[Vm-dev] [Pharo-dev] Stable Pharo VM for Linux?

[Eliot Miranda]

Hi Alistair,

    looks good to me.  Put in a PR.  We can refine the script if necessary when it's in use.

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> On Jul 2, 2017, at 8:42 AM, Alistair Grant <akgrant0710 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi Eliot & Luke,
> 
> On Fri, Jun 30, 2017 at 07:44:01AM +0000, Alistair Grant wrote:
>>> ...
>> 
>>> Feel free to add a script to the scripts directory that automates 
>>> this.  e.g. scripts/checkoutVMbyDate ?
>> 
>> Good idea, I'll put together a pull request.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Alistair
> 
> 
> OK, I enjoy writing bash scripts almost as much as writing perl, and I
> refuse to write perl, so...  I'm open to suggestions for improving the
> script, coding styles, etc.
> 
> The script can be found at: 
> https://github.com/akgrant43/opensmalltalk-vm/blob/checkoutVMbyDate/scripts/checkoutVMbyDate
> 
> It's a single file, so should be easy to copy and test.
> 
> If you're happy with what's there, let me know and I'll create a PR.
> 
> The help text is:
> 
> checkoutVMbyDate [-dewh] -- Checkout the commit with the matching timestamp
> 
> -d = Display the hash only, don't check out.
> -h = Display this help text and exit.
> 
> Three forms are supported:
> 
> 1. By date:
> 
> checkoutVMbyDate DATE
> 
> E.g.:
> 
> checkoutVMbyDate "Tue May 30 19:41:27 2017 -0700"
> 
> Note that this is doing a simple string match, so the date must be in the same
> format as git log.
> 
> 
> 2. By executable:
> 
> checkoutVMbyDate -e PHARO_EXE
> 
> E.g.:
> 
> checkoutVMbyDate -e /path/to/pharo
> 
> Run the supplied executable with the --version option and look for the date
> string.
> 
> 
> 3. By URL
> 
> checkoutVMbyDate -w PHARO_URL
> 
> E.g.:
> 
> checkoutVMbyDate -w get.pharo.org
> 
> This will execute "curl PHARO_URL | bash" in /tmp/checkoutVMbyDate/, run the
> downloaded exe and find the date string.
> 
> --
> 
> Cheers,
> Alistair