RE: [Squeak-VMdev] RE: Pending 3.2 and VM sources @ sourceforge

[Rob W. <rwi...@at...>]

gor...@bl... wrote:
> Well, if you are interested in hacking on sqcvs - which is a CVS
> pserver-client/server protocol implementation - then I should write down
> an email for you with the most pressing todo-list. Most of those todos
> are pretty damn easy to implement so I think it is a "rewarding point in
> time" to jump in! :-)
> 
> Sqcvs is meant to be "plugged in" with VMMaker making it even easier to
> build your own VM. Then of course - a nice Morphic UI on top of Sqcvs
> wouldn't hurt - then we have our very own supercrossplatform CVS client!
> :-)
> 
> One thing to start with would be to integrate it in FileList and
> friends. That would perhaps be nice. Anyway - if you are still
> interested then I can whip up an email to get you started. 
> 
> Regarding cvstproj - which is a different thing - you should talk to
> Martin Kobetic. Currently it looks like Avi Bryant is building something
> along the same lines as cvstproj (same goal, different approach) so you
> may want to talk to him too.

Hey Goran,

I would welcome the email you mention writing, basically a roadmap of
integrating cvs support into Squeak.  As sqcvs currently stands, we can
probably d/l the trunk to the file-system, then generate our code,
right?  Otherwise we should get that working, first.  Following that,
you mention other protocol features (commit, etc), then a UI evolving
through increasing complexity.

I am certainly up for helping you get the VMMakerTool using cvs, but I
am not so sure about the rest.  It seems we have competing
implementations, already.  I don't have a whole lot of time, and it has
to be spread out, but I can help.

> "branched tipped with 3.2g-experimental-protected-memory?" - I am not
> following your english here.

What english?  :)

> No problem - keep hammering, hopefully other people not versant in CVS
> will learn something too! :-)

I think the important point to agree on is when to tag the main trunk
with a root.  I feel this should be done at major release points, or
experimental branches only.  I have certainly learned something!

Cheers,
Rob