Building a VM and/or plugins

> Hello all,
>
> Is there a correct place to start for a Pharo VM?  I do not have a  
> mac; Linux is of interest and Windows is currently an obligation  
> born of inertia.  So far, I have found mentions of the need to put  
> the sources in a conspicuous location, but I have yet to find  
> whether that has happened or where to look for the code.
>
> Various hassles and some accumulated success have me increasingly  
> motivated to get SSL working.  I realize this will trigger some well-
> intentioned mentions of stunnel and the cryptogrpahy package, but  
> OpenSSL is the answer in my case.  Stunnel can be misconfigured (or  
> not configured at all), and I really cannot defend the crypto  
> package against anything from FUD to tough questions.  IIRC, I  
> couldn't even load it the last time I tried.
>
> The question then becomes whether to connect to OpenSSL via FFI/
> Alien or to make a plugin.  One absolute requirement is that the  
> image not turn to stone when an address is wrong, a peer crashes, or  
> a router gets unplugged w/o warning.  The most obvious solution to  
> me (please speak up if you disagree) is to connect/bind, read/write  
> and disconnect on a connection-specific OS thread.  Any insights to  
> help get there would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Bill
>
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> Hi
>
> I was discussing with john at esug and I think that FFI or Alien
> should be in the image by default.
> So I imagine that it would help you to get openSLL.
> This way we could get platform widgets access (with as fallback
> FileList and others).
> We should really think about that for 1.1
>
> Of course it means that a malicious guy can overuse the plugging to
> access the files...
>
> Stef
>
> On Sep 5, 2009, at 10:12 PM, Schwab,Wilhelm K wrote:
>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> Is there a correct place to start for a Pharo VM?  I do not have a
>> mac; Linux is of interest and Windows is currently an obligation
>> born of inertia.  So far, I have found mentions of the need to put
>> the sources in a conspicuous location, but I have yet to find
>> whether that has happened or where to look for the code.
>>
>> Various hassles and some accumulated success have me increasingly
>> motivated to get SSL working.  I realize this will trigger some well-
>> intentioned mentions of stunnel and the cryptogrpahy package, but
>> OpenSSL is the answer in my case.  Stunnel can be misconfigured (or
>> not configured at all), and I really cannot defend the crypto
>> package against anything from FUD to tough questions.  IIRC, I
>> couldn't even load it the last time I tried.
>>
>> The question then becomes whether to connect to OpenSSL via FFI/
>> Alien or to make a plugin.  One absolute requirement is that the
>> image not turn to stone when an address is wrong, a peer crashes, or
>> a router gets unplugged w/o warning.  The most obvious solution to
>> me (please speak up if you disagree) is to connect/bind, read/write
>> and disconnect on a connection-specific OS thread.  Any insights to
>> help get there would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> Bill
>>
>>
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