[Vm-dev] How to run a Mac Interpreter VM without sound?

[David T. Lewis]

It sounds like you are compiling a Unix VM on Mac. I can't tell if this is
a build problem or a runtime problem. Does the official VM from
http://squeakvm.org/unix/ work on your build slave machine?

Dave

>
> The OS X (10.8.0) build slave I use for CI fails to run any
> interpreter-vm-using commands because of sound issues. If I use the
> arguments "-vm-display-null" it says
>
> squeak: could not find any sound driver
>
> and aborts.
>
> If I use the arguments "-vm-display-null -vm-sound-null" it says
>
> could not find module vm-sound-null
>
> and aborts.
>
> This is a VM that's freshly baked, from the standard
> download-configure-make dance. An ls in the bld/ directory shows a
> wealth of sound plugins: vm-sound-null, vm-sound-MacOSX, and so on.
> Using any of these plugins fails, all because the VM "could not find
> module vm-sound-FOO".
>
> -help says
>
> Available drivers:
>   vm-display-custom
>   vm-display-null
>
> and you'll note the absence of any sound drivers there. The sad thing
> is I don't even _care_ about sound. The machine runs CI jobs only. If
> I could do without random Beep sounds, I'd be even happier.
>
> So how do I find out what incantation I need to chant while
> sacrificing the chicken, if I want to run an Interpreter VM on OSX?
>
> Thanks!
>
> frank
>