Hello What you describe (arg1 instead of string) means the source file is not present. Sources are required for some FFI calls. Take the PharoV50.sources file (you can find it here http://files.pharo.org/sources/) and put it in the same folder as your VM. It should solve the problem.
Best, Clement On Fri, Oct 7, 2016 at 6:20 AM, Andreas Sunardi <a.suna...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks, Bernardo. That fogbugz case is exactly the problem I'm having. > > This VM (pharo-vm-spur-swing.zip) is able to open Pharo 5.0 image from > Pharo download page. This is a good sign. > > Upon opening the image, I am, however, presented immediately with > 'MessageNotUnderstood: receiver of "/" is nil'. It's coming from > SystemSettingsPersistence class >> defaultPreferenceFileReference > > It boils down to > OSEnvironment#getEnv: 'HOME' > > a failure in building an FFI call. The FFI call function signature is > #( String getenv (String string) ) > > The context object built from OSEnvironment#getEnv: gives answer 'arg1', > instead of 'string', to a call to #method#argumentNames. Down the road, an > IRMethod instance is trying to find the index for 'string' and can't find > any, because what is stored is 'arg1'. > > I'm out of my depth at this point, and this is a separate issue than not > being able to start the image. I have to think where I want to go from here. > > So, thank you for all of you, for the exceedingly quick and friendly help. > > Cheers! > > On Thu, Oct 6, 2016 at 5:42 PM, Bernardo Ezequiel Contreras < > vonbecm...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hold on, >> >> There's also this issue >> https://pharo.fogbugz.com/f/cases/17353/build-spur-vm-for-debian-old-libc >> >> where in one comment jan.vrany recommended his build >> >> https://swing.fit.cvut.cz/jenkins/job/pharo-vm-spur-swing/ >> >> https://swing.fit.cvut.cz/jenkins/view/All/job/pharo-vm-spur >> -swing/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/pharo-vm-spur-swing.zip >> >> that i have used in debian wheezy with the old libc for quite a while. i >> don't use it anymore because im in jessie. >> >> >> >> On Thu, Oct 6, 2016 at 9:13 PM, Andreas Sunardi <a.suna...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Thank you for the impressive quick response. Unfortunately, I have older >>> glibc. So now I'm struggling with compiling glibc 2.15 for 32 bit on my 64 >>> bit CentOS 6.5 machine. Not an easy thing to do. >>> >>> I'll try those VMs once I succeed in building this glibc >>> >>> On Thu, Oct 6, 2016 at 12:41 PM, Bernardo Ezequiel Contreras < >>> vonbecm...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> this >>>> http://files.pharo.org/vm/pharo-spur32/linux/latest.zip >>>> >>>> works pretty well in Debian GNU/Linux 8 Jessie >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, Oct 6, 2016 at 4:09 PM, Clément Bera <bera.clem...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Thanks for reporting the problem. >>>>> >>>>> The error means the VM is incompatible with the image. There was a >>>>> change of image format in Pharo 5, so the package has likely an old VM >>>>> while the image has the new format, or the new VM while the image has the >>>>> old format. >>>>> >>>>> Someone will look into that problem in the incoming weeks. Most Pharo >>>>> maintainers are on Mac, we noticed recently that other OS were not >>>>> maintained carefully enough (We're sorry about that) and we're trying to >>>>> solve that problem. >>>>> >>>>> Meantime.... >>>>> >>>>> Can you try the latest VM from here (latest.zip): >>>>> http://files.pharo.org/vm/pharo-spur32/linux/ >>>>> >>>>> Or if still failing, the latest VM from here (latest.zip): >>>>> http://files.pharo.org/vm/pharo/linux/ >>>>> >>>>> One of these two VMs should work. Please tell me which one worked if >>>>> you try. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks & Regards >>>>> >>>>> Clement >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Oct 6, 2016 at 8:44 PM, Bernardo Ezequiel Contreras < >>>>> vonbecm...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> i already submitted a similar issue >>>>>> https://pharo.fogbugz.com/f/cases/18221/This-interpreter-ver >>>>>> s-6505-cannot-read-image-file-vers-6521 >>>>>> >>>>>> check it and see if it is the same >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, Oct 6, 2016 at 3:20 PM, Andreas Sunardi <a.suna...@gmail.com> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> I'm on CentOS 6.5 and I downloaded Pharo 5 for GNU/Linux w. libc < >>>>>>> 2.15 and for CentOS. Both won't start (I have no problem with Windows >>>>>>> version): >>>>>>> >>>>>>> $ pharo >>>>>>> This interpreter (vers. 6505) cannot read image file (vers. 6521). >>>>>>> Press CR to quit... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I'm unable to find report or information about this issue on the >>>>>>> web. I think it was like this ~2 months ago as well. Is this a known >>>>>>> issue? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> First time posting question in this mailing list, so I beg your >>>>>>> pardon if I break any mailing list rule. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Andreas S >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Bernardo E.C. >>>>>> >>>>>> Sent from a cheap desktop computer in South America. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Bernardo E.C. >>>> >>>> Sent from a cheap desktop computer in South America. >>>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Bernardo E.C. >> >> Sent from a cheap desktop computer in South America. >> > >
