Aug. 11, 2009
4:56 p.m.
This is used by ReferenceStream (and thus ImageSegment) to distinguish between class versions, see the comment in ClassDescription. The number is used to be able to distinguish different class versions and fix them if necessary when loading.
Yes, this is what the code clearly says. But do you think this method contributes to the beauty Pharo is striving for?
Not really, but if you remove it ImageSegments and ReferenceStreams break. I guess Pier users and various companies won't be happy with that ;-) Lukas -- Lukas Renggli http://www.lukas-renggli.ch