I'm about to add a deprecation notice for a feature I thought I rejected a couple of years ago. Quick check first to see if anyone's using it, or planning to use it.
The feature is the ability to load_bytecode without a file extension, and have it try '.pbc', '.pasm', and '.pir' to see if such a file exists. The alternative I propose to implement is to always require a file extension, but fallback and check an alternate file extension if the first one isn't found. So, if your file extension is: .pir -> if not found, check for a .pbc file .pasm -> if not found, check for a .pbc file .pbc -> if not found, check for a .pir file, then for a .pasm file This allows developers to choose whether they prefer source or compiled form, and optimizes for the common case (.pir and .pbc). It also fits better with current usage, as PASM is no longer a half-way stage for PIR, but a separate language. Allison _______________________________________________ http://lists.parrot.org/mailman/listinfo/parrot-dev
