Guess on a different runtime need: I had this VW Launcher for my own play in 2003 - 2004... on windows
Similar needs, but different implementation: * Contained a base VW image with all mostly used base code loaded saved * The vwnt.exe * Through the inno setup configured this to be invoked when clicking *.pcl files in windows Usage: * Download a *.pcl file that is a complete application ( with config for prereq pcls if required ) * Open the vwnt.exe with the pcl as the input param to load first and run a predefined startUp method. Thereafter once I delivered the base package, found it easier to deliver upgrade bits.. either as cumulative or delta (.pcl for vw ) .. ******************************** This would be nice for Pharo too from an end user perspective of a delivered app. Deliver a few KB to few 100 KB fuel code package/ mcz file and it automatically links and opens with the pharo.exe in dev / runtime mode ( without dev tools) as configured.. But as I realized over few years for above... a) Like in Java, will have to deal with version issues...for the launcher package b) Identifying basic packages, optimizing startup time is a bit of challenge c) Duplicate , package version issues.. would come up eventually... But despite this all, I feel for the runtime deliverable experience, simplified I have this mcz, click and run experience would be nice to get school kids interested.. if not many others in IT cos too. >From a web Pharo Marketplace for instance if we have several apps ( just mcz files.. ) that are download, click and run on a pharo runtime.. without having any other overheads but few to 100's of KBs could be nicer.. On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 4:00 PM, Camillo Bruni <camillobr...@gmail.com>wrote: > > On 2013-04-24, at 09:01, Damien Cassou <damien.cas...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 8:53 AM, Serge Stinckwich > > <serge.stinckw...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Nice initiative ! There was already something similar done by > >> a korean guy: HwaJong Oh (https://twitter.com/Daliot ) > >> called Pharo Launcher that works only for mac os x. > > > > > > yes, there has been many initiatives around that. But I think we > > should make something more powerful and cross-platform. I want people > > to click the 'Pharo' icon and get the full power. People should stop > > thinking about the vm + the image + the changes + the sources... > > That's too much > > Exactly! .sources and .changes will be gone pretty soon anyway ;) > But yeah, providing premade images (as services) is a necessity! > > Most people here have scripts to download the latest image and install > their presets, that clearly shows that a launcher with template images, > much as templates in any other software, really is the way to go! > >
