On Mon, 22 Feb 2010, Stephen Woolerton wrote: > I can try. > > > > Paolo > > > That is kind of you Paolo. > > If it helps, programming is a tiny part of my networking job and I'm hoping to > change that this year to increase the amount of smalltalk programming. But one > advantage of the releases was that I could just download it and there were > some instructions to follow and it just worked. Whether true or not, my > perception is that there is lots of software to download and install now to > get GST and VisualGST working. It isn't so much the time to compile everything > as the time to hunt through all the list emails to find out what the latest > process is. Same thing as with most open source projects I guess, is that > documentation lags the fun stuff of programming. > > No complaints here, but as much as I want to have more time programming I > don't, and I understand it is the same for you, much as you want to have > better documentation if you only have a few minutes, then you'll write some > code. > > So yes, if you do find time to get some compiled binaries in a zip file, that > would be awesome. (To work through GST on its own would suffice for the > students if that is all you have time for, i.e. no VisualGST)
You're thoughts and concerns - expressed above - are very similar to 100s and perhaps 1000s who are _not_ students, but likewise do _not_ have the time to hunt and scratch for all the bits-n-pieces to make a toy (but perhaps later on, a tool) work. This is an unfortunate circumstance for both the language and the potential converts/users. Mind you, "some assembly required" is OK with me _if_ the pieces go together and fit. If they do not, first I get choked and try again, then I say "pluck it! I don't need this..." and move on. BTW, there's an OS X "port" for GST. You install MacPorts first (Google it), and then do: port search gst or port info gst When you see what you want, then do: port install file_name Having said that, the GST port seems to be broken for certain functionality. Compiling from source - using git - didn't solve anything for me. YMMV. If you get it to compile cleanly, AND are fortunate to have a completely functional GST, I would be much obliged if you would pass on to me exactly how you did it. TIA.. -- duke _______________________________________________ help-smalltalk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-smalltalk
