Re: [Pharo-dev] [Pharo-users] I love the launcher!!!!

[Peter Uhnák]

Hi Herby,

normally people use different images for their different projects,
different versions, trying things, etc. Which means we end up with many
locations on disk, and it can be hard to track.
So PharoLauncher is a nice tool where you can download fresh image just by
clicking, and you see the list of your local images and can launch them,
etc.

Peter

On Thu, Nov 23, 2017 at 12:56 PM, Herby Vojčík  wrote:

> Stephane Ducasse wrote:
>
>> Hi
>>
>> I love the PharoLauncher.
>>
>
> Pardon my question, I have downloaded it and looked at it, but I don't get
> it. What does it do / what are the use cases (honest question)?
>
> Thanks, Herby
>
>
> It helps me to manage my parallel development and projects.
>>
>> We should put a link on the Pharo web site because
>>
>> http://files.pharo.org/platform/launcher/
>>
>> is arcane.
>>
>> Stef
>>
>>
>
>

Re: [Pharo-dev] [Pharo-users] I love the launcher!!!!

[Stephane Ducasse]

Yes I do something similar to ben.

Stef

On Fri, Nov 24, 2017 at 4:43 AM, Ben Coman  wrote:
> Every time I investigate an issue from the tracker, I start with a new fresh
> image.
> Often its useful to track down which build introduced a bug, so I need to
> bisect the last 500 builds or so.
> I select a build version from the "Template" side and create an image named
> "CaseC-B"
> where C is the issue number and B is the build number.
> I'll quickly end up with a dozen images then delete all but the two either
> side of where the bug was introduced,
> to examine the differences between them, and develop a fix for the later
> build, then testing that fix in the latest build.
>
> Also when someone announces a new library, I can quickly create a new image
> "SomeProject-B"
> which I can dip my toes into as I get time available.
>
> Nowadays the matching VM is automatically downloaded, which makes it easier
> to keep up with the latest VM+Image.
>
> cheers -ben
>
> On 23 November 2017 at 19:56, Herby Vojčík  wrote:
>>
>> Stephane Ducasse wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> I love the PharoLauncher.
>>
>>
>> Pardon my question, I have downloaded it and looked at it, but I don't get
>> it. What does it do / what are the use cases (honest question)?
>>
>> Thanks, Herby
>>
>>
>>> It helps me to manage my parallel development and projects.
>>>
>>> We should put a link on the Pharo web site because
>>>
>>> http://files.pharo.org/platform/launcher/
>>>
>>> is arcane.
>>>
>>> Stef
>>>
>>
>>
>

Re: [Pharo-dev] [Pharo-users] I love the launcher!!!!

[Ben Coman]

Every time I investigate an issue from the tracker, I start with a new
fresh image.
Often its useful to track down which build introduced a bug, so I need to
bisect the last 500 builds or so.
I select a build version from the "Template" side and create an image named
"CaseC-B"
where C is the issue number and B is the build number.
I'll quickly end up with a dozen images then delete all but the two either
side of where the bug was introduced,
to examine the differences between them, and develop a fix for the later
build, then testing that fix in the latest build.

Also when someone announces a new library, I can quickly create a new image
"SomeProject-B"
which I can dip my toes into as I get time available.

Nowadays the matching VM is automatically downloaded, which makes it easier
to keep up with the latest VM+Image.

cheers -ben

On 23 November 2017 at 19:56, Herby Vojčík  wrote:

> Stephane Ducasse wrote:
>
>> Hi
>>
>> I love the PharoLauncher.
>>
>
> Pardon my question, I have downloaded it and looked at it, but I don't get
> it. What does it do / what are the use cases (honest question)?
>
> Thanks, Herby
>
>
> It helps me to manage my parallel development and projects.
>>
>> We should put a link on the Pharo web site because
>>
>> http://files.pharo.org/platform/launcher/
>>
>> is arcane.
>>
>> Stef
>>
>>
>
>