[ANN] 3.6gamma candidate image available

Phil Hudson phil.hudson at iname.com
Fri Sep 26 21:15:25 UTC 2003


Help! I don't understand any of this. How do I get the Package Loader
working again? I looked at the SMLoaderDownloadDirectoryName - it had an
entirely reasonable value (my Squeak app directory), but I deleted it and
that didn't fix the problem.

>goran.krampe at bluefish.se wrote:
>
>>Daniel Vainsencher <danielv at netvision.net.il> wrote:
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>>>What happens? if a walkback, mail bug to list.
>>>
>>>Daniel
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>>The problem is this code in SMLoader class:
>>downloadDirectoryName
>>	"Answer the name of my default download directory.
>>	This can be a relative name.
>>	Default to the current directory for compatibility with old behavior"
>>
>>	^Preferences parameterAt: #SMLoaderDownloadDirectoryName
>>		ifAbsentPut: [ FileDirectory default fullName ].
>>
>>Or rather - the code isn't the problem - but the Preference is set by
>>Doug! Needs to be cleared.
>>  
>>
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>Yeah, when I read Torsten's message, I figured my assumption that it was 
>okay to open the Package Loader in the candidate image was perhaps not a 
>good assumption after all.  (Opening the Package Loader apparently sets 
>this downloadDirectoryName preference.)
>
>So, I will reset this preference... hopefully that will be sufficient.
>
>Alternatively, I could try creating the full image again and see if I 
>could load the Upgrade-to-Full package via a command, and not open the 
>Package Loader at all.  Something like "SMSqueakMap default 
>installPackageWithId: '97aadf92-12b0-etc' ".
>
>Either way, I will replace the full gamma image later today.
>
>- Doug
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