[Vm-dev] VMMaker small problem for pharo developper

Bert Freudenberg bert at freudenbergs.de
Fri Mar 19 10:19:12 UTC 2010


On 19.03.2010, at 11:08, Henrik Johansen wrote:
> 
> On Mar 19, 2010, at 10:53 23AM, Bert Freudenberg wrote:
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>> On 19.03.2010, at 10:44, Henrik Johansen wrote:
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>>> the method will probably be renamed again in Pharo, to #primFindSubstring:in:startingAt:matchTable:
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>> I see no compelling reason why we shouldn't just apply the same refactoring to Squeak? KISS ;)
>> 
>> - Bert -
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> It doesn't solve the problem of hardcoded references from Plugins to the core image in the long run, but that'd certainly be a simple solution. :D
> 
> The reason I didn't propose it is I didn't want to be seen as forcing Squeak to change just because Pharo changed.
>  (Although, as should be clear from the previous mails I think it's a superior solution to what is in Squeak now)

It sounds sensible to me, and there is no policy in place to Just Be Different ;)

I bet if you published a package with the refactoring to the trunk inbox (open to submissions for all) it would very soon be merged.

> VMMaker would have to be changed either way to stay compatible :)
> 
> Cheers,
> Henry


- Bert -




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