VA Smalltalk 8.0.2 (released May, 2010)

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Downloading VA Smalltalk Version: General Information

In general, each supported VA Smalltalk platform has three downloadable components:

• Client
• Manager
• Server Runtime

(The exception to this rule is the Netware platform. There is only a small EMSRV download for Netware.)

Client — The Client component contains the VA Smalltalk development IDE. You will need to install a client on each machine on which you wish to develop VA Smalltalk applications.

You must download and install the correct client package for your workstation operating system.

Manager — The Manager component contains the VA Smalltalk manager file (mgr80.dat) and the EMSRV code used to access the manager file in a team environment. The 'manager' is the code database used in conjunction with the workstation client IDE. One manager can concurrently support multiple clients. Therefore you will only need to install the manager one time on a suitable server machine.

You must download and install the correct manager package for your server machine's operating system. It does not have to match the client operating system. A Linux manager install, for example, can concurrently service Windows, AIX, Solaris, and Linux clients. The same is true for all of the other manager installs.

Server Runtime — This is the runtime support needed for deploying Smalltalk applications developed using VA Smalltalk. There is no formal install program for Server Runtime. You simply use unzip to unpack the runtime files and add your packaged Smalltalk application into the resulting directory structure.

You must download and unpack the correct Server Runtime package for your workstation operating system.

Notes:

1. If you do not already have a suitable unzip program, then you can download a no-charge unzip program such as the Info-ZIP unzip program. ( http://www.info-zip.org/pub/infozip/ ). Please note that gunzip will not work with the VA *.zip files. The VA *.zip files are multi-file archives; gunzip is only designed to handle single compressed files.
2. Please unzip client and manager zips on the same kind of machine that you intend to install them on. Do not, for example, unzip a Solaris client install onto a Windows machine.
3. Complete install instructions, such as how to set up EMSRV, can be found in the install guide. The install guide is in the doc directory of the unzipped client or manager install directory tree:
   • the UNIX client install guide is in cd_c/doc/instgd.htm
   • the UNIX manager install guide is in cd_m/doc/instgd.htm

Windows Instructions

Windows Client, Download and Install

1. Download the Windows Client package, vaXnn_cw.zip (where X is the major version and nn is the minor version e.g. va801_cw.zip for the 8.0.1 release), into a temporary work area.
2. Unzip the Windows Client package, vaXnn_cw.zip, into a temporary work area.
   * Your unzip program must honor (not flatten) the directory structure when it unzips the package.
3. Change your working directory (using the 'cd' command) to cd_c\install_w
4. Execute setup.exe and following the ensuing installation instructions.
5. After you have successfully installed the client you may erase the cd_c directory tree as well as the zip file you downloaded.

Windows Manager, Download and Install

1. Download the Windows Manager package, vaXnn_mw.zip (where X is the major version and nn is the minor version e.g. va801_mw.zip for the 8.0.1 release), into a temporary work area.
2. Unzip the Windows Manager package, vaXnn_mw.zip, into a temporary work area.
   • Your unzip program must honor (not flatten) the directory structure when it unzips the package.
3. Change your working directory (using the 'cd' command) to cd_m\install_w
4. Execute setup.exe and following the ensuing installation instructions.
5. After you have successfully installed the manager you may erase the cd_m directory tree as well as the zip file you downloaded.

Windows Server Runtime, Download and Install

1. Download the Windows Server Runtime package, vaXnn_sw.zip (where X is the major version and nn is the minor version e.g. va801_sw.zip for the 8.0.1 release), into a temporary work area.
2. Unzip the Windows Server Runtime package, vaXnn_sw.zip, into the directory into which you wish to install Server Runtime.
   • Your unzip program must honor (not flatten) the directory structure when it unzips the package.
3. After you have successfully installed Server Runtime you may erase the zip file you downloaded.

Linux Instructions

Linux Client, Download and Install

1. Download the Linux Client package, vaXnn_cl.zip (where X is the major version and nn is the minor version e.g. va801_cl.zip for the 8.0.1 release), into a temporary work area.
2. Unzip the Linux Client package, vaXnn_cl.zip, into a temporary work area.
   • Your unzip program must honor (not flatten) the directory structure when it unzips the package.
3. Change your working directory (using the 'cd' command) to cd_c/install_l
4. Execute ./setup and following the ensuing installation instructions.
5. After you have successfully installed the client you may erase the cd_c directory tree as well as the zip file you downloaded.

Linux Manager, Download and Install

1. Download the Linux Manager package, vaXnn_ml.zip (where X is the major version and nn is the minor version e.g. va801_ml.zip for the 8.0.1 release), into a temporary work area.
2. Unzip the Linux Manager package, vaXnn_ml.zip, into a temporary work area.
   
   • Your unzip program must honor (not flatten) the directory structure when it unzips the package.
3. Change your working directory (using the 'cd' command) to cd_m/install_l
4. Execute ./setup and following the ensuing installation instructions.
5. After you have successfully installed the manager you may erase the cd_m directory tree as well as the zip file you downloaded.

Linux Server Runtime, Download and Install

1. Download the Linux Server Runtime package, vaXnn_sl.zip (where X is the major version and nn is the minor version e.g. va801_sl.zip for the 8.0.1 release), into a temporary work area.
2. Unzip the Linux Runtime package, vaXnn_sl.zip. The Server Runtime files will be put into the server subdirectory of the target directory specified with the unzip command. Your unzip program must honor (not flatten) the directory structure when it unzips the package.
3. After you have successfully installed Server Runtime you may erase the zip file you downloaded.

AIX Instructions

AIX Client, Download and Install

1. Download the AIX Client package, vaXnn_ca.zip (where X is the major version and nn is the minor version e.g. va801_ca.zip for the 8.0.1 release), into a temporary work area.
2. Unzip the AIX Client package, vaXnn_ca.zip, into a temporary work area.
   • Your unzip program must honor (not flatten) the directory structure when it unzips the package.
3. Change your working directory (using the 'cd' command) to cd_c/install_a
4. Execute ./setup and following the ensuing installation instructions.
5. After you have successfully installed the client you may erase the cd_c directory tree as well as the zip file you downloaded.

AIX Manager, Download and Install

1. Download the AIX Manager package, vaXnn_ma.zip (where X is the major version and nn is the minor version e.g. va801_ma.zip for the 8.0.1 release), into a temporary work area.
2. Unzip the AIX Manager package, vaXnn_ma.zip, into a temporary work area.
   • Your unzip program must honor (not flatten) the directory structure when it unzips the package.
3. Change your working directory (using the 'cd' command) to cd_m/install_a
4. Execute ./setup and following the ensuing installation instructions.
5. After you have successfully installed the manager you may erase the cd_m directory tree as well as the zip file you downloaded.

AIX Server Runtime, Download and Install

1. Download the AIX Server Runtime package, vaXnn_sa.zip (where X is the major version and nn is the minor version e.g. va801_sa.zip for the 8.0.1 release), into a temporary work area.
2. Unzip the AIX Runtime package, vaXnn_sa.zip. The Server Runtime files will be put into the server subdirectory of the target directory specified with the unzip command. Your unzip program must honor (not flatten) the directory structure when it unzips the package.
3. After you have successfully installed Server Runtime you may erase the zip file you downloaded.

SUN Solaris Instructions

SUN Solaris Client, Download and Install

1. Download the SUN Solaris Client package, vaXnn_cs.zip (where X is the major version and nn is the minor version e.g. va801_cs.zip for the 8.0.1 release), into a temporary work area.
2. Unzip the SUN Solaris Client package, vaXnn_cs.zip, into a temporary work area.
   • Your unzip program must honor (not flatten) the directory structure when it unzips the package.
3. Change your working directory (using the 'cd' command) to cd_c/install_s
4. Execute ./setup and following the ensuing installation instructions.
5. After you have successfully installed the client you may erase the cd_c directory tree as well as the zip file you downloaded.

SUN Solaris Manager, Download and Install

1. Download the SUN Solaris Manager package, vaXnn_ms.zip (where X is the major version and nn is the minor version e.g. va801_ms.zip for the 8.0.1 release), into a temporary work area.
2. Unzip the SUN Solaris Manager package, vaXnn_ms.zip, into a temporary work area.
   • Your unzip program must honor (not flatten) the directory structure when it unzips the package.
3. Change your working directory (using the 'cd' command) to cd_m/install_s
4. Execute ./setup and following the ensuing installation instructions.
5. After you have successfully installed the manager you may erase the cd_m directory tree as well as the zip file you downloaded.

SUN Solaris Server Runtime, Download and Install

1. Download the SUN Solaris Server Runtime package, vaXnn_ss.zip (where X is the major version and nn is the minor version e.g. va801_ss.zip for the 8.0.1 release), into a temporary work area.
2. Unzip the SUN Solaris Server Runtime package, vaXnn_ss.zip. The Server Runtime files will be put into the server subdirectory of the target directory specified with the unzip command. Your unzip program must honor (not flatten) the directory structure when it unzips the package.
3. After you have successfully installed Server Runtime you may erase the zip file you downloaded.