>>>>> "DS" == Dan Sugalski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
DS> At 02:20 PM 8/11/00 -0500, David L. Nicol wrote:
>> Redefining a method during run time --- is that even a feature that
>> needs to be supported?
DS> Yes.
DS> Also, the problem with vtables holding object methods objects is that
DS> vtable functions are at fixed, small offsets, while methods are named. This
DS> won't work well together, and you can't fake it at compile time. (Too
DS> little info available then) Cf the recent discussion with Chaim about this.
I'm not quite convinced. But if we lose vtbls for object dispatch a bit
of unification is lost.
The question is how often (in the universe of programs) is the @ISA
redefined and how often a subroutine is redefined.
And even if they are would they change the small offset.
But I think the subject is finished until we get to implementation.
<chaim>
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