I've tried to install it on TeenPup2008 from the tarball got from squeak.org, and gotten stumped at this error.
The downloaded tarballs are three:Your architecture appears to be: i686-pc-linux-gnuoldid.
No binaries/libraries found for i686-pc-linux-gnuoldid.
You might have tell Install whch cup-vendor-os to use.
#./INSTALL
(I shall highlight them with bold and italic)
from the INSTALL shell script.
Thank you in advance. I should very much like to bring more to the feast than just a hearty appetite, and learning to code is prerequisite for that goal.#!/bin/sh
cat <<"EOF" >/dev/null
INSTALLING SQUEAK
-----------------
This directory contains the executables, libraries and other files
needed to run Squeak. You need to fetch and unpack the following
archives:
Squeak-X.Y-<cpu-vendor-os>.tar.gz
the precompiled binaries, libraries, manual pages and
other documentation for Squeak version X.Y. You need to
fetch this if you are installing a new version of Squeak.
You must fetch the archive corresponding to the
architecture on which you want to run Squeak.
If you don't already have the image/changes files
corresponding to version X.Y then you also need to fetch:
Squeak-X.Y-image.tar.gz
the .image and .changes files for Squeak version X.Y.
This is shared between all architectures. You need to
fetch this if you are installing a new version of Squeak.
You can use the contents of this archive on any
architecture.
If you don't already have the system sources file for
Squeak version X then you also need to fetch:
SqueakVX.sources.tar.gz
the system .sources file. This is shared between all
architectures and all versions of Squeak with the same
major version number. You only need to fetch this once
for each major version of Squeak that you install. You
can use the contents of this archive on any architecture.
Fetch the archive/s that you need and then unpack it/them in the
same directory. This will create a subdirectory called Squeak-X.Y
containing a hierarchy that mirrors the installed locations of the
various files. The architecture-specific files are in a
subdirectory named after your "cpu-vendor-os" name.
(Note that the system .sources file will be unpacked in a
subdirectory called Squeak-X, without the minor version number.
This is to remind you that you only need to fetch it once, unless
you are upgrading to Squeak to a different major version number.)
To make things easier on yourself you might want to run this file
as a shell script to install the files in the correct locations on
your machine, like this:
$ su root
# cd Squeak-X.Y
# /bin/sh INSTALL
# exit
$
this section appears to be where I'm going awry, but I'm not sure as my coding skills aren't really all that whoop-de-diddly-doo and that's why I'm trying to learn object code to begin with$ su rootIf this complains that it cannot find the architecture-specific
files for your machine, even though you have downloaded and
unpacked the relevant archive, then there might simply be a
difference in operating system versions. If you believe that the
architecture-specific files in the directory "foo-bar-baz" will
work for you, then you can specify that directory as an argument
to INSTALL:
# cd Squeak-X.Y
# /bin/sh INSTALL foo-bar-baz
# exit
$
You are strongly encouraged not to move things around. If you do
then you will totally invalidate your (already non-existent)
warranty. If you absolutely must install the libraries in cruel
and unusual locations then you would be much better off fetching
the sources
Squeak-X.Y.tar.gz
and then specifying your preferred locations with options to the
"configure" script, before compiling and installing Squeak for
yourself. This will ensure that the virtual machine knows where
to go looking for various runtime files, and will also update the
manual page to be consistent with the locations that you choose.
Instructions for configuring and building Squeak are in the file
BUILD.UnixSqueak in the above archive.
EOF
# INSTALL -- install Squeak from unpacked tarballs
#
# Author: Ian.Piumarta@INRIA.Fr
#
# Last edited: 2002-06-07 15:11:30 by piumarta on emilia.inria.fr
set -e
echo=echo
ROOT="/"
case $1 in
-) # dry-run
shift
ROOT=${PWD}/installed
test -d $ROOT || mkdir $ROOT
;;
-*) # temp install to create RPM: relocate install root
ROOT=`echo $1 | sed 's,^-,,'`
shift
mkdir -p $ROOT
# relocate /usr/local/% -> /usr/%
if test -d usr/local; then
mv usr/local/* usr/.
rmdir usr/local
fi
# and work silently
# echo=:
;;
esac
if test -d usr; then
$echo "Installing architecture-independent files in: $ROOT"
$echo
tar -cf - usr | ( cd $ROOT; tar -xvf - )
fi
test ! -f config.guess && exit 0
if test $# -eq 0; then
arch=`./config.guess | sed 's,-unknown,,g'`
$echo
$echo "Your architecture appears to be: $arch."
else
arch=$1
fi
if test ! -d $arch; then
$echo
$echo "No binaries/libraries found for $arch." >&2
$echo "You might have tell INSTALL whch cpu-vendor-os to use." >&2
exit 1
fi
$echo
$echo "Installing binaries for $arch in: $ROOT"
$echo
cd $arch
tar -cf - usr | ( cd $ROOT; tar -xvf - )
if test -f /usr/local/man/man1/squeak.1; then
$echo
$echo "You can now enter \`man squeak' for further instructions."
fi
