Michael Rueger wrote:

> Brad Fuller wrote:
>
>>    Got a problem.
>> I've started with a clean 3.7beta image and selected Load Code 
>> Updates and then selected to go to 3.8alpha.
>> I have been waiting for about 1/2 hr for Squeak to update the changes 
>> file. The progress dialog box "Recording Changes File" is moving 
>> extremely slow and it almost to 50% done... but it is moving.
>>
>> Is this normal?
>
>
> 1/2 h seems a bit long, but what you are seeing is the re-encoding of 
> the changes file which takes quite a long time. Plus there are some 
> other actions in the m17n filein that take some time as well.
>
> Michael

thanks for the reply Michael. I don't know the answer to your question - 
it did freeze up near the end. So, I started again and it worked ok... 
at least it didn't crawl.