--- a/String.st	Thu Dec 13 14:31:45 2012 +0100
+++ b/String.st	Thu Dec 13 14:31:53 2012 +0100
@@ -1967,7 +1967,7 @@
      packageIds hide the details of module/directory handling inside the path.
      See PackageId for the required format of those strings."
 
-    ^ PackageId from: self asSymbol
+    ^ PackageId from: self
 
     "
      'stx:libbasic' asPackageId  
@@ -3869,9 +3869,9 @@
 !String class methodsFor:'documentation'!
 
 version
-    ^ '$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libbasic/String.st,v 1.294 2012-12-13 13:18:55 cg Exp $'
+    ^ '$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libbasic/String.st,v 1.295 2012-12-13 13:31:53 cg Exp $'
 !
 
 version_CVS
-    ^ '$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libbasic/String.st,v 1.294 2012-12-13 13:18:55 cg Exp $'
+    ^ '$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libbasic/String.st,v 1.295 2012-12-13 13:31:53 cg Exp $'
 ! !