[Etoys] [Squeakland] distributing squeak on a network

karl karl.ramberg at comhem.se
Mon Dec 10 16:21:31 EST 2007


Bill Kerr wrote:
> What is a good way to distribute squeak on a network (Windows network 
> at my school) ?
>
> From my understanding there is no option but to give each student 
> their own personal image file but the sources and changes files could 
> be left out.
> http://billkerr2.blogspot.com/2007/07/image-file-virtual-machine-bytecodes.html
>
> If I was going to give students both Bots and Squeak then this would 
> result in quite large student folders, the image files range b/w 15 
> and 20 MB. But I don't see any alternative.
>
> With Bots I get prompts about missing sources and changes files if I 
> try to launch it outside of its folder, but it then goes ahead and 
> loads anyway
Bots can be loaded as a project and is around 200k.
Stephane is building a bundle for the XO machine with BotsInc. It would 
be great if we could make bundles work outside the XO platform so we 
could distribute projects as double clickable starting points

Karl
>
> I'll attach some file folders so people can refer to them in an 
> answer, if necessary:
>
> BOTS (file sizes in KB unless otherwise specified)
>
> .DS_Store            7
> Bots.exe            1053
> Bots.ini            1
> luth.frm            13
> Ready.changes        16747
> Ready.image            14841
> spider.frm            18
> Squeak.ini            1
> SqueakV3.sources    14202
>
>
> ETOYS IMAGE AND PR
>
> etoys.image            19609
> DemonCastle1.pr        582
> Launcher.pr <http://Launcher.pr>            210
> Welcome.pr <http://Welcome.pr>            385
> ExampleEtoys (folder)    6.44 MB
>
>
> SQUEAK 3.8
>
> Squeak.exe                    1053
> Squeak3.8-6665full.image    17969
> Squeak3.8-6665full.changes    13878
> SqueakV3.sources            14202
> Squeak.ini                    1
> SqueakFFIPrims.dll            30
> windows folder
>  SqueakPluginInstaller.exe    6325
>
>
> cheers,
> - Bill
> -- 
> Bill Kerr
> http://billkerr2.blogspot.com/
>
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