> On 13 May 2017, at 15:26, Stephane Ducasse <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi dale > > christophe developed something like that and this is based on cargo metadata.
yes, and ultimately this will be needed to have a good catalog. > > Stef > > > On Sat, May 13, 2017 at 3:04 PM, Dale Henrichs > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > wrote: > Steph, > > As Thierry mentions you should create an umbrella project for Pharo where you > can maintain a list of projects contributed by users --- something like I've > done for GsDevKit_home[1]. > > I strongly suggest that you use a "project load spec object"[2][3] as the > unit of registration for your projects. In addition to the Metacello load > instructions the "project load spec" can maintain a bunch of meta data about > the project. > > The pharo image can scan the projects listed (similar to what you do with the > Category Browser - I think) or better yet, the developer can make a local > clone of the project site in a well-known location and then all images can > look up projects in this the local clone and avoid having to hit the network > to build the project list ... > > Take a look at the video or slides for my "Dangerous Liaisons: Smalltalk, > files, and git"[4] for more details ... and of course I'm willing to discuss > additional details/ideas over skype or email. > > Dale > > [1] http://gsdevkit.github.io/GsDevKit_home/ > <http://gsdevkit.github.io/GsDevKit_home/> > > [2] https://github.com/GsDevKit/GsDevKit_home/blob/gh-pages/Seaside3.ston > <https://github.com/GsDevKit/GsDevKit_home/blob/gh-pages/Seaside3.ston> > > [3] https://github.com/dalehenrich/tode/blob/master/.smalltalk.ston > <https://github.com/dalehenrich/tode/blob/master/.smalltalk.ston> > > [4] http://fast.org.ar/talks/dangerous-liaisons-smalltalk-files-and-git > <http://fast.org.ar/talks/dangerous-liaisons-smalltalk-files-and-git> > > > > On 5/13/17 12:01 AM, Stephane Ducasse wrote: > Hi guys > > right now many people publish their software on SmalltalkHUB, SS3 and > Squeaksource > and this is handy to find something. > > > I hope that we will release soon the package repository that christophe was > developing but > now I'm wondering if we as a community should follow a pattern to help? > > git freaks do you have suggestions > > > Stef > > >
