[Vm-dev] Ubuntu 20.04 build steps after opensmalltalk-vm clone.

[Eliot Miranda]

Hi Rob,

On Mon, May 25, 2020 at 10:25 AM Robert Withers <robert.withers at pm.me>
wrote:

>
>
> Hey,
>
> As I had changed a couple of scripts in the vm/image directory, something
> was bugging me about them. I took a long look at what git was pushing and
> made some changes. I am attaching the changed/new files. What steps could I
> take to publish on a branch in git? For review. My git skills are rusty and
> there is a policy issue for how you all proceed here. I am on Cog branch
> atm.
>
> A few issues,
>
>    1. when UpdateSqueakTrunkImage.st, there are two changesets requiring
>    a merge. I click Rest Accept and then click Merge, to get past them. It
>    would be really good to be able to auto-merge when updating the trunk
>    image, for CI and such. Is it possible?
>
>    - Merging Tools-eem.959
>       - Merging Morphic-mt.1653
>
>    2. The PreferenceWizard was not open in the resulting images. I added
>    a SetPreferenceWizardMorph.st squeak script to restore and collapse any
>    Workspaces (VMMaker) and close any transcripts. Works for both spur64 &
>    vmmaker64 scripts.
>    3. The getGoodSpurVM.sh (32-bits) is not working on my 64-bit system.
>    Should it? Can I do 32-bits on a 64-bit OS?
>
>
No guarantee.  MacOS is dropping support from 32-bits.  So best to use a
64-bit toolchain on a 64-bit OS and a 32-bit toolchain on a 32-bit OS.


>
>    1. The scripts for building the spur64image was occurring in the
>    update script. The buildspurtrunk64image.sh (I think it was called), is
>    actually a migratespur32to64vmmakerimage.sh, so I renamed it. It doesn't
>    work due to #3.
>
> (Notice the auto renumber bug) Now that a 64-bit release is available we
should probably apply UpdateSqueakTrunkImage.st to it and avoid the image
rewrite.

>
>    1. The scripts for building the vmmaker64image was occurring in the
>    build script. The two sets of scripts (spur64 & vmmaker64) were opposite.
>    spur64 was building in the update script and vmmaker was building in the
>    build script. I liked the way the spur64 was being built so I made the
>    vmmaker build happen in the update script, like spur64.
>    2. Then I decided that the update scripts were doing building and the
>    building wass also doin gan update. So I renamed everything and now the
>    #build scripts for spur64 and vmmaker are the scripts that both build and
>    update the image (trunk6-64 or Spur64VMMaker). The update scripts simply
>    call the build script.
>    3. I renamed buildspurtrunkvmmaker64image.sh &
>    buildspurtrunkvmmakerimage.sh to buildvmmakerimage.sh and
>    buildvmmaker64image.sh
>    4. I made all the 32 bit scripts, for spur & vmmaker, look like the 64
>    bit scripts. Due to #3, I cannot test.
>
> I think this is everything I ventured into and changed, based on a "ll
> -t". I realize I changed the way vmmaker/64 images are built, and also
> spur/64 images. I tried testing all combos and they worked. Don't really
> need the #update scripts anymore. Please let me know if you accept these
> and help me commit&push.
>
Can you push on a branch? Then I can take a look...

> I appreciate all'y'all for all y'all do!
>
> Kindly,
> Rabbit
>
> On 5/24/20 4:23 PM, Robert Withers wrote:
>
> Hey everyone,
>
> I just reinstalled my OS and erased my disk to get it to work right. A few
> issues that downgrading the version helps: LibreOffice, Adobe Acroread,
> Facebook Messenger clone called Caprine. These all required special
> versions.
>
> Then I clone the opensmalltalk/vm, and proceed...
> Image generation for VMMaker
>
> I thought I would explain what I had to do to generate all sources and
> build a working build.linux64x64/squeak.cog.spur VM.
>
> In /image I had to add the following scripts or update existing ones, I
> forget. We definitely need these two scripts:
>
>
>    - buildspurtrunk64image.sh
>    - updatevmmaker64image.sh
>
> With running these I was able to come up with a Spur64VMMaker.image, with
> latest loaded. I modified the in-image VMMaker method #generateVMPlugins to
> reflect the new Cryptography plugins:
>
>
>    - "Cryptography Plugins:" DESPlugin DSAPlugin MD5Plugin SHA2Plugin
>
> The method version with the clone has a reference to SHA256Plugin which is
> no longer apropos.
>
> I generate the vm and plugins.
> Building dependencies
>
> From the HowToBuild in the linux64x64 directory, I ran the following for
> installing support libraries for my brand new Ubuntu 20.04 OS:
>
>
>    - sudo apt-get install uuid-dev libcairo2-dev libpango1.0-dev
>    libgl1-mesa-dev libgl1-mesa-glx libssl-dev
>
> In addition, my new shiny OS needed clang installed so I also ran:
>
>
>    - sudo apt-get install clang
>
> Running mvm:
>
> First, I needed to update the plugins.ext file to reflect the new
> Cryptography plugins. I am attaching that file.
>
> Finally, I am ready to build. Go to
> build.linux64x64/squeak.cog.spur/build/. I run the following:
>
>
>    - *build.linux64x64/squeak.cog.spur/build/$ *.mvm > ../mvm.log
>    - and after running I type Y and return to cause the script to make
>    clean. (The clean? prompt is hidden given the stdout redirection. See it in
>    the log).
>
> Once the VM and Plugins are generated, I installed to my system by typing:
>
>
>    - *build.linux64x64/squeak.cog.spur/build/$ sudo make install*
>
> Now squeak is installed in my machine and I can run the following:
>
>
>    - *image/$* squeak Spur64VMMaker.image &
>    - then save as *rabbit.image*
>
> For my purposes, I now load my Crypto stuff and run all tests:
>
>
>    - Installer ss
>        project: 'Cryptography'; install: 'ProCrypto-1-1-1';
>        project: 'Cryptography'; install: 'ProCryptoTests-1-1-1';
>        project: 'Cryptography'; install: 'SSLLoader'.
>
> Now I can pass all Crypto and ParrotTalk tests. SSL is still failing,
> expectedly.
>
> Well I think this is accurate enough. As I have gone through all of this,
> already, I do not relish trying to replicate my steps. Hopefully the other
> Ubuntu heads out there will have success!
>
> Kindly,
> Rabbit
>
>
_,,,^..^,,,_
best, Eliot
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