The absolute simplest thing is to just create the process and save the image with it, it will keep on running.
On 05 Nov 2014, at 12:05, PBKResearch <peter@pbkresearch.co.uk> wrote:
Hello
I have a puzzle as to how to implement a start-up action. I would like to have a monitoring process running in the background while I am working on my project, and it would be easier if this process started up automatically when the image is loaded. I have hunted through my current image, and I have found three possibilities: a. Include a file named startup.st in the same folder as the image, and put a script to start the process in this file. b. Add a startup: method to the class controlling the background process, and do Smalltalk addToStartUpList: MyClass. c. Do Smalltalk addDeferredStartUpAction: [block which starts the process]. The first looks easiest, but it seems untidy to rely on having a separate file sored with the image. All these methods should work; is there any reason to prefer any one of them, or any other better method?
Thanks in advance for any advice.
Peter Kenny