On Tue Apr 22 10:05:57 2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> We've been kicking around the idea of removing new_from_string for a
> while, but the pushback is always that it's useful to be able to create
> a new PMC with some initialization data, without first creating a PMC
> initializer that has to be garbage collected. So, instead of removing it
> entirely, make it a standard initialization option, passing a string
> argument instead of a PMC argument.
>
> Note, this will require changes to the "new" opcode, and to the
> low-level initialization functions ("pmc_new", etc). But, at least it'll
> be consistent, instead of a lone crack-headed different way of
> instantiating PMCs.
>
> Allison
Is this idea still being kicked around? What would all the new
interfaces look like? This seems like the kind of update that could be
tackled in the next month if we wanted something that was more
internally consistent.
--
Andrew Whitworth
a.k.a Whiteknight
