[squeak-dev] Squeak 4.6 release update

Tobias Pape Das.Linux at gmx.de
Sat Mar 7 19:28:55 UTC 2015


Hey,
On 07.03.2015, at 19:01, gettimothy <gettimothy at zoho.com> wrote:

> The image fixes the WriteStream>>NextChunkPut error we where getting when trying to modify comments which makes me happy (:

to which fix do you refer?
There is a hack out there calling flush every now and then,
but this all calls for a principled solution for streams that
read _and_ write.

best
	-Tobias


> 
> ---- On Fri, 06 Mar 2015 15:23:00 -0500 Chris Muller<ma.chris.m at gmail.com> wrote ---- 
> Besides welcoming Marcel to the board yesterday, we discussed that 
> we'd like to push for the 4.6 / 5.0 release by April 30th. Somehow my 
> name was the only one to be found on the volunteer list as release 
> manager, but Eliot voiced his willingness to assist, but will be 
> relying on others to chip in as well. 
> 
> So, I've just updated the Squeak 4.5-13686 image from trunk (lo and 
> behold, it worked without a hitch!) to produce a Squeak4.6-14191.zip 
> which is now available at ftp.squeak.org/4.6alpha/. 
> 
>> From this snapshot forward, lets start thinking about the 4.6 release 
> and all that we want to be in it. If you have any low-level changes 
> to the image that would benefit from as much testing as possible, now 
> is the time to get those finalized and committed into the trunk. 
> Controversial changes should start in the Inbox as always, we still 
> have time for one or two more arguments. :) 
> 
> In a few weeks, we'll want to start being more conservative with our 
> changes; only things like tools and cosmetics -- and we'll hammer out 
> the look and UX. 
> 
> 4.6 is a dual release also as 5.0. We'll be releasing two VM's and 
> two images; one each for the Cog and Spur formats. The content of the 
> images will be equivalent. 




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