[Cuis-dev] [Ann] First sketch of Cuis 6.1 release - Please REVIEW and TEST!

[Gerald Klix]

On 12/21/23 9:57 PM, Gerald Klix via Cuis-dev wrote:
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> On 12/21/23 9:42 PM, Gerald Klix via Cuis-dev wrote:
>> On 12/21/23 9:14 PM, Juan Vuletich wrote:
>>> On 12/20/2023 12:40 PM, Juan Vuletich via Cuis-dev wrote:
>>>> Hi Folks,
>>>>
>>>> I am working on a new folder structure for Cuis. The main goal is 
>>>> to make Cuis easier to download and run for new users. It is a bit 
>>>> like an "all-in-one": it includes 64 bit VMs for Linux (x64), 
>>>> Windows (x64) and MacOS(x64 and M1).
>>>>
>>>> The repo can be cloned locally, or the zip file automatically 
>>>> generated by GitHub can be downloaded and expanded in some folder.
>>>>
>>>> This new structure will be used first for the upcoming 6.1 release, 
>>>> that will be separated from the main rolling release repo. But it 
>>>> will be used for the main repo afterwards. This is why I need you 
>>>> folks to review and test it, to see that I'm not breaking your 
>>>> software and workflow.
>>>>
>>>> The current pre-alpha experiment is at 
>>>> https://github.com/jvuletich/CuisExperiments003
>>>>
>>>> So, again, please review it, test it and give feedback.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks!
>>>>
>>>
>>> I've pushed a new one at 
>>> https://github.com/jvuletich/CuisExperiments004
>>>
>>> Biggest change is handling of auto-created folder for user files 
>>> (user changes, fileout, user preferences, etc).
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>> I retried installing Haver into it.
>> This time it produces a really strange error.
>> Please see the attached screen shot.
>>
>> I will save the image with exception logs enabled an retry.
>>
>> Could you please enable exception logging in the next 42 experiments?
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>>
>> I like the idea of a directory for new packages and user files.
>> I strongly dislike the idea that it writes outside it's directory.
>> Personally I keep all my git checkouts in one directory,
>> now I have a non checkout directory in that clean structure.
>>
>>
>> HTH,
>>
>> Gerald
>>
> Please find attached the promised debug log.
> The issue results from some old and successful
> trials to fuzz 7zip with AFL. Interestingly these
> weird file names also confuse Cuis.
>
> I will move your experiments into a sub-directory
> of their own.
>
> BTW: The separate log-directory makes life easier.
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> HTH,
>
> Gerald
>
>
After moving your experiments into a sub-directory installing Haver's 
packages succeeds,
but hangs when saving a Haver image.

It's now 10pm, I will continue testing after my holiday (2023-12-26).


Best Regards,

Gerald