Re: [Help-smalltalk] Re: giving smalltalk python import

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--- Robert Collins <address@hidden> wrote:

> On Wed, 2004-09-08 at 12:10 +0200, Paolo Bonzini
> wrote:
> > > It could be. There are some tradeoffs: its
> easier (and ease is
> > > important) to just write a script, and be able
> to move it on disk to
> > > have everything associated move, rather than
> have to create a formal xml
> > > file.=20
> > 
> > But a packages.xml file is actually quite simple
> and it can abstract away
> > the namespace and a few other boring details.  I
> already did this yesterday
> > evening as well.
> 
> Yes... but :}.

Rob, I have to say that I'm with Paolo on this one.
The packages.xml is not a 'formal xml' file, it's a
pretty informal one.

Paolo, that namespaces change is a real step forward.
I'd very much like to have some way to load packages
from a home directory, other than by putting an image
in that directory. Something like a SMALLTALK_PACKAGES
environment variable to be added to the search path
would do very nicely.

> > > Namespace currentSpace at: #defaultModule put:
> CVS.abstractFactory !
> > 
> > Initialization like this is not very common in
> Smalltalk.
> 
> Sure, was just demoing a point.
> 
> > > which I think you'll agree is more work.
> > 
> > Maybe, but I want to minimize the amount of work
> for a first version.
> > Souping it up can be done later.
> 
> As long as we are willing to change..
> 
> > > why not a . ? (I dont' have anything against
> '/', but . has some
> > > advantages:
> > >
> > > * its the syntax used in the language to
> traverse namespaces
> > 
> > But here it's not namespaces, these are in
> packages.xml.  I fear confusion,
> > and I don't want to impose a one-one relationship
> between namespaces and
> > directories.
> 
> The power of the python model comes from the one-one
> relationship!

Between namespaces and directories? If that's what you
meant, what if I have two packages, both making
modifications to classes in the Smalltalk namespace?
Wouldn't I be forced to put the source into the same
directory?

[other stuff cut]

Mike


                
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