On 8/24/2010 1:38 AM, Pavel Krivanek wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 5:40 AM, Andreas Raab<andreas.raab at gmx.de>  wrote:
>> One thing that I'm not sure about is how to interpret the scripts at the
>> above URL - are they used to create the package structure in the KernelImage
>> repository or are they for something different?
>
> Because the smallest kernel.image contains only the platform specific
> code for linux, the scripts should be executed there.
>
> The process starts with with the updated morphicCore image. It loads
> basic packages like network support and monticello from the
> SqueakSource and saves the source code to a file.
>
> Then it shrinks yourself down to the kernel.image, it saves this image
> and then it starts to load saved basic packages again. When the image
> has Monticello, it loads all packages again from the repository (but
> only to have all code in the image covered with packages, no changes
> are made).
>
> With the Monticello support it creates the next images up to image
> with EToys support. The bootstrapping process then can start again
> from the morphicCore image.

Thank you. I'll have to spend a bit of time to understand the changes 
and how they apply to the current image.

> It is very sad that the Smalltalk community is splitted only because
> of political reasons and the amount of technical ones will only grow.
> Especially when goals of all fractions seems to be so close...

Unfortunately, I can't change the past. The situation is what it is but 
this shouldn't stop us from making progress.

> Of course if you will want to use my work for Squeak modularization, I
> will help you.

Thanks, that is very helpful.

Cheers,
   - Andreas