Re: [Help-smalltalk] Anyone willing to maintain the Squeak port of Iliad?

[Paolo Bonzini]

> > >  1) what classes are different and why
>
> Except for the encoder, the code is basically the same. Things like
> files handling, TimeStamp/DateTime are different, but using rewrite
> scripts make the conversion easier.

The extract the encoder and other different parts in a package Iliad-GST 
and Iliad-Squeak, as a start.

> Yes, I guess that's possible, thanks to gst-convert, with a script like
> this one:
> http://smalltalk.gnu.org/faq/169
> but doing the opposite.

Try it! :-)

Remember that gst-convert output need to be piped into "tr \\n \\r" for 
Squeak/Pharo to use it succesfully.

> > >  Deciding on the namespace vs. prefix issue will also help figuring out
> > >  how to automate the conversion as much as possible.
>
> We decided to add the "IL" prefix to the classes of the gst version. We
> will keep the namespace, though.

The namespace is harmless, and I applaud the decision as ugly as it may 
be.  I think if you write on the Squeak and Pharo lists talking about 
the above steps (it basically looks like it is a matter of scripting the 
loading of .cs files produced by gst-convert) you can find a volunteer 
more easily.

Paolo