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

[Hernán Wilkinson]

Great!! I think it is a good move and simplifies Cuis

Cheers!
Hernan.

On Tue, Jan 30, 2024 at 12:47 PM Juan Vuletich via Cuis-dev <
cuis-dev at lists.cuis.st> wrote:

> Hi Folks,
>
> Just removed the v3 image.
>
> Soon, I'll start changing the folder structure to be more like
> https://github.com/Cuis-Smalltalk/Cuis6-2 . I know this is likely to
> break your processes, and the ways you are used to. But there was no
> negative feedback on the structure of
> https://github.com/Cuis-Smalltalk/Cuis6-2 , so I assume that this is
> better for newcomers, and that experienced users will be able to adapt.
>
> So, this is a good time to review
> https://github.com/Cuis-Smalltalk/Cuis6-2 and give feedback on it.
>
> Thanks!
>
>
> On 1/29/2024 5:27 PM, Juan Vuletich via Cuis-dev wrote:
>
> 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,
>
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>
>
> 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,
>
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