Hi,
> This is my first time here so I hope this is the right place to ask
> questions.
It is. :)
> I want to be able to compile these methods programatically without
> interruptions (using method source strings only) and gather all compiler
> errors that occur. What would be the best way to go about this?
It is certainly a way.
Compilation errors will raise SyntaxErrorNotifications that you can capture,
e.g.
sthClass := Object subclass: #Something.
[ sthClass compile: '^^' classified: 'protocol-name' ]
on: SyntaxErrorNotification
do: [ :err | err inspect ]
> Also: How do I control in which package a compiled method ends up if the
> target class is in a different package (Method extension)?
Methods are stored in protocols (accessing, initialization, as yet
unclassified).
If you however start the name with an asterisk *, then the method will become
an extension method and will be stored in the package name following the
asterisk.
e.g.
sthClass := Object subclass: #Something.
sthClass compile: 'methodName self lives somewhere else' classified:
'*SomewhereElse'.
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated!
I would (shameless self-promotion) also recommend looking at this
https://github.com/peteruhnak/pharo-changes-builder , so you could review the
changes before actually compiling them.
Peter
