Sending a method 'nil'.. generates an error

> On 06/18/2010 02:36 AM, Rick Flower wrote:
>> I'm porting some code to generate RTF's from a set of
>> code I found for Squeak.. It converted OK but when I
>> run it I get this from gst :
>>
>> Aside from renaming the 'nil' method to something
>> else (e.g. nile), is there a way to keep gst happy
>> with this code?
>
> It's a warning, you don't really care.

> I actually renamed the method for now and got past
> that issue.. The next issue is with a missing
> definition for #sourceString -- not sure what that
> might be.. Any ideas?  Below is a snippet of test
> code using this :
>
> table := RTFTableModel
>    sending: #(#yourself #sourceString) , (Array with: nil)
>    to: (testClass selectors asArray
>        collect: [:sel | testClass compiledMethodAt: sel])
>    labels: #('Selector' 'Source code') , (Array with: [Time now
> printString]).
>
> I'm guessing it's some way to get the source for
> a method perhaps?  I'll probably disable it for now
> or change the test code to not use that.. This is
> probably a Squeakism that may not directly port over
> to GST.. ?

> On 06/18/2010 05:33 PM, Rick Flower wrote:
>> I actually renamed the method for now and got past
>> that issue.. The next issue is with a missing
>> definition for #sourceString -- not sure what that
>> might be.. Any ideas?  Below is a snippet of test
>> code using this :
>>
>> table := RTFTableModel
>>    sending: #(#yourself #sourceString) , (Array with: nil)
>>    to: (testClass selectors asArray
>>        collect: [:sel | testClass compiledMethodAt: sel])
>>    labels: #('Selector' 'Source code') , (Array with: [Time now
>> printString]).
>>
>> I'm guessing it's some way to get the source for
>> a method perhaps?  I'll probably disable it for now
>> or change the test code to not use that.. This is
>> probably a Squeakism that may not directly port over
>> to GST.. ?
>
> That would be #methodSourceString (for some strange historical reason)
> in GST.