[M3devel] quake extensions for tests / RFC

[Jay]

Modula-3 and quake both support writing comments already. :)
 
I guess a "cross referencing" scheme would be nice, but to some extent that should be automatic.
To some extent, or entirely, it is what Reactor is. All the calls to a function or references to a type are immediately findable, I think.
 
All you really need is a) a completely global namespace so every identifier is unique b) plain text search based on an index.
 
I like C++ and I like some about Modula-3, but hierarchical namespaces really stink in the face of (indexed) plain text search, and no other kind of search can keep up with large codebases. How do I find uses of this particular "T" when people can and do make aliases? I realize C has typedefs to establish aliases, and nesting, so that argument is somewhat moot (the point is more relevant for C++, trying to make it Modula-3-relevant). In C++, how do I search for calls to a particular operator=? Or to a constructor?
 
I'm just being obnoxious.
 
 ...Jay



> Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2008 20:15:26 +0100> From: wagner at elegosoft.com> To: dabenavidesd at yahoo.es> CC: m3devel at elegosoft.com> Subject: Re: [M3devel] quake extensions for tests / RFC> > Quoting "Daniel Alejandro Benavides D." <dabenavidesd at yahoo.es>:> > > Hi Olaf:> > Is still possible to add Literate programming support, I mean using > > several functions that are just a commentary at the end of the file > > on M3Build.m3:> > http://modula3.elegosoft.com/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/~checkout~/cm3/m3-sys/cm3/src/M3Build.m3?rev=1.8;content-type=text%2Fplain> >> > Also there is a missing one on Built-in functions, one that "copy" > > the derived source of a noweb file (specifically a generic) from the > > Target (e.g LINUXLIBC6) directory of the compiler to the src > > directory. In that way the compiler can use the source. The name of > > functions could be: "derived_generic_interface", > > "derived_generic_implementation"> >> > This stuff is used on ldb debugger : http://www.eecs.harvard.edu/nr/ldb/> > The literate programming support was present on DEC SRC M3 I think:> > http://www.wiwi.uni-rostock.de/LABOR_NETZ/DOKUS/MODULA_3/html/modula-3/html/m3build/noweb.html> > Hi again,> > I've had a look at all that stuff, even downloaded ldb and installed noweb.> Still, I'd need a simple example to understand what exactly you would> like to have included in CM3 by default. Just the four commented-out> noweb procedures from M3Build.m3? Or more elaborate stuff like that> included in the ldb distribution?> > Is there any problem with just including the 4 quake procedures as> template? Anything that would not work?> > If you could provide a simple m3 package which contains all the uses> you'd like to see supported, we could even use that as a regression> test add-on. So if you send me a more specific and exact definition> and example, I'll try to add everything that is needed.> > I've never done literate programming myself, and haven't got the time> to learn everything now and decide what is needed.> > Olaf> -- > Olaf Wagner -- elego Software Solutions GmbH> Gustav-Meyer-Allee 25 / Gebäude 12, 13355 Berlin, Germany> phone: +49 30 23 45 86 96 mobile: +49 177 2345 869 fax: +49 30 23 45 86 95> http://www.elegosoft.com | Geschäftsführer: Olaf Wagner | Sitz: Berlin> Handelregister: Amtsgericht Charlottenburg HRB 77719 | USt-IdNr: DE163214194> 
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