[Yes, I'll shut up in a minute]
PROPOSAL
Currently, pretty printing doesn't keep the original assignment operator of the source but replaces it with "_". It should however have three modi
* keep it (only applicable if source is available) * always use _ * always use :=
For fileout, another (two) options might be useful:
* replace _ with :=, but don't touch any other formatting * replace := with _, but don't touch any other formatting
this is more as a simple find/replace as it should of course not touch strings or symbols or literals.
BACKWARD COMPATIBILITY ISSUES
None, if we set the switch to the right value.
ADVANTAGES
ANSI conformance as well as conform with VisualWorks, Dolphin ST, VisualAge and probabyl also other Smalltalk systems.
IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES
AssignmentNode>>printOn:indent: is the place to change if printing. The switch should be added as class variable to Scanner or Parser though.
Parser>>assignment: needs to be changed to keep the current assignment operator, as well as Scanner>>xColon and Parser>>expression. The easiest way is to add a flag to AssignmentNode and introduce #assignmentOp additional to #leftArrow.
bye -- Stefan Matthias Aust // Bevor wir fallen, fallen wir lieber auf