fileOut loses method categories

When I fileOut a class, the category information for all the methods
seems to be lost... is there a way to preserve this?
Thanks.

"PaulAtKP" <paul.macmillan@kp.org> wrote:
> When I fileOut a class, the category information for all the methods
> seems to be lost... is there a way to preserve this?
> Thanks.

Which Smalltalk?
Squeak and VW do this quite nicely.

Cheers,
Hans-Martin

PaulAtKP wrote:

> When I fileOut a class, the category information for all the methods
> seems to be lost... is there a way to preserve this?
> Thanks.

Hi Paul,

In VA Smallalk, the incantation is:

System fileOutCategories: true

File out after doing that, and all category information is included in
the file-out.

If you are not moving code away from VA Smalltalk, it is usually
preferable to use the export/import mechanism instead of file-ing out
and in.

Export/import (which are use cases provided by the Envy/Manager code
management subsystem of VA Smalltalk) preserves about all there is to
preserve about your code (in a binary format).

If you want to move between dialects and you can't use Envy, some form
of textual file-out may well be indicated.

The VisualWorks dialect also has several mechanisms for moving code
built-in.

Let us know what it is that you are trying to do, and with which
dialect(s), and we can help you better.

Cheers,

Peter