[RFC][VM] Handling plugins in packages at SqueakMap

Andreas Raab andreas.raab at gmx.de
Mon Mar 10 17:00:58 UTC 2003


> > How about this: "plugin" - this package is or contains a 
> > plugin to the Squeak VM which needs to be compiled for each
> > platform individually.
> 
> Would this be a subcategory of "Package type"? No, not if you 
> also allow "contains" I guess. Ok, instead of guessing - which
> daddy do you think it should have? :-)

Good question. I dunno (this is why I tagged this as [RFC]). One could go
either way - simply flag a package as "containing" a plugin, or make up a
separate package type for "being" a plugin. Both makes sense and I don't
have a strong feeling either way. 

Comments anyone?

Cheers,
  - Andreas



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