>From can I can see with me newbie search in the VM, it is not used.
splObj: 33
ObjectMemory class >> initializeSpecialObjectIndices
TheInterruptSemaphore := 30.
SelectorCannotInterpret := 34.
it jumps from 30 to 34.
I search places doing "splObj: 33" but I didn't find anything.
Maybe the VM guys can confirm or reject this.
Cheers
Mariano
On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 6:42 PM, Stéphane Ducasse
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of course it is there
newArray at: 34 put: Point new.
now could not we have a well initialized point?
What is the purpose of this one?
Stef
On Apr 21, 2011, at 6:39 PM, Stéphane Ducasse wrote:
> with manuel oriol we started to play with the idea of a randomTester in Pharo. It poses a lot of questions.
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> Now doing the first experiments, I found an instance of point (nil@nil) (besides reciprocal broken on Point (0@0) and
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> (Point allInstances select: [:each | each x isNil]) first pointersTo
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> points me to recreateSpecialObjectsArray
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> I looked into the literals and others and I could not find.
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> Each time I execute
> Smalltalk recreateSpecialObjectsArray
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> I get a new nil@nil objects.... but forcing a GC garbage them.
> But I still have this nil@nil object around.
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> Does anybody have an idea from where nil@nil could come from?
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> Stef
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