[squeak-dev] 3.11 deliverable no.1

> Hello All,
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> The first result of the 3.11 effort is going to be an image that I have
> called 3.10bc. Where bc stands for "Build Candidate".
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> The purpose of this image is to provide a base starting point for
> everyone who would like to contribute to 3.11, and do image building
> activities of any kind.
>
> 3.10bc is the first "fixed point", being essentially the stable 3.10
> release, against which small projects can be carried out safely.
>
> To if you were to test a bug fix, and I want to reproduce it, it will be
> a case of taking 3.10bc and repeating your test.
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> 3.10bc consists of, 3.10.2 + LevelPlayingField
> (Monticello, PackageInfo, MonticelloConfigurations, Monticello-Files,
> Installer-Launcher), and the latest of AtomicLoading, Universes,
> SqueakMap, Sake/Packages, SUnit, and Tasks, together with some essential
> fixes which support the above packages. Full details of the mantis bug
> reports for those fixes are included in the image.
>
> This "base" is generated and should be easily reproducible for any of
> the images supported by LevelPlayingField. Some tools like SUnitGUI are
> not backwardly compatible, BUT SUnit includes a non GUI TestReporter
> which is.
>
> Projects which can start based upon 3.10bc
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> A) Bug Harvesting
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> All the outstanding bugs on mantis can be assessed, in their respective
> categories.
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> B) Image Tidying
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> C) Image wide adjustments renaming etc.
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> e.g.
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> _ to := revisited. == to =  Transcript show -> self logCR:
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> D) Module Definition and Removal
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> Move classes into a category, make them into a monticello package, move
> methods to become extension methods, and publish the package.
>
> E) Validation of external packages, and getting more stuff to work
>
> And  many more I am sure.
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> 3.10bc+fixes, from A above, will be a continuously moving target, for
> those intending to build on top of 3.11, so instead we provide a 3.11bc
> this will be 3.10bc + tidying, reorg and removals. But Not Bug Fixes.
> This is an image that may be used as a second fixed point if preferred.
>
> back to the day job for a few days for me I am afraid
>
> Keith
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> Hi Keith -
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> Not sure where to report this but I noticed that this fix is not in
> yet and it will definitely cause problems:
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> Installer mantis bug: 6980 fix:
> 'SystemDictionary-recreateSpecialObjectsArray-M6980.st'.
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> Is there a procedure for proposing fixes for inclusion? (this is why I
> was interested in a wiki - I could've added that and you'd have a
> place to go to the next round)