[Vm-dev] Re: About new Cog update

[Eliot Miranda]

On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 10:32 AM, Igor Stasenko <siguctua at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 17 March 2011 18:22, Eliot Miranda <eliot.miranda at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 10:13 AM, Igor Stasenko <siguctua at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> On 17 March 2011 18:07, Eliot Miranda <eliot.miranda at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 7:46 AM, Igor Stasenko <siguctua at gmail.com>
> >> > wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> Hi, Eliot
> >> >>
> >> >> is your new stuff having platform-specific files changes?
> >> >
> >> > The Sista stuff requires nothing new.   I think I've already
> integrated
> >> > the
> >> > changes necessary for the threaded VM but I've only tried to build the
> >> > threaded VM against the Teleplace platforms hierarchy, not yet against
> >> > the
> >> > oscog platforms hierarchy.  So if you try and build the threaded VM
> you
> >> > may
> >> > hit problems, you may not.  I'll get around to doing that soon.
> >>
> >> and sorry for ignorance..
> >> what is the magic invocation for generating sources for threaded VMs?
> >
> > Just substitute CoInterpreterMT for CoInterpreter.  Then you'll find
> >     src/vm/cointerpmt.c             src/vm/gcc3x-cointerpmt.c
> >     src/vm/cointerpmt.h
> > You must also generate CoInterpreterMT second, and then src/vm/interp.h
> will
> > read:
> > /* Automatically generated by
> >         CCodeGeneratorGlobalStructure VMMaker-eem.734 uuid:
> > cf815676-05e1-44d8-be7f-62138a99b532
> >  */
> > #define COGVM 1
> > #if !defined(COGMTVM)
> > #       define COGMTVM 1
> > #endif
> > #define STACKVM 1
> > #define SQ_VI_BYTES_PER_WORD 4
> > #define PrimErrGenericFailure 1
> > #define PrimErrBadReceiver 2
> > #define PrimErrBadArgument 3
> > #define PrimErrBadIndex 4
> > #define PrimErrBadNumArgs 5
> > #define PrimErrInappropriate 6
> > #define PrimErrUnsupported 7
> > #define PrimErrNoModification 8
> > #define PrimErrNoMemory 9
> > #define PrimErrNoCMemory 10
> > #define PrimErrNotFound 11
> > #define PrimErrBadMethod 12
> > #define PrimErrNamedInternal 13
> > #define PrimErrObjectMayMove 14
> > #define PrimErrLimitExceeded 15
> > #define DisownVMLockOutFullGC 1
> >  and then in one set of makefiles use -DCOGMTVM=0 and pickup cointerp.c
> or
> > gcc3x-cointerp.c and in the other use -DCOGMTVM=1 and pickup cointerpmt.c
> or
> > gcc3x-cointerpmt.c
> > Look for #if COGMTVM & #if !COGMTVM in the platforms sources to see where
> > the additions are.  Make sure you use the ThreadedFFIPlugin
> > (ThreadedIA32FFIPlugin on x86).
>
>
> Thanks. The idea is as usual is to  gather this information into separate
> CogMT<Platform>Config in CMakeVMMaker package
>
> so people could reproduce and build this kind of VMs without much hassle.
>
> :P
>

You understand how that's done so you go do it.  I understand how to write
the VM and build it in a crappy way but I'm still contributing.  I don't
/have/ to do things your way.  I would like to use Hudson but will need
handholding (and I presume a login) before I can do so.  I hope to get a
little help.

best
Eliot

>
>
> >>
> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> I'm asking because i'd like to merge it with
> >> >> VMMaker-oscog-EstebanLorenzano.50
> >> >> and then bump the package versions in ConfigurationOfCog
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> Best regards,
> >> >> Igor Stasenko AKA sig.
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Best regards,
> >> Igor Stasenko AKA sig.
> >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Best regards,
> Igor Stasenko AKA sig.
>
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