On Sat, May 13, 2017 at 9:38 PM, Esteban Lorenzano <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On 13 May 2017, at 15:04, Dale Henrichs <[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].
>
> there is already an umbrella project for pharo which is “pharo-project”.
> we also promote some othe rmeta  projects under the “pharo” umbrella.
>
> pharo-project
> pharo-graphics
> pharo-vcs
> pharo-nosql
>
> and probably some others will emerge.

Would it make sense to have...
  pharo-catalog ?

Having this data in STON format on github may make it easier for third
parties to update missing package descriptions.

cheers -ben

> the reason why we don’t concentrate all on one is just organisational, and we 
> could review that on the future.
>
>>
>> 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/
>>
>> [2] https://github.com/GsDevKit/GsDevKit_home/blob/gh-pages/Seaside3.ston
>>
>> [3] https://github.com/dalehenrich/tode/blob/master/.smalltalk.ston
>>
>> [4] 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
>>
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