On Sun, Apr 19, 2009 at 05:54:36PM +0200, Nicolas Cellier wrote:
> 2009/4/19 David T. Lewis <lewis at mail.msen.com>:
> > On Sun, Apr 19, 2009 at 05:36:13PM +0200, Nicolas Cellier wrote:
> >> I noticed that there was a Delay limit set to (SmallInteger maxVal //
> >> 2) before http://bugs.squeak.org/view.php?id=7321
> >>
> >> Is this limit obsolete ?
> >>
> >> What would happen with a LargeInteger delay ?
> >
> > I'm not sure of the exact status of this in the various images, but
> > you can read all about it in Mantis 854.
> >
> Ah, thanks, I see that Tim's change (Delay
> class>>#primSignal:atMilliseconds:) was included in 3.9 image, but
> Andreas started from 3.8
> 
> So this might be a regression in (future) 3.11, that's why I ask.
> 
> That does not explain the limit in 3.9. Why setting the limit to
> SmallInteger maxVal half, and why a limit at all if Tim's change allow
> for LargeInteger delays ?

I think that the limit came from the CheckInitialDelayTime-854-v4-laza.2.cs
attachment on Mantis 854. I don't recall now, but this may have been
added after Tim's change. I do not know if it is needed now or not.

Dave