> > I would rename it to SmalltalkCompatibility to ANSICompatibility
> > because
> > "Compatibility" is a too general term and could mean backward
> > compatibility
> > of Pharo versions or compatibility to other languages as well.
> 
> That was me :)  I was thinking more broadly that over time the
> "repository" might  hold different packages Compatibility-ANSI,
> Compatibility-VW, Compatibility-Dolphin.  But maybe that is
> overreaching and its better to be more focussed. Let me know what you
> think on this and restate what you think the repository name should
> be.

Ben, could you please give me a commit access? I intend to
move Compatibility-SmalltalkX and Compatibility-ANSI (which
I created and "maintain" for my own need). Maybe some others
may find them useful or maybe even contribute. 

Cheers, Jan

> 
> > Also see http://wiki.squeak.org/squeak/2384 and 
> > http://map.squeak.org/package/d7011055-4446-4b8e-b6da-e7e32d3389ec
> > which could be a start.
> 
> I saw those, but they interact with existing classes, so I thought it
> easier to kickstart by loading in the tests first, which are all new
> classes.  I only created the repository since the tests were *hard*
> to
> find eventually at
> http://www.spacmunke.org/svn/jst/trunk/src/test/ansi/ansi-compatibili
> ty/
> So I thought it would be good make them more accessible as a
> Monticello Package.
> 
> cheers -ben
> 
> P.S. I don't quite follow "to SmalltalkCompatibility to
> ANSICompatibility"
> do you mean "to SmalltalkCompatibility or ANSICompatibility" ?
> 
> > 
> > > Gesendet: Dienstag, 08. September 2015 um 22:53 Uhr
> > > Von: stepharo <[email protected]>
> > > An: "Pharo Development List" <[email protected]>
> > > Betreff: Re: [Pharo-dev] ANSICompatibility package
> > > 
> > > We should have a SmalltalkCompatibility (not Ansi per se) package
> > > were we can add some methods to help migration.
> > > 
> > > Stef
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Le 8/9/15 06:04, Ben Coman a écrit :
> > > > On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 9:21 AM, Jan Vrany <
> > > > [email protected]> wrote:
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > > 
> > > > > is there actually such a thing like ANSICompatibility
> > > > > package?
> > > > > (it has been mentioned here lately, but I cannot find it)
> > > > > 
> > > > > Thanks, Jan
> > > > > 
> > > > I made it up for the purpose of discussion to see what interest
> > > > it generated.
> > > > Should we start one ?
> > > > cheers -ben
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > 
> 
> 

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