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This week (20/2024) on the Pharo Issue Tracker
by Marcus Denker May 17, 2024

May 17, 2024

# Pharo 12 - Backport use of FormSet for ToggleMenuItemMorph submenu markers #16631 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/16631 # Ehancements - [Enhancement] Add "copy class name" to extras menu in Calypse #16635 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/16635 - Add missing RGGlobalVariable>>isInstanceVariable #16644 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/16644 - Introduce CompiledMethod>>#isInstanceSide #16626 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/16626 # Fixes - Issue 16430 - String>> asSymbol no protected against concurrent access (alternative solution) #16565 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/16565 - [Bug]: Date>>#addMonths: should Respect Offset #16603 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/16603 - sort subdirectories in the same order as the file tree table #748 https://github.com/pharo-spec/NewTools/pull/748 # VM - Fixed VirtualMachine 76 and 78 parameters #16641 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/16641 - Do not retain any selectors in CogAbstractInstruction #798 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo-vm/pull/798 - add tests for type harmonization #807 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo-vm/pull/807 - remove warning because of type and unsigned shift issues #800 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo-vm/pull/800 - Fixed ntb page selection change announcement if built without pages #1542 https://github.com/pharo-spec/Spec/pull/1542 # Package Structure - Sindarin/ScriptableDebugger should be listed as external project #16653 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/16653 - Sindarin in Pharo13 need to be loaded from Pharo13 branch of ScriptableDebugger (and not Pharo12 branch) #751 https://github.com/pharo-spec/NewTools/pull/751 - Simplify Calypso packaging #16602 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/16602 - Cleanup: CoverageCollectorTest should be in an own test package #16613 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/16613 # Rules - proposition rule for nil branch #16547 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/16547 - [Enhancement] Add a rule ReBaselineProperlyPackagedRule #16630 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/16630 - [Enhancement] Add a rule ReBaselineWithProperSuperclassRule #16633 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/16633 - proposition for a potential new rule: useless ifTrue:ifFalse: #16638 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/16638 - add ReStatementsAfterReturnConditionalRule #16640 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/16640 - Review ReClassNotCategorizedRuleTest>>#testRule #16649 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/16649 - Improve ReBaselineProperlyPackagedRule and ReBaselineWithProperSuperclassRule and cover with tests #16648 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/16648 - Enhancement: Provide a lint rule to check for a "super initialize" call in instance side #initialize methods #16615 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/16615 - tests for rules from the General-Rules package #16474 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/16474 # Cleanups - Reduce references to Undeclared global variable #16642 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/16642 - Remove deprecated way to access the global package organizer #754 https://github.com/pharo-spec/NewTools/pull/754 - Remove the package Deprecated12, introduce package Deprecated13 #16538 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/16538 - proposition refactoring -> Cleanup: 2 duplicated methods in FreeType #16583 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/16583 - Clean up in SDL_Texture and SDL_Renderer #16601 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/16601 - Simplify script pragma for FinderUI #16623 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/16623 - CommentTestCase should be moved to PharoDocComment-Tests #16619 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/16619 - Package "System-DependenciesTests" should be "System-Dependencies-Tests" #16621 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/16621 - Cleanup: AthensTransformTest>>transformClass should be in accessing #16628 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/16628 - Fix lint in ReShouldSendSuperSetUpAsFirstMessage class>>#checksMethod (second PR) #16643 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/16643 - Remove part of ReAsClassRule about #asClass #16658 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/16658 - Cleanup: Remove deprecated announcement #SnapshotDone in SnapshotOperation>>#performSnapshot for Pharo 13 #16657 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/16657 - Cleanup: unnecessary class BlLoadProjectWorldMenu #16655 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/16655 - SourceFile>>#isOpen should use isNotNil #16651 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/16651 - Remove Gofer #16606 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/16606 - Remove reference to a deprecated class #1822 https://github.com/pharo-vcs/iceberg/pull/1822 - Fixing call to deprecated code #749 https://github.com/pharo-spec/NewTools/pull/749 - Use isNotNil instead notNil in initializePresenters #753 https://github.com/pharo-spec/NewTools/pull/753 # Website - Update community.md: Social Media Section #74 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo-website/pull/74 - Update community.md: update tweet suggestion form #73 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo-website/pull/73 - Update Companies.md #72 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo-website/pull/72 - Update 2024-04-26-pharo12-released.md: fix typy #69 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo-website/pull/69

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Getting started with the easy projects
by Richard O'Keefe May 17, 2024

May 17, 2024

https://github.com/orgs/pharo-project/projects/8 lists some easy projects. I'd like to make a contribution. Where are the instructions on how to sign up and what to do? Fair warning, I'll probably need a bit of hand-holding...

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P12 new Tonel formatting and PR implications
by Tim Mackinnon May 15, 2024

May 15, 2024

Asking this here as it didnât get much traction on Discord - but with the move to P12, the category format in Tonel has changed from a symbol to a string e.g. { #category : #examples } vs { #category : 'examples' } - this causes mega noise when submitting tiny PR's - how is everyone else handling this? Should projects resave every project module to get the new format while people are out of the pool? Or is there a way to force the old format on specific projects until they can be upgraded ? It seems like a change whose consequences need some attention ? What are others doing? Tim

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Window size: look at ClyBrowserMorph>>initialExtent
by Davide Varvello May 15, 2024

May 15, 2024

Hi Guys,It seems to me the default size of a lot of windows is too small, so after some search and thanks to thisÂ https://stackoverflow.com/questions/55102480/how-do-i-change-the-default-he… by Marko GrdiniÄ I discovered I can change the default size of many type of windows simply changing ClyBrowserMorph>>initialExtent.HTH It would be good to be able to manage the size of windows in Settings CheersDavide

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Fwd: Submission is open for the ESUG 2024 Innovation Technology Awards
by Noury Bouraqadi May 14, 2024

May 14, 2024

---------- Forwarded Message --------- From: Noury Bouraqadi <bouraqadi(a)gmail.com> Subject: Submission is open for the ESUG 2024 Innovation Technology Awards Date: May 14 2024, at 5:39 pm To: Members ESUG <esug-list(a)lists.esug.org> Dear fellow Smalltalkers, Please find below the call of the call for submissions to the ESUG 2024 Innovation Technology Awards. Best, Noury ---- Innovation Technology Awards 19th Edition Have you developed a cool Smalltalk project you want to share? Developers of any Smalltalk-based software can participate (https://forms.gle/8k8DwauZj8VJb6cu9) During the conference, participants demonstrate their systems in a session Monday July 8th, during which the conference attendees vote. The top 3 teams will receive, respectively, 500 Euros, 300 Euros and 200 Euros. The results will be announced in the Awards ceremony that is held during the social event. Submit now (https://forms.gle/8k8DwauZj8VJb6cu9) Submission Deadline: Sunday June 30th

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Open Call: Object-Centric Breakpoints experiment
by Steven Costiou May 14, 2024

May 14, 2024

Dear Community, as part of a research project in the EVREF team, we are looking for people to participate to an empirical experiment on object-centric breakpoints - a debugging tool present in Pharo 9. Many people from the community already participated, and we thank them very much ð We are still looking for participants, we need 40 people to do the experiment! Please help us, in return it helps us understand better our tools and their impact and therefore build better tools for the Pharo community! For those who want to know a bit more, see my original email below. For those who just want to jump at the experiment, you can go there https://github.com/Pharo-XP-Tools/XPImageGeneration/tree/exp-ocd Thanks in advance ð Steven. --- We would like to invite you to participate to our experimental study on Object-Centric Breakpoints. This study aims to evaluate and to understand how Object-Centric Breakpoints impacts the debugging activity. This experiment takes place in **Pharo 9**. In this experiment, we ask you to solve 2 debugging tasks, one with standard Pharo tools and one other with Object-Centric Breakpoints. Between the two tasks, you will have to follow a tutorialand warmup tasks to learn how to use the tool. **How to Participate:** All instructions are here, please read them carefully: https://github.com/Pharo-XP-Tools/XPImageGeneration/tree/exp-ocd **About the Experiment:** The experiment last between 40 minutes and 2 hours. Participants should have experience with Pharo development and debugging. We recommend having more than 6 months experience in Pharo and debugging in general. You will gain insights into the Object-Centric Breakpoints approach and contribute to advancements in debugging research. Help us to build better debugging tools that help you debug! **Some constraints:** - You are not allowed to load external tools and baselines, but you can use anything that is in the base image - Please do the experiment in one shot if possible without interruptions - The experiment sends anonymous data to our inria server, please make sure that you have a valid internet connection - Please try to use the object-centric breakpoints when the experimental framework asks you to **Notes:** Participation is voluntary, and everything is anonymous. You can abandon the experiment at any point (and your data will be discarded). For any question, you can contact us: steven.costiou(a)inria.fr and valentin.bourcier(a)inria.fr Thank you for considering participating in our study. Your contribution will be valuable in advancing the field of debugging and helping us understand what tools we need to build for Pharo. Sincerely, Steven and Valentin, EVREF team, Inria

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This week (19/2024) on the Pharo Issue Tracker
by Marcus Denker May 14, 2024

May 14, 2024

# Pharo 12 - 16576-Problem-with-completion-in-the-tutorial #16582 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/16582 # Virtual Machine - Bump to MacOS 11 and above #792 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo-vm/pull/792 - Do not use asserta: in a statement #788 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo-vm/pull/788 - Moving pharo.signatures files for OSX Bundle to Resources folder #770 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo-vm/pull/770 # Features - New debugger extension model to display dynamic extensions #739 https://github.com/pharo-spec/NewTools/pull/739 - add asAccessor #16579 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/16579 - Make it easier to diagnose mock failures by printing message sends properly and storing the send history in the mock #16555 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/16555 - add two's complement display for negative integers #746 https://github.com/pharo-spec/NewTools/pull/746 # Fixes - Make ToggleMenuItemMorph use a FormSet for the submenu marker #16510 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/16510 - Taskbar option to close windows hidden behind other windows #16552 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/16552 - prof stef lesson view did not understand has binding of #16578 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/16578 - fix precedence computation #16581 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/16581 # Refactoring Engine - Fix RBCompositeRefactoryChange>>#defineClass: argument name #16600 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/16600 - Refactor: preconditions return array of preconditions by default #16527 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/16527 # Rules - add ReOverridingExtentsionMethod rule #16550 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/16550 - add rule to avoid that TestCase rely on Initialize #16513 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/16513 # Tests (Green tests on CI) - Fix testCodeCruftLeftInMethods #16598 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/16598 - Update roassal to v1.06d #16595 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/16595 - Fixing reflectivity tests that can randomly fail because of unstable and unpredictable tests generating methods #16584 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/16584 - 16569-CI-Pharo13-code-with-halt-was-merged #16570 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/16570 - clearing debugger subscriptions and subcomponents in StDebuggerExtensionMechanismTest>>#tearDown #712 https://github.com/pharo-spec/NewTools/pull/712 # Cleanups - Renaming DebugPointSideEffect into DebugPointMetaBehavior #16563 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/16563 - Cleanup: TestCase class>>#lastRunMethodNamed: #16588 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/16588 - Cleanup: TestCase class>>#hasErrorTest, TestCase class>>#hasPassedTest and TestCase class>>#hasFailedTest #16586 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/16586 - Changed 'Transcript show:' construct to 'self trace' #16385 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/16385 - removing dependency to UIManager in StFuelStackCommand #745 https://github.com/pharo-spec/NewTools/pull/745 # Documentation - Update CONTRIBUTING.md #16575 https://github.com/pharo-project/pharo/pull/16575

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[ANN] docker-pharo-vm v10.2.0-2024-05-13 [v10.2.0 [2024-05-13]] released!
by Buenos Aires Smalltalk May 13, 2024

May 13, 2024

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Re: The System Browser has recently started showing 2 comments tabs - one is text and one is formatted pretty. That seems odd and is not wanted...
by Davide Varvello May 13, 2024

May 13, 2024

Switch version is never pain free. Davide On Monday, May 13, 2024 at 11:05:39 AM GMT+2, stephane ducasse <stephane.ducasse(a)inria.fr> wrote: I understand. Can you tell us what is blocking you to switch versions? You should know that we did an amazing amount of job fixing a lot of glitches and improving Â Pharo over the last two years.Â Would you be interested in a special support for Pharo10 and at which price? Because we were thinking about a LTS for Pharo but this is not free :). Have fun.Â >> On Sunday, May 12, 2024 at 11:26:02 AM GMT+2, stephane ducasse <stephane.ducasse(a)inria.fr> wrote:Â > > >> Not really. Did you check in Pharo 12?Â > > No, I can't switch Pharo version and I don't think is so uncommon to stay on a stable version for a while. > DavideÂ > > > >> We got too busy on more important issues. > >> S > > > > > >> On 9 May 2024, at 11:43, Davide Varvello via Pharo-users <pharo-users(a)lists.pharo.org> wrote: >> >> >> >> Hi Guys, >> >> Any news about this issue? It's happening also to me. >> >> Cheers >> Davide >> >> >> >> >> Â Â >> Â Â >> Â Â On Monday, January 9, 2023 at 07:03:43 AM GMT+1, Mark O'Donoghue <mark.odonoghue.2010(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> Hi Stephane >> Â Â Â >> Many thanks for following up on the issue with the extra comment tab in the System Browser. >> Â Â Â >> As requested, I have included more information below: >> Â Â Â >> Versions >> Over the last few days, I have seen the issue in >> Build information: Pharo-10.0.0+build.536.sha.2314c3f457171dcde477ff6575b578835f1fd519 (64 Bit) >> I believe this is the latest stable P10 release for Windows 64. >> It was created as a new image via Pharo Launcher version: 3.0.1 >> Â Â Â >> Previously I was using >> Build information: Pharo-10.0.0+build.515.sha.b18847fed2389428342d35b0056824644a1ce5fe (64 Bit) >> And I was getting the normal comment tab behaviour. >> I still can see that when I fire up that old image. >> Â Â Â >> Background >> I had not used Pharo since July 2022, and before resuming work I decided to create a fresh new P10 image to work with. >> Using the launcher, I created a new image based on the Pharo 10 (stable) image. And of course it updated the Windows 64 VM as well for me. >> I then reloaded my code base and started work. Pretty soon I noticed the odd behaviour with the System Browser. >> I then posed the question on discord for guidance. >> Â Â Â >> Since then, I tried to simplify the issue by creating another new image based on Pharo 10 (stable). >> This time I didnât make any changes, alter settings, or loading any code or libraries. >> I checked the simple image and verified that the System Browser issue was happening. >> Because this is just the âvanillaâ image, unchanged by me, I a hoping it will be easy to verify this behaviour at your endâ¦ >> Â Â Â >> Â Â Â >> Cheers and regards >> Mark >> Perth, Western Australia >> Â Â Â >> From: stephane ducasse <stephane.ducasse(a)inria.fr> Sent: Sunday, 8 January 2023 10:43 PMTo: Any question about pharo is welcome <pharo-users(a)lists.pharo.org>Subject: [Pharo-users] Re: The System Browser has recently started showing 2 comments tabs - one is text and one is formatted pretty. That seems odd and is not wanted - has anyone else seen this? Pharo 10 stable image - windows 64 - all reloaded recently... >> Â Â Â >> Hi markÂ >> Â Â Â >> Which version of Pharo are you using? >> In P11 I saw some regressions. >> S >> >> >>> On 8 Jan 2023, at 14:30, mark.odonoghue.2010(a)gmail.com wrote: >>> Â Â Â >>> >> Â Â Â >> >> > > > StÃ©phane Ducasse > http://stephane.ducasse.free.fr > 06 30 93 66 73 > > "If you knew today was your lastÂ day on earth, what wouldÂ youÂ do differently? ....ESPECIALLYÂ if, by doing somethingÂ different,Â today mightÂ notÂ be your last dayÂ on earth.â CalvinÂ & Hobbes > > > > > > StÃ©phane Ducasse http://stephane.ducasse.free.fr 06 30 93 66 73 "If you knew today was your lastÂ day on earth, what wouldÂ youÂ do differently? ....ESPECIALLYÂ if, by doing somethingÂ different,Â today mightÂ notÂ be your last dayÂ on earth.â CalvinÂ & Hobbes

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The System Browser has recently started showing 2 comments tabs - one is text and one is formatted pretty. That seems odd and is not wanted...
by Davide Varvello May 13, 2024

May 13, 2024

From: Davide Varvello <varvello(a)yahoo.com> To: stephane ducasse <stephane.ducasse(a)inria.fr> Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 at 10:43:37 AM GMT+2 Subject: Re: [Pharo-users] The System Browser has recently started showing 2 comments tabs - one is text and one is formatted pretty. That seems odd and is not wanted... > On Sunday, May 12, 2024 at 11:26:02 AM GMT+2, stephane ducasse <stephane.ducasse(a)inria.fr> wrote:Â > Not really. Did you check in Pharo 12?Â No, I can't switch Pharo version and I don't think is so uncommon to stay on a stable version for a while. DavideÂ > We got too busy on more important issues. >S > On 9 May 2024, at 11:43, Davide Varvello via Pharo-users <pharo-users(a)lists.pharo.org> wrote: > > > > Hi Guys, > > Any news about this issue? It's happening also to me. > > Cheers > Davide > > > > >Â Â >Â Â >Â Â On Monday, January 9, 2023 at 07:03:43 AM GMT+1, Mark O'Donoghue <mark.odonoghue.2010(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > Hi Stephane >Â Â Â > Many thanks for following up on the issue with the extra comment tab in the System Browser. >Â Â Â > As requested, I have included more information below: >Â Â Â > Versions > Over the last few days, I have seen the issue in > Build information: Pharo-10.0.0+build.536.sha.2314c3f457171dcde477ff6575b578835f1fd519 (64 Bit) > I believe this is the latest stable P10 release for Windows 64. > It was created as a new image via Pharo Launcher version: 3.0.1 >Â Â Â > Previously I was using > Build information: Pharo-10.0.0+build.515.sha.b18847fed2389428342d35b0056824644a1ce5fe (64 Bit) > And I was getting the normal comment tab behaviour. > I still can see that when I fire up that old image. >Â Â Â > Background > I had not used Pharo since July 2022, and before resuming work I decided to create a fresh new P10 image to work with. > Using the launcher, I created a new image based on the Pharo 10 (stable) image. And of course it updated the Windows 64 VM as well for me. > I then reloaded my code base and started work. Pretty soon I noticed the odd behaviour with the System Browser. > I then posed the question on discord for guidance. >Â Â Â > Since then, I tried to simplify the issue by creating another new image based on Pharo 10 (stable). > This time I didnât make any changes, alter settings, or loading any code or libraries. > I checked the simple image and verified that the System Browser issue was happening. > Because this is just the âvanillaâ image, unchanged by me, I a hoping it will be easy to verify this behaviour at your endâ¦ >Â Â Â >Â Â Â > Cheers and regards > Mark > Perth, Western Australia >Â Â Â > From: stephane ducasse <stephane.ducasse(a)inria.fr> Sent: Sunday, 8 January 2023 10:43 PMTo: Any question about pharo is welcome <pharo-users(a)lists.pharo.org>Subject: [Pharo-users] Re: The System Browser has recently started showing 2 comments tabs - one is text and one is formatted pretty. That seems odd and is not wanted - has anyone else seen this? Pharo 10 stable image - windows 64 - all reloaded recently... >Â Â Â > Hi markÂ >Â Â Â > Which version of Pharo are you using? > In P11 I saw some regressions. > S > > >> On 8 Jan 2023, at 14:30, mark.odonoghue.2010(a)gmail.com wrote: >>Â Â Â >> >Â Â Â > > StÃ©phane Ducasse http://stephane.ducasse.free.fr 06 30 93 66 73 "If you knew today was your lastÂ day on earth, what wouldÂ youÂ do differently? ....ESPECIALLYÂ if, by doing somethingÂ different,Â today mightÂ notÂ be your last dayÂ on earth.â CalvinÂ & Hobbes

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