Re: [Help-smalltalk] Re: Building on Windows XP

[Giuseppe Luigi Punzi]

Paolo Bonzini escribió:
> > I got 2 exe files. gst.exe and gst-tool.exe but, I noticed thath when 
> > I wrote gst and press TAB, I saw all the files, and started to search.
> >
> > I don't know how (previous make install or something similar?), but 
> > in C:\msys\1.0\local\bin I have all the executables.
>
> Yes, because the build directory only has "gst.exe" and 
> "gst-tool.exe", but the installation has all the tools as separate 
> executables.  They are actually the same program as "gst-tool.exe", 
> but they look at their executable name so they behave differently.
Cool. Why this behaviour?
> >  From there, on Windows shell, I cant start GST with gst.exe, but is 
> > curious. I can start it, If I don't put the extension.
>
> Interesting.  I'll try to figure out how.
>
> > I want say...I can do
> > C:\msys\1.0\local\bin\gst-blox
> >
> > but don't
> > C:\msys\1.0\local\bin\gst-blox.exe
>
> Can you also say "gst" but not "gst.exe"?

Exactly. With all the gst apps.

> > ** I breaked about 10 seconds after start. I don't have patiente :D
> > ----------------------------------------------------
> > C:\msys\1.0\local\bin>gst-convert
>
> It was waiting for input from you :-)
Then works? :D
> > C:\msys\1.0\local\bin>gst-package
> > gst-package: Invalid index 1: index out of range
>
> Interesting. :-)
If you say it...
> > ** With this I get a "gst-remote detected a problem an may close. 
> > Want you send the report to M$?"
> > -----------------------------------------------------
> > C:\msys\1.0\local\bin>gst-remote
> > C:\msys\1.0\local\share\smalltalk\kernel/../scripts/Remote.st:37: C 
> > function not
> > defined
>
> I think I know what's happening.  You don't have getpid on Windows, I 
> guess.

I don't now if this can help. From Visual puagh++ documentation:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/t2y34y40(VS.80).aspx

> > We are close to a solution for the windows binaries? :D
>
> I think it's just more complicated to setup because (on Windows) 
> you're not used to compiling from source.  But overall it doesn't seem 
> too bad a shape.

I can't understand, I'm building from source.

> > Note: Paolo, This list accepts HTML mails?
>
> I honestly don't know.

Ok, doesn't matter. Could be good a web forum on gnu smalltalk web. Is 
possible?
> Paolo

Cheers.

/ Giuseppe