Within WorldState>>doOneCycle, try writing to a file every second, and at the command line use... tail -f ... to see if it keeps writing when the screen is frozen.
And also try writing to a file in a forked process. cheers -ben On Sun, Aug 27, 2017 at 1:58 AM, Stephane Ducasse <stepharo.s...@gmail.com> wrote: > But it is a freeze or a screen refresh problem? > Can you try to command . heavily on your frozen image? > > On Sat, Aug 26, 2017 at 2:48 PM, Ben Coman <b...@openinworld.com> wrote: > > Hi Ted, > > > > You might consider building a debug VM. There is a random chance it > > provides useful insight. > > At its simplest all you need to do is... > > $ git clone https://github.com/OpenSmalltalk/opensmalltalk-vm.git > > $ cd opensmalltalk-vm/build.macos32x86/pharo.cog.spur > > $ ./mvm -A > > > > taken from... > > https://github.com/OpenSmalltalk/opensmalltalk- > vm/blob/Cog/build.macos32x86/HowToBuild > > > > First confirm the problem still exists in each of three generated VMs > > started normally, > > then later try using lldb to trace what methods are executed. > > (though I'm not familiar with lldb - you'll need to google some > tutorials) > > > > cheers -ben > > > > On Fri, Aug 25, 2017 at 9:55 PM, TedVanGaalen <ted...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> Hi Ben, > >> Did the following > >> - restoring Pharo.app/Contents/MacOS/Plugins/libFT2Plugin.dylib (by > >> renaming its extension back to .dylib) > >> - started Pharo > >> -setting use Free type ON > >> -setting Update fonts at start ON > >> > >> it then immediately starts loading fonts, (which I thought might be a > >> good idea > >> because perhaps fonts were not completely loaded in the image, > >> but that didn’t make any difference) > >> > >> -saved and quit > >> -fired up Pharo again. > >> > >> didn’t help. Same problems occur > >> > >> then: (as you have asked) > >> > >> - started Pharo again > >> -setting use Free type OFF > >> -setting Update fonts at start OFF > >> -saved and quit > >> -fired up Pharo again. > >> > >> didn’t help either > >> > >> I have no idea what the cause might be, > >> but if you have other suggestions to test > >> I be glad to help. (if not a thousand attempts :o) > >> > >> in the mean time I use 5 until a next release comes out 7 ? that works > ok. > >> > >> kind regards > >> TedvG > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> On 25. Aug 2017, at 06:07, Ben Coman [via Smalltalk] <[hidden email]> > >> wrote: > >> > >> What happens if you untick "Use FreeType" in System > Settings? > >> > >> cheers -ben > >> > >> > >> On Thu, Aug 24, 2017 at 10:06 PM, TedVanGaalen <<a > >> href="x-msg://1/user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=4963983&i=0" > >> target="_top" rel="nofollow" link="external" class="">[hidden email]> > wrote: > >>> > >>> yes, after full screen -> normal window -> minimise -> reshow it did. > >>> (not in any particular order, tried al those before as well) > >>> > >>> TedvG > >>> > >>> > >>> On 24. Aug 2017, at 15:46, EstebanLM [via Smalltalk] <[hidden email]> > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>> and image still freezing? > >>> > >>> Esteban > >>> > >>> On 24 Aug 2017, at 15:28, TedVanGaalen <<a href="<a > >>> href="x-msg://3/user/" > >>> class="">x-msg://3/user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node& > node=4963878&i=0" > >>> target="_top" rel="nofollow" link="external" class="">[hidden email]> > wrote: > >>> > >>> Hi Esteban, > >>> unfortunately that doesn’t make any difference. > >>> What I did: > >>> extension temporarily renamed to …..wasAdylib > >>> Started Pharo app by clikcing on it (gets the downloaded maiden image) > >>> then: > >>> “FT2Error:Freetype2 primitive failed [error -1][can’t get error > string]” > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> ________________________________ > >> If you reply to this email, your message will be added to the discussion > >> below: > >> > >> http://forum.world.st/Pharo-6-0-and-6-1-64-bit-freeze-on- > MacMini-tp4957969p4963983.html > >> To unsubscribe from Pharo 6.0 and 6.1 64 bit freeze on MacMini, click > >> here. > >> NAML > >> > >> > >> > >> ________________________________ > >> View this message in context: Re: Pharo 6.0 and 6.1 64 bit freeze on > >> MacMini > >> Sent from the Pharo Smalltalk Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > > > >