On Fri, Jun 03, 2011 at 02:32:34AM +0200, Mateusz Grotek wrote: > > 5. What is the official way of installing packages in squeak? > > I've noticed there are many, like Squeaksource and Monticello, Squeakmap > > and package universe, Monticello configurations. > > I also understand that Monticello is a versioning system (like svn), > > Squeaksource is versioning system repository (like svn repository). If I > > understand it correctly Squeakmap and package universe are like linux > > distribution package repositories (like debian apt repositories). So > > what are Monticello configurations? Also it seems the analogy isn't as > > clear... Squeakmap etc. is kind of deprecated (?) (old versions there). > > People suggest to use Monticello configurations instead i suppose, but > > are they another way of managing packages? Please could you clarify this > > somehow? > > As far as this one is concerned I've found some information in draft > chapters of Pharo book (thank you Pharo people for describing it). > That's what I've got: > Monticello ~ SVN > Metacello ~ dpkg > Squeaksource ~ Debian repository > > Is Squeakmap deprecated?
No, SqueakMap is not deprecated, and in fact there has been some recent work to re-energize it in Squeak. That said, SqueakMap really did fall into disuse for a number of years, and at the moment is not as well updated as one might like. So I would encourage you to use it, but don't be surprised if many things are out of date. And of course, the flip side of that is that SqueakMap maintains a large catalogue of worthwhile Squeak development projects that would be easily overlooked if SqueakMap was not there to help you find them :) So please do take some time to explore SqueakMap to get a better idea of what is available, what has been available, and perhaps to find some interesting projects that might be brought up to date by ambitious new contributors. Dave _______________________________________________ Beginners mailing list Beginners@lists.squeakfoundation.org http://lists.squeakfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/beginners
