1 Jun 19:23
Building and working with slate
pocho <elpochodelagente <at> gmail.com>
2009-06-01 17:23:54 GMT
2009-06-01 17:23:54 GMT
Hi, I've been trying to install and use slate, and run throug some
problems. I was able to solve some of them but need help to take care
of others. First of all, I tested it in two platforms: Win XP and
Ubuntu 9.04 inside a VirtualBox. I'd like to share the experience
because I think it might be useful for others. I used the lastest
version from git in both cases.
here the path diverges..
for windows.
1 - tried to open src/vm/windows.sln solution with visual studio 2005,
but didn't work because sln is from vs 2008.
so, went to http://sourceforge.net/projects/vspc/ and converted to
the version I have.
2 - opened the solution and tried to compile (after downloading
http://code.google.com/p/msinttypes/) but failed. There were various
problems:
vc complained about inlines. Solved that adding this to slate.h
#define SLATE_INLINE inline
#ifdef _MSC_VER
#define snprintf _snprintf
#undef inline
#define inline __inline
#endif
also complained about some local variables that weren't defined at
top of the scope, so I moved them.
at last, had link errors for each inline function, the problem was
that in order to link with them they had to be in the .h, so I moved
every SLATE_INLINE to slate.h.
After doing that I was able to compile and start slate. It took me
some time to realize that i had to download the image from google's
project, I think that should be better documented.
Then I tried to use gtk in slate, but failed. To do this, I downloaded
GTK all-in-one bundle from this place: http://www.gtk.org/download-windows.html.
Then configured VS paths: added gtk/include/gtk-2.0, glib-2.0, gtk/lib/
gtk-2.0/include gtk/lib/glib-2.0/include to includes and gtk/lib to
libraries, also had to add gtk/bin to path and the place were I
downloaded msinttypes to includes because gtk needed it. After that I
created three dll projects in VS: gtk-wrapper, gdk-wrapper and glib-
wrapper. Each of them had only it's corresponding .c file found in src/
plugins. Compiled them to three dlls that placed in cslatevm/lib. Here
came the problem I couldn't solve:
I tried to load gtk with the command specified in README:
load: 'src/ui/gtk/demo.slate'
It was all good but then complained:
slate[2]> load: 'src/ui/gtk/demo.slate'.
Loading P'src/ui/gtk/demo.slate'
Loading P'src/ui/gtk/init.slate'
Loading P'src/ui/gdk/init.slate'
Loading P'src/ui/glib/init.slate'
Loading P'src/lib/wordarray.slate'
Loading P'src/ui/glib/lib.slate'
Library glib-wrapper was successfully loaded.
Debugging: ConnectionFailed traitsWindow
Backtrace (method @ source):
frame: 0 [defaultHandler] @ src/core/condition.slate:289
frame: 1 [tryHandlers] @ src/core/condition.slate:79
frame: 2 [signal] @ src/core/condition.slate:31
frame: 3 [connectionFailure] @ src/lib/extlib.slate:37
frame: 4 [enable] @ src/lib/extlib.slate:216
frame: 5 [open] @ src/core/external.slate:67
frame: 6 [functionNamed:] @ src/lib/extlib.slate:103
frame: 7 [functionNamed:returning:from: &callFormat:] @ src/lib/
extlib.slate:114
frame: 8 [(arity: 1)] @ src/lib/extlib.slate:194
frame: 9 [do:] @ Nil
frame: 10 [installMethodsForSigs:on: &nameTransformer:
&argumentFormats:] @ src/lib/extlib.slate:190
frame: 11 [enable] @ src/lib/extlib.slate:434
frame: 12 [evaluateIn: &optionals:] @ src/mobius/syntax.slate:
180
frame: 13 [(arity: 1)] @ src/lib/module.slate:212
frame: 14 [applyWith:] @ src/core/method.slate:6
frame: 15 [do:] @ src/core/stream.slate:150
frame: 16 [run] @ src/lib/module.slate:205
frame: 17 [(arity: 0)] @ src/lib/module.slate:188
frame: 18 [handlingCases:] @ src/core/condition.slate:64
frame: 19 [process:] @ src/lib/module.slate:180
frame: 20 [(arity: 1)] @ src/lib/module.slate:253
frame: 21 [applyWith:] @ src/core/method.slate:6
frame: 22 [(arity: 0)] @ src/core/external.slate:282
frame: 23 [sessionDo:] @ src/core/external.slate:275
frame: 24 [(arity: 0)] @ src/lib/module.slate:253
frame: 25 [load: &in: &verbose: &showLoadMessage:] @ src/lib/
module.slate:242
frame: 26 [load: &in: &verbose: &showLoadMessage:] @ src/lib/
module.slate:232
frame: 27 [evaluateIn: &optionals:] @ src/mobius/syntax.slate:
180
frame: 28 [(arity: 1)] @ src/lib/module.slate:212
frame: 29 [applyWith:] @ src/core/method.slate:6
frame: 30 [do:] @ src/core/stream.slate:150
frame: 31 [run] @ src/lib/module.slate:205
frame: 32 [(arity: 0)] @ src/lib/module.slate:188
frame: 33 [handlingCases:] @ src/core/condition.slate:64
frame: 34 [process:] @ src/lib/module.slate:180
frame: 35 [(arity: 1)] @ src/lib/module.slate:253
frame: 36 [applyWith:] @ src/core/method.slate:6
frame: 37 [(arity: 0)] @ src/core/external.slate:282
frame: 38 [sessionDo:] @ src/core/external.slate:275
frame: 39 [(arity: 0)] @ src/lib/module.slate:253
frame: 40 [load: &in: &verbose: &showLoadMessage:] @ src/lib/
module.slate:242
frame: 41 [load: &in: &verbose: &showLoadMessage:] @ src/lib/
module.slate:232
frame: 42 [evaluateIn: &optionals:] @ src/mobius/syntax.slate:
180
frame: 43 [(arity: 1)] @ src/lib/module.slate:212
frame: 44 [applyWith:] @ src/core/method.slate:6
frame: 45 [do:] @ src/core/stream.slate:150
frame: 46 [run] @ src/lib/module.slate:205
frame: 47 [(arity: 0)] @ src/lib/module.slate:188
frame: 48 [handlingCases:] @ src/core/condition.slate:64
frame: 49 [process:] @ src/lib/module.slate:180
frame: 50 [(arity: 1)] @ src/lib/module.slate:253
frame: 51 [applyWith:] @ src/core/method.slate:6
frame: 52 [(arity: 0)] @ src/core/external.slate:282
frame: 53 [sessionDo:] @ src/core/external.slate:275
frame: 54 [(arity: 0)] @ src/lib/module.slate:253
frame: 55 [load: &in: &verbose: &showLoadMessage:] @ src/lib/
module.slate:242
frame: 56 [load: &in: &verbose: &showLoadMessage:] @ src/lib/
module.slate:232
frame: 57 [evaluateIn: &optionals:] @ src/mobius/syntax.slate:
180
frame: 58 [(arity: 1)] @ src/lib/module.slate:212
frame: 59 [applyWith:] @ src/core/method.slate:6
frame: 60 [do:] @ src/core/stream.slate:150
frame: 61 [run] @ src/lib/module.slate:205
frame: 62 [(arity: 0)] @ src/lib/module.slate:188
frame: 63 [handlingCases:] @ src/core/condition.slate:64
frame: 64 [process:] @ src/lib/module.slate:180
frame: 65 [(arity: 1)] @ src/lib/module.slate:253
frame: 66 [applyWith:] @ src/core/method.slate:6
frame: 67 [(arity: 0)] @ src/core/external.slate:282
frame: 68 [sessionDo:] @ src/core/external.slate:275
frame: 69 [(arity: 0)] @ src/lib/module.slate:253
frame: 70 [load: &in: &verbose: &showLoadMessage:] @ src/lib/
module.slate:242
frame: 71 [load: &in: &verbose: &showLoadMessage:] @ src/lib/
module.slate:232
frame: 72 [evaluateIn: &optionals:] @ src/mobius/syntax.slate:
180
frame: 73 [(arity: 1)] @ src/lib/module.slate:212
frame: 74 [applyWith:] @ src/core/method.slate:6
frame: 75 [do:] @ src/core/stream.slate:150
frame: 76 [run] @ src/lib/module.slate:205
frame: 77 [(arity: 0)] @ src/lib/module.slate:188
frame: 78 [handlingCases:] @ src/core/condition.slate:64
frame: 79 [process:] @ src/lib/module.slate:180
frame: 80 [(arity: 1)] @ src/lib/module.slate:253
frame: 81 [applyWith:] @ src/core/method.slate:6
frame: 82 [(arity: 0)] @ src/core/external.slate:282
frame: 83 [sessionDo:] @ src/core/external.slate:275
frame: 84 [(arity: 0)] @ src/lib/module.slate:253
frame: 85 [load: &in: &verbose: &showLoadMessage:] @ src/lib/
module.slate:242
frame: 86 [load: &in: &verbose: &showLoadMessage:] @ src/lib/
module.slate:232
frame: 87 [evaluateIn: &optionals:] @ src/mobius/syntax.slate:
180
frame: 88 [(arity: 0)] @ src/lib/repl.slate:155
frame: 89 [on:do:] @ src/core/condition.slate:43
frame: 90 [(arity: 0)] @ src/lib/repl.slate:147
frame: 91 [handlingCases:] @ src/core/condition.slate:64
frame: 92 [interpretHook:] @ src/lib/repl.slate:42
frame: 93 [(arity: 0)] @ src/lib/repl.slate:139
frame: 94 [enter] @ src/lib/repl.slate:135
frame: 95 [start &resource:] @ src/lib/repl.slate:185
frame: 96 [start] @ src/mobius/prelude.slate:38
frame: 97 [(arity: 0)] @ Nil
The following condition was signaled:
Could not look up symbol 'g_type_name' in DLL 'glib-wrapper'The error
was: No se encontró el proceso especificado. (Trad: Couldn't find the
specified process).
So I don't know what to do next, I would appreciate your help.
All this was in order to make it work in Windows XP, now let's start
with Ubuntu. I have to say it was easier here. I had a clean install
of Ubuntu 9.04 set up in a virtual machine.
from console did make. I think it worked seamleasly. tried to open the
image, but ark denied, so used command line
bunzip2 slate.little.32.image.bz2
tried to run slate with that image, forgot the -i and had a lot of
errors. It took me some time to realize I was missing the -i in
command line, maybe a warning would have been fine! Opened the image,
everything fine. Then I tryied gtk.
did cd src/plugins. make. Had to install gtk-dev in ubuntu because it
was needed. Also, libtool was missing and I had to install it. Ran
make again and worked for gtk (despite it failed for something related
to llvm).
Then openened the image and did
load: 'src/ui/gtk/demo.slate'
It took a while to load everything but worked like a charm. After some
testing I saved the image and quit. Now, when I try to open the image
again, it crashes. Here is the output I got:
$> gdb slate
(gdb) r -i slate8.image
Starting program: /home/javier/st/cslatevm/slate -i slate8.image
[Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled]
Old Memory size: 419430400 bytes
New Memory size: 10485760 bytes
Image size: 15330856 bytes
Defining function 'invokeDebugger' on: 'Condition traits'
[New Thread 0xb7d936c0 (LWP 6892)]
(process:6892): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.20.1/
gobject/gtype.c:2458: initialization assertion failed, use
IA__g_type_init() prior to this function
(process:6892): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion
`initialization_value != 0' failed
Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
[Switching to Thread 0xb7d936c0 (LWP 6892)]
0x9cbd913f in gtk_text_buffer_get_selection_bound ()
from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
(gdb) bt
#0 0x9cbd913f in gtk_text_buffer_get_selection_bound ()
from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
#1 0x0804b878 in applyExternalLibraryPrimitive (oh=0xb7b83008,
fnHandle=0x9e2197e4, argsFormat=0x9f8b422c, callFormat=0x1,
resultFormat=0x7,
argsArr=0x9e238248) at external-library.c:358
#2 0x0805ad0b in prim_applyExternal (oh=0xb7b83008, args=0xbfa66888,
arity=6,
opts=0x0, resultStackPointer=23384) at primitives.c:1326
#3 0x08050179 in send_to_through_arity_with_optionals
(oh=0xb7b83008,
selector=0x9ecfc458, args=0xbfa66888, dispatchers=0xbfa66888,
arity=6,
opts=0x0, resultStackPointer=23384) at interpreter.c:370
#4 0x0805102e in interpret (oh=0xb7b83008) at interpreter.c:741
#5 0x0805eeab in main (argc=3, argv=0xbfa66ff4, envp=0xbfa67004) at
vm.c:217
(gdb)
After that I couldn't reuse the image so tried again with a blank one.
Loaded Gtk again, and saved another image. Now this seems to work but
each time I reopen slate it thakes a looooong time to load gtk which
is a big pain.
Well, that's all I could test. Do you think you can help me solve the
problems in Windows and/or Linux?
Thanks.
Pocho.
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