Fix test compile: String.write is no longer a static method - #5
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Mojo's stdlib made String.write an instance method -- both overloads now take `mut self` -- so the old static form no longer resolves and the test module fails to parse: test/test_errors.mojo:15:18: error: no matching function in call to 'write' note: candidate not viable: value passed to mutable argument 'self' must be mutable String.__init__ takes a variadic pack of Writable arguments, and Error conforms to Writable, so String(e) is the direct replacement and produces the same bytes. Nothing in src/ used the old form; this is test-only. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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testworkflow has been red onmainsince a Mojo nightly bump between 7/29 and 7/31. No source change caused it — the stdlib madeString.writean instance method, so both overloads now takemut selfand the old static call no longer resolves:String.__init__takes a variadic pack ofWritableargs (string.mojo:456) andErrorconforms toWritable(error.mojo:138), soString(e)is the direct replacement and writes the same bytes.Test-only; nothing in
src/used the static form.Root cause worth noting separately:
test.ymlinstallsmojofrom the nightly index with--prerelease allowand no version pin, so every run resolves whatever nightly is current. That's why a frozen repo's CI went green → red with no commits in between. Fixing the call site clears today's breakage but not the pattern.🤖 Generated with Claude Code