Hi Eliot, the Ma Serializer has been able to serialize Squeak projects
since the 3.x days.

Load the (head) version of "MaBase" from SqueakMap.  Then:

   MaObjectSerializer new
          fileOut: yourProject
          toFileNamed: fileNameString
          in: someFileDirectory

You can then file it in using:

    MaObjectSerializer fileIn: (someFileDirectory entryAt: fileNameString)

If you look at MaObjectSerializer>>#setUpPreAndPostProcessing, you can
see I have pre/post hooks for saving instances of Projects.  I have
not tested it in a while, but I know it DID work...

HTH.

On Mon, May 23, 2016 at 5:07 AM, gettimothy <gettimothy at zoho.com> wrote:
> I have been using Squeak since the 3.x days and have never successfully
> saved a project. Back then a 'grid' would mask the World and then nothing
> would happen for hours.....
>
> ---- On Sun, 22 May 2016 21:20:00 -0400 Eliot Miranda
> <eliot.miranda at gmail.com> wrote ----
>
> Hi All,
>
>    I'd love to be able to save just the windows form a project.  Ideally I'd
> save also the changes from dirty packages, but that's basically all.  I'm
> trying the PUBLISH items in the Project (preview) window, and it either
> tries to create a huge word segment (the first PUBLISH option) or tries to
> compute a relevant compactClassesArray (the second option), which should be
> empty and if I make it empty, it looks like the Vm locks up in computing the
> segment.  Has anyone had any success saving projects with Spur?  Has anyone
> by some miracle done just the saving of project windows?  Any hints on
> avoiding the size explosion with the first PUBLISH option?
>
> _,,,^..^,,,_
> best, Eliot
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