[Vm-dev] Win32 VM building

[Andreas Raab]

Torsten Bergmann wrote:
> there is a file Win32VMMaker.st in the latest trunk in "platforms\win32\build\".
> But this is already included into VMMaker, isnt it?

Correct.

> a) would it be possible to remove Win32VMMaker.st from trunk then?

Done.

> b) when I grab the latest trunk using
> 
>       svn co http://squeakvm.org/svn/squeak/trunk platforms
> 
>    I get a different but older "compiling.html" than I see at
>    http://squeakvm.org/win32/compiling.html
> 
>    The website looks newer since the note with "nuke Win32VMMaker"
>    is removed. Maybe this is'nt checked in.

Done.

> c) the guide tells me to "Copy the contents of platforms/win32/build to 
>    your build location". I can do that - but there seem to be some 
>    stuff missing (I cant find a "Squeak.rc" for instance as it is
>    in the "winbuild" directory of "SqueakVM-Win32-3.11.5-src.zip"

Odd. I either screwed up when setting it up or it was deleted 
accidentally. In any case your best starting point is probably the 
winbuild directory of one of the current file releases. They contain 
everything you need.

Cheers,
   - Andreas