> john needs beta testers....Do not forget > I know that we are all terribly busy. > > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: John M McIntosh <[email protected]> >> Date: December 2, 2009 11:57:43 PM GMT+01:00 >> To: Squeak Virtual Machine Development Discussion >> <[email protected]>, The general-purpose Squeak developers >> list <[email protected]>, >> "[email protected] Development" >> <[email protected]> >> Subject: [squeak-dev] macintosh cocoa 32/64bit & 64/64bit VM goes BETA >> Reply-To: [email protected], The general-purpose Squeak >> developers list <[email protected]> >> >> Ok, it's time for the community to do some testing. >> >> ESUG provided me with some funding to take the existing iPhone VM source and >> extend that to >> build a new hosting platform using Cocoa on the macintosh and to enable the >> VM to run in 32 or 64 bit >> mode and work with a 32 or 64bit image. >> >> I have placed two Alpha test VM s in the experimental folder sub-folder >> COCOA >> found in the usual places via >> >> http://smalltalkconsulting.com/squeak.html >> >> There are two VM's >> >> (a) a 32/64 bit VM that runs 32bit squeak images in 32bit (powerpc, intel) >> or 64bit (intel) mode. >> (b) a 64/64 bit VM that runs 64bit squeak images in 64bit (intel). >> >> >> The VM currently runs on 10.5.x and 10.6.x Support for 10.4.x might happen, >> we will see. >> >> Until I sort out the re-integration of the source code into the squeakvm.org >> SVN tree you will >> find the source at isqueak.org >> >> Issues, Oh lots. It's a fairly high mountain of material that needs to be >> tested. >> >> Things that should work. >> >> (a) access to files and directories UTF8 support only. >> (b) Full screen support >> (c) Sockets >> (d) Basic Sound (better than in the 3.x/4.x VMs) >> (e) jpegplugin2 >> (f) cut/copy/paste of text data (from/to) squeak and respect UTF8 chars >> (g) drag and drop of files into squeak >> >> Right now it does not: >> >> (a) Support a internet browser as a browser plugin. >> (b) The 64bit VM has no plugins at the moment. >> (b2) I've not included any plugins with the 32/64bit VM. >> Existing plugins might work if the VM is running as "Open in 32bit mode" >> someone can confirm that. >> >> (c) No macintosh host menus, or serial port support >> (d) No Areithfa Ffenestri multiple-window support >> (e) No 1, 2, 4, 8, 16 bit appearance support. >> >> Things I know about. >> (a) double clicking *.images when the 5.x VM is running sometimes does not >> open a new VM. >> (b) tossing a 32 image at the 64/64 bit VM or a 64 image at the 32/64 VM >> doesn't give visual feedback that it won't open the image. >> (c) Full screen grabs all the screens, yes that will change >> >> Thoughts on internal plugins. Hint we should have TEST cases so we can >> confirm if all this stuff works. >> It would be extremely helpful if someone wanted to work on that. No doubt >> someone *could* run all the >> current tests for a 32bit image and see what breaks. However you'll need to >> explain where and what, versus >> Oh it just crashed... >> >> ADPCMCodecPlugin, untested. >> Squeak3D, Likely busted due to use of (int) data types in 64bit >> mode. >> B2DPlugin, untested. >> BitBltPlugin, untested. >> BMPReadWriterPlugin, untested. >> ZipPlugin, untested. >> DSAPrims, untested. >> SqueakFFIPrims, untested. >> FFTPlugin, untested. >> FloatArrayPlugin, untested. >> GeniePlugin, untested. >> HostWindowPlugin, No support yet >> JPEGReaderPlugin, untested. >> Klatt, untested. >> LargeIntegers, untested. >> Matrix2x3Plugin, untested. >> MiscPrimitivePlugin, untested. >> ObjectiveCPlugin, untested. >> RePlugin, Likely busted due to use of (int) data types in 64bit >> mode. >> SecurityPlugin, untested. >> SoundCodecPrims, Likely busted due to use of (int) data types in 64bit >> mode. >> SoundGenerationPlugin, Likely busted due to use of (int) data types in >> 64bit mode. >> StarSqueakPlugin, untested. >> SurfacePlugin, untested. >> UUIDPlugin untested. >> >> Possibly Large Integers may have a problem in 64bit image mode, but we have >> to have some >> discussion if the (unsigned int *) used by one routine is on purpose or an >> oversight. >> >> 64 bit images. >> >> We need to built a 64bit Closure image. **** I've no time to do that. *** >> >> David T Lewis provided a somewhat current Squeak.image which you'll find on >> the ftp site. >> >> If you build a 64bit image you need to do that on a PowerPC, or make a copy >> of your VM on macIntel >> and flip the "Open in 32-bit mode" and the "Open in Rosetta" to on. You >> will only see the "Open in 32bit mode" if it's a 64bit VM, >> and the "Open in Rosetta on os-x for 10.5 or 10.6 (if you installed it) >> Follow the obvious instructions. >> >> No doubt some is required to take the code and build a MC change set for >> Pharo or Squeak Thrunk use so that >> anyone can convert an existing image. >> >> Also see >> http://bugs.squeak.org/view.php?id=5239 >> http://bugs.squeak.org/view.php?id=5240 >> >> Building your own VM? >> >> Hopefully someone will attempt this so I can see if I checked in all the >> changes. >> >> 32bit image VM pick SqueakPureObjc and set >> #define SQ_VI_BYTES_PER_WORD 4 >> for a >> 64bit image reading VM pick SqueakPureObjc64*64 and set >> #define SQ_VI_BYTES_PER_WORD 8 >> in the required places. >> >> PS You'll find that building a 32/64 VM using GNU's tool chain will give you >> lousy performance >> when running as a 64bit VM, more on this later. >> >> ---------------------------------------------- >> Oh and lastly I'm looking for some paid work (smalltalk or objective-c >> (mac/iPhone) If anyone >> requires a Smalltalk consultant, or an iPhone app built, please email me. >> >> -- >> =========================================================================== >> John M. McIntosh <[email protected]> Twitter: squeaker68882 >> Corporate Smalltalk Consulting Ltd. http://www.smalltalkconsulting.com >> =========================================================================== >> >> >> >> >> > > > >
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