Hi all,
I just released a new version of the PharoLauncher 1.0.1.
Here are major improvements since last version:
- Pharo launcher is now distributed with a Pharo 60 image with a 32-bits threaded VM (to avoid hangs when using OSProcess).
- Add a��VM management��utility able to find (and download) the appropriate VM for a given image. So, the launcher is NOT shipped anymore with an extra VM. It will fetch required VM when needed.
- Pharo Launcher files (images, VMs)��are now considered as user Documents (easier to find). Consequently, they are��now stored in the standard documents folder, i.e.
- $HOME/Documents/Pharo on OS X,
- $HOME/My Documents/Pharo on windows,
- $HOME/Pharo on Linux (some linux distributions provide a document folder but some others not, so we put it in the HOME directory in all cases).
- In this folder, you will find your images and virtual machines needed to run images.
- Use of ProcessWrapper to run images on Windows.
- Adds download of sources file for Pharo images > 60.
- Left panel is now used for official images and Jenkins jobs templates and right panel is used for local images.
- New mooc entry with the image ready to start the Pharo Mooc.
- New deprecated category to find old official Pharo images.
- Use system unzip when possible (Pharo unzip does not manage file permissions nor symbolic links).
You can get platform bundles from files.pharo.org:Enjoy,Christophe.For those wanted more info on how the adequate VM is computed, here is the process:
- determine the image format version
- find (and optionnaly fetch) a compatible VM (a VM able to run this image format) and run the image to get its Pharo version number
- find (and optionnaly fetch) the appropriate VM for this specific Pharo image version. Sources files are also downloaded with the VM when applicable.
- run the image with the appropriate VM