On Tue, 22 Feb 2011, Levente Uzonyi wrote:

> On Mon, 21 Feb 2011, Chris Muller wrote:
>
>>> Yes. I hacked together a basic Metacello configuration for Xtreams, which
>>> automatically loads FFI if the Xtras package is requested (and FFI is not
>>> loaded) and fixes the underscore problems for Squeak. I uploaded it to the
>>> MetacelloRepository (http://squeaksource.com/MetacelloRepository ). You 
>>> can
>>> load Xtreams into Squeak 4.2 with it using the following script:
>>> 
>>> Installer ss
>>>        project: 'MetacelloRepository';
>>>        install: 'ConfigurationOfXtreams'.
>>> (Smalltalk at: #ConfigurationOfXtreams) perform: #loadBleedingEdge
>> 
>> Hi, can you clarify whether this loads a fixed-configuration or a
>> variable configuration?
>
> "baseline" and "version" are Metacello terms. A "baseline" specifies a set of 
> packages and their dependencies. A "version" defines which version of those 
> packages should be loaded. So this loads the latest version of all packages. 
> So this script is the "head" on SqueakMap.
>
>> 
>> I will document this in SqueakMap, but I think it's important to know
>> whether this "configuration" is a true configuration or if it's a
>> load-script that fetches the latest-and-greatest?  #loadBleedingEdge
>> suggests the latter, and, if so, would you also specify a load-script
>> that will ensure longevity in Squeak 4.2?
>
> The latest version of the packages can be considered as stable, all tests 
> pass. I can create a "version" with these and mark it as stable for Squeak 
> 4.2. When this is done, a different script can be added for 4.2 on SqueakMap.

I just did this, so the following script should work from Squeak 4.2:

Installer ss
 	project: 'MetacelloRepository';
 	install: 'ConfigurationOfXtreams'.
(Smalltalk at: #ConfigurationOfXtreams) perform: #load


Levente

>
>
> Levente
>
>> 
>> I think we should be explicit about load-scripts kept in Metacello,
>> like we are now doing in SM, and say, "you can load the 'latest
>> bleeding-edge' Xtreams code with the following script" rather than
>> saying, "into Squeak 4.2" because there is no guarantee that will
>> remain the case.
>> 
>> Thanks and Regards,
>>  Chris
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> 
>>> The Pharo version of this script should use Gofer instead of Installer to
>>> load the configuration itself, but the last line should remain the same.
>>> 
>>> There are no versions yet, just a baseline, so one can only load the
>>> #bleedingEdge versions of the packages. This is equivalent with the 
>>> current
>>> loader scripts.
>>> 
>>> I also defined some groups which only load some, but not all packages (no
>>> tests, no Xtras, etc). See the commit message or the specification itself
>>> for details.
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> I managed to load XTreams to Squeak Trunk (possibly works with 4.2 too)
>>>>> using the following script:
>>>>> ...
>>>>> I also uploaded a new version of Xtreams-Xtras to the repository which
>>>>> fixes XTHMACTest and XTHashTest for Squeak.
>>>>> 
>>>>> With these changes, all tests are green on Windows.
>>>> 
>>>> Excellent! So that means the new Bcrypt based hashing worked for you too.
>>>> Thank you very much! I really appreciate your help.
>>> 
>>> Yes. Before XP users start wondering why this doesn't work for them, 
>>> bcrypt
>>> is only supported on Vista and later versions (according to msdn).
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Levente
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Martin
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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