OSProcess is partially implemented on Windows, but the required plugin is not normally distributed with Windows VMs. That is the reason for "WindowsProcess with pid nil". The WindowsProcess object is a proxy for the external Windows process, and the pid is nil because the actual process could not be started (because of the missing plugin).
http://wiki.squeak.org/squeak/708 Dave On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 12:28:14AM +0200, Tudor Girba wrote: > Hi, > > As far as I know, OSProcess does not work on Windows. > > Cheers, > Doru > > > On 12 May 2010, at 23:54, Andrei Stebakov wrote: > > >Installation worked well. > >Something is still missing (docs for sure!) when I type "OSProcess > >thisOSProcess" and evaluate/print it it says "a WindowsProcess with > >pid nil". > > > > > >2010/5/12 Mariano Martinez Peck <[email protected]> > >It seems the wiki is outdated. Please try this to install it: > > > >Gofer new > > squeaksource: 'Coral'; > > package: 'LoadCoral'; > > load. > > > >(Smalltalk at: #CoralLoader) load. > > > > > >DISCLAIMER: I have no idea of it is working or not. It just load. > >And I am not even sure if loads completely correct > > > >Cheers > > > >mariano > > > > > >2010/5/12 Andrei Stebakov <[email protected]> > >Right, I just didn't get it on the first read... > > > >2010/5/12 Gabriel Brunstein <[email protected]> > >As I read there, Coral IS A PACKAGE FOR PHARO! so you would not be > >using another tool. > >I don't know which is the state of Coral, if it works or not (based > >on the previous mail of Stephane) > > > >2010/5/12 Andrei Stebakov <[email protected]> > >Thank you, I'll give it a try. See, maybe my philosophy is wrong, > >but I'd rather get better at one tool (where it's possible) than > >learn multiple different tools to do similar tasks. > >I think Pharo has a potential to be if not a Swiss army knife like > >Python, but a very useful language for any programming tasks > >(scripting is one of them). > >So far, as a newbie, I like what I see in Pharo and having a blast > >learning it. I am so thrilled, that just a thought that it could do > >scripting sends shivers down my spine :) > > > >2010/5/12 Gabriel Brunstein <[email protected]> > > > >What about coral? > >http://scg.unibe.ch/wiki/projects/bachelorsprojects/coral > > > >2010/5/12 Andrei Stebakov <[email protected]> > >Is it possible to start Pharo headless and execute some command (say > >to get some info from a web page)? > > > >_______________________________________________ > >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 > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >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 > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >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 > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Pharo-project mailing list > >[email protected] > >http://lists.gforge.inria.fr/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pharo-project > > -- > www.tudorgirba.com > > "We are all great at making mistakes." > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
