--- a/StandaloneStartup.st	Sun Jul 14 19:27:31 2013 +0100
+++ b/StandaloneStartup.st	Tue Jul 16 14:00:13 2013 +0100
@@ -833,11 +833,12 @@
 loadPatches
     "load all patches in the application's patches dir"
 
+    self possiblyCheckForNewPatchesOnServer.
     self loadPatchesMatching:nil.
 !
 
 loadPatchesMatching:aGlobString
-    "load the patches in the applicazion's patches dir.
+    "load the patches in the application's patches dir.
      If aGlobString ist not empty or nil, only patches matching the glob
      pattern are loaded. E.g. '[0-9]*.chg'"
 
@@ -912,6 +913,12 @@
     "Modified: / 11-08-2011 / 17:23:55 / cg"
 !
 
+possiblyCheckForNewPatchesOnServer
+    "to be redefined in concrete applications: check fo patches on a server"
+
+    "/ intentionally left blank
+!
+
 setupSmalltalkFromArguments:argv
     "handle common command line arguments:
         --help ............... print usage and exit
@@ -1161,11 +1168,11 @@
 !StandaloneStartup class methodsFor:'documentation'!
 
 version
-    ^ '$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libbasic/StandaloneStartup.st,v 1.72 2013-04-25 13:10:33 stefan Exp $'
+    ^ '$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libbasic/StandaloneStartup.st,v 1.75 2013-07-09 16:48:12 cg Exp $'
 !
 
 version_CVS
-    ^ '$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libbasic/StandaloneStartup.st,v 1.72 2013-04-25 13:10:33 stefan Exp $'
+    ^ '$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libbasic/StandaloneStartup.st,v 1.75 2013-07-09 16:48:12 cg Exp $'
 ! !