[squeak-dev] mac carbon VM Squeak 3.8.20beta1U.app ships for testing.

Keith Hodges keith_hodges at yahoo.co.uk
Wed Nov 26 10:58:34 UTC 2008


John M McIntosh wrote:
> I've stuck a Squeak 3.8.20beta1U.app.zip file in my EXPERIMENTAL
> folder found via
>
> http://www.smalltalkconsulting.com/squeak.html
>
> This test VM contains the latest 32/64 bit integer fetch/set logic &
> fixes, Alien support and the Alien (IA32ABI) plugin,
> along with misc fixes to the VM consolidated by Tim and integrated
> into VMMaker by David  T. Lewis in the last few months.
>
> If you want to explore Alien then you need this VM and it's plugin to
> continue.
>
> Hint if someone would like to run some benchmarks and compare Alien
> versus FFI calls that would be good.
>
> I note the Alien plugin is macintel only, no powerpc at this time (got
> funding?)
> -- 
Does the mac vm include the FileCopyPlugin ?

Rio's File/Directory does seek to take advantage of it but I havent
tested it yet.

Keith



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