bug? / where is Squeak 4.4

> I am using Squeak 3.10 but am planning to port my code to Squeak 4.4 soon.
> Today I discovered that method  ClassBuilder>>validateClassName:
> aString   appears to expect a string as a parameter but in fact
> requires a symbol.
>
> e.g.   (ClassBuilder new validateClassName: 'Smalltalk') returns true.
> But:   (ClassBuilder new validateClassName: #Smalltalk) generates a Warning:
>
>                (Smalltalk already exists!
>                Proceed will store over it.
>
>                Select Proceed to continue, or close this window to
> cancel the operation.)
>
> The latter is correct although it is the caller of validateClassName:
> that is going to do
> the overwrite so (I think) it is inapproapriate for validateClassName:
> to generate the warning.
>
> Finally,  I find it odd that both
>
>  (ClassBuilder new validateClassName: #Class)  returns true.
> and
>  (ClassBuilder new validateClassName: #NotClass) returns true.
>
> Anyway, before reporting this as a bug, I decided to download Squeak 4.4 first
> (in preparation for porting) and verify that the bug is there also.
> But at www.squeak.org I only find Squeak  4.3.
> So where do I find Squeak 4.4?
>
> Finally,  where do I find instructions on how to report this bug (if
> it exists in Squeak 4.4).
>
> Regards,
>
> Ralph Boland
>

> I just recently downloaded from ftp://ftp.squeak.org/4.4/
> I tried the SqueakV44.sources but apparently something in the image is looking for SqueakV41.sources
>
>    Ken G. Brown
>
> On 2013-03-04, at 1:45 PM, Ralph Boland wrote:
>
>> I am using Squeak 3.10 but am planning to port my code to Squeak 4.4 soon.
>> Today I discovered that method  ClassBuilder>>validateClassName:
>> aString   appears to expect a string as a parameter but in fact
>> requires a symbol.
>>
>> e.g.   (ClassBuilder new validateClassName: 'Smalltalk') returns true.
>> But:   (ClassBuilder new validateClassName: #Smalltalk) generates a Warning:
>>
>>                (Smalltalk already exists!
>>                Proceed will store over it.
>>
>>                Select Proceed to continue, or close this window to
>> cancel the operation.)
>>
>> The latter is correct although it is the caller of validateClassName:
>> that is going to do
>> the overwrite so (I think) it is inapproapriate for validateClassName:
>> to generate the warning.
>>
>> Finally,  I find it odd that both
>>
>>  (ClassBuilder new validateClassName: #Class)  returns true.
>> and
>>  (ClassBuilder new validateClassName: #NotClass) returns true.
>>
>> Anyway, before reporting this as a bug, I decided to download Squeak 4.4 first
>> (in preparation for porting) and verify that the bug is there also.
>> But at www.squeak.org I only find Squeak  4.3.
>> So where do I find Squeak 4.4?
>>
>> Finally,  where do I find instructions on how to report this bug (if
>> it exists in Squeak 4.4).
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Ralph Boland
>>
>
>

> That's my fault. I'd _like_ to have the version name relate to the
> source filename, but it doesn't. Use SqueakV41.sources. I'll go remove
> the SqueakV44.sources, as I should have done a while ago. Sorry for
> the confusion!
>
> frank
>
> On 4 March 2013 20:55, Ken G. Brown <[hidden email]> wrote:
>> I just recently downloaded from ftp://ftp.squeak.org/4.4/
>> I tried the SqueakV44.sources but apparently something in the image is looking for SqueakV41.sources
>>
>>    Ken G. Brown
>>
>> On 2013-03-04, at 1:45 PM, Ralph Boland wrote:
>>
>>> I am using Squeak 3.10 but am planning to port my code to Squeak 4.4 soon.
>>> Today I discovered that method  ClassBuilder>>validateClassName:
>>> aString   appears to expect a string as a parameter but in fact
>>> requires a symbol.
>>>
>>> e.g.   (ClassBuilder new validateClassName: 'Smalltalk') returns true.
>>> But:   (ClassBuilder new validateClassName: #Smalltalk) generates a Warning:
>>>
>>>                (Smalltalk already exists!
>>>                Proceed will store over it.
>>>
>>>                Select Proceed to continue, or close this window to
>>> cancel the operation.)
>>>
>>> The latter is correct although it is the caller of validateClassName:
>>> that is going to do
>>> the overwrite so (I think) it is inapproapriate for validateClassName:
>>> to generate the warning.
>>>
>>> Finally,  I find it odd that both
>>>
>>>  (ClassBuilder new validateClassName: #Class)  returns true.
>>> and
>>>  (ClassBuilder new validateClassName: #NotClass) returns true.
>>>
>>> Anyway, before reporting this as a bug, I decided to download Squeak 4.4 first
>>> (in preparation for porting) and verify that the bug is there also.
>>> But at www.squeak.org I only find Squeak  4.3.
>>> So where do I find Squeak 4.4?
>>>
>>> Finally,  where do I find instructions on how to report this bug (if
>>> it exists in Squeak 4.4).
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Ralph Boland
>>>
>>
>>