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

Michaël Piel piel at ensm-douai.fr
Thu Apr 20 13:48:38 UTC 2006


Hello,

Try to remove /usr/local/doc/squeak/ and then redo the `make install'. I already have a similar problem when installing a new vm in /usr/local.

Michael


On Thu, 20 Apr 2006 15:26:44 +0200
Matej Kosik <kosik at fiit.stuba.sk> wrote:

> 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:
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> - 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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