[Vm-dev] linux ht cog vm

Bert Freudenberg bert at freudenbergs.de
Fri Apr 10 14:28:01 UTC 2015


> On 10.04.2015, at 01:06, Steve Rees <squeak-vm-dev at vimes.worldonline.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> Hi Tobias,
> The normal way to handle this would be as part of the installation process. A yum or apt package can make the modifications necessary by, for example, installing a squeakvm.conf file in the appropriate directory (/etc/security/limits.d on Ubuntu, other distros may vary).
> 
> This is where package maintainers can add value for a tool such as squeak. They can hide all the nasty config file changes that a particular tool may require that may freak out the uninitiated. Asking someone to "apt-get install squeakvm" is so much nicer than asking them to edit config files :) You "just" need to find someone to do the leg work.

+1

This already works for the interpreter VM on all major linux distros.

We just need someone to update the interpreter source tar ball by adding the cog/stack sources and make it build+install everything.

- Bert -

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