Re: miracle modules (was: Improving the aesthetics and usability of Squeak)

"Lex Spoon" <lex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Jecel Assumpcao Jr <jecel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
[SNIP]
> > Well, this is the case for "top level" modules. The problem is when you 
> > are trying to load something that requires lots of other stuff to work. 
> > In that case we want something more like "apt-get" than "findRPM". Some 
> > module name to URL directory would be great. We don't care what all 
> > that stuff does, who wrote it and so on.

Just a note. I am finishing SqueakMap as we speak. It is a kind of
"apt-get" with a central master complemented with a web UI similar to
Gnome's software map with categories. This thing will be ready this week
as I am doing it full time currently.

Here is the latest code dump I did on the modules-mailinglist a couple
of weeks ago:

http://anakin.bluefish.se:8000/gohu/11

...if you are interested you could read the class comments. It is not in
any easily runnable shape right now. I have done much more since then.

The "apt-get" client part will have no other dependencies than a virgin
Squeak (no Comanche etc). It uses a simple logfile chunk-format (same
technique as the Modules use) and most importantly can update itself
incrementally by fetching updates in a single gzip-compressed HTTP
request. This will mean that you can do your "apt-get update" even if
you are behind a modem - it will be fast.

I am confident in that you are all going to like this stuff actually!
:-)

More coming later.

regards, Göran