Hi Brent!

The current implementation of the Classbox requires a modified VM because the method lookup is specialized. Also some issue (related to the method cache) need to be resolved before any public release.

But I would like to know more about such a need. What is the mechanism you need? 
Fixes and enhancements are usually provided as changeset. Do you have a "uninstallable changeset" mechiansm in mind?

Classbox prevents global impact related to method redefinitions. However side effect will remain global (e.g., something like 'Smalltalk at: #Foo put: #me')

Cheers,
Alexandre


On Fri, Feb 20, 2004 at 08:14:59PM -0500, Brent Vukmer wrote:
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> > 
> > What's the status for ClassBoxes?  Is that working fine in
> 3.7-current, 
> > or are more changes needed to support ClassBoxes?  
> > 
> 
> I'm particularly interested in ClassBoxes because I think it would be a
> very helpful tool for reviewers and harvesters - fixes and enhancements
> could be loaded and tested inside a ClassBox, leaving the image hosting
> the BFAV untouched.
> 

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