What version are you using? The latest experimental builds don't seem to
exhibit this behavior.
- jim
At 01:39 PM 9/15/2000 -0700, you wrote:
>Here is a bug I found while programming rebol. do following in rebol shell:
>
> >> obj: make object! [
>[ f: "field" ]
> >> save %shoot.txt obj
>
>this will save a text file containing object in file shoot.txt. If you
>open shoot.txt, you will
>notice that the object is saved as follows:
>
>make object! [
> m: "method"
>]
>
>now enter the the last entry again into the command line:
>
> >> save %shoot.txt obj
>
>now if you open up shoot.txt, the object is saved as follows:
>
>make object! [...]
>
>This is incorrect. It did not save the object right and you can no longer
>retreive this object using
>load.
>
>So the basic bug is that if you save the same exact object to a file
>twice, the second time it
>doesn't work. Notice that if you alter the state of the object (such as
>set m to something else),
>and then save it, it will be saved correctly.
>
>This bug has been such a pain for me today!!!!
>
>Rishi
