[Vm-dev] [Q] Can I convert old image (3.8 based image) for using with newer VM (like Cog)?

[Eliot Miranda]

On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 3:41 PM, Sungjin Chun <chunsj at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> Ah, thank you. If remaining on MVC is more painful than using light
> weight images like Cuis, then I'd rather move on it. ;-)
>

Excellent solution.  Go Cuis!


>
> On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 00:38, Eliot Miranda <eliot.miranda at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Chun,
> >
> > On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 6:32 AM, Sungjin Chun <chunsj at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Sorry if this question is not appropriate to this mailing list.
> >>
> >> Can I convert my good old image(3.8 based MVC) so that I can use with
> >> newer VM like Cog?
> >
> > It's certainly possible but you may find it quite painful.  The original
> bootstrap is at
> http://www.mirandabanda.org/files/Cog/Closures0811/Bootstrap/.  The
> problem with this code is that it is missing over two years of bug fixes and
> improvements.  So even if you were to apply this to your image you'd find
> you had something that needed a lot of work to bring to a correct state.
> > I suspect you will be /much/ better off trying to extract your code from
> the 3.8 image and load it into a trunk Squeak in MVC mode.  It's likely that
> some people in the community will be eager to help you make sure that the
> MVC support is functional.
> > HTH,
> > Eliot
> >
> >>
> >> Thanks in advance.
> >
> >
> >
>
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