Main:run - legacy method?

[nhthn]

Main:run is a blank instance method with the following comment in its source code:

// used to be called by command-R, customisation now via CocoaMenuItem
//interpreter.interpretPrintCmdLine;

the help file says you can override this:

+ Main {
    run { "myPatch.rtf".load }
}

this is a pretty bad suggestion because multiple overrides will conflict with each other. i'm pretty sure this is what we have startup.scd and Class.initClass for.

the only place Main:run seems to be called in the class lib is a single line in scel.

i'm pretty sure this is a legacy method, and thus should be documented as such -- does anyone more knowledgeable on its history have an explanation?

[telephon]

Its origin is in SC2, which was closed source and there was SCPlay that allowed you to run "images" or "applications" with sclang code. These could use the run method for set up. Since sc3 has come out as open source, the method has been used in the same way, for standalone applications.

I don't think it is legacy code really, it's just used in very specific cases (the name suggesting the opposite!). The initClass methods have a slightly different meaning/intent, but could be used for the same purpose of course. But probably the main question is whether the startup file is a valid replacement.

[nhthn]

no resolution to this discussion.