[ANN] SIXX 0.2 is available for Squeak 3.9

Hi,

We have upgraded SIXX to 0.2. The new version is available for all
platforms (Squeak, VisualWorks, and Dolphin Smalltalk).

SIXX 0.2:
http://www.mars.dti.ne.jp/~umejava/smalltalk/sixx/index.html
(Also loadable from SqueakMap).
http://map.squeak.org/package/60663648-6b83-4b61-9f06-e58c33565d75/autoversion/5

SIXX now supports 'shape changed' class deserialization. Even if class
definitions are changed between SIXX file and the current image, you
can read the file via SixxShapeChangeReadStream.

Other features:
- Safer Boolean reading
- Added a new option "SixxSettings>>useNCR"
    - You can specify whether to write multi byte string by numeric
character references or not.
- Unicode string (de)serialization support (Squeak, VW)
- Added more hook methods for customizing serialization/deserialization.

More details are described here:
http://swikis.ddo.jp/umejava/40

Enjoy!
--
[:masashi | ^umezawa]

Dear Masashi,

        great news ! But I was unable to load it from squeakmap from a 3.9
image. Did you put it also in SqueakSource? It could be a goog idea because
is used a lot and I have some scripts that customizes the image from
squeaksource in wich I like to include Sixx to be automagically loaded.

        cheers,

Sebastian

-----Mensaje original-----
De: [hidden email]
[mailto:[hidden email]] En nombre de Masashi
UMEZAWA
Enviado el: Jueves, 01 de Febrero de 2007 10:22
Para: The general-purpose Squeak developers list;
[hidden email]
Asunto: [ANN] SIXX 0.2 is available for Squeak 3.9

Hi,

We have upgraded SIXX to 0.2. The new version is available for all platforms
(Squeak, VisualWorks, and Dolphin Smalltalk).

SIXX 0.2:
http://www.mars.dti.ne.jp/~umejava/smalltalk/sixx/index.html
(Also loadable from SqueakMap).
http://map.squeak.org/package/60663648-6b83-4b61-9f06-e58c33565d75/autoversi
on/5

SIXX now supports 'shape changed' class deserialization. Even if class
definitions are changed between SIXX file and the current image, you can
read the file via SixxShapeChangeReadStream.

Other features:
- Safer Boolean reading
- Added a new option "SixxSettings>>useNCR"
    - You can specify whether to write multi byte string by numeric
character references or not.
- Unicode string (de)serialization support (Squeak, VW)
- Added more hook methods for customizing serialization/deserialization.

More details are described here:
http://swikis.ddo.jp/umejava/40

Enjoy!
--
[:masashi | ^umezawa]

Hi,

Thanks for using SIXX. It is strange you were unable to load it from
SqueakMap. Anyway, the same version is also located at SqueakSourceJ
(my home server).
http://squeaksource.blueplane.jp/SIXX/SIXX-mu.48.mcz

I could put the copy to SqueakSource also, but I would like to avoid
it because it makes more duplications.

Probably we need a more intelligent installer which knows many remote
sites (SqueakMap, various SqueakSource sites, etc) for package
loading.

(pseudo code)
Installer loadLatestReleaseVersion: #SIXX.

Cheers,

2007/2/3, Sebastian Sastre <[hidden email]>:
> Dear Masashi,
>
>        great news ! But I was unable to load it from squeakmap from a 3.9
> image. Did you put it also in SqueakSource? It could be a goog idea because
> is used a lot and I have some scripts that customizes the image from
> squeaksource in wich I like to include Sixx to be automagically loaded.
>
>        cheers,

--
[:masashi | ^umezawa]

 
Right. If you use that repository only to publish working copies, then I can
setup my script to get allways the newest SIXX version published there.

        By the way, I've made this scripts to automate a custom installation
using a little modified version of SqueakInstaller to archieve just what you
are proposing using both squeakmap and montichello repositories. So I can
start with a fresh image anytime. If you wont it just tell me.

        Cheers,

Sebastian Sastre

-----Mensaje original-----
De: [hidden email]
[mailto:[hidden email]] En nombre de Masashi
UMEZAWA
Enviado el: Sábado, 03 de Febrero de 2007 22:48
Para: The general-purpose Squeak developers list
CC: [hidden email]
Asunto: Re: [ANN] SIXX 0.2 is available for Squeak 3.9

Hi,

Thanks for using SIXX. It is strange you were unable to load it from
SqueakMap. Anyway, the same version is also located at SqueakSourceJ (my
home server).
http://squeaksource.blueplane.jp/SIXX/SIXX-mu.48.mcz

I could put the copy to SqueakSource also, but I would like to avoid it
because it makes more duplications.

Probably we need a more intelligent installer which knows many remote sites
(SqueakMap, various SqueakSource sites, etc) for package loading.

(pseudo code)
Installer loadLatestReleaseVersion: #SIXX.

Cheers,

2007/2/3, Sebastian Sastre <[hidden email]>:
> Dear Masashi,
>
>        great news ! But I was unable to load it from squeakmap from a
> 3.9 image. Did you put it also in SqueakSource? It could be a goog
> idea because is used a lot and I have some scripts that customizes the
> image from squeaksource in wich I like to include Sixx to be automagically
loaded.
>
>        cheers,

--
[:masashi | ^umezawa]

Hi,

2007/2/4, Sebastian Sastre <[hidden email]>:
>
> Right. If you use that repository only to publish working copies, then I can
> setup my script to get allways the newest SIXX version published there.

Yes. I regularly put working copies of SIXX to the repository. I also
mark some versions released, corresponding to the SqueakMap releases.

>        By the way, I've made this scripts to automate a custom installation
> using a little modified version of SqueakInstaller to archieve just what you
> are proposing using both squeakmap and montichello repositories. So I can
> start with a fresh image anytime. If you wont it just tell me.
>

Great. Please just go ahead. We really need an intelligent installer.

Cheers,
--
[:masashi | ^umezawa]

Dear Masashi,

        please take a look in www.squeaksource.com for the project
SqueakInstaller. There you will find a modified saltipyckle's version that
will read what to install from scripts files in your image folder how to
customize a fresh image.

        Is not intelligent but automatic and customizable.

        In the wiki are details of how to use this. Any question just ask.

        My two cents,

Sebastian

Hi,

Thanks. I really wanted to use such kind of installer for creating
release builds of my projects. I'll take a look at it.

Cheers,

2007/2/26, Sebastian Sastre <[hidden email]>:
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[:masashi | ^umezawa]