On Sat, Mar 07, 2015 at 08:28:55PM +0100, Tobias Pape wrote:
> Hey,
> On 07.03.2015, at 19:01, gettimothy <gettimothy at zoho.com> wrote:
> 
> > The image fixes the WriteStream>>NextChunkPut error we where getting when trying to modify comments which makes me happy (:
> 
> to which fix do you refer?
> There is a hack out there calling flush every now and then,
> but this all calls for a principled solution for streams that
> read _and_ write.

You are right that it is a hack, but the actual problem is a defect
in some C runtime libraries, notably on Ubuntu but possibly others
as well.

What we really need is a unit test that captures the bug. I was not able
to come up with one myself, but it would be quite helpful if someone
could do it.

In addition to the error saving comments, I also have a large number
of failures in my OSProcess and CommandShell tests when running on
my Ubuntu laptop with the buggy C runtime. I cannot prove it, but I
am fairly sure it is the same underlying Ubuntu bug causing these
problems.

Dave


> 
> best
> 	-Tobias
> 
> 
> > 
> > ---- On Fri, 06 Mar 2015 15:23:00 -0500 Chris Muller<ma.chris.m at gmail.com> wrote ---- 
> > Besides welcoming Marcel to the board yesterday, we discussed that 
> > we'd like to push for the 4.6 / 5.0 release by April 30th. Somehow my 
> > name was the only one to be found on the volunteer list as release 
> > manager, but Eliot voiced his willingness to assist, but will be 
> > relying on others to chip in as well. 
> > 
> > So, I've just updated the Squeak 4.5-13686 image from trunk (lo and 
> > behold, it worked without a hitch!) to produce a Squeak4.6-14191.zip 
> > which is now available at ftp.squeak.org/4.6alpha/. 
> > 
> >> From this snapshot forward, lets start thinking about the 4.6 release 
> > and all that we want to be in it. If you have any low-level changes 
> > to the image that would benefit from as much testing as possible, now 
> > is the time to get those finalized and committed into the trunk. 
> > Controversial changes should start in the Inbox as always, we still 
> > have time for one or two more arguments. :) 
> > 
> > In a few weeks, we'll want to start being more conservative with our 
> > changes; only things like tools and cosmetics -- and we'll hammer out 
> > the look and UX. 
> > 
> > 4.6 is a dual release also as 5.0. We'll be releasing two VM's and 
> > two images; one each for the Cog and Spur formats. The content of the 
> > images will be equivalent. 
> 
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