Trying to build VM using VMMaker on Intel Mac

Todd Blanchard tblanchard at mac.com
Fri May 5 06:37:39 UTC 2006


Oh yeah:

VMMaker versionString '3.8b6'

On May 4, 2006, at 9:12 PM, Todd Blanchard wrote:

> In the top level directory I have
>
> ./platforms/unix/src/vm/interp.c -- /* Automatically generated from  
> Squeak on an Array(23 April 2006 10:01:21 pm) */
> ./platforms/unix/src32/vm/interp.c -- /* Automatically generated  
> from Squeak on #(31 March 2005 3:47:05 pm) */
> ./platforms/unix/src64/vm/interp.c -- /* Automatically generated  
> from Squeak on #(31 March 2005 3:48:40 pm) */
> ./src32/vm/interp.c -- /* Automatically generated from Squeak on # 
> (2 May 2006 11:21:26 pm) by VMMaker 3.8b6
>
>
>
> On May 4, 2006, at 10:57 AM, tim Rowledge wrote:
>
>>
>> On 3-May-06, at 8:43 PM, Todd Blanchard wrote:
>>
>>> interp.c says /* Automatically generated from Squeak on an Array 
>>> (23 April 2006 10:01:21 pm) */
>>
>> Well *that's* incorrect for a start.
>>
>> I just downloaded the copy of vmmaker from SM to double check and  
>> it swears it will stick the
>>>> /* Automatically generated from Squeak on #(12 April 2006  
>>>> 1:39:20 pm)
>>>> by VMMaker 3.8b6
>>>> */
>> stuff in interp.c as I expected. So, you're looking at the wrong  
>> file - and probably compiling the wrong file in that case.
>>
>> Now, I'm confused with what Ian wrote in another recent thread,  
>> which is to say -
>> "platforms/unix/src{32,64} were deleted a while ago, replaced with  
>> a single platforms/unix/src directory."
>> - because right now VMMaker will stick a 32 or 64 after the chosen  
>> target directory name when it generates the files unless you  
>> manually edit the path and make sure to accept the edit. And since  
>> I was asked to make vmmaker do that explicitly (email of april 4  
>> 05) to help avoid confusion between files generated for 32 and 64  
>> bit, it seems odd to then ignore that 'help'.
>>
>> Not to mention that on my pMac the latest download from svn that I  
>> have includes platforms/unix/src, src32 and src64 with the files  
>> apparently dated 23 Dec 05. Hmm, I just tried to double check by  
>> updating but svn can't talk to squeakvm.org at the moment.
>>
>> Right now I'd have to guess that the wrong files are being used.
>>
>> tim
>> --
>> tim Rowledge; tim at rowledge.org; http://www.rowledge.org/tim
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>>
>>
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