moo/stix/lib/stix.c

/*
 * $Id$
 *
    Copyright (c) 2014-2016 Chung, Hyung-Hwan. All rights reserved.

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 */

#include "stix-prv.h"

stix_t* stix_open (stix_mmgr_t* mmgr, stix_oow_t xtnsize, stix_oow_t heapsize, const stix_vmprim_t* vmprim, stix_errnum_t* errnum)
{
	stix_t* stix;

	/* if this assertion fails, correct the type definition in stix.h */
	STIX_ASSERT (stix, STIX_SIZEOF(stix_oow_t) == STIX_SIZEOF(stix_oop_t));

	stix = STIX_MMGR_ALLOC (mmgr, STIX_SIZEOF(*stix) + xtnsize);
	if (stix)
	{
		if (stix_init(stix, mmgr, heapsize, vmprim) <= -1)
		{
			if (errnum) *errnum = stix->errnum;
			STIX_MMGR_FREE (mmgr, stix);
			stix = STIX_NULL;
		}
		else STIX_MEMSET (stix + 1, 0, xtnsize);
	}
	else if (errnum) *errnum = STIX_ESYSMEM;

	return stix;
}

void stix_close (stix_t* stix)
{
	stix_fini (stix);
	STIX_MMGR_FREE (stix->mmgr, stix);
}

static void fill_bigint_tables (stix_t* stix)
{
	int radix, safe_ndigits;
	stix_oow_t ub, w;
	stix_oow_t multiplier;

	for (radix = 2; radix <= 36; radix++)
	{
		w = 0;
		ub = (stix_oow_t)STIX_TYPE_MAX(stix_liw_t) / radix - (radix - 1);
		multiplier = 1;
		safe_ndigits = 0;

		while (w <= ub)
		{
			w = w * radix + (radix - 1);
			multiplier *= radix;
			safe_ndigits++;
		}

		/* safe_ndigits contains the number of digits that never
		 * cause overflow when computed normally with a native type. */
		stix->bigint[radix].safe_ndigits = safe_ndigits;
		stix->bigint[radix].multiplier = multiplier;
	}
}

int stix_init (stix_t* stix, stix_mmgr_t* mmgr, stix_oow_t heapsz, const stix_vmprim_t* vmprim)
{
	int modtab_inited = 0;

	STIX_MEMSET (stix, 0, STIX_SIZEOF(*stix));
	stix->mmgr = mmgr;
	stix->cmgr = stix_getutf8cmgr ();
	stix->vmprim = *vmprim;

	stix->option.log_mask = ~0u;
	stix->option.dfl_symtab_size = STIX_DFL_SYMTAB_SIZE;
	stix->option.dfl_sysdic_size = STIX_DFL_SYSDIC_SIZE;
	stix->option.dfl_procstk_size = STIX_DFL_PROCSTK_SIZE;

/* TODO: intoduct a permanent heap */
	/*stix->permheap = stix_makeheap (stix, what is the best size???);
	if (!stix->permheap) goto oops; */
	stix->curheap = stix_makeheap (stix, heapsz);
	if (!stix->curheap) goto oops;
	stix->newheap = stix_makeheap (stix, heapsz);
	if (!stix->newheap) goto oops;

	if (stix_rbt_init (&stix->modtab, stix, STIX_SIZEOF(stix_ooch_t), 1) <= -1) goto oops;
	modtab_inited = 1;
	stix_rbt_setstyle (&stix->modtab, stix_getrbtstyle(STIX_RBT_STYLE_INLINE_COPIERS));

	fill_bigint_tables (stix);

	stix->tagged_classes[STIX_OOP_TAG_SMINT] = &stix->_small_integer;
	stix->tagged_classes[STIX_OOP_TAG_CHAR] = &stix->_character;
	stix->tagged_classes[STIX_OOP_TAG_ERROR] = &stix->_error_class;

	return 0;

oops:
	if (modtab_inited) stix_rbt_fini (&stix->modtab);
	if (stix->newheap) stix_killheap (stix, stix->newheap);
	if (stix->curheap) stix_killheap (stix, stix->curheap);
	if (stix->permheap) stix_killheap (stix, stix->permheap);
	return -1;
}

static stix_rbt_walk_t unload_module (stix_rbt_t* rbt, stix_rbt_pair_t* pair, void* ctx)
{
	stix_t* stix = (stix_t*)ctx;
	stix_mod_data_t* mdp;

	mdp = STIX_RBT_VPTR(pair);
	STIX_ASSERT (stix, mdp != STIX_NULL);

	mdp->pair = STIX_NULL; /* to prevent stix_closemod() from calling  stix_rbt_delete() */
	stix_closemod (stix, mdp);

	return STIX_RBT_WALK_FORWARD;
}

void stix_fini (stix_t* stix)
{
	stix_cb_t* cb;
	stix_oow_t i;

	if (stix->sem_list)
	{
		stix_freemem (stix, stix->sem_list);
		stix->sem_list_capa = 0;
		stix->sem_list_count = 0;
	}

	if (stix->sem_heap)
	{
		stix_freemem (stix, stix->sem_heap);
		stix->sem_heap_capa = 0;
		stix->sem_heap_count = 0;
	}

	for (cb = stix->cblist; cb; cb = cb->next)
	{
		if (cb->fini) cb->fini (stix);
	}

	stix_rbt_walk (&stix->modtab, unload_module, stix); /* unload all modules */
	stix_rbt_fini (&stix->modtab);

/* TOOD: persistency? storing objects to image file? */
	stix_killheap (stix, stix->newheap);
	stix_killheap (stix, stix->curheap);
	stix_killheap (stix, stix->permheap);

	/* deregister all callbacks */
	while (stix->cblist) stix_deregcb (stix, stix->cblist);

	for (i = 0; i < STIX_COUNTOF(stix->sbuf); i++)
	{
		if (stix->sbuf[i].ptr)
		{
			stix_freemem (stix, stix->sbuf[i].ptr);
			stix->sbuf[i].ptr = STIX_NULL;
			stix->sbuf[i].len = 0;
			stix->sbuf[i].capa = 0;
		}
	}

	if (stix->log.ptr) 
	{
		/* make sure to flush your log message */
/* TODO: flush unwritten message */

		stix_freemem (stix, stix->log.ptr);
		stix->log.capa = 0;
		stix->log.len = 0;
	}
}

stix_mmgr_t* stix_getmmgr (stix_t* stix)
{
	return stix->mmgr;
}

stix_cmgr_t* stix_getcmgr (stix_t* stix)
{
	return stix->cmgr;
}

void stix_setcmgr (stix_t* stix, stix_cmgr_t* cmgr)
{
	stix->cmgr = cmgr;
}

void* stix_getxtn (stix_t* stix)
{
	return (void*)(stix + 1);
}


stix_errnum_t stix_geterrnum (stix_t* stix)
{
	return stix->errnum;
}

void stix_seterrnum (stix_t* stix, stix_errnum_t errnum)
{
	stix->errnum = errnum;
}

const stix_ooch_t* stix_geterrstr (stix_t* stix)
{
	return stix_errnumtoerrstr (stix->errnum);
}

int stix_setoption (stix_t* stix, stix_option_t id, const void* value)
{
	switch (id)
	{
		case STIX_TRAIT:
			stix->option.trait = *(const unsigned int*)value;
			return 0;

		case STIX_LOG_MASK:
			stix->option.log_mask = *(const unsigned int*)value;
			return 0;

		case STIX_SYMTAB_SIZE:
		{
			stix_oow_t w;

			w = *(stix_oow_t*)value;
			if (w <= 0 || w > STIX_SMOOI_MAX) goto einval;

			stix->option.dfl_symtab_size = *(stix_oow_t*)value;
			return 0;
		}

		case STIX_SYSDIC_SIZE:
		{
			stix_oow_t w;

			w = *(stix_oow_t*)value;
			if (w <= 0 || w > STIX_SMOOI_MAX) goto einval;

			stix->option.dfl_sysdic_size = *(stix_oow_t*)value;
			return 0;
		}

		case STIX_PROCSTK_SIZE:
		{
			stix_oow_t w;

			w = *(stix_oow_t*)value;
			if (w <= 0 || w > STIX_SMOOI_MAX) goto einval;

			stix->option.dfl_procstk_size = *(stix_oow_t*)value;
			return 0;
		}
	}

einval:
	stix->errnum = STIX_EINVAL;
	return -1;
}

int stix_getoption (stix_t* stix, stix_option_t id, void* value)
{
	switch  (id)
	{
		case STIX_TRAIT:
			*(unsigned int*)value = stix->option.trait;
			return 0;

		case STIX_LOG_MASK:
			*(unsigned int*)value = stix->option.log_mask;
			return 0;

		case STIX_SYMTAB_SIZE:
			*(stix_oow_t*)value = stix->option.dfl_symtab_size;
			return 0;

		case STIX_SYSDIC_SIZE:
			*(stix_oow_t*)value = stix->option.dfl_sysdic_size;
			return 0;

		case STIX_PROCSTK_SIZE:
			*(stix_oow_t*)value = stix->option.dfl_procstk_size;
			return 0;
	};

	stix->errnum = STIX_EINVAL;
	return -1;
}

stix_cb_t* stix_regcb (stix_t* stix, stix_cb_t* tmpl)
{
	stix_cb_t* actual;

	actual = stix_allocmem (stix, STIX_SIZEOF(*actual));
	if (!actual) return STIX_NULL;

	*actual = *tmpl;
	actual->next = stix->cblist;
	actual->prev = STIX_NULL;
	stix->cblist = actual;

	return actual;
}

void stix_deregcb (stix_t* stix, stix_cb_t* cb)
{
	if (cb == stix->cblist)
	{
		stix->cblist = stix->cblist->next;
		if (stix->cblist) stix->cblist->prev = STIX_NULL;
	}
	else
	{
		if (cb->next) cb->next->prev = cb->prev;
		if (cb->prev) cb->prev->next = cb->next;
	}

	stix_freemem (stix, cb);
}

void* stix_allocmem (stix_t* stix, stix_oow_t size)
{
	void* ptr;

	ptr = STIX_MMGR_ALLOC (stix->mmgr, size);
	if (!ptr) stix->errnum = STIX_ESYSMEM;
	return ptr;
}

void* stix_callocmem (stix_t* stix, stix_oow_t size)
{
	void* ptr;

	ptr = STIX_MMGR_ALLOC (stix->mmgr, size);
	if (!ptr) stix->errnum = STIX_ESYSMEM;
	else STIX_MEMSET (ptr, 0, size);
	return ptr;
}

void* stix_reallocmem (stix_t* stix, void* ptr, stix_oow_t size)
{
	ptr = STIX_MMGR_REALLOC (stix->mmgr, ptr, size);
	if (!ptr) stix->errnum = STIX_ESYSMEM;
	return ptr;
}

void stix_freemem (stix_t* stix, void* ptr)
{
	STIX_MMGR_FREE (stix->mmgr, ptr);
}

/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */

#define MOD_PREFIX "stix_mod_"
#define MOD_PREFIX_LEN 9

stix_mod_data_t* stix_openmod (stix_t* stix, const stix_ooch_t* name, stix_oow_t namelen)
{
	stix_rbt_pair_t* pair;
	stix_mod_data_t* mdp;
	stix_mod_data_t md;
	stix_mod_load_t load = STIX_NULL;
#if defined(STIX_ENABLE_STATIC_MODULE)
	int n;
#endif

	/* maximum module name length is STIX_MOD_NAME_LEN_MAX. 
	 *   MOD_PREFIX_LEN for MOD_PREFIX
	 *   1 for _ at the end when stix_mod_xxx_ is attempted.
	 *   1 for the terminating '\0'.
	 */
	stix_ooch_t buf[MOD_PREFIX_LEN + STIX_MOD_NAME_LEN_MAX + 1 + 1]; 

	/* copy instead of encoding conversion. MOD_PREFIX must not
	 * include a character that requires encoding conversion.
	 * note the terminating null isn't needed in buf here. */
	stix_copybctooochars (buf, MOD_PREFIX, MOD_PREFIX_LEN); 

	if (namelen > STIX_COUNTOF(buf) - (MOD_PREFIX_LEN + 1 + 1))
	{
		/* module name too long  */
		stix->errnum = STIX_EINVAL; /* TODO: change the  error number to something more specific */
		return STIX_NULL;
	}

	stix_copyoochars (&buf[MOD_PREFIX_LEN], name, namelen);
	buf[MOD_PREFIX_LEN + namelen] = '\0';

#if defined(STIX_ENABLE_STATIC_MODULE)
	/* attempt to find a statically linked module */

/*TODO: CHANGE THIS PART */

	/* TODO: binary search ... */
	for (n = 0; n < STIX_COUNTOF(static_modtab); n++)
	{
		if (stix_compoocstr (static_modtab[n].modname, name, name_len....) == 0) 
		{
			load = static_modtab[n].modload;
			break;
		}
	}

	if (n >= STIX_COUNTOF(static_modtab))
	{
		stix->errnum = STIX_ENOENT;
		return STIX_NULL;
	}

	if (load)
	{
		/* found the module in the staic module table */

		STIX_MEMSET (&md, 0, STIX_SIZEOF(md));
		stix_copyoochars (md.name, name, namelen);
		/* Note md.handle is STIX_NULL for a static module */

		/* i copy-insert 'md' into the table before calling 'load'.
		 * to pass the same address to load(), query(), etc */
		pair = stix_rbt_insert (stix->modtab, name, namelen, &md, STIX_SIZEOF(md));
		if (pair == STIX_NULL)
		{
			stix->errnum = STIX_ESYSMEM;
			return STIX_NULL;
		}

		mdp = (stix_mod_data_t*)STIX_RBT_VPTR(pair);
		if (load (&mdp->mod, stix) <= -1)
		{
			stix_rbt_delete (stix->modtab, segs[0].ptr, segs[0].len);
			return STIX_NULL;
		}

		return mdp;
	}
#endif

	/* attempt to find an external module */
	STIX_MEMSET (&md, 0, STIX_SIZEOF(md));
	stix_copyoochars ((stix_ooch_t*)md.mod.name, name, namelen);
	if (stix->vmprim.dl_open && stix->vmprim.dl_getsym && stix->vmprim.dl_close)
	{
		md.handle = stix->vmprim.dl_open (stix, &buf[MOD_PREFIX_LEN]);
	}

	if (md.handle == STIX_NULL) 
	{
		STIX_DEBUG2 (stix, "Cannot open a module [%.*S]\n", namelen, name);
		stix->errnum = STIX_ENOENT; /* TODO: be more descriptive about the error */
		return STIX_NULL;
	}

	/* attempt to get stix_mod_xxx where xxx is the module name*/
	load = stix->vmprim.dl_getsym (stix, md.handle, buf);
	if (!load) 
	{
		STIX_DEBUG3 (stix, "Cannot get a module symbol [%S] in [%.*S]\n", buf, namelen, name);
		stix->errnum = STIX_ENOENT; /* TODO: be more descriptive about the error */
		stix->vmprim.dl_close (stix, md.handle);
		return STIX_NULL;
	}

	/* i copy-insert 'md' into the table before calling 'load'.
	 * to pass the same address to load(), query(), etc */
	pair = stix_rbt_insert (&stix->modtab, (void*)name, namelen, &md, STIX_SIZEOF(md));
	if (pair == STIX_NULL)
	{
		STIX_DEBUG2 (stix, "Cannot register a module [%.*S]\n", namelen, name);
		stix->errnum = STIX_ESYSMEM;
		stix->vmprim.dl_close (stix, md.handle);
		return STIX_NULL;
	}

	mdp = (stix_mod_data_t*)STIX_RBT_VPTR(pair);
	if (load (stix, &mdp->mod) <= -1)
	{
		STIX_DEBUG3 (stix, "Module function [%S] returned failure in [%.*S]\n", buf, namelen, name);
		stix->errnum = STIX_ENOENT; /* TODO: proper error code and handling */
		stix_rbt_delete (&stix->modtab, name, namelen);
		stix->vmprim.dl_close (stix, mdp->handle);
		return STIX_NULL;
	}

	mdp->pair = pair;

	STIX_DEBUG2 (stix, "Opened a module [%S] - %p\n", mdp->mod.name, mdp->handle);

	/* the module loader must ensure to set a proper query handler */
	STIX_ASSERT (stix, mdp->mod.query != STIX_NULL);

	return mdp;
}

void stix_closemod (stix_t* stix, stix_mod_data_t* mdp)
{
	if (mdp->mod.unload) mdp->mod.unload (stix, &mdp->mod);

	if (mdp->handle) 
	{
		stix->vmprim.dl_close (stix, mdp->handle);
		STIX_DEBUG2 (stix, "Closed a module [%S] - %p\n", mdp->mod.name, mdp->handle);
		mdp->handle = STIX_NULL;
	}

	if (mdp->pair)
	{
		/*mdp->pair = STIX_NULL;*/ /* this reset isn't needed as the area will get freed by stix_rbt_delete()) */
		stix_rbt_delete (&stix->modtab, mdp->mod.name, stix_countoocstr(mdp->mod.name));
	}
}

int stix_importmod (stix_t* stix, stix_oop_t _class, const stix_ooch_t* name, stix_oow_t len)
{
	stix_rbt_pair_t* pair;
	stix_mod_data_t* mdp;
	int r = 0;

	/* stix_openmod(), stix_closemod(), etc calls a user-defined callback.
	 * i need to protect _class in case the user-defined callback allocates 
	 * a OOP memory chunk and GC occurs */
	stix_pushtmp (stix, &_class);

	pair = stix_rbt_search (&stix->modtab, name, len);
	if (pair)
	{
		mdp = (stix_mod_data_t*)STIX_RBT_VPTR(pair);
		STIX_ASSERT (stix, mdp != STIX_NULL);
	}
	else
	{
		mdp = stix_openmod (stix, name, len);
		if (!mdp) 
		{
			r = -1;
			goto done;
		}
	}

	if (!mdp->mod.import)
	{
		STIX_DEBUG1 (stix, "Cannot import module [%S] - importing not supported by the module\n", mdp->mod.name);
		stix->errnum = STIX_ENOIMPL;
		r = -1;
		goto done;
	}

	if (mdp->mod.import (stix, &mdp->mod, _class) <= -1)
	{
		STIX_DEBUG1 (stix, "Cannot import module [%S] - module's import() returned failure\n", mdp->mod.name);
		r = -1;
		goto done;
	}

done:
	if (!pair) 
	{
		/* clsoe the module if it has been opened in this function. */
		stix_closemod (stix, mdp);
	}

	stix_poptmp (stix);
	return r;
}

stix_pfimpl_t stix_querymod (stix_t* stix, const stix_ooch_t* pfid, stix_oow_t pfidlen)
{
	/* primitive function identifier
	 *   _funcname
	 *   modname_funcname
	 */
	stix_rbt_pair_t* pair;
	stix_mod_data_t* mdp;
	const stix_ooch_t* sep;

	stix_oow_t mod_name_len;
	stix_pfimpl_t handler;

	sep = stix_findoochar (pfid, pfidlen, '.');
	if (!sep)
	{
		/* i'm writing a conservative code here. the compiler should 
		 * guarantee that an underscore is included in an primitive identifer.
		 * what if the compiler is broken? imagine a buggy compiler rewritten
		 * in stix itself? */
		STIX_DEBUG2 (stix, "Internal error - no period in a primitive function identifier [%.*S] - buggy compiler?\n", pfidlen, pfid);
		stix->errnum = STIX_EINTERN;
		return STIX_NULL;
	}

	mod_name_len = sep - pfid;

	pair = stix_rbt_search (&stix->modtab, pfid, mod_name_len);
	if (pair)
	{
		mdp = (stix_mod_data_t*)STIX_RBT_VPTR(pair);
		STIX_ASSERT (stix, mdp != STIX_NULL);
	}
	else
	{
		mdp = stix_openmod (stix, pfid, mod_name_len);
		if (!mdp) return STIX_NULL;
	}

	if ((handler = mdp->mod.query (stix, &mdp->mod, sep + 1)) == STIX_NULL) 
	{
		/* the primitive function is not found. keep the module open */
		STIX_DEBUG2 (stix, "Cannot find a primitive function [%S] in a module [%S]\n", sep + 1, mdp->mod.name);
		stix->errnum = STIX_ENOENT; /* TODO: proper error code and handling */
		return STIX_NULL;
	}

	STIX_DEBUG3 (stix, "Found a primitive function [%S] in a module [%S] - %p\n", sep + 1, mdp->mod.name, handler);
	return handler;
}

/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */

/* add a new primitive method */
int stix_genpfmethod (stix_t* stix, stix_mod_t* mod, stix_oop_t _class, stix_method_type_t type, const stix_ooch_t* mthname, int variadic, const stix_ooch_t* pfname)
{
	/* NOTE: this function is a subset of add_compiled_method() in comp.c */

	stix_oop_char_t mnsym, pfidsym;
	stix_oop_method_t mth;
	stix_oop_class_t cls;
	stix_oow_t tmp_count = 0, i;
	stix_ooi_t arg_count = 0;
	stix_oocs_t cs;
	stix_ooi_t preamble_flags = 0;
	static stix_ooch_t dot[] = { '.', '\0' };

	STIX_ASSERT (stix, STIX_CLASSOF(stix, _class) == stix->_class);

	if (!pfname) pfname = mthname;

	cls = (stix_oop_class_t)_class;
	stix_pushtmp (stix, (stix_oop_t*)&cls); tmp_count++;
	STIX_ASSERT (stix, STIX_CLASSOF(stix, (stix_oop_t)cls->mthdic[type]) == stix->_method_dictionary);

	for (i = 0; mthname[i]; i++)
	{
		if (mthname[i] == ':') 
		{
			if (variadic) goto oops_inval;
			arg_count++;
		}
	}
/* TODO: check if name is a valid method name - more checks... */
/* TOOD: if the method name is a binary selector, it can still have an argument.. so the check below is invalid... */
	if (arg_count > 0 && mthname[i - 1] != ':') 
	{
	oops_inval:
		STIX_DEBUG2 (stix, "Cannot generate primitive function method [%S] in [%O] - invalid name\n", mthname, cls->name);
		stix->errnum = STIX_EINVAL;
		goto oops;
	}

	cs.ptr = (stix_ooch_t*)mthname;
	cs.len = i;
	if (stix_lookupdic (stix, cls->mthdic[type], &cs) != STIX_NULL)
	{
		STIX_DEBUG2 (stix, "Cannot generate primitive function method [%S] in [%O] - duplicate\n", mthname, cls->name);
		stix->errnum = STIX_EEXIST;
		goto oops;
	}

	mnsym = (stix_oop_char_t)stix_makesymbol (stix, mthname, i);
	if (!mnsym) goto oops;
	stix_pushtmp (stix, (stix_oop_t*)&mnsym); tmp_count++;

	/* compose a full primitive function identifier to VM's string buffer.
	 *   pfid => mod->name + '.' + pfname */
	if (stix_copyoocstrtosbuf(stix, mod->name, 0) <= -1 ||
	    stix_concatoocstrtosbuf(stix, dot, 0) <= -1 ||
	    stix_concatoocstrtosbuf(stix, pfname, 0) <=  -1) 
	{
		STIX_DEBUG2 (stix, "Cannot generate primitive function method [%S] in [%O] - VM memory shortage\n", mthname, cls->name);
		return -1;
	}

	pfidsym = (stix_oop_char_t)stix_makesymbol (stix, stix->sbuf[0].ptr, stix->sbuf[0].len);
	if (!pfidsym) 
	{
		STIX_DEBUG2 (stix, "Cannot generate primitive function method [%S] in [%O] - symbol instantiation failure\n", mthname, cls->name);
		goto oops;
	}
	stix_pushtmp (stix, (stix_oop_t*)&pfidsym); tmp_count++;

#if defined(STIX_USE_OBJECT_TRAILER)
	mth = (stix_oop_method_t)stix_instantiatewithtrailer (stix, stix->_method, 1, STIX_NULL, 0); 
#else
	mth = (stix_oop_method_t)stix_instantiate (stix, stix->_method, STIX_NULL, 1);
#endif
	if (!mth)
	{
		STIX_DEBUG2 (stix, "Cannot generate primitive function method [%S] in [%O] - method instantiation failure\n", mthname, cls->name);
		goto oops;
	}

	/* store the primitive function name symbol to the literal frame */
	mth->slot[0] = (stix_oop_t)pfidsym;

	/* premable should contain the index to the literal frame which is always 0 */
	mth->owner = cls;
	mth->name = mnsym;
	if (variadic) preamble_flags |= STIX_METHOD_PREAMBLE_FLAG_VARIADIC;
	mth->preamble = STIX_SMOOI_TO_OOP(STIX_METHOD_MAKE_PREAMBLE(STIX_METHOD_PREAMBLE_NAMED_PRIMITIVE, 0, preamble_flags));
	mth->preamble_data[0] = STIX_SMOOI_TO_OOP(0);
	mth->preamble_data[1] = STIX_SMOOI_TO_OOP(0);
	mth->tmpr_count = STIX_SMOOI_TO_OOP(arg_count);
	mth->tmpr_nargs = STIX_SMOOI_TO_OOP(arg_count);

/* TODO: emit BCODE_RETURN_NIL ? */

	if (!stix_putatdic (stix, cls->mthdic[type], (stix_oop_t)mnsym, (stix_oop_t)mth)) 
	{
		STIX_DEBUG2 (stix, "Cannot generate primitive function method [%S] in [%O] - failed to add to method dictionary\n", mthname, cls->name);
		goto oops;
	}

	STIX_DEBUG2 (stix, "Generated primitive function method [%S] in [%O]\n", mthname, cls->name);

	stix_poptmps (stix, tmp_count); tmp_count = 0;
	return 0;

oops:
	stix_poptmps (stix, tmp_count);
	return -1;
}