Syntax error when attempting to load FFI-md.12.mcz into Squeak3.9-final-7067 image

I'm attempting to do some updating of VMMaker. It seemed obvious to  
start from the nominally stable current image, which would appear to  
be Squeak3.9-final-7067. This does not include the FFI package  
(though the class categories are in the brower) so I looked in the  
list of repositories mentioned in the MC Browser and found  
source.squeakfoundation.org/39a -> FFI-md.12.mcz.

On attempting to load it, I get a syntax error within FFITester  
class>ffiPrintString: because the compiler does not like the cdecl  
pragma. I'm guessing (purely guessing at this stage) that this might  
be because the relvent compiler changes have not been installed at  
this point.

At which point did I go wrong? Choice of image? Repository? Package?  
Side of bed to get out of?

tim
--
tim Rowledge; [hidden email]; http://www.rowledge.org/tim
Variables won't; constants aren't.

OK, so eventually I managed to load the FFI package from SM, but only  
after updating the map. HOw do we expect new users to cope with this  
complication?

tim
--
tim Rowledge; [hidden email]; http://www.rowledge.org/tim
No program done by an undergrad will work after she graduates.

2007/9/13, tim Rowledge <[hidden email]>:
> OK, so eventually I managed to load the FFI package from SM, but only
> after updating the map. HOw do we expect new users to cope with this
> complication?

Maybe advertising universe and developing something better.

--
Damien Cassou

On Thu, Sep 13, 2007 at 01:50:55PM +0200, Damien Cassou wrote:
> 2007/9/13, tim Rowledge <[hidden email]>:
> > OK, so eventually I managed to load the FFI package from SM, but only
> > after updating the map. HOw do we expect new users to cope with this
> > complication?
>
> Maybe advertising universe and developing something better.

Bad idea. If SqueakMap needs improvement, then improve it.

Universes and SqueakMap have different and complimentary roles. Both
are important, and both tools will need to be maintained after their
original authors move on to other interests. The absolute last thing in
the world that we need is yet another partially-implemented "improvement"
over the last thing that was superficially "not good enough".

Dave