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Re: Finding packages

Posted by Bob Cowdery-4 on Jun 25, 2010; 9:17am
URL: https://forum.world.st/Finding-packages-tp2267325p2268186.html

Adrian

Thanks, that was easy. Works from Monticello. Strange it doesn't work
using the .sar file from that link.

Bob

Adrien BARREAU wrote:

> I just load OSProcess from Monticello and it does not display any error.
>
> MCHttpRepository
>     location: 'http://www.squeaksource.com/OSProcess'
>     user: ''
>     password: ''
>
> This is this repository.
>
> Adrien.
>
>
>
> > Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2010 09:45:43 +0100
> > From: [hidden email]
> > To: [hidden email]
> > Subject: Re: [Pharo-users] Finding packages
> >
> > Hi Adrian
> >
> > Not having much luck really. I've tried two versions of OsProcess, one I
> > found from a previous Pharo message and the other from your link. Both
> > fail to load with Syntax errors and leave all the categories installed
> > but no code. This is the error which was in UnixProcess (a bit odd
> > seeing as I'm on Windows). I also loaded the OsProcessPlugin but that
> > appears to require compiling according to the readme. This all seems to
> > be much harder than it should be, or maybe it's just me.
> >
> > Regards
> > Bob
> >
> > argsAsFlatArrayAndOffsets: anArrayOfNullTerminatedStrings
> > "Given anArrayOfNullTerminatedStrings, flatten the array into a
> > string buffer,
> > leaving space at the beginning of the buffer for a list of C
> > pointers. Answer
> > the string buffer and an array of address offsets. The address
> > offsets may later
> > be converted to C pointers and overlaid on the beginning of the
> > buffer, resulting
> > in a data structure which can be treated as a C array of strings
> > suitable for
> > use as a Unix argv vector."
> >
> > "OSProcess thisOSProcess argsAsFlatArrayAndOffsets:
> > (UnixProcess arguments collect:
> > [:e | e, (Character value: 0) asString])"
> >
> > | offset arraySize flatStringArray ws addresses |
> > "Preserve offset space to hold address pointers."
> > offset := (anArrayOfNullTerminatedStrings size + 1) * self
> > processAccessor sizeOfPointer.
> > "Allocate flat strings buffer"
> > arraySize := (anArrayOfNullTerminatedStrings collect: [:e | e size]) sum
> > + ((anArrayOfNullTerminatedStrings size + 1) * self
> > processAccessor sizeOfPointer).
> > "Flatten the strings out into a buffer, leaving room at the
> > beginning of the buffer for an array of addresses."
> > flatStringArray := String new: arraySize.
> > ws := WriteStream on: flatStringArray.
> > offset timesRepeat: [ws nextPut: (Character value: 0)].
> > anArrayOfNullTerminatedStrings do: [:e | ws nextPutAll: e].
> > "Find address offsets to be used in creating the addresses for the
> > strings."
> > ws := WriteStream on: (Array new: anArrayOfNullTerminatedStrings size).
> > (anArrayOfNullTerminatedStrings collect: [:e | e size])
> > inject: offset into: [:p :e | ws nextPut: p. Cannot store into
> > ->p := p + e].
> > addresses := ws contents.
> > "Results"
> > ^ Array with: flatStringArray with: addresses
> >
> >
> > Adrien BARREAU wrote:
> > > The first thing I do (don't know if it's the best idea) when I am
> > > searching for a package is to take a loot at www.squeaksource.com and
> > > search the project in the "projects" tab.
> > > But, it seems to be down for the moment.
> > >
> > > Adrien.
> > >
> > > For OSProcess, i suggest you read that:
> > > http://wiki.squeak.org/squeak/708 :)
> > >
> > > > Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2010 18:16:34 +0100
> > > > From: [hidden email]
> > > > To: [hidden email]
> > > > Subject: [Pharo-users] Finding packages
> > > >
> > > > Sorry if this is a bit of a basic question. Could someone
> enlighten me
> > > > on how to install packages please. I want to be able to run command
> > > > files under windows from within Pharo. It looks like I need
> OsProcess or
> > > > maybe CommandShell. I assume these should be installable from
> > > > Monticello. I don't see any search facility in the Monticello
> Browser
> > > > and tried a few repositories but failed to find what I needed.
> What's
> > > > the best way to find packages.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
> > > > Bob
> > > >
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