[Vm-dev] VM only zip

[Marcel Taeumel]

Hi Subbu.

> I was referring to release VMs used by people at large, not the test 
builds used by vm developers.

Hmm... then why isn't the download on GitHub sufficient? What do you want du bundle with it?
https://github.com/OpenSmalltalk/opensmalltalk-vm/releases [https://github.com/OpenSmalltalk/opensmalltalk-vm/releases]


> Image and VM have different build and patch cycles. VM binary is typically smaller than the Image.

Hmm... there are no bundles that use bleeding edge VMs at the moment on files.squeak.org/60alpha. New daily bundles are likely to not change the VM but always the image.

Sorry, if I still don't understand your concern. :-/ On https://squeak.org/downloads/ [https://squeak.org/downloads/], there is a link to the latest stable VMs.

Best,
Marcel
Am 27.04.2020 15:10:57 schrieb K K Subbu <kksubbu.ml at gmail.com>:

On 27/04/20 2:57 pm, Marcel Taeumel wrote:
>
> if you only want to update VMs, visit
> https://bintray.com/opensmalltalk/vm/cog and pick a more recent one. If
> there is any new VM release
> (https://github.com/OpenSmalltalk/opensmalltalk-vm/releases), which is
> also used in the bundles, you can find it here
> http://files.squeak.org/base/.
I was referring to release VMs used by people at large, not the test
builds used by vm developers.

> Well, I don't see any value in putting no-image "bundles" anywhere else
> on files.squeak.org
Image and VM have different build and patch cycles. VM binary is
typically smaller than the Image.

But by putting them together, people will be forced to download both at
the same time, even though their own Image may have been updated
regularly and contain their personal preferences and changes.

Fat downloads increase download time and the wear and tear on flash drives.

> Which platform are you using? Linux?
Yes.

Regards .. Subbu
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