How to install smalltalk squeak plugin?

Question

I am trying to use squeakSSL with a WebClient, the squeakSSL page says:

To install SqueakSSL, you need to download and install the binary version of the plugin, and then install SqueakSSL with:

(Installer ss) project: 'SqueakSSL'; install: 'SqueakSSL-Core'; install: 'SqueakSSL-Tests'; 

I downloaded the package mentioned and this is just a dll file. I cannot find anywhere on the net how you install the squeak plugin. I tried putting it in the VM and Image directories, but the squeakSSL tests fail.

How to install squeak plugin?

Answer 1

First you need to load the DLL file and put it in the VM directory. Then open the workspace in Squeak and run:

 (Installer ss) project: 'SqueakSSL'; install: 'SqueakSSL-Core'; install: 'SqueakSSL-Tests'. 

This will install the appropriate Squeak classes needed to access the plugin. That should be all you need to do.

If this does not work, try checking the output:

 Smalltalk listLoadedModules 

The SSL plugin must be specified after you try to run the test. If the plugin is specified, but the tests still do not allow something - either the Smalltalk classes or the binary plugin - are deprecated.