Compiler throws error in Gemstone, not in Pharo

> Dear list,
>
> while testing between Pharo and Gemstone I've noticed that Pharo allows following code, while Gemstone does not.
>
> renderSelectorAndReturnBrushForSelector: aSelector.
>     ^canvas textInput
>         id: (self idForSelector: aSelector);
>         value: (self inputValueForSelector: aSelector);
>         script: (canvas jQuery new datepicker);
>         yourself
>
> The error is that in the message definition: renderSelectorAndReturnBrushForSelector: aSelector. there is a dot on the end.
>
> This seems like an error in the Pharo compiler ? or not?
>
> Kind Regards,
>
> Bart
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> Yes but what is wrong on gemstone.
>
> Stef
>
>
>> Dear list,
>>
>> while testing between Pharo and Gemstone I've noticed that Pharo allows following code, while Gemstone does not.
>>
>> renderSelectorAndReturnBrushForSelector: aSelector.
>>    ^canvas textInput
>>        id: (self idForSelector: aSelector);
>>        value: (self inputValueForSelector: aSelector);
>>        script: (canvas jQuery new datepicker);
>>        yourself
>>
>> The error is that in the message definition: renderSelectorAndReturnBrushForSelector: aSelector. there is a dot on the end.
>>
>> This seems like an error in the Pharo compiler ? or not?
>>
>> Kind Regards,
>>
>> Bart
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> What's the dot doing after 'aSelector' ? :-)
>
> it's an empty statement -> gs parser does not allow that
>
> btw, I think this is a rule in code critic, so if you launch that, you will get all these problems before trying to load them into GS
>
> On 13 Sep 2010, at 13:55, Stéphane Ducasse wrote:
>
>> Yes but what is wrong on gemstone.
>>
>> Stef
>>
>>
>>> Dear list,
>>>
>>> while testing between Pharo and Gemstone I've noticed that Pharo allows following code, while Gemstone does not.
>>>
>>> renderSelectorAndReturnBrushForSelector: aSelector.
>>>   ^canvas textInput
>>>       id: (self idForSelector: aSelector);
>>>       value: (self inputValueForSelector: aSelector);
>>>       script: (canvas jQuery new datepicker);
>>>       yourself
>>>
>>> The error is that in the message definition: renderSelectorAndReturnBrushForSelector: aSelector. there is a dot on the end.
>>>
>>> This seems like an error in the Pharo compiler ? or not?
>>>
>>> Kind Regards,
>>>
>>> Bart
>>> _______________________________________________
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>>> [hidden email]
>>> http://lists.gforge.inria.fr/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pharo-project
>>
>>
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