On Mar 1, 2010, at 11:08 PM, Andreas Raab wrote:

> Folks -
>
> I was just trying to load some other code and once too many I got  
> bitten by this silly SmalltalkImage current vs. Smalltalk stuff, so  
> I'll fix it now. The only question is which way. There are two  
> alternatives which achieve the goal of "SmalltalkImage current ==  
> Smalltalk":
>
> 1) The Cuis variant: Move all the code back to SystemDictionary;  
> implement SmalltalkImage current as ^Smalltalk.
>
> Pro: Compatible with Cuis.
> Con: Lack of separation of concerns.
>
> 2) The inverse Cuis variant: Move all the code from SystemDictionary  
> to SmalltalkImage; add a 'globals' variable (populated by an  
> instance of SystemDictionary) and convert everything roughly like  
> this:
>
> 	SmalltalkImage current globals: Smalltalk.
> 	Smalltalk := SmalltalkImage current.
>
> Pro: Better separation of concerns.
> Con: Different from Cuis.
>
> I really don't care which way we do it; all I want is to get out of  
> the mess we've created by introducing "SmalltalkImage current".
>
> If you have an opinion, voice it, otherwise I'll just pick one.
>

Having dealt with this a few times getting some code running on Cuis,  
I'd prefer that Squeak/Cuis try to remain compatible in areas like  
this where there doesn't seem to be any compelling reason for them not  
to be.  I have no preference whether it's Cuis moving to the Squeak  
approach or Squeak moving (back) to the Cuis approach though.

> Cheers,
>  - Andreas
>

Thanks,
Phil