[Cuis-dev] FYI. VectorGraphics is dead in Linux

[Juan Vuletich]

On 09/02/2022 07:21 p.m., Nicola Mingotti via Cuis-dev wrote:
>
> On 2/9/22 22:50, Nicola Mingotti wrote:
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>> On 2/9/22 22:42, Nicola Mingotti wrote:
>>> Hi guys,
>>>
>>> as you know i don't need strictly VectorGraphics for my current 
>>> projects in development.
>>>
>>> Anyway, it is very cool so sometimes I switch it on and try it.
>>>
>>> I want to inform you that in Linux x86-64 it is all broken at the 
>>> moment. It means everything
>>> hangs when i try to `Feature require: VectorGraphics` either with or 
>>> without
>>> loading the latest changes.
>>>
>>> -----
>>> Smalltalk vmVersion .  'Open Smalltalk Cog[Spur] VM 
>>> [CoInterpreterPrimitives VMMaker.oscog-nice.2715]'
>>>
>>> Smalltalk imageName .  
>>> '/home/p/prog/cuis-project/Cuis-Smalltalk-Dev/Cuis6.0-5031.image'
>>> -----
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> bye
>>> Nicola
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Oh, btw, i remember that Juan wrote me to check something when i saw
>> the same thing in the ARM-32 platform .... I have 1 hour free, i will 
>> check
>> and report.
>>
>> give me a bit of time i ll be back
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> Umm, nope, i confirm there must be something wrong
>
> . Downloaded and compiled latest VM
> . Downloaded fresh Cuis-Smalltalk-dev
> . run it
> . Feature require: 'VectorGraphics'.
>
> -------
>
> Smalltalk imageName . " 
> '/home/p/download/cuisTest/Cuis-Smalltalk-Dev/Cuis6.0-5031.image' "
> Smalltalk vmVersion . " 'Open Smalltalk Cog[Spur] VM 
> [CoInterpreterPrimitives VMMaker.oscog-eem.3148]' "
> Feature require: 'VectorGraphics'.
> -------
>
> => system hangs, red Morphic windows, i see this message repeating in 
> the shell
> --------------
>
> MessageNotUnderstood: VectorCanvas>>setPluginAndForm:
> See 
> /home/p/download/cuisTest/Cuis-Smalltalk-Dev/CuisDebug-2022-02-09_23.17.06.log
> 9 February 2022 11:17:06.171223 pm
> VectorCanvas(Object)>>doesNotUnderstand: #setPluginAndForm:
> MorphicCanvas class>>withVectorEnginePluginOnForm:
> [] in DisplayScreen>>getMainCanvas
> BlockClosure>>on:do:
> DisplayScreen>>getMainCanvas
> WorldMorph>>setMainCanvas
> WorldMorph>>mainLoop
> [] in WorldMorph>>runProcess
> [] in BlockClosure>>newProcess
>
> --------------
>
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>
> bye
> Nicola
>
>

I guess you didn't load Cuis updates before loading Vector Graphics, right?

A "Message Not Understood" error usually points to a problem in 
Smalltalk code, not the VM or the plugins.

Hope this helps.

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