[Vm-dev] Install squeak on BSD x64

[Igor Stasenko]

On 25 August 2011 15:18,  <bronta at rambler.ru> wrote:
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> Hallo everybody!
> I'm trying to install squeak vm on FreeBSD 8.2 x64. kind man Gary Dunn gave me instructions and I report here last results (dialog started in beginners mailing list but I was asked to move my question here).
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> I ran "squeak mySueak.image" from folder where image file resides. The same error:
> /libexec/ld-elf.so.1: /usr/local/lib/libfreetype.so.9: unsupported
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> Also I've checked version of freetype2 package. It's up to date. What should we do now?
>

build or install a 32-bit version of freetype library and make sure
that VM are using it instead of 64-bit one.


> So. I still ask to help me.
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> * Gary Dunn <garydunnhi at gmail.com> [Wed, 24 Aug 2011 06:08:46 -1000]:
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>> First try cd to the directory containing the image, then execute squeak
>> ...
>> eliminate the "path_to_image" part.
>>
>> Be sure your ports tree is up to date ,,, you may have an older version
>> of
>> freetype.
>>
>> The VM just says "i386" which means an Intel rather than PowerPC. Could
>> be
>> limited to 32 bit version. The folks on the vm-dev mailing list would
>> know,
>> so join that list and post your results there. I track that list so I
>> suggest we work this issue there and post a summary result back here.
>>
>> Good luck!
>>
>> On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 4:28 AM, <bronta at rambler.ru> wrote:
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>> > Thank you very much!
>> > I've executed all your instructions. But when I run "squeak
>> > /path_to_image/Squeak4.2-10966.image" command I get error:
>> > /libexec/ld-elf.so.1: /usr/local/lib/libfreetype.so.9: unsupported
>> file
>> > layout
>> >
>> > May be this is because I have x64 distribution of FreeBSD? Your
>> > instructions was for x32 only? Or it is not important?
>> >
>> >
>> > * Gary Dunn <garydunnhi at gmail.com> [Wed, 24 Aug 2011 03:53:14 -0700]:
>> >
>> > > Please give this a try and be sure to let me know what doesn't work.
>> > >
>> > > GET FREEBSD VIRTUAL MACHINE (VM)
>> > >
>> > > http://www.squeakvm.org/index.html
>> > >
>> > > click "Unix Squeak information and downloads"
>> > >
>> > > Source and binary archives
>> > >
>> > > (most recent version)
>> > >
>> > > 4.4.7.2357 Unix VM
>> > >
>> > > Intel x86 FreeBSD click "Squeak-4.4.7.2375-freebsd8.2_i386.tar.gz"
>> > >
>> > > (downloading file)
>> > >
>> > > cd to directory where file was downloaded to
>> > >
>> > > extract tarball: tar xvf Squeak-4.4.7.2375-freebsd8.2_i386.tar.gz
>> > >
>> > > cd Squeak-4.4.7.2375-freebsd8.2_i386
>> > >
>> > > 3 folders, bin, lib, share
>> > >
>> > > copy contents of bin to /usr/local/bin
>> > >
>> > > copy contents of lib to /usr/local/lib
>> > >
>> > > copy contents of share to /usr/share (pit man page with other man
>> pages)
>> > >
>> > > DOWNLOAD IMAGE
>> > >
>> > > http://www.squeak.org/Download
>> > >
>> > > click "Squeak Release" to download zip file "Squeak4.2-10966.zip"
>> > >
>> > > Unzip contents, an image file and a changes file. Move them to the
>> same
>> > > location, perhaps ~/MySqueak
>> > >
>> > > DOWNLOAD SOURCES
>> > >
>> > > http://www.squeak.org/Download
>> > >
>> > > click "SqueakV4.1.sources" to download sources file
>> > >
>> >
>> >
>> > _______________________________________________
>> > Beginners mailing list
>> > Beginners at lists.squeakfoundation.org
>> > http://lists.squeakfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/beginners
>> >
>> >
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Best regards,
Igor Stasenko AKA sig.