> On 06 Jul 2016, at 13:51, Andrei Chis <chisvasileand...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Wed, Jul 6, 2016 at 12:28 PM, Esteban Lorenzano <esteba...@gmail.com> > wrote: > yes, I do not agree either but is true there where problems. > but IMO this would be solved just by putting a timeout in 1-2s (and then run > in background, and cache results) > not turning it off. > in for my experience, turning something off is equivalent to remove the > feature (but then is worst, because it becomes dead code inside image). > > This is how it's currently implemented but it doesn't solve all issues: > https://pharo.fogbugz.com/f/cases/18281/NetNameResolver-class-addressForName-sometimes-hangs-when-there-is-no-network
Yes, that is the core issue. We need a reliable, non-blocking way to determine (or discover) if we have network or not. Then we can react properly at the application level. > Anyway, any taker, to solve this in a proper way? > > Esteban > > > On 06 Jul 2016, at 12:13, Marcus Denker <marcus.den...@inria.fr> wrote: > > > > > >> On 06 Jul 2016, at 10:12, Sven Van Caekenberghe <s...@stfx.eu> wrote: > >> > >> > >>> On 06 Jul 2016, at 09:52, GitHub <nore...@github.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> 18674 Turn spotter catalog off by default > >>> https://pharo.fogbugz.com/f/cases/18674 > >> > >> We did not agree on this, at all, there was no public discussion, no vote. > >> > > > > I only know that there where problems. > > > > Marcus > > > > >
