On So. 29. Apr. 2007, 06:01:16, kjs wrote: In r21167 the keyword 'object', as a synonym of 'pmc', was removed from PIR. However the question from kjs remains to be answered:
> related to this, I think that imcc also allows for built-in types as types. > such as ".local Array a" etc. (sorry can't check; don't have my own pc > around here, this is a public pc) (I added some notes about this and other > PIR cleanups in languages/PIR and I think also in compilers/pirc IIRC). > > IMHO, this is not needed; "pmc" is sufficient, and it'd be nice to keep PIR > as simple as possible, after all it's an intermediate language. Moreover, > everytime a built-in type is added (although not happening that often) the > grammar would have to be updated to stay consistent. I second the suggestion from kjs. It isn't helpful to be able to say: .local Array my_string my_string = new String Regards, Bernhard -- /* [EMAIL PROTECTED] */
