> It's a hack, sure, but what could possibly go wrong? SerialPort isn't used
> for anything system-critical.


Yes, that's what I thought but since I don't usually put my hands in this
part of the system I wanted to make sure I won't find any weird problem
later :)


> This should work fine. ReadOnlyVariableBindings are there to protect
> against accidentally overwriting system globals (i.e., when executing
> "Array := new" in a workspace which is one of my favorite mistakes :-) But
> as long as you know what you're doing, go ahead.
>
> BTW, it will be faster to install your class if you do the following (it
> avoids the need to recompile all references):
>
>        [SerialPort := SqueakSerialPort]
>                on: AttemptToWriteReadOnlyGlobal
>                do:[:ex| ex resume: true].
>

Thanks for the explanation and the code snippet. I'll give it a try then :)

Cheers,
Richo


>
> Cheers,
>  - Andreas
>
>
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