The GNU Smalltalk mode for Emacs doesn't seem to like matching
brackets (and possibly parentheses) to be in different columns.
Example:
Object subclass: Foo [
aMethod [
^self
]
anotherMethod
^Try to type colon (':') here, and it prints the
following error message and refuses to insert a colon.
forward-sexp: Scan error: "Unbalanced parentheses", 49, 41
49 and 41 seem to refer to the brackets around the body of #aMethod.
If I reformat the file like this...
Object subclass: Foo [
aMethod
[
^self
]
anotherMethod:
...it stops complaining and lets me type a colon.
I know the first way I had it formatted is valid, because I've seen
GNU Smalltalk packages formatted with the brackets in different
columns.
The thing I don't get is how this behaviour even exists, since,
presumably, some of the GST developers use Emacs, so how can I, a
total noob, have encountered this almost right away without any of the
developers noticing it? I see either two possibilities: 1) My Emacs
installation or configuration is causing the bug to show up, or 2)
smalltalk-mode was not written for the devs, but for users.
Either way, can anyone help me?
Thanks,
Aidan
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