Re: [perl #49714] [PATCH] Extend perl6 spectest to fetch and execute S04-S29 tests

2008-01-18 Thread Cosimo Streppone
Jerry Gay via RT wrote: applied as r24965. it's causing a heck of a lot of failing tests. however, i'll leave them in for a day or three, while we see what we can do to get them passing. hint: getting 'fudge' working on rakudo would do us a world of good. ~jerry Do you mean running: perl6

[perl #49912] [BUG] Unable to Configure using Borland C

2008-01-18 Thread via RT
# New Ticket Created by [EMAIL PROTECTED] # Please include the string: [perl #49912] # in the subject line of all future correspondence about this issue. # http://rt.perl.org/rt3/Ticket/Display.html?id=49912 > The following text shows the result of attempting to install Parrot using bcc32. Th

POD in the test suite

2008-01-18 Thread Moritz Lenz
I noticed that many test files contain "old" POD like this: =pod some description here =cut Should that all be replaced by the new POD? =begin description text here =end description -- Moritz Lenz http://moritz.faui2k3.org/ | http://perl-6.de/ signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digi

[perl #49910] "3e4" does not parse as 30000

2008-01-18 Thread Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
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[perl #49898] [PATCH] .chars method for Str

2008-01-18 Thread Jerry Gay via RT
applied with modifications as r24962. ~jerry

[perl #49912] [BUG] Unable to Configure using Borland C

2008-01-18 Thread Steve Peters via RT
On Thu Jan 17 17:26:45 2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > The following text shows the result of attempting to install Parrot > using > bcc32. The program appeared to hang at the "Generating CPU specific > stuff" > stage until killed. > > C:\parrot>Configure.pl --cc=bcc32 > Parrot Version 0.5.2 Conf

Re: POD in the test suite

2008-01-18 Thread Larry Wall
On Fri, Jan 18, 2008 at 10:54:11AM +0100, Moritz Lenz wrote: : I noticed that many test files contain "old" POD like this: : : =pod : : some description here : : =cut : : : Should that all be replaced by the new POD? : : =begin description : : text here : : =end description Jah, so glaube

Re: [perl #49912] [BUG] Unable to Configure using Borland C

2008-01-18 Thread jerry gay
On Jan 17, 2008 5:26 PM, via RT arocker @ vex. net <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > # New Ticket Created by [EMAIL PROTECTED] > # Please include the string: [perl #49912] > # in the subject line of all future correspondence about this issue. > # http://rt.perl.org/rt3/Ticket/Display.html?id=49912 > >

[perl #45137] [TODO] Add a revision control test in Configure.pl

2008-01-18 Thread James Keenan via RT
The patch attached refactors lib/Parrot/Revision.pm and all the files that use it directly or indirectly. On Tue Jan 15 09:31:18 2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Having looked a bit more at Parrot::Revision and the instances where it > is used, I *think* we can make it go away completely, at leas

Re: [perl #49912] [BUG] Unable to Configure using Borland C

2008-01-18 Thread ajr
> > When using a non-default C compiler, you will usually need to add a > --link to the Configure line. So, something like... > > Configure.pl --cc=bcc32 --link=bcc32 > Doesn't appear to make any difference. -- Email and shopping with the feelgood factor! 55% of income to good causes. http

Re: [svn:perl6-synopsis] r14491 - doc/trunk/design/syn

2008-01-18 Thread Larry Wall
On Thu, Jan 17, 2008 at 10:56:12PM -0600, Patrick R. Michaud wrote: : On Thu, Jan 17, 2008 at 01:18:32PM -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: : > +=item * : > + : > +The definition of C<.true> for the most ancestral type (that is, the : > +C type) is equivalent to C<.defined>. : : Would we normally c

Re: [svn:perl6-synopsis] r14491 - doc/trunk/design/syn

2008-01-18 Thread Larry Wall
On Fri, Jan 18, 2008 at 09:16:39AM -0800, Larry Wall wrote: : Though it's not quite the same, since the prefix presumably forces : a multiple dispatch to Perl's idea of notiness, while a direct .not : method would rely on the the object's notion of notiness. This is : probably a good distinction f

[perl #42360] [TODO]: Unit tests for Parrot::Revision

2008-01-18 Thread James Keenan via RT
On Wed Sep 12 17:50:04 2007, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Sat May 05 10:05:58 2007, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > On Sat May 05 10:04:24 2007, jkeen at verizon.net wrote: > > > Patch applied in r18427 May 05 2007. > > > > I'm leaving the ticket open in the hope that some project member who > > us

Re: [perl #45137] [TODO] Add a revision control test in Configure.pl

2008-01-18 Thread jerry gay
On Jan 18, 2008 7:39 PM, James Keenan via RT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Note: Application of the patch attached entails a change in behavior. > It will no longer be possible to say: > > svn update > perl Configure.pl > svn update (assuming a new revision number is displayed) > make > > .

Re: Extending Parrot NCI callback functionality

2008-01-18 Thread Allison Randal
Geoffrey Broadwell wrote: On Wed, 2008-01-16 at 22:38 -0700, Paul Seamons wrote: I am starting to implement a GLUT and OpenGL binding for Parrot. [...] I don't often get concentrated time to help out with Parrot and Perl 6, but I have some now. If this is going to be blocked indefinitely, my

Re: Extending Parrot NCI callback functionality

2008-01-18 Thread Geoffrey Broadwell
On Sat, 2008-01-19 at 17:25 +1300, Allison Randal wrote: > Geoffrey Broadwell wrote: > > On Wed, 2008-01-16 at 22:38 -0700, Paul Seamons wrote: > >>> I am starting to implement a GLUT and OpenGL binding for Parrot. > [...] > > I don't often get concentrated time > > to help out with Parrot and Perl

Re: Extending Parrot NCI callback functionality

2008-01-18 Thread chromatic
On Friday 18 January 2008 20:25:16 Allison Randal wrote: > It's true that the generalized solution for varying callback signatures > doesn't exist yet, but it's easy enough to create your own C callback > layer, with a separate C function for each callback you need. (Note, not > one-per-signature,

Crazy NCI Callback Solution Idea

2008-01-18 Thread chromatic
Here's my crazy idea. When you register a callback into PIR from C, you need to pass a few arguments: the interpreter into which to call, the PMC Sub to call, and the C signature of the C function which gets called from C. I presume that the PIR function will get called through one of the exter

Perl 6 wiki: (new) Perl 6 Articles and Presentations

2008-01-18 Thread Conrad Schneiker
Just added a "Perl 6 Articles and Presentations" section to the Perl 6 wiki: http://www.perlfoundation.org/perl6/index.cgi?perl_6_articles_and_presentati ons (It's the last item listed under "Introduction" on the Perl 6 wiki home page.) Best regards, Conrad Schneiker www.AthenaLab.com http://w