June 2008 - Pharo-dev - lists.pharo.org

[Pharo-project] Who is working on which tests? Why are there new, broken tests?
by Oscar Nierstrasz June 10, 2008

June 10, 2008

I looked at the wiki page http://code.google.com/p/pharo/wiki/CurrentlyWorkingOn but it does not say much. I would like to work through some tests, but I cannot find an overview. The tests CharacterTest>>testHex and IntegerTest>>testHex are broken but seem to be very new. Stef, are you working on these? You seem to have written the tests ... - on

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[Pharo-project] What is ScheduledControllers?
by Oscar Nierstrasz June 10, 2008

June 10, 2008

I was looking at http://code.google.com/p/pharo/issues/detail?id=6 and discovered this is broken because StandardSystemView sends to ScheduledControllers which does not exist. I googled for it and found it seems sometimes to be a class and sometimes a global. Anyway it does not exist. Anyone know where it came from? - on

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[Pharo-project] fix Utilities offerCommonRequests -> UIEnvironment class
by Oscar Nierstrasz June 10, 2008

June 10, 2008

Stef, This is one of yours. UIEnvironment does not exist. Are you proposing to split up Utilities and move a lot of these utility-like this to a new utility class called UIEnvironment? What is the motivation/rationale? I do not see what problem is solved by introducing another utility class. Should the new class also stay in the System-Support category? - on

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[Pharo-project] fix Utilities classFromPattern:withCaption: -> Browser
by Oscar Nierstrasz June 10, 2008

June 10, 2008

Damien, I do not understand this issue. http://code.google.com/p/pharo/issues/detail?id=2 Example doit: Utilities classFromPattern: 'orph' withCaption: 'Morphs' This generates a menu with the caption as heading. The name of the selected class is returned. I do not understand the issue here. The following code will fire up a browser. (Utilities classFromPattern: 'orph' withCaption: 'Morphs') browse WHat needs to be fixed? - on

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[Pharo-project] Are wiki comments making it to the list?
by Victor Rodriguez June 10, 2008

June 10, 2008

Hello, I'm not sure comments added to wiki pages are making it to the site. Could it be that the list does not accept email from non-subscribers? If so, could someone please "subscribe" or otherwise "whitelist" codesite-noreply(a)google.com? Thanks, VÃctor RodrÃguez.

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[Pharo-project] HaveALootAt -> HaveALookAt -- where are the open tasks?
by Oscar Nierstrasz June 9, 2008

June 9, 2008

I guess this page should be called "HaveALookAt" but I do not see how to rename a wiki page. Anybody know how to do this? http://code.google.com/p/pharo/wiki/HaveALootAt Where is the list of open tasks? I thought it might be here. - on

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[Pharo-project] editing pharo home page?
by Oscar Nierstrasz June 9, 2008

June 9, 2008

How do I edit the Pharo home page? http://code.google.com/p/pharo/ I see no edit button. - on

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June 9, 2008

- Adrian trait core cleaning. - Serge fixing tests I plan to harvest on: and MVC clean up. and some graphics test cleaning. stef

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June 8, 2008

Hi all Beside cleaning the system I would like Pharo to be inventive and cooler. Here are a list of thoughts where I would like to see some efforts: Note that they are related to the milestone list http://code.google.com/p/pharo/wiki/Milestones Please have a look and see how you can contribute. - I plan to finish DrDoc. - I would like to have some mechanisms to deprecated classes. - first class packages. Then it would be good to have a look at the 3.10 fixes. Feedback is welcome. Stef

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Re: [Pharo-project] About on:
by Bill Schwab June 8, 2008

June 8, 2008

Hello all, You will find a first draft of the proposal on the Wiki. It needs some more work, but should suffice as a start. Bill Wilhelm K. Schwab, Ph.D. University of Florida Department of Anesthesiology PO Box 100254 Gainesville, FL 32610-0254 Email: bschwab(a)anest.ufl.edu Tel: (352) 846-1285 FAX: (352) 392-7029 >>> victorr(a)gmail.com 06/08/08 10:19 AM >>> On Sun, Jun 8, 2008 at 9:20 AM, Bill Schwab <BSchwab(a)anest.ufl.edu> wrote: > Damien, > > I saw and replied to Victor's invitation first, so we should probably just wait for him to do it. I have added you as a member. Best Regards, VÃctor RodrÃguez. > Thanks! > > Bill > > > > > Wilhelm K. Schwab, Ph.D. > University of Florida > Department of Anesthesiology > PO Box 100254 > Gainesville, FL 32610-0254 > > Email: bschwab(a)anest.ufl.edu > Tel: (352) 846-1285 > FAX: (352) 392-7029 > >>>> damien.cassou(a)gmail.com 06/07/08 2:18 PM >>> > Just send me your google email address and I will add you. > > On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 10:01 PM, Bill Schwab <BSchwab(a)anest.ufl.edu> wrote: >> Stef, >> >> I appear to have a working google account, and it seems willing to let >> me add comments to wiki pages. Is there more to do to enable me to >> edit? >> >> Bill >> >> >> >> >> Wilhelm K. Schwab, Ph.D. >> University of Florida >> Department of Anesthesiology >> PO Box 100254 >> Gainesville, FL 32610-0254 >> >> Email: bschwab(a)anest.ufl.edu >> Tel: (352) 846-1285 >> FAX: (352) 392-7029 >> >> >>>>> stephane.ducasse(a)inria.fr 6/6/2008 1:53:17 PM >>> >> Yes bill I think that this is important that we get one page with the >> >> proposal >> because we should find a way to make progress. >> May be with a stream factory or other method names as you suggest (if >> >> I understand correctly) >> This is important that we do not lose the ideas and proposal. >> >> Stef >> >> On Jun 6, 2008, at 6:49 PM, Victor Rodriguez wrote: >> >>> On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 9:46 AM, Bill Schwab <BSchwab(a)anest.ufl.edu> >> >>> wrote: >>>> Lukas, >>>> >>>> Re "I hope that we do not have to implement our own stream >>>> hierarchy as >>>> well." >>>> >>>> I do not intend to be confrontational, but you are over-reacting. >>>> Nothing I am proposing would force you to create a stream >> hierarchy. >>>> Worry not, as I do not see my proposal being accepted anyway. I >> will >>>> simply add protocol that meets my needs, convert to it, and move >> on. >>> >>> Perhaps the Pharo project is not yet ready for your proposal, with >> so >>> many things yet to be done, but who knows what might happen in the >>> future? What about documenting your proposal in the wiki? >>> >>> Best Regards, >>> >>> Victor Rodriguez. >>> >>> >>>> If by your proposal, you mean relying on a default action to >> preserve >>>> behavior, that is not a solution. The whole point of exceptions is >> >>>> to >>>> fail loudly vs. (potentially) passing garbage into code that might >> or >>>> might not recognize what happened. The default action makes it too >> >>>> easy >>>> to miss. The very thing that keeps you happy subjects my customers >> >>>> to >>>> risk that I consider to be unacceptable, especially given that >>>> there are >>>> simple (if tedious) solutions that will avoid the problem. >>>> >>>> My particular RB limitations are based on what is built into >> Dolphin, >>>> and an old version at that. I need to see what Damien has on >>>> offer. My >>>> understanding is that the "comment abuse" is greatly reduced >>>> relative to >>>> what I have experienced. Failing that, there are other text- >>>> processing >>>> methods. >>>> >>>> Bill >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Wilhelm K. Schwab, Ph.D. >>>> University of Florida >>>> Department of Anesthesiology >>>> PO Box 100254 >>>> Gainesville, FL 32610-0254 >>>> >>>> Email: bschwab(a)anest.ufl.edu >>>> Tel: (352) 846-1285 >>>> FAX: (352) 392-7029 >>>> >>>>>>> renggli(a)gmail.com 06/06/08 9:13 AM >>> >>>>> The changes I propose would be almost trivial for them to adopt, >> and >>>>> might actually make their lives easier in targeting Dolphin, >> should >>>> they >>>>> wish to do so. >>>> >>>> Yes, I agree. The rewrite engine can fix all these things. >>>> >>>>> All arguments in favor of preserving current behavior have been >>>>> based >>>> on >>>>> backward compatibility - nothing on merits. >>>> >>>> I am only saying that keeping things backward compatible in >> critical >>>> position makes everything easier. Frankly, I like the solution I >>>> proposed and that apparently other people have thought out as well. >>>> You can use both semantics, depending on what makes more sense in >>>> your >>>> context. And best of all, it does not break existing code. I am >>>> missing a reason why Alan Knight think this solution is not good. >>>> >>>>> or Seaside, I would certainly keep Seaside going, though I suspect >>>> the >>>>> Seaside developers would accomodate us in trying to align the >>>> dialects. >>>> >>>> We never forced anybody to align their dialect. If possible, we >>>> always >>>> changed our own code. We introduced compatibility layers that >> porters >>>> can fill or we simply built our own classes. I hope that we do not >>>> have to implement our own stream hierarchy as well. >>>> >>>>> [*] I assume that I will write Dolphin code to export something >> that >>>>> Pharo can load. If any of you know of a good solution to that >>>> problem, >>>>> please let me know. In case you are wondering why the renaming is >>>> all >>>>> done in Pharo, it is because it hopefully does a better job of >>>> leaving >>>>> formatting in tact - D5's version of the RB is fairly hostile in >>>>> that >>>>> regard. >>>> >>>> The rewrite engine in Squeak/Pharo reformats all code it touches. >>>> VisualWorks has some improvements in that area. I discussed with >> John >>>> Brant and he said that these improvements are part of the >> open-source >>>> refactoring browser, however the problem is that Cincom modified >> the >>>> code and that the original improvements are not part of the >> download >>>> on John's website. Therefor it is not clear, what code is clean and >>>> what code is commercial. >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> Lukas >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Lukas Renggli >>>> http://www.lukas-renggli.ch >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Pharo-project mailing list >>>> Pharo-project(a)lists.gforge.inria.fr >>>> http://lists.gforge.inria.fr/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pharo-project >> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Pharo-project mailing list >>>> Pharo-project(a)lists.gforge.inria.fr >>>> http://lists.gforge.inria.fr/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pharo-project >> >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Pharo-project mailing list >>> Pharo-project(a)lists.gforge.inria.fr >>> http://lists.gforge.inria.fr/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pharo-project >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Pharo-project mailing list >> Pharo-project(a)lists.gforge.inria.fr >> http://lists.gforge.inria.fr/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pharo-project >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Pharo-project mailing list >> Pharo-project(a)lists.gforge.inria.fr >> http://lists.gforge.inria.fr/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pharo-project >> > > > > -- > Damien Cassou > Peter von der AhÃ©: Â«I'm beginning to see why Gilad wished us good > luckÂ». 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