[squeak-dev] OCompletion package

Frank Shearar frank.shearar at gmail.com
Fri Jan 4 07:59:07 UTC 2013


On 4 January 2013 06:15, Jeff Gonis <jeff.gonis at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Squeak-Dev,
>
> So one of the things that I can't live without in my image is
> auto-completion as provided by OComplete.  Levente made a release for Squeak
> 4.2, and it has worked in every release since then but the package has not
> been updated to indicate this.  In addition, the "extending the workspace"
> code that allows for the installation of OComplete triggers a debugger when
> it calls Smalltalk at: ECToolSet, as this key cannot be found.  However,
> installing the Squeak 4.2 compatible version from SqueakMap does work nicely
> in 4.4.
>
> The OComplete package is not listed as community supported, so I don't
> believe that I can edit it, although I get the full interface when I
> right-click on the package and select "Edit Release".
>
> So I have two questions:
>
> 1) Can we make OCompletion into a Community Supported Package?  I believe
> that it provides considerable benefits when developing in Squeak
>
> 2) Once it is community supported, do I just select "Edit Release" on the
> 4.2 compatible release, change the compatibility level to Squeak 4.4, update
> the name and enter my squeak map id/password?  I want to get some experience
> doing this, but I'd rather not learn by doing it wrong the first time and
> ending up with some egg on my face.

I think it would be more appropriate to make a _new_ release for 4.4
(which is just as easy as editing a release).

frank

> Maybe a bit of a tutorial on how to go about editing a community supported
> package would be helpful.
>
> Thanks for your help,
> Jeff G.


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