Re: Annoying reproducible bug in 3.8-6665

26 Jun 2006

      Avoid to use global variable.
If you write code like Smalltalk at: mlkjljlk put: lkjjlj
there is something strange with your design.
Stef
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Hi,
There is an annoying bug I've been running into on the 3.8-6665  
image.  It
is totally reproducible from a stock image.

Open the image, elect not to do updates.
Open a workspace.
doIt:  Smalltalk at: myForm put: nil
doIt:  myForm _ Form extent: 100@100.
Open a Browser.
Middle-click in leftmost (class category) pane, search for

class Form.
7)  Left-click on any category in the method category pane.
8)  BOOM!  MessageNotUnderstood: UndefinedObject>>beginsWith:
Seems to be something to do with _ to := conversion and the
SystemDictionary.  Maybe I'm doing something wrong that is making the
system flake out, but I don't think so...?
(testing platform Mac PPC 3.8.6Beta6 VM under OS 10.3.9)
Thanks,
Tim J.