[squeak-dev] GoferRepositoryError: can''t find EOCD position

Wed Nov 25 16:07:53 UTC 2020

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Hi,

As an experiment I'm trying to load Metacello/Seaside in Squeak 4.6.
(using the VM squeak 4.19.2) (image is 4.6 update #15117)

I'm following the instructions from
https://github.com/Metacello/metacello#squeak-older-than-squeak52

After

Loaded -> Metacello-FileTree-dkh.29 --- http://seaside.gemtalksystems.com/ss/metacello --- cache
Loaded -> Metacello-GitHub-dkh.29 --- http://smalltalkhub.com/mc/dkh/metacello/main --- cache
Evaluated -> 1.0-beta.32.3 [ConfigurationOfMetacello] >> metacelloPrimeRegistry
...finished 1.0-beta.32.3

I'm trying to evaluate the piece of code:

"Load the Preview version of Metacello from GitHub"
(Smalltalk at: #Metacello) new
  configuration: 'MetacelloPreview';
  version: #stable;
  repository: 'github://Metacello/metacello:configuration';
  load.

Unfortunately I get the following error:

Could not resolve: ConfigurationOfMetacelloPreview [ConfigurationOfMetacelloPreview] in ../squeak/package-cache github://Metacello/metacello:configuration ERROR: 'GoferRepositoryError: can''t find EOCD position'

Any idea please what this "can't find EOCD position' is about ?

Perhaps this is Squeak 4.6 specific, as in Squeak 6.0alpha it seems to work,
with the image 

I get stuff like
Fetched -> Metacello-Core-EstebanLorenzano.833 --- github://Metacello/metacello:master/repository --- github://Metacello/metacello:master/repository

and I'm under the impression that the Squeak 6 step of 

Installer ensureRecentMetacello.

is succesful for me in Squeak 6.0 alpha latest update: #20077

However from the docs at 
https://github.com/Metacello/metacello#squeak-older-than-squeak52

I'm under the impression that it is supposed to work with Squeak < 5.2
(such as Squeak 4.6)

Thanks!
David Stes