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Re: [Help-smalltalk] gst from git master + iliad from svn trunk + hangi


From: Krishna
Subject: Re: [Help-smalltalk] gst from git master + iliad from svn trunk + hanging verboseMode response
Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:55:26 +0530

On Sat, Jun 27, 2009 at 4:33 PM, Paolo Bonzini<address@hidden> wrote:
>>>> Paolo, could this patch be included in gst?
>>>
>>> Mostly.  I just do not like #inspectOn: as a name, because with a GUI the
>>> inspector will be something else.  It's not a problem if #inspect uses a
>>> different method than #inspectOn:.   Let's just agree on a new name and I'll
>>> adjust the patch myself.
>>
>> printInternalsOn: aStream is what it does.
>
> I had thought of #debugOn: (which conflicts with the "debug it" of
> traditional Smalltalk environments) or #dumpOn: (but this one would conflict
> with ObjectDumper)?
>
> Guys, please weigh in.



2009/6/27 Nicolas Petton <address@hidden>:
> Le samedi 27 juin 2009 à 14:05 +0200, Paolo Bonzini a écrit :
>> Nicolas Petton wrote:
>> > Le samedi 27 juin 2009 à 13:03 +0200, Paolo Bonzini a écrit :
>> >>>>> Paolo, could this patch be included in gst?
>> >>>> Mostly.  I just do not like #inspectOn: as a name, because with a GUI
>> >>>> the inspector will be something else.  It's not a problem if #inspect
>> >>>> uses a different method than #inspectOn:.   Let's just agree on a new
>> >>>> name and I'll adjust the patch myself.
>> >>> printInternalsOn: aStream is what it does.
>> >> I had thought of #debugOn: (which conflicts with the "debug it" of
>> >> traditional Smalltalk environments) or #dumpOn: (but this one would
>> >> conflict with ObjectDumper)?
>> >
>> > What about #exploreOn: ?
>>
>> Explore was used for some inspectors in VW, but that's a possibility.  I
>> guess every other verb has been used in an IDE so...
>
> Else, something funny like #peelOn: or something.

how about #introspectOn: ?

"looking within" is what is being attempted right?

another that I can think of is #examineOn:

cheers,
  --krishna

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