2010/3/7 keith <keith_hodges at yahoo.co.uk>:
>
>
> Hi Keith,
>
> By now, I want message getSystemAttribute: to get private because the
> argument is cryptic, and implementation dependent.
>
> I agree.
>
> We don't have to program with encoded numbers, but should rather use
> verbs and noun, the Smalltalk way.
> Otherwise, I would just say (aStream nextPut: 13) instead of (aStream
> cr), (paragraph alignment: 2) instead of (paragraph alignment:
> Justified).
> The encoding of arguments shall still exist, but only at two places at most:
> - 1 in the VM
> - 1 in the image
>
> Concerning the class where the access methods should be implemented,
> one thing emerged from recent discussion: it shall better be
> accessible thru the object representing the system - Smalltalk
> - either directly,
> - or indirectly, via a message indirection (Smalltalk commandLine for
> example).
>
> Exactly.
>
> Maybe StartupManager is just a client for the commandLine information,
> or it's the natural implementor of these messages as the main consumer
> (the only one?).
>
> It is the natural implementer.
>
> That's an implementation detail we can discuss.
> Or do you mean there should not be any other client ?
>
> Nicolas
>
> Simply put I am inviting you to contribute your ideas to the implementation
> of StartupManager, rather than start some competing implementation, which
> will then undermine the effort I put into StartupManger.
> how about it?
> Keith
>
>

It would be good to have a bit of cross fork coordination for the
basic system features.
Do you have a MC source or changeSet available ?

Nicolas