[squeak-dev] Re: [Vm-dev] Re: looking for an image file

Eliot Miranda eliot.miranda at gmail.com
Fri Dec 11 19:25:42 UTC 2015


Hi Rob,

On Fri, Dec 11, 2015 at 11:11 AM, Robert Withers <robert.w.withers at gmail.com
> wrote:

> Thanks, Dave, I am starting to read about ImageFormats. The confusing part
> to me is the cog/spur vm I built asks fro image format 6505, while my image
> is 6521, but the ImageFormat descriptions list 6521 as a cog/spur image.


I expect you haven't built a Spur VM, but have built a standard v3 Cog VM.
What platform are you on and which directory did you build in?


>
>
> Robert
>
>
>
> On 12/11/2015 09:20 AM, David T. Lewis wrote:
>
>> On Thu, Dec 10, 2015 at 11:19:20PM -0500, Robert Withers wrote:
>>
>>> I do need to hit up 4.6. But also, the newest interpreter is for image
>>> version 6505 and the updated image is 6521. I am not sure howe to
>>> proceed..
>>>
>> For an explanation of the various image formats, load package ImageFormat
>> from SqueakMap. Read the class comment first, then look at the class
>> side utility methods. Examples:
>>
>>    ImageFormat versionDescriptions do: [:e | Transcript cr; show: e]
>>
>>    (ImageFormat fromFile: Smalltalk imageName) description
>>
>> Loosely speaking, Squeak 4.6 is image format 6405, and works with Cog
>> and interpreter VMs. Squeak 5.0 and trunk are image format 6521, and
>> work with Spur.
>>
>> Dave
>>
>>
>>
>> On 12/10/2015 11:09 PM, Robert Withers wrote:
>>>
>>>> Scratch that.  I need to get setup with a 4.6 image so I can look into
>>>> Fuel on the squeak side. Where could I find that work?
>>>>
>>>> thanks,
>>>> Robert
>>>>
>>>> On 12/10/2015 11:00 PM, Robert Withers wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Where could I find an image file version 6505? I need to see to
>>>>> something first and hopefully all will be well.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you,
>>>>> Robert
>>>>>
>>>>
>
>


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best, Eliot
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