Re: [Pharo-project] Loading platform-specific code

On 09.08.2010, at 20:48, Sean P. DeNigris wrote:

>
>
> Norbert Hartl wrote:
>>
>> The initialization of ExternalWebBrowser does a Smalltalk
>> addToStartUpList: self.
>>
>
> Ha ha, I didn't know about startUp.  I thought "why the heck is it called
> startUp"... and changed it to initializeMe!
>
> Playing with the image, and thanks to your comment, I just got an
> interesting education on registering for startup and shutdown - thanks!
>
> I'm adding some info to SmalltalkImage's class comment and writing up some
> sample code.
>
> So now the question is: is it better to lazily load external projects
> required for other platforms, or load them all when you (most probably) have
> an internet connection?
>

I think I don't fully understand what you mean with "lazily load" and "required for other platforms". But if it is just a choice when to load something then I would do while having a internet connection ;)

Norbert

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Mariano Martinez Peck wrote:
>
> ...did you know that Metacello let you
> handle platform specific code?
>
I'm assuming you mean [Squeak|Pharo...] platform - we're talking
[Mac|Windows...]

Mariano Martinez Peck wrote:
>
> Thus, you can define this in the ConfigurationOFfExternalWebBrowser, and
> not
> depend on a class side initialize.
>

Yes, it all started when I decided to move the load out of the
class>>initialization and into the Config, and I just wanted to poll to see
if my thinking was correct.

Norbert Hartl wrote:
>
> I think I don't fully understand what you mean with "lazily load" and
> "required for other platforms". But if it is just a choice when to load
> something then I would do while having a internet connection ;)
>

Yes, that is the choice, and that answers the question.  Thanks.

Sean
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Let's talk about OS dependency at ESUG...

Dale

Mariano Martinez Peck wrote:

On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 3:03 PM, Sean P. DeNigris <[hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>> wrote:



   Mariano Martinez Peck wrote:
    >
    > ...did you know that Metacello let you
    > handle platform specific code?
    >
   I'm assuming you mean [Squeak|Pharo...] platform - we're talking
   [Mac|Windows...]



ahhh sorry....and what about conditional loading? and using spec:for or something like that?

once I suggested Dale to add OS dependency to Metacello...I don't rememeber what happened.


 
   Mariano Martinez Peck wrote:
    >
    > Thus, you can define this in the
   ConfigurationOFfExternalWebBrowser, and
    > not
    > depend on a class side initialize.
    >
   Yes, it all started when I decided to move the load out of the
   class>>initialization and into the Config, and I just wanted to poll
   to see
   if my thinking was correct.


   Norbert Hartl wrote:
    >
    > I think I don't fully understand what you mean with "lazily load" and
    > "required for other platforms". But if it is just a choice when
   to load
    > something then I would do while having a internet connection ;)
    >
   Yes, that is the choice, and that answers the question.  Thanks.

   Sean
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