[svn:parrot-pdd] r21338 - trunk/docs/pdds

2007-09-18 Thread paultcochrane
Author: paultcochrane Date: Tue Sep 18 00:59:04 2007 New Revision: 21338 Modified: trunk/docs/pdds/pdd03_calling_conventions.pod Log: [pdd] Removed deprecated opcode syntax as recommended by Allison Randal. This resolves RT#45363 Modified: trunk/docs/pdds/pdd03_calling_conventions.pod =

Re: Parrot configuration system: weaknesses and strengths

2007-09-18 Thread James E Keenan
On Sep 18, 2007, at 12:29 AM, Allison Randal wrote: I would like to have the option of making some configuration failures fatal. The lack of a working C compiler is a good example, but I imagine we will find others as we go along. I would also like the option of telling Configure to igno

Re: Parrot configuration system: weaknesses and strengths

2007-09-18 Thread James E Keenan
On Sep 18, 2007, at 12:29 AM, Allison Randal wrote: For perspective, keep in mind that we will eventually be refactoring the Perl 5-based configure system anyway, to remove the dependency on an old install of Perl 5. So, the behavior of the current prototype configuration system is more im

please stop converting FUNCDOC headings to POD.

2007-09-18 Thread Andy Lester
On Sep 18, 2007, at 9:04 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -FUNCDOC: mark_special +=item C This is a perfect example of why I want us to use FUNCDOC and not POD. Who says that we are presenting functions as =item lists? Why is it presented in C<>? =item C applies two levels of presentatio

Re: please stop converting FUNCDOC headings to POD.

2007-09-18 Thread Paul Cochrane
On 18/09/2007, Andy Lester <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sep 18, 2007, at 9:04 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > -FUNCDOC: mark_special > > +=item C > > This is a perfect example of why I want us to use FUNCDOC and not > POD. Who says that we are presenting functions as =item lists? Why > is

[perl #45401] PROPOSAL: Remove :postcomp flag

2007-09-18 Thread Will Coleda via RT
On Wed Sep 12 08:28:27 2007, kjs wrote: > Hello, > > From: > http://www.parrotcode.org/docs/pdd/pdd06_pasm.html > > The following flags are available: :main to indicate that execution should > start at the specified subroutine; :immediate or :postcomp to indicate that > the sub should be run imme

[perl #45403] [PROPOSAL] Remove "->" syntax from IMCC

2007-09-18 Thread Will Coleda via RT
On Wed Sep 12 08:33:04 2007, kjs wrote: > Hi, > > IMCC currently allows for C++ style method invocation (using a pointer as > invocant). > > So, while this works: > > .sub main >$P0 = new 'Foo' >$P0.'bar'() > .end > > You could also write: > > .sub main > $P0 = new 'Foo' > $P0->bar

Re: [perl #45403] [PROPOSAL] Remove "->" syntax from IMCC

2007-09-18 Thread jerry gay
On 9/18/07, Will Coleda via RT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed Sep 12 08:33:04 2007, kjs wrote: > > Hi, > > > > IMCC currently allows for C++ style method invocation (using a pointer as > > invocant). > > > > So, while this works: > > > > .sub main > >$P0 = new 'Foo' > >$P0.'bar'() > >

Re: [perl #45401] PROPOSAL: Remove :postcomp flag

2007-09-18 Thread Klaas-Jan Stol
attached is a testfile. file "imm.pir" contains: .sub main .end .sub foo :postcomp print "postcomp\n" .end .sub bar :immediate print "immediate\n" .end = and file "main.pir" contains: === .sub main2 :main load_bytecode "imm.pir" print "ok\n" .en

Re: [perl #45401] PROPOSAL: Remove :postcomp flag

2007-09-18 Thread jerry gay
On 9/18/07, Will Coleda via RT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed Sep 12 08:28:27 2007, kjs wrote: > > Hello, > > > > From: > > http://www.parrotcode.org/docs/pdd/pdd06_pasm.html > > > > The following flags are available: :main to indicate that execution should > > start at the specified subroutin

Re: please stop converting FUNCDOC headings to POD.

2007-09-18 Thread Allison Randal
Andy Lester wrote: On Sep 18, 2007, at 9:04 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -FUNCDOC: mark_special +=item C This is a perfect example of why I want us to use FUNCDOC and not POD. Who says that we are presenting functions as =item lists? Why is it presented in C<>? =item C applies two levels

[perl #45503] one test in 't/op/string.t' is failling for jit runcore

2007-09-18 Thread via RT
# New Ticket Created by Nuno Carvalho # Please include the string: [perl #45503] # in the subject line of all future correspondence about this issue. # http://rt.perl.org/rt3/Ticket/Display.html?id=45503 > Greetings, While running 'make fulltest', for today's release, we noticed there is a

Re: please stop converting FUNCDOC headings to POD.

2007-09-18 Thread Andy Lester
> We decided to remove FUNCDOC in May soon after it appeared. At the time > it only appeared in a couple of files, so I was surprised to it now > scattered over a couple of dozen files. Who is "we"? I was entirely unaware of it. I've yanked POD on every file that I've headerized, which is all

Re: please stop converting FUNCDOC headings to POD.

2007-09-18 Thread chromatic
On Tuesday 18 September 2007 12:38:49 Andy Lester wrote: > > We decided to remove FUNCDOC in May soon after it appeared. At the time > > it only appeared in a couple of files, so I was surprised to it now > > scattered over a couple of dozen files. > Who is "we"? I was entirely unaware of it. I

[perl #45507] Parrot Release October 2007

2007-09-18 Thread via RT
# New Ticket Created by Jerry Gay # Please include the string: [perl #45507] # in the subject line of all future correspondence about this issue. # http://rt.perl.org/rt3/Ticket/Display.html?id=45507 > this ticket is a placeholder for the release scheduled for 16 October 2007

Gone for a while

2007-09-18 Thread Andy Lester
The FUNCDOC hoohah points out something that has been bugging me for a while and that now is actionable: I don't know WTF is going on any more. I'm very out of touch, even though I sometimes sort of try to keep an eye on what's going on. It's no way to be involved in a project. So, I'm backing ou

Re: please stop converting FUNCDOC headings to POD.

2007-09-18 Thread Allison Randal
Andy Lester wrote: We decided to remove FUNCDOC in May soon after it appeared. At the time it only appeared in a couple of files, so I was surprised to it now scattered over a couple of dozen files. Who is "we"? I was entirely unaware of it. I've yanked POD on every file that I've headerized

Re: Gone for a while

2007-09-18 Thread Allison Randal
Andy Lester wrote: The FUNCDOC hoohah points out something that has been bugging me for a while and that now is actionable: I don't know WTF is going on any more. I'm very out of touch, even though I sometimes sort of try to keep an eye on what's going on. It's no way to be involved in a project

Re: Parrot configuration system: weaknesses and strengths

2007-09-18 Thread Gabor Szabo
I am not sure what to quote so let me reply on a clean page. I would like to see invalid configuration options and values as being always fatal. They indicate some kind of user error, a typo or similar that would probably cause trouble to the Parrot developer as well as the Parrot user. In order

Parrot 0.4.16 Released

2007-09-18 Thread jerry gay
On behalf of the Parrot team, I'm proud to announce Parrot 0.4.16, "A Farewell to Alex." Parrot (http://parrotcode.org/) is a virtual machine aimed at running all dynamic languages. Parrot 0.4.16 can be obtained via CPAN (soon), or follow the download instructions at http://parrotcode.org/source.h

Re: Gone for a while

2007-09-18 Thread Andy Lester
> I'm sorry to hear that. You're welcome back any time. All contributions > are valuable, and isn't necessary to follow every detail of every aspect > of the project to contribute. Understood. It's just clear that I'm way out the loop on things, and I don't have the time to talk about the thing

[perl #45523] [TODO] Have Configure.pl inform user of failed configuration steps

2007-09-18 Thread James Keenan via RT
See this non-RT thread on perl.perl6.internals for additional discussion of the issues raised in this ticket: http://tinyurl.com/3y7kgf

[perl #45523] [TODO] Have Configure.pl inform user of failed configuration steps

2007-09-18 Thread via RT
# New Ticket Created by James Keenan # Please include the string: [perl #45523] # in the subject line of all future correspondence about this issue. # http://rt.perl.org/rt3/Ticket/Display.html?id=45523 > Configure.pl has long operated as a harness for the running of individual configuratio

[perl #45525] [TODO] Configure.pl: permit an --abort-step option

2007-09-18 Thread via RT
# New Ticket Created by James Keenan # Please include the string: [perl #45525] # in the subject line of all future correspondence about this issue. # http://rt.perl.org/rt3/Ticket/Display.html?id=45525 > A number of Parrot developers working on configuration steps (config/ */*.pm and config

[perl #45525] [TODO] Configure.pl: permit an --abort-step option

2007-09-18 Thread James Keenan via RT
See this non-RT thread on perl.perl6.internals for additional discussion of the issues raised in this ticket: http://tinyurl.com/3y7kgf