Hi Alejandro,
You are my hero ;-)
If it is really needed we can ask for a permition to made it under Squeak-L.
Please do so. I am looking forward for your package in SqueakMap.
Out images can determine the minimum requirements for the VM... They can also be used to build the minimum VM that can run them.
Would you please elaborate on this.
BTW, I put your 'sample2.image' thru the analyzer :
1/- There are 124 classes in the image.
1/- 34 classes with 0 instances (so shouldn't be in the image): - ProtoObject Class -ArrayedCollection -Behavior -Bitmap -Boolean -ByteArray -Class -ClassDescription -ClassOrganizer -Collection -ContextPart -Environment -ExternalFunction -ExternalLibrary -ExternalObject -ExternalStructure -IdentityDictionary -InstructionStream -Integer -Link -LookupKey -Magnitude -Message -Number -Object -ReadOnlyVariableBinding -Rectangle -SequenceableCollection -Set -SmallInteger -SystemDictionary -TranslatedMethod -Win32Console -Win32Handle
2/- Consequently : - 33 classes of above classes respectively are not needed in the image.
- The following 8 classes can be removed from the specialObjects: * ExternalLibrary * ExternalFunction * ExternalStructure * TranslatedMethod * ByteArray * Message * SmallInteger * Bitmap 3/- The rest of the classes (57) and number of instances are: (What is that sole instance of Float, Point is doing in this sample2.image ?
For that matter, would you please verify that these 57 classes are really needed ? and what does Fenix mean ?)
1 BlockContext 1 FenixEnvironment 1 Float 1 LargePositiveInteger 1 Point 1 Process 1 ProcessorScheduler 1 Semaphore 1 UndefinedObject 2 False 2 MethodContext 2 True 3 OrderedCollection 7 ExternalAddress 7 ExternalLibraryFunction 10 WordArray 10 ExternalType 17 Dictionary 62 Metaclass 80 LinkedList 96 String 117 CompiledMethod 124 MethodDictionary 181 Association 227 Array 256 Character 320 Symbol
If you can spare sometime, would you please confirm or deny the validity of this analysis. It would be very helpful for me to fine tune the analyzer.
Also, if the analysis is correct, can your technology create an image without 'cruft' and micro-kitchen-sink ;-)
I heard a lot about the '3 + 4' image but never saw one.
Thanks a lot for your time and effort, my dream of an ImageBuilder is now coming true.
Cheers,
PhiHo.