Download and installation instructions

About Smalltalk

AIDA/Web is a Smalltalk application, therefore you need a Smalltalk first. Currently we support six dialects:

• Squeak and Pharo, open source, download it here and here
  
• Gemstone/S from Gemstone, download GLASS here
• VisualWorks and ObjectStudio from Cincom, download Non-commercial version here
  
• Dolphin Smalltalk from ObjectArts, download Community Edition here.
• Smalltalk/X from Exept, download free version here.
  

If you are new to Smalltalk read an on-line book Squeak by Example for a start.

Stable release

1. Download:

• Squeak and Pharo:
  • skip to Install
• Gemstone GLASS
  
  • follow the guide Running AIDA/Web on Gemstone GLASS
    
• VisualWorks:
  • Preinstalled image with Aida 6.0 and Scribo beta from ftp://ftp.aidaweb.si/aida/aida-esug-tutorial-vw-preinstalled.tar.gz
  • VisualWorks CD already includes AIDA/Web, just open Parcel Manager and in tab Suggestions>Web Development load parcel AIDAWeb.
  • VW parcels can be also downloaded from: ftp://ftp.aidaweb.si/aida/aida-6.0-vw-parcels.tar.gz (Swazoo parcels included)
    
  • Cincom Public Repository, bundle AIDA/Web
• Dolphin Smalltalk:
  • ftp://ftp.aidaweb.si/aida/aida-5.0-dolphin-beta.zip
• Smalltalk/X
  • http://smalltalk.felk.cvut.cz/download/aida/aida+swazoo+sport_09.12.2008.zip

2. Install:

• Squeak:
  1. From Monticello install packages in that order: Sport-2.031.mcz , Swazoo-2.2.mcz, Aida6.0-final.1000.mcz
• Pharo: load with the following script:

  Gofer new
    squeaksource: 'MetacelloRepository';
    package: 'ConfigurationOfAida';
    load.

  ((Smalltalk at: #ConfigurationOfAida) project version: '6.0') load.

• Gemstone GLASS
  1. folow the guide mentioned above
     
• VisualWorks:
  
  1. load parcel or bundle Swazoo 2.2
  2. load parcel or bundle AIDAWeb 6.0
• Dolphin Smalltalk:
  1. unpack .zip so that you have two subdirectories: Swazoo and AIDAWeb
  2. install package Swazoo.pac from directory Swazoo
  3. install package AIDAWeb.pac from directory AIDAWeb
• Smalltalk/X
  • Smalltalk loadPackage: 'stx:goodies/aida'
  • Aida::SwazooAida startOn: 8888

3. Run:

1. doit SwazooAida demoStart
2. in web browser open http://localhost:8888
3. login with username: admin, password: password

Beta release

AIDA/Scribo 1.0 beta2 on Squeak/Pharo and VisualWorks

• A preconfigured one click experience image is available here
• or download and install: Sport-2.031.mcz , Swazoo-2.2.mcz, Aida6.0-final.1000.mcz, Scribo1.0-beta.2.mcz, and tinymce.tar.gz (put into same directory as image)
• On VisualWorks load Scribo from Public Repository