[Cuis-dev] [RFC] Sunsetting v3 image format, merging Character and UnicodeCodePoint, New Directory Structure for Cuis

[Juan Vuletich]

On 1/4/2024 7:58 PM, lewis--- via Cuis-dev wrote:
> I have appreciated having the V3 image but this is only for personal 
> interest and occasional use in VM and plugin support, and I have no 
> real need for it. Keeping Cuis simple and clean is more important, so 
> the old V3 format can go now.
>
> Dave
>
> On 2024-01-03 21:25, Juan Vuletich via Cuis-dev wrote:
>
>> Hi Folks,
>>
>> The subject says it all.
>>
>> I want to simplify some code in the image by unifying Character and 
>> UnicodeCodePoint. But this can not be done for the old v3 image 
>> format, as it can't handle immediate Characters and is therefore 
>> limited to 256 distict Characters. Additionally, OpenSmalltalk has 
>> shifted to Spur only quite some time ago, as Squeak and Pharo have 
>> also done.
>>
>> So, I'm planning on removing the v3 image from the 
>> https://github.com/Cuis-Smalltalk/Cuis-Smalltalk-Dev repo soon. If 
>> anybody has some special need for v3 images, let's discuss them.
>>
>> On an unrelated topic, the new directory structure for 
>> https://github.com/Cuis-Smalltalk/Cuis6-2 will also be used for 
>> https://github.com/Cuis-Smalltalk/Cuis-Smalltalk-Dev. If your 
>> specific workflow depends on the current directory structure, you may 
>> need to adapt it. Please take a look at 6.2, and see how it could 
>> affect you.
>>
>> These changes allow either for simplification of code, or to improve 
>> the experience, especially for newcomers and casual users. I believe 
>> they are worth the possible nuisances.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> -- 
>> Juan Vuletich
>> cuis.st
>> github.com/jvuletich
>> researchgate.net/profile/Juan-Vuletich
>> independent.academia.edu/JuanVuletich
>> patents.justia.com/inventor/juan-manuel-vuletich
>> linkedin.com/in/juan-vuletich-75611b3
>> twitter.com/JuanVuletich

Thanks Folks.

I'm just back from vacations. I have already pushed the changes to unify 
UnicodeCodePoint and Character into a single, unicode capable, 
immediate, Character class.

Shortly I'll remove the v3 image, and will also start modifying the 
folder structure to be more like Stable Cuis 6.2, as no negative 
feedback appeared about that.

Cheers,

-- 
Juan Vuletich
cuis.st
github.com/jvuletich
researchgate.net/profile/Juan-Vuletich
independent.academia.edu/JuanVuletich
patents.justia.com/inventor/juan-manuel-vuletich
linkedin.com/in/juan-vuletich-75611b3
twitter.com/JuanVuletich

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