I didn't see any discussion of initializers for type-generic classes (i.e.,
classes with "type" fields). Currently, these type arguments are handled
differently than regular arguments in constructors. How does the team
expect initializers to handle generic types and type arguments?
Nick
On Tue, May 3, 2016 at 11:57 AM, Lydia Duncan <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello Chapel Users and Developers!
>
> In case you missed it while perusing the extensive release notes for
> Chapel 1.13, the members of the Initializers Sub-team would like to call
> your attention to a proposal we've been working on during the past release
> cycle. This proposal, which can be read athttps://
> github.com/chapel-lang/chapel/blob/master/doc/chips/10.rst and is
> summarized in slides 7 through 20 ofhttp://
> chapel.cray.com/releaseNotes/1.13/09-ongoing.pdf, is aimed at describing
> a more robust set of rules and syntax for defining the initialization
> behavior of a class or record.
>
> We considered many different challenges associated with the current status
> quo, and believe that the changes detailed in this document are what we
> would like to have implemented going forward. The document will be added to
> as we continue to discuss issues relevant to the new initializers story.
> In the meanwhile, please read and comment on the proposal raised - we have
> started to implement the changes, but your voice and opinion still matter
> to us!
>
> Thanks for your continued interest in Chapel,
> The Initializers Sub-team
>
>
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