Re: [Gm2] R10 dialect features

[gaius]

Dragiša Durić <address@hidden> writes:

> It looks like all people are on holidays... except me :))
>
> As I am migrating all the way from TopSpeed (variable number of
> arguments in Modula-2) through Gardens Point (expressions in array
> initializers, useable for variable number of args thing) and as I just
> implemented it for use by Modula-2 code by way of C - it's obvious first
> feature I would like - type safe variadics! Just like in R10.
>
> Also, bounds checked VLAs (again R10) wouldn't hurt a bit.

Hi Dragiša,

ahh yes Benjamin has also expressed an interest in seeing VLAs and
variadics in gm2.  This is penciled in for implementation post release
of gm2 1.0.  As you say they shouldn't take too much effort,

regards,
Gaius



>
> TIA,
>
> On Sat, 2010-07-24 at 18:28 +0200, Dragiša Durić wrote:
>> Along my migration processs from (brace yourselves) Gardens Point
>> Modula-2 to GNU Modula-2 (and it's looots of code to move over) I
>> started wondering why GNU Modula-2 does not speak more of R10 dialect?
>> With tons of things done, various PIM versions covered, ISO
>> committee-beast implemented - I don't think it's too big a job. 
>> R10 has all the things needed to fully replace C, and that I think is
>> what we all want.
>
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