Thanks aaron. We are in crunch time (in fact we are always running out of time) but Pablo told me that he will contact. S
On 21 Mar 2026, at 03:10, Aaron Wohl via Pharo-dev <pharo-dev@lists.pharo.org> wrote:
ssues now Opened: Issue Title #19449 MicGitHubRessourceReference >> githubApi sends authenticated request with nil token #19450 MicDocumentBrowserModel >> document sends #message instead of #messageText #19451 MicDocumentBrowserPresenter >> childrenOf: missing error handler on loadChildren #19452 Embedded Source Sans Pro font missing common Unicode glyphs (modifier keys, bullets) #19453 WarpBlt >> mixPix:sourceMap:destMap: drops alpha channel in Smalltalk fallback #19454 DebugPointTest >> testTranscriptDebugPoint fails on all VMs (missing Transcript clear) Each one mentions iospharo with a link to the repo, includes repro steps against stock images, and proposes a fix.
The iPad pharo project created a headless test runner that doesn't seem headless to the image. It allows test scripts to invoke menus and capture the visual results. Without this testing involved scanning a real screen and faking mouse clicks, which was very slow and didnt work well. I think it would be useful in extending Pharo testing into the visual area. See https://github.com/avwohl/pharo-headless-test
For the other iPhone discovered issues I will do more work before asking for any upstream change.
----- Original message ----- From: Cyril FERLICOT-DELBECQUE via Pharo-dev <pharo-dev@lists.pharo.org <mailto:pharo-dev@lists.pharo.org>> To: Pharo Development List <pharo-dev@lists.pharo.org <mailto:pharo-dev@lists.pharo.org>> Cc: Cyril FERLICOT-DELBECQUE <cyril@ferlicot.fr <mailto:cyril@ferlicot.fr>> Subject: [Pharo-dev] Re: new vm implementation results Date: Friday, March 20, 2026 8:58 PM
Hi,
This is nice :) I tried it fast and the result is interesting.
For the issues, you could first check if they are still present in Pharo 14 since it will probably get released in a few weeks.
I think most of them will not have been fixed but we never know.
If they are still present in P14â¯do not hesitate to open issues on the Pharo issue Tracker. Maybe they will not been fixed fast because we have a lot of things in the tracker, once a month some Pharowers are getting together to fix some bugs and they could get picked during one of those sessions (next one is next friday)
Good luck and have a nice day!
-- Cyril Ferlicot-Delbecque https://ferlicot.fr <https://ferlicot.fr/>
On Friday, March 20th, 2026 at 6:32 AM, Aaron Wohl via Pharo-dev <pharo-dev@lists.pharo.org> wrote:
PharoSmalltalk with a new VM is now in the Apple App Store for iPad (primary), iPhone, and Mac as https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pharosmalltalk/id6759073615. It runs the latest Pharo 13 image.
Source https://github.com/avwohl/iospharo
During development, 10 issues came up that seem to be best handled with image changes, see https://github.com/avwohl/iospharo/blob/main/docs/upstream-proposals.md
I could use advice or review on how to proceed with these issues. This started when, on a cruise, I sat down on a beach chair with LEARN PHARO and an iPad and found there wasnât a Pharo. I have a background in compiler construction, but am newish to Smalltalk.