Holger, can you elucidate, why is there currently a limit on the number of words and the ability to extend object?
it often occurs to me that REBOL is would be a much better / more concise / compact meta-language than XML except that XML can have potentially infinite words & tags wheras REBOL is bounded by upper limits. Any expanded explanation would be appreciated. thanks, Mark Dickson In a message dated Fri, 8 Mar 2002 9:48:27 AM Eastern Standard Time, Holger Kruse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Fri, Mar 08, 2002 at 10:34:35AM +0100, Cyphre wrote: > > Holger(RT), > > > > I forgot one very useful feature which would probably lot of rebolers love > > to have in new Rebol/Core. I mean the possibility to add new words to > > specified context...something like: > > > > extend object [new-word: value] > > > > I remember Carl said on about this feature some time ago at old /Express > > conference: > > > > ""I've wanted that for several years. Just not had the time to code it... > > but would only take an hour to add." > > > > So will be possible to postpone the release of new /Core by an hour? ;-) > > Carl may have been exaggerating there. The reason why objects cannot be > extended is the same reason why there is currently a limit on the number > of words in the system (which, btw, will be increased from 4000 to 8000 > in Core 2.6). We do intend to lift these restrictions, but doing so is not > trivial, and it most likely won't be in 2.6. > > -- > Holger Kruse > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- > To unsubscribe from this list, please send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" in the > subject, without the quotes. -- To unsubscribe from this list, please send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" in the subject, without the quotes.
