Vincent Many thanks - at last a clear explanation of how to get it going. I tried this with the Launcher I downloaded yesterday, and was able to launch the template versions of Pharo 6.1 and Pharo 7. The only problem was that I am not familiar with the Launcher interface, and I had to search around to open the settings menu - but that was my stupidity. Plus I *hate* the dark theme - but that's just my weird taste. So going back to the original post in this thread, with this tweak the Launcher is not broken as regards actually launching images. I have not checked whether it is possible to uninstall it, as I found it was not possible yesterday and Petr Fischer also had difficulty with. At present I do not *want* to uninstall it, so that's OK. All my tests on Windows 10 with all recent updates, on a 64-bit Intel Core i3 processor. Hope this helps Peter Kenny From: Pharo-users <pharo-users-bounces@lists.pharo.org> On Behalf Of Vincent.Blondeau@lamresearch.com Sent: 18 June 2018 20:28 To: pharo-users@lists.pharo.org Subject: Re: [Pharo-users] How to fix the Pharo launcher Windows installation! (WAS: Windows installation broken?) Hi all, Indeed, the Windows environment is not the one where Pharo is working the best. Last week, I tried to install it on one of my coworker desktop and there was some issues that was solvable with some workarounds, it is temporary and the windows support will be improved soon: I'm currently working on it, especially on making the Pharo launcher in a read only mode. This way, no administrative privileges will be required to run the launcher. In the meantime, to make the launcher working under Windows: 1. Run with administrative privileges 2. Uncheck: If you are in a mood to help and contribute to this project (I hope you are!), please report the issues there: <https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo-launcher/issues> https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo-launcher/issues and feel free to suggest some fixes to them :) And please, keep this thread related to Pharo. Thanks, Vincent Blondeau Software Engineer, Software and Controls | Global Product Group Desk +1 510.572.7499 Lam Research Corporation 4650 Cushing Pkwy, Fremont, CA 94538 USA | www.lamresearch.com Connect with Lam Research: <https://www.facebook.com/LamResearchCorporation> Facebook | <https://twitter.com/lamresearch> Twitter | <https://www.linkedin.com/company/lam-research> LinkedIn _____ NOTICE: This e-mail transmission may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, or a person responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of any of the information contained in or attached to this message is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. If you have received this transmission in error, please immediately notify the sender and destroy the original transmission and its attachments without reading them or saving them to disk. Thank you. -----Original Message----- From: Pharo-users [ <mailto:pharo-users-bounces@lists.pharo.org> mailto:pharo-users-bounces@lists.pharo.org] On Behalf Of horrido Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2018 15:04 To: <mailto:pharo-users@lists.pharo.org> pharo-users@lists.pharo.org Subject: Re: [Pharo-users] Windows installation broken? This is what concerns me. I don't care that there are workarounds (undocumented or hard to find). I care that Windows is a most popular development platform. I care that newcomers to Pharo easily find what they need to get started. I care about Pharo's reputation. The last thing Pharo needs is a black eye. Travis Ayres wrote
I wonder how many people tried Pharo, thought "Oh this is totally broken"
and are never going to give it a second (or third) chance.
On Sun, Jun 17, 2018 at 11:26 AM,
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wrote:
The current website shows the wrong link, the installer for the
bleeding edge is the wrong one in files.
The situation on the Windows front is very very bad and not really
improving.
That being said, the installer on the CI is the right one and works.
so, steal the installer from here:
<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__ci.inria.fr_phar> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__ci.inria.fr_phar
o-2Dci-2D&d=DwICAg&c=RWI7EqL8K9lqtga8KxgfzvOYoob76EZWE0yAO85PVMQ&r=kI
ZIYXBAA3fhM7P5HOuTC5w6mnEApTfXPTq3lR34ZiY&m=klRHeEtFlmi7VP-TR5D2bSZ_E
UF1hAdJcuTH4GnReBY&s=xfU91HKFoB5JIZXWRUqBvOkomomuAqWw_gQvBmGRwiw&e=
jenkins2/job/PharoLauncher
This is the one you want:
<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__ci.inria.fr_phar> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__ci.inria.fr_phar
o-2Dci-2Djenkins2_job_PharoLauncher_&d=DwICAg&c=RWI7EqL8K9lqtga8Kxgfz
vOYoob76EZWE0yAO85PVMQ&r=kIZIYXBAA3fhM7P5HOuTC5w6mnEApTfXPTq3lR34ZiY&
m=klRHeEtFlmi7VP-TR5D2bSZ_EUF1hAdJcuTH4GnReBY&s=TsRgHOYVLDp0q9g8BzEb8
s8yLy_v32DEMOxtvIcvTOg&e=
For having the latest lastet everything, go to the launcher settings,
get into the devmode and open monticello and load the latest packages.
Phil
