Beware, self environment is a SystemDictionary, not a SmalltalkImage

> Untill recent past, Smalltalk was a SystemDictionary representing both
> the namespace and the System.
> It was bloated with many messages, and sending messages like:
>      self environment garbageCollect.
> was correct.
>
> Now, self environment is supposed to answer the namespace object (a
> SystemDictionary) not the system object (a SmalltalkImage).
> So, some usages are not correct anymore.
>
> See for example #removeUninstantiatedSubclassesSilently.
> Fortunately, this message is unsent (quite dangerous isn't it ?).
> But IMHO, all senders of #environment should be reviewed.
>
> Nicolas
>

> Hi nicolas
>
> did you check in pharo because if I remember correctly I spent a lot of time doing such a kind of review
> and fixes?
>
> Stef
>
> On Jan 30, 2011, at 9:43 PM, Nicolas Cellier wrote:
>
>> Untill recent past, Smalltalk was a SystemDictionary representing both
>> the namespace and the System.
>> It was bloated with many messages, and sending messages like:
>>      self environment garbageCollect.
>> was correct.
>>
>> Now, self environment is supposed to answer the namespace object (a
>> SystemDictionary) not the system object (a SmalltalkImage).
>> So, some usages are not correct anymore.
>>
>> See for example #removeUninstantiatedSubclassesSilently.
>> Fortunately, this message is unsent (quite dangerous isn't it ?).
>> But IMHO, all senders of #environment should be reviewed.
>>
>> Nicolas
>>
>
>
>

> No, I was just browsing Kernel differences with MC from Squeak and
> found this usage in Pharo/#removeUninstantiatedSubclassesSilently.
>
> Nicolas
>
> 2011/1/30 Stéphane Ducasse <[hidden email]>:
>> Hi nicolas
>>
>> did you check in pharo because if I remember correctly I spent a lot of time doing such a kind of review
>> and fixes?
>>
>> Stef
>>
>> On Jan 30, 2011, at 9:43 PM, Nicolas Cellier wrote:
>>
>>> Untill recent past, Smalltalk was a SystemDictionary representing both
>>> the namespace and the System.
>>> It was bloated with many messages, and sending messages like:
>>>      self environment garbageCollect.
>>> was correct.
>>>
>>> Now, self environment is supposed to answer the namespace object (a
>>> SystemDictionary) not the system object (a SmalltalkImage).
>>> So, some usages are not correct anymore.
>>>
>>> See for example #removeUninstantiatedSubclassesSilently.
>>> Fortunately, this message is unsent (quite dangerous isn't it ?).
>>> But IMHO, all senders of #environment should be reviewed.
>>>
>>> Nicolas
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>