[squeak-dev] How do I use Monticello Configurations?

I've never used Monticello Configurations before, and would like some  
guidance before I screw up the trunk (there's your motivation to  
answer quickly, hah!  :-).  Here are my questions:

I don't feel like adding each package individually, since this seems  
error-prone and is definitely tedious.  Is it safe to add packages  
using match '*'?  This seems a bit dangerous, because I might  
inadvertently add a package that doesn't belong (eg: if I'm also  
working on a package that isn't in trunk/).  Is there a way to start  
from a previous configuration?  In other words, can I populate a new  
configuration using the latest versions of all packages in a previous  
configuration?  If not, how do others go about this?

Can you specify multiple version of the same package in a single  
configuration?  For example, if I want to load Compiler-jcg.85 before  
Compiler-jcg.86, can I add them in that order to a Configuration, or  
do I need to create two Configurations?

Thanks,
Josh

On 30.09.2009, at 10:49, Joshua Gargus wrote:

Yes. It's *the* way.

>  In other words, can I populate a new configuration using the latest  
> versions of all packages in a previous configuration?

Yes. Open the previous configuration (select it in the repo, click  
browse). Then update it (click Update / from image).

> Can you specify multiple version of the same package in a single  
> configuration?  For example, if I want to load Compiler-jcg.85  
> before Compiler-jcg.86, can I add them in that order to a  
> Configuration, or do I need to create two Configurations?

I never tried the former, but the latter is the canonical way.

Typically you only need to provide conf maps for the intermediate  
steps. After the last explicit configuration is loaded, the updater  
proceeds to load the latest version of all packages it can find.

- Bert -

On Sep 30, 2009, at 4:01 AM, Bert Freudenberg wrote:


Thanks, seems simple now that I know the right clicks.



Ah, good... I only need one intermediate step so I only need one  
configuration without any repeated package versions.

Thanks,
Josh



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