[squeak-dev] What is currently the best way to submit a small
project from 4.*?
Göran Krampe
goran at krampe.se
Wed Apr 7 20:49:16 UTC 2010
Hi!
Tom Rushworth wrote:
> I've written a little bit of code in the new 4.0 image that implements
> Split-Order-List hash tables. I'd like to put it up for review/comment
> on squeakmap, or squeaksource, or universes, or somewhere. When I start
> the 4.0 basic image, there are 3 things visible on the desktop, the
> welcome message, the license, and a "Package Universe Browser". Is this
> for squeakmap? or squeaksource? or the older "universe" idea (was it
> Lex's?).
It is for "Universes" - I can not comment on if it still is operational.
The SqueakMap Package Loader is for SqueakMap. To access Squeaksource
you use the Monticello browser.
> Clicking around on this lets me update the package list from
> the network, but I haven't found anything to add a package.
>
> Now, I'm guessing that I probably want Monticello, and that it probably
> should go to squeaksource, but those are inferences from reading
> squeak-dev for years, not something obvious from the latest image, or
> obvious from the website, and the package universe browser has about 20
> or more versions of monticello, so the starting point is not obvious to me.
Monticello itself is already in the 4.0 image. And for a "class library"
(and not just say a small change to existing classes) you should use
Monticello.
> So, shouldn't there be something in the welcome message, or the opening
> desktop, or the website, that at least points to the current best practice?
Good point, perhaps it should :). Btw, the SqueakByExample book includes
instructions on how to use Monticello I am fairly certain.
> And, could someone point me at a "How To" for whatever the current best
> practice is? I tried digging around on the websites, but didn't want to
> start creating projects at random as a way of learning how it all works :).
It is actually quite simple, but you can do it in different ways.
Without going into the details on the exact steps I do think you should
learn Monticello and use Squeaksource for this - you could use other
source code formats, but you should still learn Monticello so no reason
to postpone that.
But a good first step is to sign up on SqueakMap to "claim" your
developer initials. So here we go:
1. Sign up on http://map.squeak.org
2. Then sign up on http://www.squeaksource.com
3. Create a package there using the web UI.
4. Open up the Monticello browser in your image, create a HTTP
repository using the "doit code" that I think Squeaksource.com showed you.
5. Press "+Package" to make Monticello aware of your package - the
package name should be the first "word" in your class category (before
the first hyphen).
6. Add (=associate) the repo you created to this package.
7. Select the package in the left list, and the repo in the right list.
Then press "Save". This should create a snapshot file and upload it to
Squeaksource.com.
8. Optionally: Also create a package on SqueakMap using the web UI and a
release for that package, use the URL to a suitable snapshot at
Squeaksource.com. This makes the package visible in SqueakMap and easily
installed using the SqueakMap Package Loader.
Well, all this was from memory so beware of "my mistakes". :)
regards, Göran
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