No response on my first SOS.

    * I am now in my first dive into the compiler; there's a lot to learn.
    * I first found the pragmas, but they do not seem to fit my purpose.
    * I next found the message selector macro facility in 
      MessageNode/special . Very neat, but I need to do something with a
      variable name, not a selector.


There are a host of different kinds of variables- local, instance, 
class, pool, ... It would be nice with yet another one: "computed" or 
"aliased". A special syntax for a variable name that will lead to  
inlining a  method for finding the object currently accessed through the 
name.

I would really appreciate help from someone familiar with compiler work.

Thanks
--Trygve.


On 19.11.2007 19:03, Trygve Reenskaug wrote:
> I am just completing an experiment where I am programming with roles. 
> A role name stands for one or more objects; the actual binding occur 
> at run time.  Example:
>         /(self playerForRole: #currentStar) displayLarge/
> It would be much more readable if I could write something like
>        /¤currentStar displayLarge / or /§currentStar displayLarge/ 
> or / :-) currentStar displayLarge /or ...
> /currentStar /is a role name, /self playerForRole:/ searches down the 
> stack to find the appropriate object binding .
>
> I suppose I have to choose an appropriate syntax and doctor the 
> compiler. Any ideas?
>
> Thanks
> --Trygve
> -- 
>
> Trygve Reenskaug      mailto: trygver at ifi.uio.no
> Morgedalsvn. 5A       http://folk.uio.no/trygver
> N-0378 Oslo           Tel: (+47) 22 49 57 27
> Norway 
>  


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Trygve Reenskaug      mailto: trygver at ifi.uio.no
Morgedalsvn. 5A       http://folk.uio.no/trygver
N-0378 Oslo           Tel: (+47) 22 49 57 27
Norway 
 

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