Hello!

This last days I was experimenting by modifying the VM.
Without the fix proposed by Craig this was impossible.

I can only provide a feedback as an end-user: I spent the whole last week to implement a new method lookup without any problem. I was playing a lot by putting a "self halt" in the method Interpreter>>lookupMethodInClass:, or by holding the process running the VM by pressing alt-. recompile some methods, and then resuming the process.

I didn't encounter an problem. It really works as I may expect. The only point perhaps is it is slow, but I think it is not related to Craig or Anthony fix.

Hoping it helps...

Cheers,
Alexandre


> Begin forwarded message:
> 
> >From: Doug Way <dway at riskmetrics.com>
> >Date: Wed Jun 25, 2003  12:48:19 AM Europe/Zurich
> >To: Discussing the Squeak Foundation 
> ><squeakfoundation at lists.squeakfoundation.org>
> >Subject: Re: [Squeakfoundation]Shepherding large enhancements
> >Reply-To: Discussing the Squeak Foundation 
> ><squeakfoundation at lists.squeakfoundation.org>
> >
> >Daniel Vainsencher wrote:
> >
> >>I think you're completely right. Of these big projects, the ones that
> >>moved are the ones that had a harvester actively looking out for them,
> >>and moving them forward process wise.
> >>
> >>As someone doing some of this, I don't think we can "assign" anyone to
> >>work on these. Its more a question of whether other harvesters 
> >>actually want to get involved with this aspect of the process.
> >>
> >
> >Right.  For example, I was going to look at the Accufonts item 
> >tonight/tomorrow, so I can be the shepherd for that one.
> >
> >You (Daniel) are already the shepherd of sorts for the remaining KCP 
> >items, and Goran is for SM 1.1.
> >
> >I think this is the reason Craig's simulator fixes haven't made it in 
> >yet, for example... no one's moving that one forward.  It sounds like 
> >someone in Berne (Alexandre?) was using the fixes with success.  
> >Shepherding that one would simply be a matter of emailing with 
> >Alexandre and getting him to post his feedback to the list, or posting 
> >it for him, and then announcing a decision on the list that this 
> >feedback should be enough to warrant that the changes go in (if the 
> >feedback is indeed good enough).  Then I can add the changes in the 
> >next batch of updates.  Perhaps Craig or Tim would be interested in 
> >following up on this?
> >
> >It would also be good if someone could volunteer to shepherd 
> >TrueTypeTextStyle and Diego's look enhancements.  Although it's 
> >getting a bit late for 3.6alpha if we're moving to beta on Friday, but 
> >who knows...
> >
> >- Doug
> >
> >
> >>Daniel
> >>
> >>Doug Way <dway at riskmetrics.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>>>1 Removals
> >>>>2 KCP
> >>>>3 MCP
> >>>>4 Anthony runtime enhancements (split in two - fixes and closures)
> >>>>5 Craig's simulator fixes
> >>>>6 mir Network rewrite
> >>>>7 TrueTypeTextStyle
> >>>>8 Diego look style enhancements
> >>>>9 Replace fonts with AccuFonts (mainly in order to remove the old -
> >>>>people can now load additional nice fonts themselves anyway).
> >>>>10 SM 1.1
> >>>>11 Inclusion of SM plus related packages in the release image 
> >>>>(though
> >>>>maintained as packages, not directly by update stream).
> >>>>
> >>>Here's our current 3.6 plan list of larger enhancements/tasks.  
> >>>Right now, we have 4 1/2 of these done... maybe we'll get a couple 
> >>>more in before the end of the week.  They've been moving along 
> >>>somewhat slowly for various reasons.
> >>>
> >>>For larger enhancements, specifically these ones singled out for the 
> >>>3.6 release, I wonder if it would help to assign a guide or 
> >>>harvester as a "shepherd" for each one.  Someone who would be 
> >>>responsible for tracking progress on the enhancement and deciding 
> >>>when enough review has happened and when it's ready to go in.  Right 
> >>>now, there's not really anyone responsible for most of these, so it 
> >>>sort of falls to me to make sure something happens, or a random 
> >>>person complaining on one of the mailing lists.  I don't really have 
> >>>time to handle all of these myself.
> >>>
> >>>I remember Goran hinted at something like this with his PROP 
> >>>proposal or whatever it was.  But just something simple like 
> >>>assigning people to shepherd these items might help things get done.
> >>>
> >>>Does this make sense?
> >>>
> >>>- Doug
> >>>
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