[Pkg] FreeTypePlus

[Rob Rothwell]

Sorry for the late reply; I have been away from a computer for a few
days...!

Thanks...although I don't quite understand why you can't do something like:

Installer sake: #PackagesSqueak310U

to use the other packages, instead of copying the methods, but I'll play
around with this and try to figure it out.  I'm sure I'll have more
questions, though...

Rob

On Sat, May 17, 2008 at 10:50 PM, Keith Hodges <keith_hodges at yahoo.co.uk>
wrote:

> Welcome to packages!
>
> Rob Rothwell wrote:
>
>> It seems that FreeTypePlus has disappeared from PackagesSqueak39?
>>
> I had a check through the history of PackagesSqueak39, and I can't see
> FreeTypePlus in the history.
>
>> If I try to load it into a level playing field-ed
>> sq3.9.1-7075dev08.05.2.image:
>>
>> (HTTPSocket httpGet: 'installer.pbwiki.com/f/LPF.st <
>> http://installer.pbwiki.com/f/LPF.st>') readStream fileIn.
>> Installer install: 'Packages'.
>> Installer sake addPackage: 'FreeTypePlus'; install.
>>
> That's the right loading code... so we need to see where Andrew did put the
> package definition.
>
> To see all definitions in all versions load:
>
> Installer install: 'PackagesAllVersions'.
>
> We find that it is available in PackagesSqueak310U as the universes
> definition, but Andrew put an improved specific version into
> PackagesSqueak310.
> So... we copy the definition to PackagesSqueak39, with its dependents, FFI,
> and "FreeType Plusplugins".
>
> Then we can check to see if Andrew has any more recent versions... in
> www.squeaksource.com/FreeTypePlus
>
> and we copy the definition of 'FreeType Plus' to PackagesSqueak39beta, and
> PackagesSqueak310beta but we change the load script to load whatever is the
> latest from squeaksource, rather than the package on SqueakMap.
>
> Here is one of those finer points I mentioned.
>
> Packages beta load: 'FreeType Plus'.
>
> Runs this non-specific "load the latest" script, but any dependencies which
> are not defined in PackagesSqueak39beta, are supplied by falling back to
> using 'Packages current'.
>
>  ...it is nowhere to be found...
>>
>> Is this the right place to point this out?
>>
>> Also, I am moderately interested in the call to assist maintaining sake
>> packages, but I am concerned that I am just
>>
> Moderately interested is good!
>
>  not that good of a Squeaker!  On the other hand, I spend an awful lot of
>> time being frustrated that you can't just
>>
> There is not a lot of coding needed, its just copy and paste and some
> testing (hopefully we will get some of the testing automated in the long
> run)
>
>  start from a published image and install the packages you need and have
>> them work...
>>
> One of the things I am aiming to facilitate to move squeak forward is the
> ability to harness even the smallest contributions to the greater good.
>
> so welcome aboard!
>
> cheers
>
> Keith
>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Rob Rothwell
>>
>
>
>
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