Re: [vwnc] Overrides in Tools-IDE not restored during runtime buildingin 7.6

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]] On
> Behalf Of Runar Jordahl
> Sent: Thursday, 8 May 2008 16:56
> To: vwnc
> Subject: [vwnc] Overrides in Tools-IDE not restored during runtime
> buildingin 7.6
>
> In VisualWorks 7.6, we build a Windows UI application from the
> visual.im-image using the RTP (Runtime Packager). The Cincom base
> image (visual.im) includes bundle "Tools-IDE", which has a number of
> overrides. To me it looks like the RTP unloads bundle "Tools-IDE", but
> the overridden methods are not restored. Two methods having their
> original definition in package "Graphics-Visual Objects" causes our
> application to fail, as they are not defined in the resulting runtime
> image:
>
> VisualPart >>globalPointToLocal:
> VisualPart >>localPointToGlobal:
>
> Does anyone know whether there is a problem with the RTP unloading
> "Tools-IDE" but not restoring overridden methods?
>
>
> Some details about this problem...
>
> Our build process is automated by creating a "st" script which is
> passed to the Cincom base image:
>
> |connection rtp|
> Parcel loadParcelByName: 'StoreForOracle'.
> connection := Store.ConnectionProfile new
> name: 'Load';
> driverClassName: #OracleConnection;
> environment: 'prod';
> userName: 'nn';
> password: 'nn';
> tableOwner: 'bern58';
> yourself.
> Store.DbRegistry connectTo: connection.
> (Store.Bundle mostRecentVersionOfPundleWithName:

> loadSrc.
> Store.DbRegistry closeConnection.
> rtp := RuntimePackager.RuntimeBuilderUI new.
> rtp open.
> rtp options stripGlobals: false.
> rtp options startupClass: OurStartUpClass.
> rtp options startupMethod: #startUp.
> rtp options imagePath: 'OurAppName'.
> rtp options errorNotifierClass: Core.ErrorNotifier.
> rtp options imageDumperClass: Core.ErrorDumper.
> rtp options operatingSystems: (Set with: #win).
> rtp options uiLooks: (Set with: #win).
> ObjectMemory globalGarbageCollect.
> rtp stripSystemSilent.
>
> The last called method (#stripSystemSilent) is implemented like this:
>
> interactWithUser := false.
> WindowManager managerRegistryDo: [:each | each scheduledWindows
> do:
> [:e | e close]].
> self stripSystem.
> interactWithUser := true
>
> We have a workaround for the problem which is to remove the two
> overrides causing problems manually from the build image. Doing this
> feels not too safe, as there could be other overrides we have missed.
>
> Below are parts of the error log caused by the problem:
>
> ==2008/5/8==13:07:50==BEGIN RUNTIME DIAGNOSTIC DUMP
> Note: this file stored in VisualWorks #source (UTF-8) encoding
>
> Cause of Dump: Unhandled exception: Message not understood:
> #localPointToGlobal:
> Smalltalk Version: 'VisualWorks(R), 7.6 of March 3, 2008'
> Object Memory versionId: #[63 41 63 192 76 0 0 0 63 41 63 192]
> Class creating this dump: ErrorDumper
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> Active Process
> Process named: 'Unnamed Process'
> Process priority: 50
> Process identity hash: 12432
> Context Stack:
> [1] WinXPActionButtonView(Object)>>doesNotUnderstand:
> [2] WinXPTriggerButtonController(Controller)>>setSensorFromView
> [3] WinXPTriggerButtonController(Controller)>>sensor
> [4]
>

> oardEvent:
> [8] WinXPMenuButtonController(Controller)>>keyPressedEvent:
> [9] KeyPressedEvent>>dispatchTo:
>
>
> Runar
>
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