> On 16.05.2017, at 17:14, Eliot Miranda <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Mariano, > > On May 16, 2017, at 7:48 AM, Mariano Martinez Peck <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> >> >> On Tue, May 16, 2017 at 11:43 AM, Eliot Miranda <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Hi Mariano, >> >> On May 16, 2017, at 6:35 AM, Mariano Martinez Peck <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Guys, >>> >>> As you know, OSSubprocess does not work correctly in Linux unless you use >>> the iTimer VM. >> >> As others have pointed out, you mean that OSSubprocess does not work >> correctly unless you use the threaded heartbeat VM. That the itinerary >> heartbeat breaks OSSubprocess. >> >> >> Yes, sorry about that. >> >> >>> I would like to open a warning (that growl thingy on bottom left of the >>> screen) or something at loading / install time if I can detect I am under >>> Linux AND under traditional linux VM (not itimer). >>> >>> Do you know how can I do that? >> I made a mistake in that there is no way, other than by using the FFI, to >> discover if the timer heartbeat is being used. Would it be satisfactory if >> I provide a flag in vm parameter 48 that, if set, indicates the itimer >> heartbeat is in use? This could be done in a few minutes and would be ready >> for the official release of Pharo 6. >>> >> >> Well, it would be helpful as I may be able to throw a warning. Would this >> flag be set only under Linux VM? > > Effectively, yes. It would be set in VMs that use the itimer heartbeat. > Currently that's only a subset of the Linux VMs. Hopefully it will not be > set in any vm soon :-)
Can't guarantee that to you. Not unless the threaded-heartbeat-vm can be used hazzle-free (ie, without using sudo/..) ;) SCNR, sorrry > >> >> Thanks, >> >> >>> -- >>> Mariano >>> http://marianopeck.wordpress.com >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Mariano >> http://marianopeck.wordpress.com
