[ann][vm][unix] 3.9-4

Matej Kosik kosik at fiit.stuba.sk
Thu Apr 20 13:26:44 UTC 2006


Ian Piumarta wrote:
> Folks,
> 
> Source code, pre-loaded VMM image, precompiled Linux/386 and Darwin/ PPC
> binaries available.
> 
> http://squeakvm.org/unix/
> 
> Enjoy,
> Ian
> 

Hello,

I am no expert in VM area. Nonetheless since Squeak is not part of my distribution (Debian GNU/Linux) when I want it, I compile it from the source code you provide. I have tried the new one with the following results:
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- the README file mentions command

        ../platforms/unix/config/configure

  That file is located elswhere. If that note is supposed
  to be precize (the user is supposed to run it from the suggested
  `bld' directory) I guess that the note should be:

        ../unix/config/configure

- If my system lacked `X11/Xlib.h', the configuration script succeeded.
  I guess that it should have complained and failed instead because
  the plugin was not buildable.

- The `make install' failed with the following error message:

  rm /usr/local/lib/squeak/3.9-4/*.la
  /bin/sh /home/kosik/tmp/Squeak-3.9-4/platforms/unix/config/mkinstalldirs /usr/local/doc/squeak
  /usr/bin/install -c -m 644 /home/kosik/tmp/Squeak-3.9-4/platforms/unix/doc/COPYING /usr/local/doc/squeak
  /usr/bin/install -c -m 644 /home/kosik/tmp/Squeak-3.9-4/platforms/unix/doc/COPYRIGHT /usr/local/doc/squeak
  /usr/bin/install -c -m 644 /home/kosik/tmp/Squeak-3.9-4/platforms/unix/doc/LICENSE /usr/local/doc/squeak
  /usr/bin/install -c -m 644 /home/kosik/tmp/Squeak-3.9-4/platforms/unix/doc/README.Contributing /usr/local/doc/s
queak
  /usr/bin/install -c -m 644 /home/kosik/tmp/Squeak-3.9-4/platforms/unix/doc/README.Keyboard /usr/local/doc/squea
k
  /usr/bin/install -c -m 644 /home/kosik/tmp/Squeak-3.9-4/platforms/unix/doc/README.Sound /usr/local/doc/squeak
  gzip -f9 /usr/local/doc/squeak/*
  gzip: /usr/local/doc/squeak/COPYING.gz already has .gz suffix -- unchanged
  gzip: /usr/local/doc/squeak/COPYRIGHT.gz already has .gz suffix -- unchanged
  gzip: /usr/local/doc/squeak/LICENSE.gz already has .gz suffix -- unchanged
  gzip: /usr/local/doc/squeak/README.Contributing.gz already has .gz suffix -- unchanged
  gzip: /usr/local/doc/squeak/README.Keyboard.gz already has .gz suffix -- unchanged
  gzip: /usr/local/doc/squeak/README.Sound.gz already has .gz suffix -- unchanged
  make: *** [install-doc] Error 2

- After shuch partial installation the squeak cannot be run. If I try to run it, I get a following
  error:

  could not find display driver vm-display-X11; either:
  - check that /usr/local/lib/squeak/3.9-4/vm-display-X11.so exists, or
  - use the '-plugins <path>' option to tell me where it is, or
  - remove DISPLAY from your environment.
  Aborted (core dumped)


  The file `/usr/local/lib/squeak/3.9-4/vm-display-X11.so' indeed misses.
  In `/usr/local/lib/squeak/3.9-4/' directory there are only the following files:

          PseudoTTYPlugin
          squeak
          UnixOSProcessPlugin
          vm-display-fbdev
          vm-display-null
          vm-sound-null
          vm-sound-OSS

  I am not sure what's wrong. The external vm-display-X11.so does not appear to
  occur in conjunction with the older VM (3.7-7) I was using hitherto.

I do not deny errors from my side. I followed instructions in your README file.

Best regards...
-- 
Matej Kosik
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