On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 10:33:55AM -0400, Rob Rothwell wrote: > Can you package code with Monticello that needs a preamble and/or > postscript, or do you have to use a changeset for that? Can you tell a > package what other packages it needs to load and in what order? > As an example, I was trying to take the ODBC changeset and modify it so it > doesn't replace the Timestamp class. However, it loads System Dictionary > constants in a preamble, so I didn't know if you could put that in a > Monticello package or not.
Monticello runs the class-side initialize method of any new class it loads. That is where things like service registration, constant initialization, and other such one-time setup is done. See MCReader class>>#initialize for an example; this sets up MCReader as the drop-handler when .mcz files are dragged into the image. > _______________________________________________ > Beginners mailing list > Beginners@lists.squeakfoundation.org > http://lists.squeakfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/beginners -- Matthew Fulmer -- http://mtfulmer.wordpress.com/ _______________________________________________ Beginners mailing list Beginners@lists.squeakfoundation.org http://lists.squeakfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/beginners
