Is there a task forces identifying packages in Squeak?

stéphane ducasse ducasse at iam.unibe.ch
Tue Mar 15 12:17:43 UTC 2005


On 15 mars 05, at 12:07, Avi Bryant wrote:

> On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 08:35:46 +0100, stéphane ducasse
> <ducasse at iam.unibe.ch> wrote:
>> hi guys
>>
>> I thought that the packages group would start to initiate some actions
>> to identify (put the right * in category) or use the package browser 
>> so
>> that we could get loadble/unloadable packages in 3.9.
>>
>> Did I dream or this discussion was in the air?
>
> You weren't dreaming.  I recently mentioned on this list a page I put
> together to coordinate this effort:
> http://minnow.cc.gatech.edu/squeak/5641

Ok I was not aware.

> So far, exactly one person has signed up on that page (thanks, Lex).
> Stef, is there anyone at the SCG that can pitch in and help?

Sure I will pass the words.

>> My impression is that the effort of alex around the package browser
>> (integrating category and MC package) is really interesting and could
>> really support this effort transparently.
>
> In the long run, it certainly will be.  Before it's useful for this
> kind of thing, though, it needs to have more support for extension
> methods.

I think that we should give him feedback because alex is ready to 
continue implementing
that because we all need it
>
> Avi
>
>




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