[update 1.2] #12076

> 12076
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> - Issue 2347: Migrating some OS queries from SmalltalkImage to OSPlatform. This changes is really nice since it used the existing Platform classes for that they should.
> Now do you use Smalltalk os, Smalltalk platform but
> OSPlatform os
> OSPlatform platform
> This way OSPlatform is used for what it should. It would be nice if Squeak would follow this change, else we will add a compatibility package. Thanks Simon Denier.
>
>
> I like these changes that apply OOP thinking to the system. Distribution of responsibilities.
>
> Stef
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> Cheers,
> Henry
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> On Aug 3, 2010, at 4:30 55PM, Stéphane Ducasse wrote:
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>> 12076
>> -----
>>
>> - Issue 2347: Migrating some OS queries from SmalltalkImage to OSPlatform. This changes is really nice since it used the existing Platform classes for that they should.
>> Now do you use Smalltalk os, Smalltalk platform but
>> OSPlatform os
>> OSPlatform platform
>> This way OSPlatform is used for what it should. It would be nice if Squeak would follow this change, else we will add a compatibility package. Thanks Simon Denier.
>>
>>
>> I like these changes that apply OOP thinking to the system. Distribution of responsibilities.
>>
>> Stef
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>> Why was SmalltalkImage >> os marked as deprecated?
>> I thought the result of previous discussion was that the methods themselves should be moved to separate classes (like OSPlatform), but the delegating method in SmalltalkImage should be kept...
>
> if we have OSPlatform as in Sophie and all the infrastructure there (like isUnix, isMacOS...) do we want to duplicate it in SmalltalkImage?
> (except for compatibility with squeak).
>
> Ideally Smalltalk should be a simple lightweight lobby to access behavior
>
> Smalltalk platform
> -> OSPlatform
> Smalltalk vm
> Smalltalk globals.
>
> Stef

> On Aug 4, 2010, at 12:46 06PM, Stéphane Ducasse wrote:
>
>>> Why was SmalltalkImage >> os marked as deprecated?
>>> I thought the result of previous discussion was that the methods themselves should be moved to separate classes (like OSPlatform), but the delegating method in SmalltalkImage should be kept...
>>
>> if we have OSPlatform as in Sophie and all the infrastructure there (like isUnix, isMacOS...) do we want to duplicate it in SmalltalkImage?
>> (except for compatibility with squeak).
>>
>> Ideally Smalltalk should be a simple lightweight lobby to access behavior
>>
>> Smalltalk platform
>> -> OSPlatform
>> Smalltalk vm
>> Smalltalk globals.
>>
>> Stef
>
> My point exactly.
> I don't mind SmalltalkImage>>osVersion being deprecated, but the "lightweight lobby" delegate method SmalltalkImage >> os has been deprecated as well...
> (There is no corresponding SmalltalkImage >> platform as you mentioned)
>
> Cheers,
> Henry
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