Binaries in Monticello

C. David Shaffer cdshaffer at acm.org
Mon Feb 16 20:11:27 UTC 2004


Colin Putney wrote:

>
> Some thoughts about this:
>
> I think packages should be orthogonal to class categories. When 
> browsing just one package, it's still quite useful to be able to group 
> classes, and it would also be nice to be able to do it in terms of the 
> entire system. For example, I might like to add a new kind of 
> Magnitude as part of my package, and classify it that way, but still 
> have it show up as part of my package.
>
>
Colin,

Why can't you do this with the current system?  Subclass PackageInfo and 
override #classes.

You're suggesting tool support then that reminds me of the VisualWorks 
StORE system...and it was not well received at all.  Just search the 
vwnc mailling list.  I don't have strong opinions on it myself but I 
believe that the detractors say that it makes one too many views 
available for the novice user.  There are probably other objections as 
well.  Would you propose, for example, another browser akin to the 
Package Pane Browser?  Personally, if StarBrowser could browse all 
components of a Package (as expressed in PackageInfo) then I would be 
pretty happy with it.  Maybe this has already been done?

David

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