My goal:
- In order to research fixes to bugs in squeak I
would like to have easy access to the version history of changed methods. The images with all changes from 3.0 thru xxxx along with the changes in the current image of 3.9 have been my main tools in doing that research.
- This is important but not urgent and does not need
to delay you in finalizing 3.9
Ok What would be good is to have a DB to which we could push all the changes of squeak since the beginning.
- If you have complete changes from 6665 (3.8final =
3.9a first ) in the current 3.9a 7048 (or what ever good version beyond ) then with current resources my research would require me to fire up an extra image but would be doable.
I get from what you asked below that 7048 is essentially equivalent to what I was trying to suggest.
No because we did not started from a full history image if I remember correctly.
And that it is not missing any vital historical information.
Is that a correct understanding?
- Since it would be REALLY HELPFUL to have access to
all version/change infomation in a single search. The problem becomes is there a simple way to do that from where we are now.
Is 32M a limit for one change file? Can I(or someone with more expericence) modify the version searcher to search more than one changes file.
Sources are hardcoded in Smalltalk look for at: 1 and at: 2 So this should be changed but with care.
E.G. "Hi friendly version searcher most of the information you need is right here in the connected changes file but would you kindly also search file AllChangesUpto6665.changes for versions that happened before our time?"
That would be beautiful. Maybe then we could go back to version 1.1 and really see how squeak developed. That would really be educational and helpful.
yes. The best would be to have an external DB to manage all the versions (in addition to changes).
Thanks again for sticking with me on this. I look forward to your next reply.
Yours in service, -- Jerome Peace
--- Marcus Denker denker@iam.unibe.ch wrote:
On 26.07.2006, at 05:41, Peace Jerome wrote:
Please give consideration to the formula: -Create a condensed source version for Squeak-6665 (either 3.8 final or 3.9a start). -Provide the load scripts to produce 3.9final with
all
changes from that source. -And have that as a deliveralble for the squeak maintenence folks.
How would that be different from what we have now?
Duh! That was the illuminating question.
Cheers --Jer
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