On 9 August 2013 18:04, Igor Stasenko <[email protected]> wrote: > On 9 August 2013 17:49, Stéphane Ducasse <[email protected]> wrote: >> well if the bug entry is not tag as ready to include the chance to get it >> loaded is really low. >> If people do not pay attention to basics like that….We will not make >> progress. >> > it is not ready yet because it is not ready. i will tag it when it will. > i meant not *tagged* ready on purpose.
>> Stef >> >> On Aug 9, 2013, at 5:18 PM, Igor Stasenko <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hello, >>> >>> lately we changed the object format of subject class from variableByte >>> to normal one. >>> >>> All projects which using NBExternalStructure can meet certain problems with >>> it, >>> and first which comes is that it may load code cleanly but in fact >>> result in bogus >>> variable subclasses of NBExternalStructure , while it can't because >>> superclass has instance variable. >>> (i suspecting classbuilder bug, but need to verify first). >>> >>> To address that, you need to manually go over all subclasses and >>> double-check. >>> >>> Another thing: since now instances NBExternalStructure can also point >>> to external memory, >>> special care should be taken for #copying. >>> Sending #copy to instance which uses external memory, will create a >>> copy on object memory >>> (and copy all data from external memory into it). This is same >>> behavior as in NBExternalArray. >>> >>> - there is a bugs in #initialize and #postCopy (fixed but not intergated >>> yet) >>> https://pharo.fogbugz.com/default.asp?11395#83020 >>> will do that in nearest time. >>> >>> also note, that in callouts, you cannot pass an instance of >>> NBExternalStructure anymore >>> to function, which uses raw pointer (like void*) anymore. >>> >>> For passing a pointer to structure data for callouts, use >>> myStructure address >>> idiom (or use right struct type, which is preferable). >>> >>> -- >>> Best regards, >>> Igor Stasenko. >>> >> >> > > > > -- > Best regards, > Igor Stasenko. -- Best regards, Igor Stasenko.
