3.11.3.2135 for Unix

> Dear Unix Squeakers,
>
> 3.11.3.2135 for Unix is now available at squeakvm.org/unix (sources  
> plus binaries for MacOS/Darwin, Linux, NetBSD, FreeBSD and Solaris,  
> on Intel and, occasionally, PowerPC hardware).  Some important stuff  
> has changed in this release (see notes below) so please consider it a  
> BETA release even though there is no beta tag on the version number.
>
> As usual: comments, suggestions, bug fixes (as whole files please  
> *not* diffs) and any unwanted vinyl LPs sitting in your attic can be  
> sent directly to me.  Thanks.
>
> Enjoy!
> Ian
>
>
> Changes since 3.10-6:
>
> Numbering scheme changed to X.Y.Z.R where X.Y.Z = VMMaker version used
> to generate the Interpreter and R is the subversion revision of the
> platform support code.
>
> VMMaker and plugins updated to most recent versions; generated source
> regenerated:
>
>    Balloon3D-Plugins-ar.4.mcz
>    DBus-Plugin-bf.32.mcz
>    GStreamer-Plugins-JMM.16.mcz
>    Kedama-Plugins-yo.1.mcz
>    Rome-Plugin-yo.39.mcz
>    OSProcessPlugin-dtl.16.mcz
>    VMConstruction-Plugins-AioPlugin-dtl.9.mcz
>    VMConstruction-Plugins-XDisplayControlPlugin-dtl.7.mcz
>    VMMaker-dtl.138.mcz
>
> Build system rewritten using CMake instead of autotools.  Big
> THANK-YOU to Bert, Subbu and Dave Lewis for providing invaluable
> feedback.
>
> Any plugin can now be turned off in configure with the option
> '--without-<pluginName>'.
>
> Experimental PulseAudio driver (vm-sound-pulse) added, thanks to Derek
> O'Connell.  Default is still OSS on Linux; if you want pulse you have
> to ask for it in one of the usual ways.
>
> FFI tweaked on Linux to avoid a potential FPU stack overflow.
>
> ClipboardExtendedPlugin will no longer try to build if you don't have
> X11 development headers and libs.
>
> FileCopyPlugin made resilient to EINTR.
>
> VM renamed to 'squeakvm'.  'squeak' is now a script that looks for
> 'squeakvm', figures out if you need any obscure command-line options,
> and then launches 'squeakvm' for you.  This in turn allows...
>
> Plugin search stretegy rationalised and simplified.  Default location
> is now the executable directory (where 'squeakvm' is installed).  The
> -plugins argument can be a colon-separated list of locations to
> search, just like PATH.  Plugins are named 'so.plugin' to make
> interference with FFI libraries less likely.
>
>    NOTE: FFI libraries are no longer searched for in every single nook
>    and cranny, which means you might have to set LD_LIBRARY_PATH (or
>    your local equivalent) for FFI-based programs to work properly.
>
> Failure to load a plugin because of unresolved symbols is now always
> reported on the terminal.
>
> Another script 'squeak.sh' is provided for launching squeak from a
> menu.  This isn't finished and suggestions are welcome.
>
> Default path and text encoding is now UTF-8.
>
> X11 driver no longer reports SHIFT pressed when CAPS LOCK engaged.
>
> SerialPlugin now supports named ports.
>
> All occurences of dprintf() renamed to avoid a name conflict with a
> less-than-stellar decision by POSIX to introduce a standard function
> of the same name.
>
> RomePlugin is no longer built if cairo was built without Pango
> support.
>
> iconv_open() no longer spams you with thousands of error messages if
> you are missing conversion tables.
>
> Valid unicode characters that have no corresponding keycode are
> reported with keycode zero to avoid an invalid index error in the
> image.
>
> XImmPlugin should now work on MacOS X/Darwin too.
>
> Sound driver on MacOS X now works on Intel as well as PowerPC.
>
> Various changes to make the VM compile and run on GNU/Linux running on
> DEC Alpha.
>
> vm-sound-Sun now uses asynchronous i/o.
>
> Various changes to fix compilation on Solaris.
>

> Dear Unix Squeakers,
>
> 3.11.3.2135 for Unix is now available at squeakvm.org/unix (sources  
> plus binaries for MacOS/Darwin, Linux, NetBSD, FreeBSD and Solaris,  
> on Intel and, occasionally, PowerPC hardware).  Some important stuff  
> has changed in this release (see notes below) so please consider it a  
> BETA release even though there is no beta tag on the version number.
>
> As usual: comments, suggestions, bug fixes (as whole files please  
> *not* diffs) and any unwanted vinyl LPs sitting in your attic can be  
> sent directly to me.  Thanks.
>
> Enjoy!
> Ian
>
>
> Changes since 3.10-6:
>
> Numbering scheme changed to X.Y.Z.R where X.Y.Z = VMMaker version used
> to generate the Interpreter and R is the subversion revision of the
> platform support code.
>
> VMMaker and plugins updated to most recent versions; generated source
> regenerated:
>
>    Balloon3D-Plugins-ar.4.mcz
>    DBus-Plugin-bf.32.mcz
>    GStreamer-Plugins-JMM.16.mcz
>    Kedama-Plugins-yo.1.mcz
>    Rome-Plugin-yo.39.mcz
>    OSProcessPlugin-dtl.16.mcz
>    VMConstruction-Plugins-AioPlugin-dtl.9.mcz
>    VMConstruction-Plugins-XDisplayControlPlugin-dtl.7.mcz
>    VMMaker-dtl.138.mcz
>
> Build system rewritten using CMake instead of autotools.  Big
> THANK-YOU to Bert, Subbu and Dave Lewis for providing invaluable
> feedback.
>
> Any plugin can now be turned off in configure with the option
> '--without-<pluginName>'.
>
> Experimental PulseAudio driver (vm-sound-pulse) added, thanks to Derek
> O'Connell.  Default is still OSS on Linux; if you want pulse you have
> to ask for it in one of the usual ways.
>
> FFI tweaked on Linux to avoid a potential FPU stack overflow.
>
> ClipboardExtendedPlugin will no longer try to build if you don't have
> X11 development headers and libs.
>
> FileCopyPlugin made resilient to EINTR.
>
> VM renamed to 'squeakvm'.  'squeak' is now a script that looks for
> 'squeakvm', figures out if you need any obscure command-line options,
> and then launches 'squeakvm' for you.  This in turn allows...
>
> Plugin search stretegy rationalised and simplified.  Default location
> is now the executable directory (where 'squeakvm' is installed).  The
> -plugins argument can be a colon-separated list of locations to
> search, just like PATH.  Plugins are named 'so.plugin' to make
> interference with FFI libraries less likely.
>
>    NOTE: FFI libraries are no longer searched for in every single nook
>    and cranny, which means you might have to set LD_LIBRARY_PATH (or
>    your local equivalent) for FFI-based programs to work properly.
>
> Failure to load a plugin because of unresolved symbols is now always
> reported on the terminal.
>
> Another script 'squeak.sh' is provided for launching squeak from a
> menu.  This isn't finished and suggestions are welcome.
>
> Default path and text encoding is now UTF-8.
>
> X11 driver no longer reports SHIFT pressed when CAPS LOCK engaged.
>
> SerialPlugin now supports named ports.
>
> All occurences of dprintf() renamed to avoid a name conflict with a
> less-than-stellar decision by POSIX to introduce a standard function
> of the same name.
>
> RomePlugin is no longer built if cairo was built without Pango
> support.
>
> iconv_open() no longer spams you with thousands of error messages if
> you are missing conversion tables.
>
> Valid unicode characters that have no corresponding keycode are
> reported with keycode zero to avoid an invalid index error in the
> image.
>
> XImmPlugin should now work on MacOS X/Darwin too.
>
> Sound driver on MacOS X now works on Intel as well as PowerPC.
>
> Various changes to make the VM compile and run on GNU/Linux running on
> DEC Alpha.
>
> vm-sound-Sun now uses asynchronous i/o.
>
> Various changes to fix compilation on Solaris.
>