On Jul 16, 2004, at 6:02 PM, tim Rowledge wrote:

> Exactly - it's what, 24 bits for file index and 6 for which file, 
> something like that these days. Assuming we do ever actually adopt the 
> new CompiledMethod format I proposed then that limit can be 
> arbitrarily expanded to any size file, any number of files, a 
> database, URLs, Squat UUID fetcher specs, ouija-board policy or 
> whatever.

Yes, I'd really like to see that happen. Hopefully we can slip it in 
with the image format changes needed for 64-bit support in Squeak 4.0.

Colin