On Jul 17, 2009, at 6:23 PM, Douglas Brebner wrote: > Stéphane Ducasse wrote: >> The problem doug is that it is unclear if all the features are needed >> and what is the status of the implementation. I do not know what are >> orphanage, scripts, upgrade upgrade, file....... > > Well, it was my understanding that this version of MC, PackageInfo and > Installer were the ones which were intended to become the portable > versions that all Squeak forks would use.
Well yes this is the intention of keith. It was a bold challenge. Now if you look at Installer you get a lot of things you do not need. >> We just did not update to MC1.5 because we are idiot or blind. > > I never claimed you were :( I did not mean you did :) this was a subliminal message to others :) > >> First we were focusing on something else and also when something is >> working for you then it is difficult to try something new and risky >> since it can stall the complete process. I do not even know what LFP >> is doing in our back. > > As I understand it, this approach only upgrades Installer, > PackaageInfo > and Monticello, it doesn't include the rest of LPF. > >> Now the key point is that if somebody in the pharo community stand up >> and take the **huge** and painful job to have a **real** look at >> MC1.5/1.6 and to be here as a fireman then there is a chance that we >> use it. Not just saying yes it works (which is already a challenge as >> I noticed it these days). > > Yes, but my response was only to do with solving the the loading > problem > you had. Not that every MC problem had been solved :) ;) Anyway this is a long way to go but we should go there step by step. Welcome to pharo. > >> >> Stef >> >> >> >>> Stéphane Ducasse wrote: >>>> I checked a bit but actualClassIn: in MC1.6 depends on >>>> MCMethodDefinition having theClass as instanceVariable. >>>> >>>> The results of this experience is clearly showing me that merging >>>> between fork is nearly impossible. I already lost some days on >>>> that issues and I think that we will stay with a slow MC for now. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> Isn't the version loaded by the following code from my other mail >>> the already merged version of 1.5/1.6? (I believe that 1.6 is just >>> 1.5 with atomic loading enabled) >>> >>> Preferences enable: #allowBlockArgumentAssignment. Preferences >>> disable: #raiseDepreciatedWarnings. Installer upgrade upgrade. >>> Installer install: 'UpgradeMonticelloBootstrap'. > > > _______________________________________________ > Pharo-project mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.gforge.inria.fr/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pharo-project _______________________________________________ Pharo-project mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gforge.inria.fr/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pharo-project
