a check add the top of the script and an informative
error message? Or a cd to the root.

Tobias Pape <Das.Linux at gmx.de> schrieb am Sa., 28. März 2020, 12:49:

> Hi Edwin
>
> > On 28.03.2020, at 01:19, Edwin Ancaer <eancaer at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Ok, it says it should build out of the box, so I cloned the git
> repository for the opensmalltalk-vm.
> >
> > TheHowToBuild says:
> >                  Then cd to the build directory of your choice, e.g.
> >                               build.linux64x64/squeak.cog.spur/build
> >                  Then execute ./mvm
> >
> > This is what I did (I took the stack vm because I thought this was the
> easiest to build);
> >  cd build.linux64x64/squeak.stack.spur/build
> > $ ./mvm
> > platforms/Cross/vm/sqSCCSVersion.h not up-to-date.
> > You must run ../../../scripts/updateSCCSVersions
> > $ cd ../../../scripts
> > $ cd ..
> > $ cd build.linux64x64/squeak.stack.spur/build
> > $ ../../../scripts/updateSCCSVersions
> > fatal: platforms/Cross/plugins/sqPluginsSCCSVersion.h: no such path in
> the working tree.
> > Use 'git <command> -- <path>...' to specify paths that do not exist
> locally.
> >
> > If asking these questions shows my knowledge is not at the right
> level,no problem, just tell me. It will save my and your time.
> > I always have Windows as an alternative. :-(
>
> You need to run this script in the root of the checkout. Sorry that this
> is not made more clear.
>
> Best regards
>         -tobias
>
>
> >
> >
> > Op vr 27 mrt. 2020 om 17:27 schreef gettimothy via Squeak-dev <
> squeak-dev at lists.squeakfoundation.org>:
> > I am not sure how it turned out, but there was a long thread on this
> back last July
> >
> >
> http://forum.world.st/OpenSmalltalk-opensmalltalk-vm-Support-for-OpenBSD-413-tt5101741.html#a5101745
> >
> >
> > ---- On Fri, 27 Mar 2020 12:22:07 -0400 Edwin Ancaer <eancaer at gmail.com>
> wrote ----
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > has anybody succesfully build a usable recent Squeak in FreeBSD?
> >
> > The only links I found reported a successful build, but errors when
> running the image.
> >
> > There is a port for FreeBSD, but that is building version 4.10.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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