Because #compileFields must be called for every subclass regardless if
it implements it specifically or not. #initialize will only be called
for those classes implementing it.

Cheers,
  - Andreas

> -----Original Message-----
> From: squeak-dev-admin at lists.squeakfoundation.org 
> [mailto:squeak-dev-admin at lists.squeakfoundation.org] On 
> Behalf Of Stephane Ducasse
> Sent: Monday, June 17, 2002 11:57 PM
> To: squeak dev
> Subject: FFI question
> 
> 
> I'm recompiling completely Squeak and I found that FFI 
> classes as their 
> own way of initializing themselves.
> 
> Why FFI classes do not invoke initialize but directly 
> compiledFields or 
> something like that at class initialize time?
> STef
> 
> 
> Dr. Stéphane DUCASSE (ducasse at iam.unibe.ch) 
> http://www.iam.unibe.ch/~ducasse/
>   "if you knew today was your last day on earth, what would you do
>   different? ... especially if, by doing something different, today
>   might not be your last day on earth" Calvin&Hobbes
> 
>