Re: [Vm-dev] SystemTracer64 progress

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> On Jan 12, 2010, at 04:55 , David T. Lewis wrote:
>
> > Over the weekend I made some progress in getting SystemTracer updated
> > to do 64-bit image tracing. Previously SystemTracer64 did not work on
> > little-endian machines (Mantis 5240). This is corrected now, and the
> > code is on SqueakSource in project "SystemTracing".
> >
> > I can now trace a Squeak 3.10.2 image to 64-bit format on my Linux
> > AMD box (little endian), producing a runnable 64-bit image. For
> > an up to date Squeak trunk image, I can trace a 64 image that
> > loads and runs (display opens and things start working), but that
> > has problems with resuming its background processes (low space
> > watcher etc). Possibly it's related to the block closure changes,
> > although I believe there was an earlier report of a Pharo image
> > with block closures being successfully traced to 64 bit format.
> >
>  
> Hi David,
>
> I cannot write my changes.
> So you can have them in attachment.
>
> In these .cs, there is a merge with your version .15.
> And it works with Pharo.

>
> On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 08:31:11AM +0100, Laval Jannik wrote:
>>
>> On Jan 12, 2010, at 04:55 , David T. Lewis wrote:
>>
>>> Over the weekend I made some progress in getting SystemTracer updated
>>> to do 64-bit image tracing. Previously SystemTracer64 did not work on
>>> little-endian machines (Mantis 5240). This is corrected now, and the
>>> code is on SqueakSource in project "SystemTracing".
>>>
>>> I can now trace a Squeak 3.10.2 image to 64-bit format on my Linux
>>> AMD box (little endian), producing a runnable 64-bit image. For
>>> an up to date Squeak trunk image, I can trace a 64 image that
>>> loads and runs (display opens and things start working), but that
>>> has problems with resuming its background processes (low space
>>> watcher etc). Possibly it's related to the block closure changes,
>>> although I believe there was an earlier report of a Pharo image
>>> with block closures being successfully traced to 64 bit format.
>>>
>>
>> Hi David,
>>
>> I cannot write my changes.
>> So you can have them in attachment.
>>
>> In these .cs, there is a merge with your version .15.
>> And it works with Pharo.
>
> Jannik,
>
> Thank you for sending this. I will compare and merge as soon as I
> have some more free time.
>
> Also, your PharoCore64-1.1-11152-UNSTABLE image works fine on my
> Linux box.
>
> Dave
>