+1 for Alien on the VM :) On 2009-09-06 04:49:14 -0300, Stéphane Ducasse <[email protected]> said:
> Hi > > I was discussing with john at esug and I think that FFI or Alien > should be in the image by default. > So I imagine that it would help you to get openSLL. > This way we could get platform widgets access (with as fallback > FileList and others). > We should really think about that for 1.1 > > Of course it means that a malicious guy can overuse the plugging to > access the files... > > Stef > > On Sep 5, 2009, at 10:12 PM, Schwab,Wilhelm K wrote: > >> Hello all, >> >> Is there a correct place to start for a Pharo VM? I do not have a >> mac; Linux is of interest and Windows is currently an obligation >> born of inertia. So far, I have found mentions of the need to put >> the sources in a conspicuous location, but I have yet to find >> whether that has happened or where to look for the code. >> >> Various hassles and some accumulated success have me increasingly >> motivated to get SSL working. I realize this will trigger some well- >> intentioned mentions of stunnel and the cryptogrpahy package, but >> OpenSSL is the answer in my case. Stunnel can be misconfigured (or >> not configured at all), and I really cannot defend the crypto >> package against anything from FUD to tough questions. IIRC, I >> couldn't even load it the last time I tried. >> >> The question then becomes whether to connect to OpenSSL via FFI/ >> Alien or to make a plugin. One absolute requirement is that the >> image not turn to stone when an address is wrong, a peer crashes, or >> a router gets unplugged w/o warning. The most obvious solution to >> me (please speak up if you disagree) is to connect/bind, read/write >> and disconnect on a connection-specific OS thread. Any insights to >> help get there would be greatly appreciated. >> >> Bill >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Pharo-project mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.gforge.inria.fr/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pharo-project _______________________________________________ Pharo-project mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gforge.inria.fr/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pharo-project
