[Vm-dev] What squeakvm.org/branch and subdirecty to use to build the StackInterpreter?

[Eliot Miranda]

On Mon, Feb 17, 2014 at 3:51 PM, gettimothy <gettimothy at zoho.com> wrote:

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> Hi Eliot,
>
> Thank you, that information is  a time saver.
>
> I *will* be needing a unixbuild in the oscogvm/ subdirectory alongside of
> the cygwinbuild,macbuild directories.
>

OK, it's there.  You'll want to generate the VMs in bldt, dbgbltt, astbltt
if possible.  There use a threaded heartbeat, but only work on later
linuxes.


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> I am pretty sure I am generating the correct sources  because I spent a
> good hour tracking down a duplicate instance variable error that was caused
> by me  trying to generate the sources for  the StackIntepreterSimulator
> instead of the StackInterpeter (:
> Tracking that down led me to the  CCodeGeneratorGlobalStructure  doing
> checks on the tree that the source was being generated which you can see
> here:
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> 'array:     {nil . nil . nil . VMClass . ObjectMemory . NewObjectMemory .
> InterpreterPrimitives . StackInterpreter . StackInterpreterPrimitives .
> StackInterpreterSimulator . InterpreterStackPages . nil . nil . nil . nil .
> nil . nil . nil . nil . nil}
>
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> So, my bet is that I am generating the StackInterpeter source.
>
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> That is a pretty nifty strategy, btw of "encapsulating" the C-Code
> generation in that class tree.
>
>
> When I get this done, I will also reach out to  Tim R. and David L. to
> update their work on the  wiki if they are so inclined.
>
> cordially,
>
> tty.
>
> ---- On Mon, 17 Feb 2014 15:12:20 -0800 *Eliot
> Miranda<eliot.miranda at gmail.com <eliot.miranda at gmail.com>>* wrote ----
>
> Hi Tty,
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 17, 2014 at 3:02 PM, gettimothy <gettimothy at zoho.com> wrote:
>
>
>  Howdy,
>
> I figured its time to build the StackInterpreter so I can get my hands
> dirty with plugins and maybe figure out the keyEvents at that level.
>
>
> If you're working on my Cog main branch you should  check out
>     http://www.squeakvm.org/svn/squeak/branches/Cog
> in a directory named oscogvm, at the same level as your image,
> generate sources to
>     oscogvm/stacksrc (
> http://www.squeakvm.org/svn/squeak/branches/Cog/stacksrc)
> and build in any of
>     oscogvm/{cygwinbuild,macbuild} (<http://www.squeakvm.org/svn/squeak/branches/Cog/stackbuild/%7Bcygwinbuild,macbuild%7D>
> http://www.squeakvm.org/svn/squeak/branches/Cog/stackbuild/
> {cygwinbuild,macbuild})
>
> Let me know if you need a unixbuild there-in (linux) and I'll put one
> there.
>
> Look at the methods in VMMaker class configurations protocol for the
> methods that generate VMs.  e.g. generateSqueakStackVM
>
> After a couple of missteps I was  able to generate the source using
> VMMakerTool just fine into the src directory of
>
> svn co http://www.squeakvm.org/svn/squeak/branches/Cog tree.  (Thanks
> Tim. R and dtl for the instructions on the wiki
> http://wiki.squeak.org/squeak/6177)
>
> After some failed configures and builds, I am thinking I am in the wrong
> branch and/or subdirectory
>
> To build the StackInterpreter, should I be on the Squeak branch with its
> structure? Should I build in Cog branch/unixbuild? or Cog
> branch/stackbuild? (which does not have a unix build directory)
>
>
> http://www.squeakvm.org/svn/squeak/
> BRANCH                           Build Directory
> Cog                                  unixbuild
> <---I WAS HERE (seemed to build cog fine, replacing svn src/ directory with
> VMMakerTool generated sources did not configure)
> Cog                                  stackbuild
> <--Should I be here?
> Squeak                            platforms/unix                   <--or
> here
> ...
> <--or someplace else entirely?
>
>
> thx.
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> tty
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> --
> best,
> Eliot
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-- 
best,
Eliot
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