On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 7:14 AM, Schwab,Wilhelm K <bschwab@anest.ufl.edu> wrote:

Hello all,

I'm getting Ubuntu configured on my new $400 laptop, and just noticed that I can load one Pharo image at least twice w/o any error messages. �Is that good or bad? �I'm inclined to say it is bad, with caveats below.

I mentioned caveats: I have mixed feelings about Pharo's emulated/MDI GUI. �There have been (rare) times when it would have been nice to be able to do something similar on Dolphin. �If there is a reason to run multiple IDEs on one box, having them clearly separated by a single main window has some advantages.

Did Pharo implement image locking to prevent this?

You'll notice that if you save code from both running instances, your .changes file will be corrupted. Otherwise it works fine.

Gulik