On Sun, 7 Nov 2010, Benjamin wrote:
On Nov 7, 2010, at 10:51 AM, Stéphane Ducasse wrote:
SmalltalkImage current
instVarAt: #globals put: SystemDictionary new
Something like that.
This code initialize Smalltalk, but I haven't found where Smalltalk is
stored.
Smalltalk is not a SmalltalkImage inst var nor class var neither Smalltalk
class inst var ...
So I wonder where to find it ...
Smalltalk is a global. Globals are stored in a SystemDictionary. So far
the only instance of SystemDictionary is the value of [Smalltalk globals].
Currently Smalltalk is a SmalltalkImage. SmalltalkImage has an instance
variable called globals which holds the SystemDictionary. So
(Smalltalk globals at: #Smalltalk) == Smalltalk.
But SmalltalkImage also understands some of the protocol of
SystemDictionary, because originally Smalltalk was a SystemDictionary, so
you can write this too:
(Smalltalk at: #Smalltalk) == Smalltalk
Levente
Ben
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On Nov 7, 2010, at 2:46 AM, Benjamin wrote:
Hi guys,
I wonder how SmalltalkImage create the Smalltalk instance.
Can someone explain me that ?
Thank you
Ben
