> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [squeak-dev] [documentation] HelpSystem, revision control,
> and process
> From: Ian Trudel <ian.trudel(a)gmail.com>
> Date: Fri, April 30, 2010 5:20 pm
> To: The general-purpose Squeak developers list
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>
>
> Quick question, Ken (and Casey).
>
> How will the core related documentation will be transfered to the core
> image assuming what you wrote will define our process? HelpSystem
> includes classes and methods comments.
>
> Ian.
Well, this is exactly why I have that leading sentence. ;) I have no
idea how content distribution (which is what I assume you are asking
about) is meant to work in HelpSystem. I have to assume from Casey's
question that it can be distributed in a mcz. As such it can be
retrieved via any method desired and from any location. What triggers
loading any particular content? I don't know, is there meant to be a
catalog something like SqueakMap or Package Universes? Or is help for a
particular package an optional dependency? Clearly, as I stated, I have
no end of questions.
Ken
> 2010/4/30 Ken Causey <ken(a)kencausey.com>:
> > I haven't been following the HelpSystem discussion very closely so there
> > is no limit to what I don't know on this subject. That said I would be
> > perfectly happy setting up a HelpSystem repository on source.squeak.org.
> >
> > In general I feel we need to start limiting the contents of the trunk
> > repository to those packages that compose 'core' Squeak and start
> > considering add-ons used to build 'basic' Squeak as separate packages
> > installed into 'core'. I'm assuming that HelpSystem is something we
> > would want to include in a 'basic' image, but not a 'core' image. (Of
> > course a 'core' ZIP might include ready to load optional packages
> > including HelpSystem.)
> >
> > Ken
> >
> >> -------- Original Message --------
> >> Subject: [squeak-dev] [documentation] HelpSystem, revision control, and
> >> process
> >> From: Casey Ransberger <casey.obrien.r(a)gmail.com>
> >> Date: Fri, April 30, 2010 3:22 pm
> >> To: The general-purpose Squeak developers list
> >> <squeak-dev(a)lists.squeakfoundation.org>
> >>
> >>
> >> Folks,
> >>
> >> I'd like to get a process going around HelpSystem. It doesn't have to be a
> >> perfect process. We can tweak it as we go.
> >>
> >> How do people feel about having help in the Trunk? It'll allow us to
> >> document things right along side of our software development.
> >>
> >> One thing worth noting: we can have our HelpSystem "book" in Trunk without
> >> necessarily having HelpSystem itself in the Trunk; however, if we do it that
> >> way, we run the risk of changes in HelpSystem on SqueakSource making our
> >> help content impossible to load. I think having both in the Trunk is a
> >> really good idea.
> >>
> >> If folks aren't comfortable with having some documentation and HelpSystem in
> >> Trunk, I'd like to propose opening up a 'docs' SS repository on
> >> source.squeak.org. We'd lose the ability to track the evolution of our docs
> >> in the context of the evolution of Squeak, but we'd still have the keys to
> >> the kingdom (license, code, content.)
> >>
> >> I'd rather not go with squeaksource.com, as I'd like to think that our docs
> >> should live with the other things on squeak.org.
> >>
> >> As always, feedback is appreciated.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Casey Ransberger<hr>
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> http://mecenia.blogspot.com/
