[Vm-dev] Re: [squeak-dev] Problem with SerialPort and Cog

[Esteban Lorenzano]

I take the file from platforms/unix/plugins/SerialPlugin

I mean, I build unix vm and mac vm using the same file :)

Esteabn

On Apr 7, 2013, at 4:01 PM, "David T. Lewis" <lewis at mail.msen.com> wrote:

> 
> Thanks Esteban,
> 
> Sorry I do not know the Mac very well. Is this a file that should be added to
> trunk/platforms/Mac OS/plugins/SerialPlugin? Or if it is a patch that should
> go into the original unix branch, could you please send it to Ian?
> 
> Thanks,
> Dave
> 
> 
> On Sun, Apr 07, 2013 at 02:57:29PM +0200, Esteban Lorenzano wrote:
>> 
>> told you... we make it work for mac, with same sources as linux (just a couple of small changes)
>> 
>> On Apr 7, 2013, at 2:55 PM, "David T. Lewis" <lewis at mail.msen.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> The named serial primitives are supported on Windows and Unix, files
>>> from SVN trunk attached. There is no support for Mac OS, but failing
>>> the primitives is harmless so you can just implement it that way if
>>> needed. The plugin should be merged from e.g. VMMaker-dtl.314
>>> 
>>> Background is at http://bugs.squeak.org/view.php?id=7266.
>>> 
>>> Dave
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Sun, Apr 07, 2013 at 11:35:05AM +0200, Esteban Lorenzano wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Hi Eliot, 
>>>> 
>>>> we solved that (for mac) in our branch:
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> (we use same file for build mac and unix, see "BUILD_FOR_OSX" definition)
>>>> 
>>>> I think the old sources for windows should work (at least we didn't changed that, but didn't tested either :S)
>>>> 
>>>> cheers, 
>>>> Esteban
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On Apr 7, 2013, at 2:11 AM, Eliot Miranda <eliot.miranda at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 2:37 PM, Javier Diaz-Reinoso <javier_diaz_r at mac.com> wrote:
>>>>> On 03/04/2013, at 10:53, Javier Diaz-Reinoso <javier_diaz_r at MAC.COM> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> After line: p openPort: '/dev/cu.usbmodem1a21'., p in Cog is:
>>>>>>     SerialPort(closed, 115200 baud, 8 bits, 1 stopbits, no parity)
>>>>>> is closed because port is nil, in Squeak 4.2.5beta1U is:
>>>>>>     SerialPort(#'/dev/cu.usbmodem1a21', 115200 baud, 8 bits, 1 stopbits, no parity)
>>>>>> port is: '/dev/cu.usbmodem1a21'.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I repeated my test with a virgin copy of Squeak4.4-12327 (before I was using 4.1 and 4.3), also with other macbook pro, the same error.
>>>>>> 
>>>>> [cut...]
>>>>> 
>>>>> Well, I download the VM from www.squeakvm.org/svn/squeak/branches/Cog/ and find that primitiveSerialPortOpenByName is not defined!.
>>>>> 
>>>>> In /Tools/Squeak/VMCog/platforms/unix/plugins/SerialPlugin/sqUnixSerial.c (included in the CoreVM. xcodeproj) the function serialPortOpenByName is defined, but is not "linked" with primitiveSerialPortOpenByName so the call (in Squeak) of primOpenPortByName: fail.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Ah, right.  That's because there is no support on Mac OS or Windows.  So wen I tried adding  primitiveSerialPortOpenByName it broke the builds on Windows and Mac.  If anyone has support files for those platforms I'll try again.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> -- 
>>>>> best,
>>>>> Eliot
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> <serialplugin.tgz>