1. Background
Diagrams Series 6 is
implemented in Squeak. Please note
that Squeak is available under the terms of The Squeak License. If
you are
running any of
the
operating systems Windows, Mac OS X, or Linux you should have
everything
you
need in this distribution. If you are running a different operating
system (e.g.
BSD, Mac OS 9) see the section below, Other
Operating Systems
. In Squeak, the entire universe is contained in a single file called
an
image. In addition, it normally takes 3 other files to run
Squeak:
(1) an executable called a Virtual Machine (VM); (2) a changes
file
that goes along with the image; (3) a sources file giving
complete
source code for everything in Squeak. For this project, the image has
been
"reduced" so as not to need either the changes file or the sources
file. Below are 3 download links: Windows,
Linux, and Mac_OS. Each link references an archive file with everything
you need for the respective operating system. The archive files are
.zip
files except for Linux; the Linux download is a .tar.gz. .zip files
should be able to be extracted by WinZip on Windows, and Stuffit
Expander on Mac OS X; use tar to extract on Linux. In addition there is
a
link for a .gz of just the image file. If you are running some other
operating system, use this link.
There is nothing
fancy about installation. Extract the archive to a directory of your
choice,
execute the VM with the image file as an argument, and Diagrams Series
6
should be launched. Windows users please note there are no registry
keys
or other horrors normally hidden from you inside the intestines of a
rocket-science
setup.exe.
2. Installation
Sorry, there is no automatic installer yet.
2.1 Follow the appropriate link below and download the archive for your
operating system.
2.2. Create a directory for Diagrams Series 6. Extract the download
file into this directory.
2.3. You should end up with two files: the VM and diags_series_6.image.
Virtually any method of executing the VM with diags_series_6.image as
an argument should work. For the details, see section
6 below under your operating system.
3. If You Already Have Squeak Installed on Your System
For those fortunate souls who have already installed Squeak: You should
just
be able to execute Squeak with the image diags_series_6.image from
wherever
you would like to copy it. However: please note that this image was
prepared
using Squeak 3.6. It is possible something may fail if your VM is older
than
this.
4. Other Operating Systems
Squeak runs on a large variety of other operating systems. If you don't
see
your operating system listed above, please visit
the Squeak download page, download a VM for your operating system,
and
then you should be able to proceed as above.
5. Downloads
Windows (13.4M)
Linux (13.3M)
Mac OS X (14M)
Image Only (13M)
6. Launching
Diagrams Series 6
Windows: Double-click the icon
diags_series_6.bat. (The Windows archive has a couple of files that are
not present in the other archives: the .bat file and a .dll file. You
should not need the .dll, but it is there just in case.)
Linux: Execute the command
./squeak diags_series_6.image &
Mac OS X: Drag the icon
diags_series_6 onto the icon Squeak 3.6.1Beta5.app.
In case of trouble, please E-mail me.