Re: PMCs and how the opcode functions will work

2001-11-16 Thread Jason Gloudon
On Thu, Nov 15, 2001 at 08:18:32PM +, Simon Cozens wrote: > I'm under the impression that the signature of the add method should be > > void foo (interpreter, destination, left, right) > > Shouldn't the above be more like: > > P1->vtable->vtable_funcs[VTABLE_ADD + P2->vtable->num_t

Re: PMCs and how the opcode functions will work

2001-11-16 Thread Dave Mitchell
Simon Cozens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Shouldn't the above be more like: > > P1->vtable->vtable_funcs[VTABLE_ADD + P2->vtable->num_type](i, P0, P1, P2); I'm probably overlooking something here, but why the double indirection? Shouldn't that just be P1->vtable.vtable_funcs[ ?

Re: PMCs and how the opcode functions will work

2001-11-15 Thread Simon Cozens
On Thu, Oct 18, 2001 at 12:30:29PM +0100, Simon Cozens wrote: > On Mon, Oct 08, 2001 at 06:36:32PM -0400, Dan Sugalski wrote: > > P1->vtable_funcs[VTABLE_ADD + P2->num_type](P1, P2, P0); > > Uhm, since num_type and vtable_funcs are part of the vtable > structure, that would be more like >

Re: PMCs and how the opcode functions will work

2001-10-21 Thread Jason Gloudon
On Sun, Oct 21, 2001 at 07:56:08PM +0100, Simon Cozens wrote: > On Wed, Oct 10, 2001 at 11:27:24AM +0200, Paolo Molaro wrote: > > ... and to go a step further in sanity and maintainability, I'd suggest > > using a structure with properly typed function pointers instead of an > > array: > > > > ty

Re: PMCs and how the opcode functions will work

2001-10-21 Thread Tom Hughes
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Simon Cozens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've now changed the vtable structure to reflect this, but I'd like someone > to confirm that the "variant" forms of the ops can be addressed the way I > think they can. (ie. structure->base_element + 1 to get "thi

Re: PMCs and how the opcode functions will work

2001-10-21 Thread Simon Cozens
On Wed, Oct 10, 2001 at 11:27:24AM +0200, Paolo Molaro wrote: > ... and to go a step further in sanity and maintainability, I'd suggest > using a structure with properly typed function pointers instead of an > array: > > typedef void (*parrot_pmc_add) (PMC *dest, PMC *a, PMC *b); > typedef vo

Re: PMCs and how the opcode functions will work

2001-10-21 Thread Dan Sugalski
At 02:59 PM 10/20/2001 +0100, Simon Cozens wrote: >On Mon, Oct 08, 2001 at 06:36:32PM -0400, Dan Sugalski wrote: > > num_type: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 for "same as you", native int, bigint, native > >float, bigfloat, object > > > > P1->vtable_funcs[VTABLE_ADD + P2->num_type](P1, P2, P0)

Re: PMCs and how the opcode functions will work

2001-10-21 Thread Simon Cozens
On Mon, Oct 08, 2001 at 06:36:32PM -0400, Dan Sugalski wrote: > num_type: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 for "same as you", native int, bigint, native >float, bigfloat, object > > P1->vtable_funcs[VTABLE_ADD + P2->num_type](P1, P2, P0); I don't understand the "same as you" thing; num_type is

Re: PMCs and how the opcode functions will work

2001-10-18 Thread Dan Sugalski
At 12:30 PM 10/18/2001 +0100, Simon Cozens wrote: >On Mon, Oct 08, 2001 at 06:36:32PM -0400, Dan Sugalski wrote: > > P1->vtable_funcs[VTABLE_ADD + P2->num_type](P1, P2, P0); > >Uhm, since num_type and vtable_funcs are part of the vtable >structure, that would be more like > P1->vtable->vt

Re: PMCs and how the opcode functions will work

2001-10-18 Thread Simon Cozens
On Mon, Oct 08, 2001 at 06:36:32PM -0400, Dan Sugalski wrote: > P1->vtable_funcs[VTABLE_ADD + P2->num_type](P1, P2, P0); Uhm, since num_type and vtable_funcs are part of the vtable structure, that would be more like P1->vtable->vtable_funcs[VTABLE_ADD + P2->vtable->num_type](P1, P2, P0);

Re: PMCs and how the opcode functions will work

2001-10-10 Thread Dan Sugalski
At 11:27 AM 10/10/2001 +0200, Paolo Molaro wrote: >On 10/09/01 Dan Sugalski wrote: > > >For sanity's sake, I don't suppose you'd consider > > > > > >typedef void* (*vtable_func_t)(); > > > > > >to make it > > > > > >vtable_func_t vtable_funcs[VTABLE_SIZE]; > > > > I'd be thrilled. Abstract types a

Re: PMCs and how the opcode functions will work

2001-10-10 Thread Dan Sugalski
At 06:06 PM 10/9/2001 -0700, Steve Fink wrote: >Quoting Simon Cozens ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > On Tue, Oct 09, 2001 at 11:50:55PM +0200, Benoit Cerrina wrote: > > > It is clear that PMCs are object but does the acronym has a > signification? > > > > Parrot Magic Cookie. > >No matter how hard I try

Re: PMCs and how the opcode functions will work

2001-10-10 Thread Steve Fink
Quoting Dan Sugalski ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > Okay, here's a quick rundown on PMCs and how we're handling opcodes called > on PMC registers. (This is mildly different than what's gone in the past, FWIW) > > Every PMC has a set of static types, stored in the vtable. These types are > static, and s

Re: PMCs and how the opcode functions will work

2001-10-10 Thread Steve Fink
Quoting Simon Cozens ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > On Tue, Oct 09, 2001 at 11:50:55PM +0200, Benoit Cerrina wrote: > > It is clear that PMCs are object but does the acronym has a signification? > > Parrot Magic Cookie. No matter how hard I try, my brain always expands it to "Perl Meaty Chunk". It kinda

Re: PMCs and how the opcode functions will work

2001-10-10 Thread Paolo Molaro
On 10/09/01 Dan Sugalski wrote: > >For sanity's sake, I don't suppose you'd consider > > > >typedef void* (*vtable_func_t)(); > > > >to make it > > > >vtable_func_t vtable_funcs[VTABLE_SIZE]; > > I'd be thrilled. Abstract types are A Good Thing. In fact, I'll go make it > so right now. :) ... a

Re: PMCs and how the opcode functions will work

2001-10-10 Thread Simon Cozens
On Wed, Oct 10, 2001 at 06:51:24AM +0100, Piers Cawley wrote: > Are we going to be officially calling this the Parrot Virtual > Computer? What, Parrot? No, Parrot's called Parrot. -- I washed a sock. Then I put it in the dryer. When I took it out, it was gone. -- Steven Wright

Re: PMCs and how the opcode functions will work

2001-10-10 Thread Piers Cawley
Simon Cozens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Tue, Oct 09, 2001 at 11:50:55PM +0200, Benoit Cerrina wrote: > > It is clear that PMCs are object but does the acronym has a signification? > > Parrot Magic Cookie. > > > Where can such things be found. > > In the documentation I'm in the middle of

Re: PMCs and how the opcode functions will work

2001-10-09 Thread Dan Sugalski
At 06:08 PM 10/9/2001 -0700, Steve Fink wrote: >Quoting Dan Sugalski ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > Okay, here's a quick rundown on PMCs and how we're handling opcodes called > > on PMC registers. (This is mildly different than what's gone in the > past, FWIW) > > > > Every PMC has a set of static type

Re: PMCs and how the opcode functions will work

2001-10-09 Thread Simon Cozens
On Tue, Oct 09, 2001 at 11:50:55PM +0200, Benoit Cerrina wrote: > It is clear that PMCs are object but does the acronym has a signification? Parrot Magic Cookie. > Where can such things be found. In the documentation I'm in the middle of writing. :) Simon -- Pretty, smart, sane:Pick two.

Re: PMCs and how the opcode functions will work

2001-10-09 Thread Brent Dax
Benoit Cerrina: #Excuse me, #It is clear that PMCs are #object but does the acronym #has a signification? Where #can such things be found. PMC eq "Parrot Magic Cookie"--a PMC is an opaque Thing whose actual value you don't care about.

Re: PMCs and how the opcode functions will work

2001-10-09 Thread Benoit Cerrina
Excuse me, It is clear that PMCs are object but does the acronym has a signification? Where can such things be found. Thank you Benoit

Re: PMCs and how the opcode functions will work

2001-10-09 Thread Simon Cozens
On Tue, Oct 09, 2001 at 04:03:13AM -0400, Michael G Schwern wrote: > On Mon, Oct 08, 2001 at 06:36:32PM -0400, Dan Sugalski wrote: > > Questions, anyone? ;-) > > Will there be a test on this? Plenty, I hope, but isn't that your perview? :) -- fga is frequently given answers... the best are "Da

Re: PMCs and how the opcode functions will work

2001-10-09 Thread Michael G Schwern
On Mon, Oct 08, 2001 at 06:36:32PM -0400, Dan Sugalski wrote: > Questions, anyone? ;-) Will there be a test on this? -- Michael G. Schwern <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>http://www.pobox.com/~schwern/ Perl6 Quality Assurance <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Kwalitee Is Job One It sure is fun masturbati

Re: PMCs and how the opcode functions will work

2001-10-08 Thread Dan Sugalski
At 12:00 AM 10/9/2001 +0100, Simon Cozens wrote: >On Mon, Oct 08, 2001 at 06:36:32PM -0400, Dan Sugalski wrote: > > PACKAGE *package; > > INTVAL base_type; > > INTVAL int_type; > > INTVAL float_type; > > INTVAL num_type; > > INTVAL string_type; > >Why are a

Re: PMCs and how the opcode functions will work

2001-10-08 Thread Simon Cozens
On Mon, Oct 08, 2001 at 06:36:32PM -0400, Dan Sugalski wrote: > PACKAGE *package; > INTVAL base_type; > INTVAL int_type; > INTVAL float_type; > INTVAL num_type; > INTVAL string_type; Why are all these in the vtable? They seem like PMC-ish things to me. --