Deprecation TheWorldMenu in Pharo 1.1

> What is the point of leaving the empty class TheWorldMenu in Pharo
> 1.1? Obviously it is deprecated, but then all its methods are removed.
>
> I run across code like the following one in numerous packages:
>
> Smalltalk at: #TheWorldMenu ifPresent:
> [:theWorldMenu |  theWorldMenu registerOpenCommand:
> { 'RFB/VNC Server' . { RFBServerGUI . #open } .
>  'Configure access to this desktop from remote VNC viewers.' }]
>
> Of course this now fails, because the class is there but none of its
> code? Would it be possible to either entirely remove the class or add
> deprecated methods (they don't even need to do anything)?
>
> Lukas
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> We should probably add the methods back so that people can load they code.
>
>
> On Mar 19, 2010, at 10:26 AM, Lukas Renggli wrote:
>
>> What is the point of leaving the empty class TheWorldMenu in Pharo
>> 1.1? Obviously it is deprecated, but then all its methods are removed.
>>
>> I run across code like the following one in numerous packages:
>>
>>       Smalltalk at: #TheWorldMenu ifPresent:
>>               [:theWorldMenu |  theWorldMenu registerOpenCommand:
>>                       { 'RFB/VNC Server' . { RFBServerGUI . #open } .
>>                         'Configure access to this desktop from remote VNC viewers.' }]
>>
>> Of course this now fails, because the class is there but none of its
>> code? Would it be possible to either entirely remove the class or add
>> deprecated methods (they don't even need to do anything)?
>>
>> Lukas
>>
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>> http://www.lukas-renggli.ch
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> Yeah, the class comment says: "Just a placeholder so that old code can
> still load."
>
> However since all methods are missing old code doesn't load any better
> than if the complete class would be gone.
>
> The following commit in the inbox adds a few deprecated messages that.
> That should improve the situation and make old code loadable again.
>
> Name: Morphic-LukasRenggli.551
> Author: lr
> Time: 19 March 2010, 5:50:07 pm
> UUID: 7962d62e-ae62-45e2-b950-2fa8c9b7145a
> Ancestors: Morphic-StephaneDucasse.550
>
> - added some depreacated methods to TheWorldMenu
>
> Lukas
>
>
>
>
> On 19 March 2010 17:04, Stéphane Ducasse <[hidden email]> wrote:
>> We should probably add the methods back so that people can load they code.
>>
>>
>> On Mar 19, 2010, at 10:26 AM, Lukas Renggli wrote:
>>
>>> What is the point of leaving the empty class TheWorldMenu in Pharo
>>> 1.1? Obviously it is deprecated, but then all its methods are removed.
>>>
>>> I run across code like the following one in numerous packages:
>>>
>>>       Smalltalk at: #TheWorldMenu ifPresent:
>>>               [:theWorldMenu |  theWorldMenu registerOpenCommand:
>>>                       { 'RFB/VNC Server' . { RFBServerGUI . #open } .
>>>                         'Configure access to this desktop from remote VNC viewers.' }]
>>>
>>> Of course this now fails, because the class is there but none of its
>>> code? Would it be possible to either entirely remove the class or add
>>> deprecated methods (they don't even need to do anything)?
>>>
>>> Lukas
>>>
>>> --
>>> Lukas Renggli
>>> http://www.lukas-renggli.ch
>>>
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