For testing I deleted the #roll method of class Random. Then
  Compiler recompileAll
fails with another method. See screen shot

And the same happens with March 2012 version
   http://ftp.squeak.org/4.4alpha/Squeak4.4-11925.zip

So the error was introduced in between December 23, 2011 and March 2012
or alternatively it has something to do with the VM version.



On 12/29/12, H. Hirzel <hannes.hirzel at gmail.com> wrote:
> And in a pristine 4.3 image
>     Compiler recompileAll
> runs fine.
>
> On 12/29/12, Frank Shearar <frank.shearar at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On 29 December 2012 08:40, H. Hirzel <hannes.hirzel at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Hello
>>>
>>> TEST:
>>> Evaluate
>>>
>>>       Compiler recompileAll
>>>
>>> in a Workspace
>>> in version Squeak4.4-12324.
>>>
>>>
>>> RESULT:
>>>
>>> Brings up a syntax error
>>>
>>> Method #roll: in class Random does not compile.
>>
>> Oddly, it does compile if you touch the source (delete the last
>> character and replace it) in a Browser and accept.
>>
>> frank
>>
>>> Neither does it compile this version
>>> http://ftp.squeak.org/4.4alpha/Squeak4.4-11925.zip (March 2012).
>>>
>>>
>>> NOTE:
>>>
>>> I found out about this because I was running
>>>
>>>       Smalltalk unloadAllKnownPackages
>>>
>>> in version  Squeak4.4-11925
>>>
>>>
>>> --Hannes
>>>
>>
>>
>