Hi all,
I have a question regarding the status of the PharoVM for UNIX operating
systems, especially FreeBSD.
As far as I have seen in the actual sources there is some support for FreeBSD
available but for me it’s not clear whether it’s only partial or complete.
For me it looks more partial (eg. there are no build instructions for FreeBSD
and the default offers are only Mac, Linux and Windows),
I haven’t tried to build it yet but I am thinking about to do that and want to
get an idea about the efforts.
I have successfully build a PharoVM for openindiana (an OpenSolaris derivate).
It runs both Pharo and Squeak images (at least partially, see below).
I bootstrapped this on my Mac and used what was already available low level.
Alas it has two problems until now:
1. Sound is not working properly (just a single click when doing some
sound output and then silence).
2. NativeBoost is not working (atm it is based on the Linux version of
NativeBoost).
As my time is very limited (doing everything in my spare time) I would like to
get NativeBoost working on openindiana first, and then trying to build an
actual PharoVM for FreeBSD. Therefore the question regarding the status of
PharoVM for FreeBSD.
Of course any hints where to start with the NativeBoost problem would be highly
appreciated :)
Regards
Andreas
