GitHub for Dolphin Smalltalk 7.2

May 14, 2026 ยท View on GitHub

  • Download and install Dolphin Smalltalk Packages and their prerequisites directly from GitHub
  • Simplifies the loading of complex frameworks
  • Developed and tested with Dolphin Smalltalk 7.2

Getting Started

  • To download and install, evaluate the following code snippet:
SourceManager default fileIn:
  (URLMonLibrary default urlDownloadToCacheFile:
    'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rko281/GitHub/main/install.st')
  • OR Download the repository to your Dolphin working directory and install the package GitHub Packages (this will load all required prerequisite packages)

  • To download and install a package from GitHub evaluate:

    GitHubPackageManager install: '<github username>/<repository name>/<package path>'

    Example:

    GitHubPackageManager install: 'rko281/MethodSpies/Method Spies'

    Package name can be omitted where it matches the repository name:

    GitHubPackageManager install: 'rko281/MethodSpies'

    Branch name may be specified following a colon:

    GitHubPackageManager install: 'rko281/RESTClient:7.1

  • Any required prerequisite packages will also be downloaded (this includes prerequisites from other repositories where these can be located)