[squeak-dev] Renaming Squeak's system version from 'Squeak*alpha' to 'SqueakTrunk'

Tobias Pape Das.Linux at gmx.de
Wed Jun 22 11:07:35 UTC 2016


On 22.06.2016, at 11:24, marcel.taeumel <Marcel.Taeumel at hpi.de> wrote:

> Hi there,
> 
> we have a system version: "SystemVersion current". For trunk images, it used
> to say 'Squeak4.1alpha' or something like it. Right now, it doesn't even add
> the 'alpha' suffix.
> 
> Can we change that to 'SqueakTrunk'? What would break? Right now,
> SystemVersion works with a string rather than major/minor numbers. I assume
> that there is some code that parses that string. Metacello does that, for
> example.
> Any thoughts?

Yes.

SystemVersion current  should give the following 

for 4.6		Squeak4.6
for 5.0		Squeak5.0
for trunk	Squeak5.1alpha	(or Squeak5.1trunk if it must be, but please Squeak{stable+1}{dev-indicator})

Best
	-Tobias


> 
> Best,
> Marcel





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