[squeak-dev] Built 64 bit vm for 64 bit compaq ES40 alpha server running gentoo linux.

richard snow richard.snow at gmail.com
Tue Aug 4 22:41:38 UTC 2009


ok -- I have built a 3.8 64 bit Vm that works with the 64 bit image...

I may now try to do the 64 bit generation for the 32 bit image as you said.

It is a little confusing yes.


On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 5:30 PM, David T. Lewis<lewis at mail.msen.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 04, 2009 at 04:16:02PM -0500, richard snow wrote:
>> I was able to use vmmaker to generate a 64 bit vm for the Alpha.
>> However it can't run 32 bit images, so I'm kind
>> of stuck. Where could I get an image (3.10-6 hopefully).
>
> Hi,
>
> I expect that you built this with the "64 bit vm?" button enabled
> on the VMMaker tool, right? If so, then you are the victim of some
> confusing labeling on that screen. What you've got right now is
> a 64 bit VM that is capable of running (only) 64 bit images. What
> you want is a 64 bit VM that is capable of running (only) 32 bit
> images.
>
> Try unchecking the "64 bit vm?" option and generate the sources
> that way. You should end up with a 64 bit VM with will work with
> a normal 32 bit image.
>
> Dave
>
>
>



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