'future' becomes 'a FutureNode' on load

> I've got some code that I stored in a SqueakSource repository.  When I
> load the package into an image that doesn't already have it, strange
> things happen to the code.  For example, this:
>
>     postcard := TPostcard new routerAddress: nil "don't know what it is"
>                 id: nil "don't know what it is"
>                 name: myName                 viewpointName: #mainEntry.
>     harness viewPortal future postcardLink: postcard.
>     harness findViewpointByPostcard: postcard.
>
>     "Drop into the intro world"
>     pc := entry future postcard.
>
> becomes this:
>
>     postcard := TPostcard new
>                 routerAddress: nil
>                 id: nil
>                 name: myName
>                 viewpointName: #mainEntry.
>     "don't know what it is"
>     "don't know what it is"
>     a FutureNode.
>     harness findViewpointByPostcard: postcard.
>     "Drop into the intro world"
>     pc := a FutureNode.
>
> Notice how any statement with a 'future' in it turns into 'a
> FutureNode'.  Can anyone explain this?  I'm using the latest Cobalt
> image as a starting point, though if I use a fresh image, this doesn't
> occur.  So it must be something I've done since.  Before I go
> painstakingly trying to find the root of the problem, I thought I'd see
> if anyone has seen it before and might offer some clues.  Anyone?
>
> Thanks,
> David
>

> Are you using some sort of fancy pretty-printer by any chance? It looks
> like the code is being improperly reformatted.
>
> Cheers,
>    - Andreas
>
> David Whetstone wrote:
>> I've got some code that I stored in a SqueakSource repository.  When I
>> load the package into an image that doesn't already have it, strange
>> things happen to the code.  For example, this:
>>
>>     postcard := TPostcard new routerAddress: nil "don't know what it is"
>>                 id: nil "don't know what it is"
>>                 name: myName                 viewpointName: #mainEntry.
>>     harness viewPortal future postcardLink: postcard.
>>     harness findViewpointByPostcard: postcard.
>>
>>     "Drop into the intro world"
>>     pc := entry future postcard.
>>
>> becomes this:
>>
>>     postcard := TPostcard new
>>                 routerAddress: nil
>>                 id: nil
>>                 name: myName
>>                 viewpointName: #mainEntry.
>>     "don't know what it is"
>>     "don't know what it is"
>>     a FutureNode.
>>     harness findViewpointByPostcard: postcard.
>>     "Drop into the intro world"
>>     pc := a FutureNode.
>>
>> Notice how any statement with a 'future' in it turns into 'a
>> FutureNode'.  Can anyone explain this?  I'm using the latest Cobalt
>> image as a starting point, though if I use a fresh image, this doesn't
>> occur.  So it must be something I've done since.  Before I go
>> painstakingly trying to find the root of the problem, I thought I'd see
>> if anyone has seen it before and might offer some clues.  Anyone?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> David

> If you do not include the previous prototypes I built, or the effort
> to build Squeak or David Reed's thesis (all major projects), then the
> release of Hedgehog corresponded to around 30 man years of developer
> effort. It would be difficult to get more accurate than this, as many
> people contributed to the project over time - but this is probably
> close for the core architecture.
>
> David A. Smith
>
> On Fri, May 23, 2008 at 2:28 AM, Somnath Mitra
> <[hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>> wrote:
>
>     Greetings,
>
>     I am trying to gauge the size of effort to develop croquet. Can
>     someone
>     provide any estimates of man-hours spent and KLOCs? My interest is
>     purely
>     academic.
>
>     Thanks,
>     Somnath.
>
>
>

> Good catch!  I'm not using any _fancy_ pretty-printer, just the default
> one.  But that was it.  After turning it off everything is back to
> normal.  Does this mean that there is no way I can have syntax
> highlighting while working with croquet?
>
>> Are you using some sort of fancy pretty-printer by any chance? It
>> looks like the code is being improperly reformatted.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>    - Andreas
>>
>> David Whetstone wrote:
>>> I've got some code that I stored in a SqueakSource repository.  When
>>> I load the package into an image that doesn't already have it,
>>> strange things happen to the code.  For example, this:
>>>
>>>     postcard := TPostcard new routerAddress: nil "don't know what it is"
>>>                 id: nil "don't know what it is"
>>>                 name: myName                 viewpointName: #mainEntry.
>>>     harness viewPortal future postcardLink: postcard.
>>>     harness findViewpointByPostcard: postcard.
>>>
>>>     "Drop into the intro world"
>>>     pc := entry future postcard.
>>>
>>> becomes this:
>>>
>>>     postcard := TPostcard new
>>>                 routerAddress: nil
>>>                 id: nil
>>>                 name: myName
>>>                 viewpointName: #mainEntry.
>>>     "don't know what it is"
>>>     "don't know what it is"
>>>     a FutureNode.
>>>     harness findViewpointByPostcard: postcard.
>>>     "Drop into the intro world"
>>>     pc := a FutureNode.
>>>
>>> Notice how any statement with a 'future' in it turns into 'a
>>> FutureNode'.  Can anyone explain this?  I'm using the latest Cobalt
>>> image as a starting point, though if I use a fresh image, this
>>> doesn't occur.  So it must be something I've done since.  Before I go
>>> painstakingly trying to find the root of the problem, I thought I'd
>>> see if anyone has seen it before and might offer some clues.  Anyone?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> David
>
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