Re: [Help-smalltalk] Re: [bug] Inspect often fails

[Stephen Woolerton]

Paolo Bonzini wrote:
> I forgot a hunk:
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>
>   
That made a difference :-)

I've recompiled and here is the result... (gst isn't trying to open Blox 
windows now on the code below, which is good)

$ cat displayclass.st

j := 3.
Transcript showCr: 'before'.
Transcript showCr: j class.
Transcript showCr: 'after'.

$ gst displayclass.st
before
Object: SmallInteger error: did not understand #nextPutAllOn:
MessageNotUnderstood(Exception)>>signal (AnsiExcept.st:216)
SmallInteger class(Object)>>doesNotUnderstand: #nextPutAllOn: 
(AnsiExcept.st:1556)
FileStream(Stream)>>nextPutAll: (Stream.st:305)
FileStream(Stream)>>nextPutAllFlush: (Stream.st:297)
[] in TextCollector>>primNextPutAll: (Transcript.st:188)
BlockClosure>>on:do: (BlkClosure.st:192)
TextCollector>>primNextPutAll: (Transcript.st:189)
[] in TextCollector>>showCr: (Transcript.st:134)
[] in RecursionLock>>critical: (RecursionLock.st:106)
BlockClosure>>ensure: (BlkClosure.st:269)
[] in RecursionLock>>critical: (RecursionLock.st:107)
[] in Semaphore>>critical: (Semaphore.st:82)
BlockClosure>>ensure: (BlkClosure.st:269)
Semaphore>>critical: (Semaphore.st:83)
RecursionLock>>critical: (RecursionLock.st:104)
TextCollector>>showCr: (Transcript.st:133)
UndefinedObject>>executeStatements (displayclass.st:4)
after
$
$
$
$
$ vi displayclass.st
$ cat displayclass.st

j := 3.
Transcript showCr: 'before'.
Transcript showCr: j inspect.
Transcript showCr: 'after'.

$ gst displayclass.st
before
An instance of SmallInteger
Object: 3 error: did not understand #nextPutAllOn:
MessageNotUnderstood(Exception)>>signal (AnsiExcept.st:216)
SmallInteger(Object)>>doesNotUnderstand: #nextPutAllOn: (AnsiExcept.st:1556)
FileStream(Stream)>>nextPutAll: (Stream.st:305)
FileStream(Stream)>>nextPutAllFlush: (Stream.st:297)
[] in TextCollector>>primNextPutAll: (Transcript.st:188)
BlockClosure>>on:do: (BlkClosure.st:192)
TextCollector>>primNextPutAll: (Transcript.st:189)
[] in TextCollector>>showCr: (Transcript.st:134)
[] in RecursionLock>>critical: (RecursionLock.st:106)
BlockClosure>>ensure: (BlkClosure.st:269)
[] in RecursionLock>>critical: (RecursionLock.st:107)
[] in Semaphore>>critical: (Semaphore.st:82)
BlockClosure>>ensure: (BlkClosure.st:269)
Semaphore>>critical: (Semaphore.st:83)
RecursionLock>>critical: (RecursionLock.st:104)
TextCollector>>showCr: (Transcript.st:133)
UndefinedObject>>executeStatements (displayclass.st:4)
after