we use self flag: #fixMe
you can then query either #fixMe or flag:

and yes this is a good idea to mark things and create bug entries.

Stef

On Apr 22, 2012, at 11:18 AM, phil@highoctane.be wrote:

> While looking around in the image, I am in need of knowing where I found thngs that either puzzle me or are "wrong" (well, a code smell).
>
> What I do is that I put pragmas in there like this (not that this sample is meant to be representative)
>
> privCleanTextConstants
> � � � <fixme>
> � � � TextConstants TextSharedInformation removeKey: #DefaultTextStyle.
> � � � TextConstants TextSharedInformation removeKey: #DefaultMultiStyle.
> � � � TextConstants TextSharedInformation removeKey: #DefaultFixedTextStyle.
> � � � TextConstants TextSharedInformation removeKey: StrikeFont defaultFontKey.
>
> � � � Smalltalk allClasses select: [:c | c sharedPools includes: TextConstants] thenDo: [:c | c compileAll ].
>
> And I can then find back the things with:
>
> pc := (PragmaCollector filter: [:prg | prg keyword = 'fixme']) reset.
> pc collected size. "(Print It: 1)"
> pc collected explore.
>
> And then finding back the Class and Method Name
>
> Building upon that, why not do what is done in other environments (well, I've got that in PHP, Java, ...) and use:
>
> <todo:do this and that> or plain <todo>
> <fixme: this and that> or plain <fixme>
> <issue:issue#>
>

> And have a specific tool to help the navigation (explore is fine for a moment but...)
>
> This would allow us to have an idea on the technical debt inside the system, broken down by areas if we start leveraging Packages.
>
> What I do not know is how much stress this would put on the system. Are pragmas eating a lot or a just markers?
>
> Phil
>