jack wrote:
> 
> in your recent posts to squeak-dev you have been emphasizing the
> importance of using the same version VM with the 3.1 alpha images...
> however, in the unstable-test directory i see no mac 3.1 vm, and i hear
> others on the list talking about using the 3.0 vm with the 3.1a image.
> 
> is this the only way to use the 3.1a image on the mac right now?

I guess I should revise what I said a bit... Alpha versions (which immediately follow a VM point release) are kind of an exception.

So, you can usually use the 3.1alpha image with a 3.0 VM just fine (unless someone has created a 3.1alpha VM for some reason).  Basically, just use the latest VM that's available, unless it's somehow labelled as an experimental VM.

But you shouldn't use a 2.8 VM with a 3.0 image.  If you're using a 2.8 image for something, you should probably use the 3.0 VM (although the 2.8 VM would probably be fine, too).

- Doug Way
  dway at riskmetrics.com


> 
> thanks,
> 
> jack
> 
> ps: please reply directly, as i am not subscribed to the list right now.
> of course feel free to cc it there if you feel it would help someone.
> 
> Doug Way wrote:
> >
> > On Friday, August 3, 2001, at 07:20 PM, Timothy Reaves wrote:
> >
> > >       Hello all.
> > >
> > >       I'm running 3.1 alpha VM with a 3.0 image under SuSE.  I'm playing
> > > around and notice that when I bring up the appearence menu, select to
> > > keep the menu up, and play with changing the background, there is a bug.
> >
> > Your subject mentions a bug in 3.1alpha... generally the version of the
> > image is more important than the version of the VM you're running.  In
> > other words, if you have a 3.0 image, you can consider yourself running
> > Squeak 3.0.  (The image is where the vast majority of (non-crashing)
> > bugs will occur. :) )
> >
> > With the VM, usually the only important thing is that your VM version
> > should be the same as or more recent than the image version. (not
> > earlier)
> >
> > >       I first selected a different background color.  I then clicked
> > > 'use texture background...' which changed the background.  I then
> > > clicked it again.  This creates a MessageNotUnderstood: asColor
> > > exception.
> > >
> > >       This is repeatable.
> > >
> > >       If I select another background color between clicks on the
> > > texture, all is O.K.  It is just when it is clicked twice.
> > >
> > >       Is this the proper way to report a bug with Squeak?
> >
> > Yep!  Thanks for the report.  (Well, except you should include [BUG] in
> > the subject... it looks like you figured that out in your other report.
> > There are more details on how to report bugs/fixes in the Squeak FAQ on
> > the Swiki...)
> >
> > - Doug Way
> >    dway at riskmetrics.com