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

[H. Fernandes]

Hi Juan, 

As far as I am concerned I aldready migrated to Cuis6.2... So the forthcoming changes in -dev are fine for me. 

Dr. Geo -- http://gnu.org/s/dr-geo 

----- Mail original -----

> 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,
> > > 
> > 
> 

> > > > --
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > 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
> 
> --
> 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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