On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 2:19 PM, Mariano Martinez Peck < [email protected]> wrote:
> > > On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 1:56 PM, Camillo Bruni <[email protected]>wrote: > >> How about putting such methods on an Interpreter class? >> >> > that's why I was saying by "reify the VM" > > but not Interpreter to avoid collisions with VMMaker. I would call it VirtualMachine- other ideas? > > >> On 2011-04-26, at 14:35, Alexandre Bergel wrote: >> >> > Not using the receiver is indeed misleading. I thought it simply flushes >> the cache for a particular class >> > >> > Alexandre >> > >> > >> > On 26 Apr 2011, at 06:34, Mariano Martinez Peck wrote: >> > >> >> Hi. As far as I can see, >> >> >> >> Behavior >> flushCache >> >> "Tell the interpreter to remove the contents of its method lookup >> cache, if it has >> >> one. Essential. See Object documentation whatIsAPrimitive." >> >> >> >> <primitive: 89> >> >> self primitiveFailed >> >> >> >> >> >> And primitive 89 does nothing in particular with the receiver (the >> class in this case). In both, InterpreterVM and Cog, the WHOLE cache is >> flushed, there is NOTHING related to the receiver class. Of course, that's >> at least what it looks for me (please tell me if I am wrong). >> >> So...if this is the case, wouldn't make sense to move it elsewhere? >> like Smalltalk flushCache or Smalltalk vm flushCache (and it is a good >> moment to reify the VM). So after we can do: Smalltalk vm version. Smalltlak >> vm flushCache, Smalltalk vm parameterAt: , etc.... >> >> >> >> If you don't like doing "Smalltalk vm" then we can create a VM class >> with all class methods, or a singleton and use #current or a singleton and >> put it in Smalltalk globals...etc >> >> >> >> We will need to fix a couple of senders, thus. >> >> >> >> What do you think? For me is really confusing, and you don't >> understand it until you see the primitive implementation. >> >> >> >> Cheers >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Mariano >> >> http://marianopeck.wordpress.com >> >> >> > >> > -- >> > _,.;:~^~:;._,.;:~^~:;._,.;:~^~:;._,.;:~^~:;._,.;: >> > Alexandre Bergel http://www.bergel.eu >> > ^~:;._,.;:~^~:;._,.;:~^~:;._,.;:~^~:;._,.;:~^~:;. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> > > > -- > Mariano > http://marianopeck.wordpress.com > > -- Mariano http://marianopeck.wordpress.com
