headless CogVM on Windows

>>yeah... we need a real headless mode (no systry, nothing... just a deamon >running)
>
> The regulary Squeak VM for Windows is able to do just that.
> It runs Smalltalk as an NT service by using the option "-service"
> See
>
> http://wiki.squeak.org/squeak/105
>
> Dont know if this also works on Cog/Pharo standard VM.
>

> On 21 September 2012 16:28, Torsten Bergmann <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>>yeah... we need a real headless mode (no systry, nothing... just a deamon >running)
>>
>> The regulary Squeak VM for Windows is able to do just that.
>> It runs Smalltalk as an NT service by using the option "-service"
>> See
>>
>> http://wiki.squeak.org/squeak/105
>>
>> Dont know if this also works on Cog/Pharo standard VM.
>>
>
> yeah.. but this is something different.. it registers itself as a
> service in system.
> Which is not the same as just running it headless.
>
>> Bye
>> T.
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Best regards,
> Igor Stasenko.
>

> This is the reason why I need the headless mode on Windows:
> http://youtu.be/L6P6VuqDmaM
>
> "This video shows a very simple Pharo application based on XULRunner.
> We firstly start XULRunner that displays a splashscreen. During the
> splash screen the XULRunner starts a new process with Pharo and starts
> Zinc server in it. As soon as the server is started, it starts to
> communicate to it using a WebSocket and opens the main window. When
> the window is closed, the Pharo image is closed immediately too."
>
> ...so this is the way we can create seamless applications with native
> GUI in Pharo without need of special VM extensions. Currently on
> Windows it works the same way however the Pharo window is displayed. I
> will test the Mac later.
>
> -- Pavel
>
> On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 5:07 PM, Igor Stasenko <[hidden email]> wrote:
>> On 21 September 2012 16:28, Torsten Bergmann <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>>> yeah... we need a real headless mode (no systry, nothing... just a deamon >running)
>>>
>>> The regulary Squeak VM for Windows is able to do just that.
>>> It runs Smalltalk as an NT service by using the option "-service"
>>> See
>>>
>>> http://wiki.squeak.org/squeak/105
>>>
>>> Dont know if this also works on Cog/Pharo standard VM.
>>>
>>
>> yeah.. but this is something different.. it registers itself as a
>> service in system.
>> Which is not the same as just running it headless.
>>
>>> Bye
>>> T.
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Best regards,
>> Igor Stasenko.
>>
>

> Well, on Mac OS X it works too but the Pharo window is always displayed.
>
> -- Pavel
>
> On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 7:23 PM, Pavel Krivanek
> <[hidden email]> wrote:
>> This is the reason why I need the headless mode on Windows:
>> http://youtu.be/L6P6VuqDmaM
>>
>> "This video shows a very simple Pharo application based on XULRunner.
>> We firstly start XULRunner that displays a splashscreen. During the
>> splash screen the XULRunner starts a new process with Pharo and starts
>> Zinc server in it. As soon as the server is started, it starts to
>> communicate to it using a WebSocket and opens the main window. When
>> the window is closed, the Pharo image is closed immediately too."
>>
>> ...so this is the way we can create seamless applications with native
>> GUI in Pharo without need of special VM extensions. Currently on
>> Windows it works the same way however the Pharo window is displayed. I
>> will test the Mac later.
>>
>> -- Pavel
>>
>> On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 5:07 PM, Igor Stasenko <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>> On 21 September 2012 16:28, Torsten Bergmann <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>>>>yeah... we need a real headless mode (no systry, nothing... just a deamon >running)
>>>>
>>>> The regulary Squeak VM for Windows is able to do just that.
>>>> It runs Smalltalk as an NT service by using the option "-service"
>>>> See
>>>>
>>>> http://wiki.squeak.org/squeak/105
>>>>
>>>> Dont know if this also works on Cog/Pharo standard VM.
>>>>
>>>
>>> yeah.. but this is something different.. it registers itself as a
>>> service in system.
>>> Which is not the same as just running it headless.
>>>
>>>> Bye
>>>> T.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Best regards,
>>> Igor Stasenko.
>>>