NativeBoost installation woes with Mac OS X

>
> Hi. On an Intel Mac running Mac OS X 10.6.8, I followed the instructions to
> install a NativeBoost VM found here:
> http://code.google.com/p/nativeboost/wiki/Installation. I downloaded the
> latest Mac NBCog VM,  and ran into an error after evaluating NBInstaller
> install.
>
> I'm using the 4.3alpha-11636.image file. The 4.2 image gives a different set
> of errors but also wont install:
>
> The progress bar window says: Compiling NativeBoost-Core-IgorStasenko.36
>
>
> The window title is "Syntax error" with a split text field. The top field
> contains:
> nbExternalStructure Fields parsing spec parseFields:byte
>
>
> The bottom field has a red error message embedded in this line:
>
>        stream peek == #Invalid literal character ->; ifTrue: [ stream next
> ].
>    ].
>
>
>
> Help?
>

>
> On 30 September 2011 11:42, Lawson English <[hidden email]> wrote:
> >
> > Hi. On an Intel Mac running Mac OS X 10.6.8, I followed the instructions to
> > install a NativeBoost VM found here:
> > http://code.google.com/p/nativeboost/wiki/Installation. I downloaded the
> > latest Mac NBCog VM, ??and ran into an error after evaluating NBInstaller
> > install.
> >
> > I'm using the 4.3alpha-11636.image file. The 4.2 image gives a different set
> > of errors but also wont install:
> >
> > The progress bar window says: Compiling NativeBoost-Core-IgorStasenko.36
> >
> >
> > The window title is "Syntax error" with a split text field. The top field
> > contains:
> > nbExternalStructure Fields parsing spec parseFields:byte
> >
> >
> > The bottom field has a red error message embedded in this line:
> >
> > ?? ?? ?? ??stream peek == #Invalid literal character ->; ifTrue: [ stream next
> > ].
> > ?? ??].
> >
> >
> >
> > Help?
> >
> I didn't tested an installation in squeak 4.2 images.
> It looks like there is a change in parser which don't likes the
> following syntax:
>
> #( a; b ; c)
>
>
> imo, this is correct syntax. a ';' should be converted to #; symbol.
>

>
> On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 04:36:43PM +0200, Igor Stasenko wrote:
>>
>> On 30 September 2011 11:42, Lawson English <[hidden email]> wrote:
>> >
>> > Hi. On an Intel Mac running Mac OS X 10.6.8, I followed the instructions to
>> > install a NativeBoost VM found here:
>> > http://code.google.com/p/nativeboost/wiki/Installation. I downloaded the
>> > latest Mac NBCog VM, ??and ran into an error after evaluating NBInstaller
>> > install.
>> >
>> > I'm using the 4.3alpha-11636.image file. The 4.2 image gives a different set
>> > of errors but also wont install:
>> >
>> > The progress bar window says: Compiling NativeBoost-Core-IgorStasenko.36
>> >
>> >
>> > The window title is "Syntax error" with a split text field. The top field
>> > contains:
>> > nbExternalStructure Fields parsing spec parseFields:byte
>> >
>> >
>> > The bottom field has a red error message embedded in this line:
>> >
>> > ?? ?? ?? ??stream peek == #Invalid literal character ->; ifTrue: [ stream next
>> > ].
>> > ?? ??].
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Help?
>> >
>> I didn't tested an installation in squeak 4.2 images.
>> It looks like there is a change in parser which don't likes the
>> following syntax:
>>
>> #( a; b ; c)
>>
>>
>> imo, this is correct syntax. a ';' should be converted to #; symbol.
>>
>
> Squeak 3.6:
> #( a; b ; c) ==> #(#a #; #b #; #c)
>
> Squeak 3.8:
> #( a; b ; c) ==> #(#a #; #b #; #c)
>
> Squeak trunk:
> #( a; b ; c) ==> #(#a #';' #b #';' #c)
>
> PharoCore-1.3-13173:
> #( a; b ; c) ==> #(#a #';' #b #';' #c)
>
> Dave
>

>
> On 30 September 2011 18:11, David T. Lewis<[hidden email]>  wrote:
>> On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 04:36:43PM +0200, Igor Stasenko wrote:
>>> On 30 September 2011 11:42, Lawson English<[hidden email]>  wrote:
>>>> Hi. On an Intel Mac running Mac OS X 10.6.8, I followed the instructions to
>>>> install a NativeBoost VM found here:
>>>> http://code.google.com/p/nativeboost/wiki/Installation. I downloaded the
>>>> latest Mac NBCog VM, ??and ran into an error after evaluating NBInstaller
>>>> install.
>>>>
>>>> I'm using the 4.3alpha-11636.image file. The 4.2 image gives a different set
>>>> of errors but also wont install:
>>>>
>>>> The progress bar window says: Compiling NativeBoost-Core-IgorStasenko.36
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The window title is "Syntax error" with a split text field. The top field
>>>> contains:
>>>> nbExternalStructure Fields parsing spec parseFields:byte
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The bottom field has a red error message embedded in this line:
>>>>
>>>> ?? ?? ?? ??stream peek == #Invalid literal character ->; ifTrue: [ stream next
>>>> ].
>>>> ?? ??].
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Help?
>>>>
>>> I didn't tested an installation in squeak 4.2 images.
>>> It looks like there is a change in parser which don't likes the
>>> following syntax:
>>>
>>> #( a; b ; c)
>>>
>>>
>>> imo, this is correct syntax. a ';' should be converted to #; symbol.
>>>
>> Squeak 3.6:
>> #( a; b ; c) ==>  #(#a #; #b #; #c)
>>
>> Squeak 3.8:
>> #( a; b ; c) ==>  #(#a #; #b #; #c)
>>
>> Squeak trunk:
>> #( a; b ; c) ==>  #(#a #';' #b #';' #c)
>>
>> PharoCore-1.3-13173:
>> #( a; b ; c) ==>  #(#a #';' #b #';' #c)
>>
>> Dave
>>
> ok, then problem is in something else.
> Lawson, could you please paste the full method source with problematic code?
>

>
> On 30.09.2011 18:20, Igor Stasenko wrote:
>>
>> On 30 September 2011 18:11, David T. Lewis<[hidden email]>  wrote:
>>>
>>> On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 04:36:43PM +0200, Igor Stasenko wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On 30 September 2011 11:42, Lawson English<[hidden email]>  wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi. On an Intel Mac running Mac OS X 10.6.8, I followed the
>>>>> instructions to
>>>>> install a NativeBoost VM found here:
>>>>> http://code.google.com/p/nativeboost/wiki/Installation. I downloaded
>>>>> the
>>>>> latest Mac NBCog VM, ??and ran into an error after evaluating
>>>>> NBInstaller
>>>>> install.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm using the 4.3alpha-11636.image file. The 4.2 image gives a
>>>>> different set
>>>>> of errors but also wont install:
>>>>>
>>>>> The progress bar window says: Compiling
>>>>> NativeBoost-Core-IgorStasenko.36
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> The window title is "Syntax error" with a split text field. The top
>>>>> field
>>>>> contains:
>>>>> nbExternalStructure Fields parsing spec parseFields:byte
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> The bottom field has a red error message embedded in this line:
>>>>>
>>>>> ?? ?? ?? ??stream peek == #Invalid literal character ->; ifTrue: [
>>>>> stream next
>>>>> ].
>>>>> ?? ??].
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Help?
>>>>>
>>>> I didn't tested an installation in squeak 4.2 images.
>>>> It looks like there is a change in parser which don't likes the
>>>> following syntax:
>>>>
>>>> #( a; b ; c)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> imo, this is correct syntax. a ';' should be converted to #; symbol.
>>>>
>>> Squeak 3.6:
>>> #( a; b ; c) ==>  #(#a #; #b #; #c)
>>>
>>> Squeak 3.8:
>>> #( a; b ; c) ==>  #(#a #; #b #; #c)
>>>
>>> Squeak trunk:
>>> #( a; b ; c) ==>  #(#a #';' #b #';' #c)
>>>
>>> PharoCore-1.3-13173:
>>> #( a; b ; c) ==>  #(#a #';' #b #';' #c)
>>>
>>> Dave
>>>
>> ok, then problem is in something else.
>> Lawson, could you please paste the full method source with problematic
>> code?
>>
>
> #; inspect -> Syntax error though...
>
> ps.
> stream peek == #;
>
> sure it's not a typo and should be
> stream peek == $;  ?
>

>
> On 1 October 2011 02:24, Henrik Sperre Johansen
> <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>
>> On 30.09.2011 18:20, Igor Stasenko wrote:
>>>
>>> On 30 September 2011 18:11, David T. Lewis<[hidden email]>  wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 04:36:43PM +0200, Igor Stasenko wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> On 30 September 2011 11:42, Lawson English<[hidden email]>  wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi. On an Intel Mac running Mac OS X 10.6.8, I followed the
>>>>>> instructions to
>>>>>> install a NativeBoost VM found here:
>>>>>> http://code.google.com/p/nativeboost/wiki/Installation. I downloaded
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> latest Mac NBCog VM, ??and ran into an error after evaluating
>>>>>> NBInstaller
>>>>>> install.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm using the 4.3alpha-11636.image file. The 4.2 image gives a
>>>>>> different set
>>>>>> of errors but also wont install:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The progress bar window says: Compiling
>>>>>> NativeBoost-Core-IgorStasenko.36
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The window title is "Syntax error" with a split text field. The top
>>>>>> field
>>>>>> contains:
>>>>>> nbExternalStructure Fields parsing spec parseFields:byte
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The bottom field has a red error message embedded in this line:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ?? ?? ?? ??stream peek == #Invalid literal character ->; ifTrue: [
>>>>>> stream next
>>>>>> ].
>>>>>> ?? ??].
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Help?
>>>>>>
>>>>> I didn't tested an installation in squeak 4.2 images.
>>>>> It looks like there is a change in parser which don't likes the
>>>>> following syntax:
>>>>>
>>>>> #( a; b ; c)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> imo, this is correct syntax. a ';' should be converted to #; symbol.
>>>>>
>>>> Squeak 3.6:
>>>> #( a; b ; c) ==>  #(#a #; #b #; #c)
>>>>
>>>> Squeak 3.8:
>>>> #( a; b ; c) ==>  #(#a #; #b #; #c)
>>>>
>>>> Squeak trunk:
>>>> #( a; b ; c) ==>  #(#a #';' #b #';' #c)
>>>>
>>>> PharoCore-1.3-13173:
>>>> #( a; b ; c) ==>  #(#a #';' #b #';' #c)
>>>>
>>>> Dave
>>>>
>>> ok, then problem is in something else.
>>> Lawson, could you please paste the full method source with problematic
>>> code?
>>>
>>
>> #; inspect -> Syntax error though...
>>
>> ps.
>> stream peek == #;
>>
>> sure it's not a typo and should be
>> stream peek == $;  ?
>>
> yes its not a typo. Since it is a stream from given array:
>
> #( a ; b ; c ; ) readStream
>
> stream peek at some moment could answer #; symbol.
>
> perhaps i should write it like #';' ?
> but why it considered invalid?
>

>
>> Cheers,
>> Henry
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Best regards,
> Igor Stasenko.
>

>
> 2011/10/1 Igor Stasenko <[hidden email]>:
>>
>> On 1 October 2011 02:24, Henrik Sperre Johansen
>> <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>>
>>> On 30.09.2011 18:20, Igor Stasenko wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On 30 September 2011 18:11, David T. Lewis<[hidden email]>  wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 04:36:43PM +0200, Igor Stasenko wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 30 September 2011 11:42, Lawson English<[hidden email]>  wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi. On an Intel Mac running Mac OS X 10.6.8, I followed the
>>>>>>> instructions to
>>>>>>> install a NativeBoost VM found here:
>>>>>>> http://code.google.com/p/nativeboost/wiki/Installation. I downloaded
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> latest Mac NBCog VM, ??and ran into an error after evaluating
>>>>>>> NBInstaller
>>>>>>> install.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'm using the 4.3alpha-11636.image file. The 4.2 image gives a
>>>>>>> different set
>>>>>>> of errors but also wont install:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The progress bar window says: Compiling
>>>>>>> NativeBoost-Core-IgorStasenko.36
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The window title is "Syntax error" with a split text field. The top
>>>>>>> field
>>>>>>> contains:
>>>>>>> nbExternalStructure Fields parsing spec parseFields:byte
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The bottom field has a red error message embedded in this line:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ?? ?? ?? ??stream peek == #Invalid literal character ->; ifTrue: [
>>>>>>> stream next
>>>>>>> ].
>>>>>>> ?? ??].
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Help?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> I didn't tested an installation in squeak 4.2 images.
>>>>>> It looks like there is a change in parser which don't likes the
>>>>>> following syntax:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> #( a; b ; c)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> imo, this is correct syntax. a ';' should be converted to #; symbol.
>>>>>>
>>>>> Squeak 3.6:
>>>>> #( a; b ; c) ==>  #(#a #; #b #; #c)
>>>>>
>>>>> Squeak 3.8:
>>>>> #( a; b ; c) ==>  #(#a #; #b #; #c)
>>>>>
>>>>> Squeak trunk:
>>>>> #( a; b ; c) ==>  #(#a #';' #b #';' #c)
>>>>>
>>>>> PharoCore-1.3-13173:
>>>>> #( a; b ; c) ==>  #(#a #';' #b #';' #c)
>>>>>
>>>>> Dave
>>>>>
>>>> ok, then problem is in something else.
>>>> Lawson, could you please paste the full method source with problematic
>>>> code?
>>>>
>>>
>>> #; inspect -> Syntax error though...
>>>
>>> ps.
>>> stream peek == #;
>>>
>>> sure it's not a typo and should be
>>> stream peek == $;  ?
>>>
>> yes its not a typo. Since it is a stream from given array:
>>
>> #( a ; b ; c ; ) readStream
>>
>> stream peek at some moment could answer #; symbol.
>>
>> perhaps i should write it like #';' ?
>> but why it considered invalid?
>>
>
> Ah, all these behaviours were removed from Squeak
> #; -> #';'
> #1 -> 1
> #$1 -> $1
> The rationale was:
> 1) These were not defined in st80, nor in any formal Smalltalk syntax.
> # was only for literal symbols or literal arrays.
> 2) #';' 1 and $1 already are literals, so we don't need any other
> syntax or additional decoration.
> 3) This is not portable, no other dialect would accept it.
> 4) And there were plenty of oddities with doubled # or spaces inserted
> in between...
>
> Now, Igor you seem to suggest that these extensions would be logical
> given how the inside of literal array is interpreted, is that it?
>

>
> On 2 October 2011 19:35, Nicolas Cellier
> <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>
>> 2011/10/1 Igor Stasenko <[hidden email]>:
>>>
>>> On 1 October 2011 02:24, Henrik Sperre Johansen
>>> <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On 30.09.2011 18:20, Igor Stasenko wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> On 30 September 2011 18:11, David T. Lewis<[hidden email]>  wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 04:36:43PM +0200, Igor Stasenko wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 30 September 2011 11:42, Lawson English<[hidden email]>  wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi. On an Intel Mac running Mac OS X 10.6.8, I followed the
>>>>>>>> instructions to
>>>>>>>> install a NativeBoost VM found here:
>>>>>>>> http://code.google.com/p/nativeboost/wiki/Installation. I downloaded
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> latest Mac NBCog VM, ??and ran into an error after evaluating
>>>>>>>> NBInstaller
>>>>>>>> install.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I'm using the 4.3alpha-11636.image file. The 4.2 image gives a
>>>>>>>> different set
>>>>>>>> of errors but also wont install:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The progress bar window says: Compiling
>>>>>>>> NativeBoost-Core-IgorStasenko.36
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The window title is "Syntax error" with a split text field. The top
>>>>>>>> field
>>>>>>>> contains:
>>>>>>>> nbExternalStructure Fields parsing spec parseFields:byte
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The bottom field has a red error message embedded in this line:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ?? ?? ?? ??stream peek == #Invalid literal character ->; ifTrue: [
>>>>>>>> stream next
>>>>>>>> ].
>>>>>>>> ?? ??].
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Help?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I didn't tested an installation in squeak 4.2 images.
>>>>>>> It looks like there is a change in parser which don't likes the
>>>>>>> following syntax:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> #( a; b ; c)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> imo, this is correct syntax. a ';' should be converted to #; symbol.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Squeak 3.6:
>>>>>> #( a; b ; c) ==>  #(#a #; #b #; #c)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Squeak 3.8:
>>>>>> #( a; b ; c) ==>  #(#a #; #b #; #c)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Squeak trunk:
>>>>>> #( a; b ; c) ==>  #(#a #';' #b #';' #c)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> PharoCore-1.3-13173:
>>>>>> #( a; b ; c) ==>  #(#a #';' #b #';' #c)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Dave
>>>>>>
>>>>> ok, then problem is in something else.
>>>>> Lawson, could you please paste the full method source with problematic
>>>>> code?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> #; inspect -> Syntax error though...
>>>>
>>>> ps.
>>>> stream peek == #;
>>>>
>>>> sure it's not a typo and should be
>>>> stream peek == $;  ?
>>>>
>>> yes its not a typo. Since it is a stream from given array:
>>>
>>> #( a ; b ; c ; ) readStream
>>>
>>> stream peek at some moment could answer #; symbol.
>>>
>>> perhaps i should write it like #';' ?
>>> but why it considered invalid?
>>>
>>
>> Ah, all these behaviours were removed from Squeak
>> #; -> #';'
>> #1 -> 1
>> #$1 -> $1
>> The rationale was:
>> 1) These were not defined in st80, nor in any formal Smalltalk syntax.
>> # was only for literal symbols or literal arrays.
>> 2) #';' 1 and $1 already are literals, so we don't need any other
>> syntax or additional decoration.
>> 3) This is not portable, no other dialect would accept it.
>> 4) And there were plenty of oddities with doubled # or spaces inserted
>> in between...
>>
>> Now, Igor you seem to suggest that these extensions would be logical
>> given how the inside of literal array is interpreted, is that it?
>>
>
> No, i'm not suggesting that. :)
>
> But as you noted, i agree that if array literals treating ';' inside
> as a #; literal, then it would be more consistent to allow #; syntax
> as well.
>