[squeak-dev] Re: ProcessWrapperPlugin.dll [was: OSProcess capabilities on Windows]

Andreas Raab andreas.raab at gmx.de
Wed Mar 25 16:05:09 UTC 2009


Aran Lunzer wrote:
>> Not sneaky at all. The interface is designed in such a way that you can
>> compile for older proxy versions if you'd like to.
> 
> Hmmm... I see what you're saying.  But I only recompiled the VM,
> pretending that it has a minor-version of 6 when in fact it only includes
> the changes up to 5.  That's surely sneaky, in general... though in this
> case I have the source code of the newest VM and of the plugin, and a
> quick look suggests no major code-breaking changes between 5 and 6.

Ouch. I meant recompiling the plugin with a lower proxy version, not the
VM with a higher one. The way you're running now you'll crash if you
ever run into a plugin which uses newer features.

Cheers,
  - Andreas





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