On 2021-11-13 09:38 +0100, [email protected] wrote: > VisualGST still compiles for me on Solaris 11.4 by the way.
I see. I am using Debian and Ubuntu. VisualGST has not worked on Debian and Ubuntu in nearly a decade: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnu-smalltalk/+bug/995016 > I think the original approach of GNU Smalltalk was rather to use GNU > emacs as its code browser. Good to know. Will I be missing out on lots of GNU Smalltalk's ecosystem and features if I do not use Emacs? I know how to use Emacs but it is not something I prefer. IMO, dependence on GNU Emacs is bad for the language because of high barrier to entry for beginners (they need to learn the language + implementation + Emacs). > Other Smalltalk implementations can be complementary. > > I think that GNU smalltalk is rather for more command-line oriented > (and GNU emacs) style of software development. Yes, I noticed the command line focus of GNU Smalltalk. That's why I found it attractive. However, the lack of continued development is rather worrying.
