Solving the "remove the sm" dir

ducasse ducasse at iam.unibe.ch
Tue Nov 11 12:36:07 UTC 2003


> It IS fixed! Remember that SqueakMap is still a PACKAGE outside of
> Squeak. The version of SqueakMap on SM has this bug fixed AFAIK. The
> problem is of course that the version in the Basic image 3.6 is old.

Ok note that I'm in 3.7 a

> In SM2 this all changes - there the map is stored on disk as an
> ImageSegment. It is still stored outside the image so that it is shared
> between the images and so that the server has it persisted in case of a
> crash.
>
> In SM2.x this scheme will probably change because it will (in SM2.0)
> demand that the whole map is loaded each time you update from the net
> (currently that is oly 200kb, but it will grow fast because now it
> contains releases...).
>
> This is not what I want in the end - but it will suffice for SM2.0.
>
> The final design has the following characteristics:
>
> - Smalltalk neutral format (XML)
> - Allows incremental fast updates (the map is stored more in "pieces")
> - Allows local modifications with a commit-mechanism (which will get 
> rid
> of the web UI)

Ok

>
>> Stef
>
> So anyway, there are detailed plans and many different aspects here. I
> am even considering moving over to an OODB on the server side.

Keep the technology aspect low. :)




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