+1 from me if it loads/unloads cleanly (i'm pretty sure it does, but it's 
always better to check it out).


Levente

On Thu, 2 Aug 2012, Dale Henrichs wrote:

> I have a small 3 class package (Metacello-Base[1]) that I would hope could be included in the Squeak4.4 release.
>
> Of the 3 classes, the Metacello class is a stub class for the Metacello Scripting Api[2], that will bootstrap Metacello _if_ you use the scripting api. I am promoting the scripting api as the cross platform way to use Metacello. Instead of seeing install scripts fly by that look like this:
>
>  Gofer new
>    package: 'ConfigurationOfSeaside30';
>    squeaksource: 'MetacelloRepository';
>    load.
>  ((Smalltalk at: #ConfigurationOfSeaside30) version: #stable) load.
>
> (with the caveat that Installer should be used for Squeak)...the install scripts will look like this:
>
>  Metacello new
>    configuration: 'Seaside30';
>    version: #stable;
>    squeaksource: 'MetacelloRepository';
>    load.
>
> The same script will "do the right thing" on all three supported platforms (Squeak, Pharo, GemStone), presuming that the class Metacello is present in the base images:)
>
> I've recently released a preview version[4] and am actively collecting feedback. I would think that I can finalize the visible portion of the scripting api by September...
>
> I've been ensuring that the metacello preview release is functional on Squeak all along and I am currently running CI builds against Squeak4.3 using travis ci[5]. Moving forward I would add Squeak4.4 to the list of platforms for CI and publish updates to the Metacello-Base pacakge as needed.
>
> The class comments for each of the classes provides basic documentation for using Metacello so I think that Metacello-Base is a clean and small presence for Metacello and will enable the use of "cross-platform install scripts for Metacello."
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dale
>
> [1] http://seaside.gemstone.com/ss/metacello/Metacello-Base-dkh.96.mcz
> [2] https://github.com/dalehenrich/metacello-work/blob/master/docs/MetacelloUserGuide.md
> [4] http://forum.world.st/Metacello-Preview-release-1-0-beta-32-2-tt4642064.html
> [5] http://travis-ci.org/#!/dalehenrich/metacello-work/builds/2012331
>
>