Igor

metacello can handle this situation and there is a doc.
We can give a try together. but this is not like we do not have the tool at 
hand.

Stef

On Dec 11, 2012, at 3:30 PM, Igor Stasenko wrote:

> On 11 December 2012 09:51, Pavel Krivanek <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I would like to ask: should NativeBoost be part of the Pharo Kernel?
>> Currently there are some minor issues like that AsmJit-Extension package
>> takes ownership of Integer>>#&, False>>#asBit and so on.
> 
> This is because 1.4 don't have those methods, while 2.0. has (added by
> Camillo)..
> and so, currently , NB can either work on both, by making 2.0 image dirty
> or work only in 2.0, and fail to work in 1.4 because of "missing" methods.
> 
> I am not very good in metacello-fu to write a confing, which will
> select various set of stuff to load
> depending on image version.
> So, if someone can help, i would appreciate that.
> I can move those methods into NB-pharo-1.4 package..
> 
> 
>> Will NativeBoost be
>> more closely integrated with the kernel in the near future?
>> 
> depends on what you putting into "kernel".
> if it is "a basic functionality, which is absolutely required to do
> anything else",
> then no, it will be never part of a kernel.
> 
> if it is " a set of functionality, ready to use for most common/daily
> tasks" , then yes
> it should be part of such kernel..
> 
> 
>> BTW, we need to integrate
>> http://code.google.com/p/pharo/issues/detail?id=7062 before any update that
>> will move methods between packages.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> -- Pavel
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Best regards,
> Igor Stasenko.
> 


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