added a new modifier #variadic to make variadic method definition more obvious.

allowed the #primitive modifier in a method definition not associated with an external module.
fixed a bug in handling soft failure from numbered primitive functions

moo/kernel/Apex.moo

@@ -328,13 +328,13 @@ class Apex(nil)
 	## -------------------------------------------------------
 	## -------------------------------------------------------
 
-	method(#class) perform()
+	method(#class,#variadic) perform()
 	{
 		<primitive: #_perform>
 		self primitiveFailed
 	}
 	
-	method perform()
+	method(#variadic) perform()
 	{
 		<primitive: #_perform>
 		self primitiveFailed
@@ -540,85 +540,3 @@ extend Error
 	}
 }
 
-class System(Apex)
-{
-}
-
-pooldic System.Log
-{
-	## -----------------------------------------------------------
-	## defines log levels
-	## these items must follow defintions in moo.h
-	## -----------------------------------------------------------
-
-	DEBUG := 1.
-	INFO  := 2.
-	WARN  := 4.
-	ERROR := 8.
-	FATAL := 16.
-}
-
-extend System
-{
-	## the following methods may not look suitable to be placed
-	## inside a system dictionary. but they are here for quick and dirty
-	## output production from the moo code.
-	##   System logNl: 'XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX'.
-	##
-	method(#class) atLevel: level log: message
-	{
-		<primitive: #_log>
-		## do nothing upon logging failure
-	}
-
-	method(#class) atLevel: level log: message and: message2
-	{
-		<primitive: #_log>
-		## do nothing upon logging failure
-	}
-
-	method(#class) atLevel: level log: message and: message2 and: message3
-	{
-		<primitive: #_log>
-		## do nothing upon logging failure
-	}
-
-	method(#class) atLevel: level logNl: message 
-	{
-		## the #_log primitive accepts an array.
-		## so the following lines should work also.
-		## | x |
-		## x := Array new: 2.
-		## x at: 0 put: message.
-		## x at: 1 put: S'\n'.
-		## ^self atLevel: level log: x.
-
-		^self atLevel: level log: message and: S'\n'.
-	}
-
-	method(#class) atLevel: level logNl: message and: message2
-	{
-		^self atLevel: level log: message and: message2 and: S'\n'.
-	}
-
-	method(#class) log: message
-	{
-		^self atLevel: System.Log.INFO log: message.
-	}
-
-	method(#class) log: message and: message2
-	{
-		^self atLevel: System.Log.INFO log: message and: message2.
-	}
-
-	method(#class) logNl: message
-	{
-		^self atLevel: System.Log.INFO logNl: message.
-	}
-
-	method(#class) logNl: message and: message2
-	{
-		^self atLevel: System.Log.INFO logNl: message and: message2.
-	}
-}
-

moo/kernel/Class.moo

@@ -47,4 +47,9 @@ class(#pointer) Class(Apex)
 		].
 		^false
 	}*)
+
+	method nsdic
+	{
+		^self.nsdic
+	}
 }

moo/kernel/Mill.moo

@@ -268,7 +268,11 @@ class MyObject(Object)
 	
 	method(#class) main
 	{
-		|a i |
+		|a i|
+		
+		System _getUint8(1,2).
+		'JJJJJJJJJJ' dump.
+		
 		
 		a := 100.
 			## PROBLEM: the following double loop will exhaust the stack 
@@ -318,16 +322,20 @@ class MyObject(Object)
 			}
 		}*)
 
-		System logNl: 'Sleeping start now....'.
+		
+		
 
 		(* basicAt: 12 to access the nsdic field. use a proper method once it's defined in Class *)
-		(System basicAt: 12) keysAndValuesDo: [:k :v |
+		(System nsdic) keysAndValuesDo: [:k :v |
 			k dump.
 			v dump.
 			'------------' dump.
 		].
 
-		Processor sleepFor: 3. ## DEBUG VM... VM WAITING FOR 10 SECS instead of 3.
+		
+		(System at: #Processor) dump.
+		System logNl: 'Sleeping start now....'.
+		Processor sleepFor: 2.
 	}
 	
 	(*

moo/kernel/Moo.moo

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include 'Context.moo'.
 #include 'Except.moo'.
 #include 'Class.moo'.
+#include 'System.moo'.
 #include 'Boolean.moo'.
 #include 'Magnitu.moo'.
 #include 'Collect.moo'.

moo/kernel/Stdio.moo

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class Stdio(Object) from 'stdio'
 	}
 	*)
 
-	method format (fmt)
+	method(#variadic) format (fmt)
 	{
 		| a b c |
 		'THIS IS FORMAT' dump.

moo/kernel/System.moo

@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+## TODO: consider if System can replace Apex itself.
+##       System, being the top class, seems to give very natural way of 
+##       offering global system-level functions and interfaces.
+##
+##           class System(nil) { ... }
+##           class Object(System) { .... }
+##           System at:  #
+##           System logNl: 'xxxxx'.
+##           System getUint8(ptr,offset)
+
+class System(Apex)
+{
+}
+
+pooldic System.Log
+{
+	## -----------------------------------------------------------
+	## defines log levels
+	## these items must follow defintions in moo.h
+	## -----------------------------------------------------------
+
+	DEBUG := 1.
+	INFO  := 2.
+	WARN  := 4.
+	ERROR := 8.
+	FATAL := 16.
+}
+
+extend System
+{
+	## the following methods may not look suitable to be placed
+	## inside a system dictionary. but they are here for quick and dirty
+	## output production from the moo code.
+	##   System logNl: 'XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX'.
+	##
+	method(#class) atLevel: level log: message
+	{
+		<primitive: #_log>
+		## do nothing upon logging failure
+	}
+
+	method(#class) atLevel: level log: message and: message2
+	{
+		<primitive: #_log>
+		## do nothing upon logging failure
+	}
+
+	method(#class) atLevel: level log: message and: message2 and: message3
+	{
+		<primitive: #_log>
+		## do nothing upon logging failure
+	}
+
+	method(#class) atLevel: level logNl: message 
+	{
+		## the #_log primitive accepts an array.
+		## so the following lines should work also.
+		## | x |
+		## x := Array new: 2.
+		## x at: 0 put: message.
+		## x at: 1 put: S'\n'.
+		## ^self atLevel: level log: x.
+
+		^self atLevel: level log: message and: S'\n'.
+	}
+
+	method(#class) atLevel: level logNl: message and: message2
+	{
+		^self atLevel: level log: message and: message2 and: S'\n'.
+	}
+
+	method(#class) log: message
+	{
+		^self atLevel: System.Log.INFO log: message.
+	}
+
+	method(#class) log: message and: message2
+	{
+		^self atLevel: System.Log.INFO log: message and: message2.
+	}
+
+	method(#class) logNl: message
+	{
+		^self atLevel: System.Log.INFO logNl: message.
+	}
+
+	method(#class) logNl: message and: message2
+	{
+		^self atLevel: System.Log.INFO logNl: message and: message2.
+	}
+	
+	(* nsdic access *)
+	method(#class) at: key
+	{
+		^self nsdic at: key
+	}
+
+	method(#class) at: key put: value
+	{
+		^self nsdic at: key put: value
+	}
+
+	(* raw memory access *)
+	method(#class,#primitive) _getInt8   (rawptr, offset). ## <primitive: #System__getInt8>
+	method(#class,#primitive) _getInt16  (rawptr, offset).
+	method(#class,#primitive) _getInt32  (rawptr, offset).
+	method(#class,#primitive) _getInt64  (rawptr, offset).
+	method(#class,#primitive) _getUint8  (rawptr, offset). ## <primitive: #System__getUint8>
+	method(#class,#primitive) _getUint16 (rawptr, offset).
+	method(#class,#primitive) _getUint32 (rawptr, offset).
+	method(#class,#primitive) _getUint64 (rawptr, offset).
+
+	(*
+	method(#class,#primitive) _putInt8   (rawptr, offset, value).
+	method(#class,#primitive) _putInt16  (rawptr, offset, value).
+	method(#class,#primitive) _putInt32  (rawptr, offset, value).
+	method(#class,#primitive) _putInt64  (rawptr, offset, value).
+	method(#class,#primitive) _putUint8  (rawptr, offset, value).
+	method(#class,#primitive) _putUint16 (rawptr, offset, value).
+	method(#class,#primitive) _putUint32 (rawptr, offset, value).
+	method(#class,#primitive) _putUint64 (rawptr, offset, value),
+	*)
+
+	(*
+	method(#class) getUint8: rawptr at: offset
+	{
+		<primitive: #_get_uint8>
+	}
+
+	method(#class) getUint16: rawptr at: offset
+	{
+		<primitive: #_get_uint16>
+	}
+
+	method(#class) getUint32: rawptr at: offset
+	{
+		<primitive: #_get_uint32>
+	}
+
+	method(#class) getUint64: rawptr at: offset
+	{
+		<primitive: #_get_uint64>
+	}
+	
+	method(#class) putUint8: value rawptr: rawptr at: offset
+	{
+		<primitive: #_get_uint8>
+	}*)
+}
+

moo/kernel/generr.moo

@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ class MyObject(Object)
 			'duplicate modifier'
 			'wrong method name'
 			'duplicate method name'
+			'invalid variadic method definition'
 			'duplicate argument name'
 			'duplicate temporary variable name'
 			'duplicate variable name'

moo/lib/comp.c

@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ static struct voca_t
 	{ 11, { 't','h','i','s','C','o','n','t','e','x','t'                   } },
 	{ 11, { 't','h','i','s','P','r','o','c','e','s','s'                   } },
 	{  4, { 't','r','u','e'                                               } },
+	{  9, { '#','v','a','r','i','a','d','i','c'                           } },
 	{  5, { 'w','h','i','l','e'                                           } },
 	{  5, { '#','w','o','r','d'                                           } },
 
@@ -162,6 +163,7 @@ enum voca_id_t
 	VOCA_THIS_CONTEXT,
 	VOCA_THIS_PROCESS,
 	VOCA_TRUE,
+	VOCA_VARIADIC_S,
 	VOCA_WHILE,
 	VOCA_WORD_S,
 
@@ -3169,9 +3171,8 @@ static int compile_unary_method_name (moo_t* moo)
 			while (1);
 		}
 
-		/* indicate that the unary method name is followed by a parameter list */
-		moo->c->mth.variadic = 1;
 		GET_TOKEN (moo);
+		return 9999; /* to indicate the method definition is in a procedural style */
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -3288,6 +3289,13 @@ static int compile_method_name (moo_t* moo)
 			set_syntax_error (moo, MOO_SYNERR_MTHNAMEDUPL, &moo->c->mth.name_loc, &moo->c->mth.name);
 			return -1;
 		}
+
+		/* compile_unary_method_name() returns 9999 if the name is followed by () */
+		if (moo->c->mth.variadic && n != 9999)
+		{
+			set_syntax_error (moo, MOO_SYNERR_VARIADMTHINVAL, &moo->c->mth.name_loc, &moo->c->mth.name);
+			return -1;
+		}
 	}
 
 	MOO_ASSERT (moo, moo->c->mth.tmpr_nargs < MAX_CODE_NARGS);
@@ -5799,22 +5807,29 @@ static int compile_method_definition (moo_t* moo)
 				else if (is_token_symbol(moo, VOCA_PRIMITIVE_S))
 				{
 					/* method(#primitive) */
-					if (moo->c->cls.self_oop->modname == moo->_nil)
-					{
-						MOO_DEBUG2 (moo, "Disallowed #primitive method modifier in the class %.*js without 'from'\n", 
-							MOO_OBJ_GET_SIZE(moo->c->cls.self_oop->name),
-							MOO_OBJ_GET_CHAR_SLOT(moo->c->cls.self_oop->name));
-						set_syntax_error (moo, MOO_SYNERR_MODIFIERBANNED, TOKEN_LOC(moo), TOKEN_NAME(moo));
-						return -1;
-					}
-
 					if (moo->c->mth.primitive)
 					{
+						/* #primitive duplicate modifier */
 						set_syntax_error (moo, MOO_SYNERR_MODIFIERDUPL, TOKEN_LOC(moo), TOKEN_NAME(moo));
 						return -1;
 					}
 
 					moo->c->mth.primitive = 1;
+
+					GET_TOKEN (moo);
+				}
+				else if (is_token_symbol(moo, VOCA_VARIADIC_S))
+				{
+					/* method(#variadic) */
+					if (moo->c->mth.variadic)
+					{
+						/* #variadic duplicate modifier */
+						set_syntax_error (moo, MOO_SYNERR_MODIFIERDUPL, TOKEN_LOC(moo), TOKEN_NAME(moo));
+						return -1;
+					}
+
+					moo->c->mth.variadic = 1;
+
 					GET_TOKEN (moo);
 				}
 				else if (TOKEN_TYPE(moo) == MOO_IOTOK_COMMA || TOKEN_TYPE(moo) == MOO_IOTOK_EOF || TOKEN_TYPE(moo) == MOO_IOTOK_RPAREN)
@@ -5853,9 +5868,6 @@ static int compile_method_definition (moo_t* moo)
 		/* the primitive method must be of this form
 		 *  method(#primitive) method_name.
 		 */
-		moo_oow_t litidx, savedlen;
-		moo_oocs_t tmp;
-
 		if (TOKEN_TYPE(moo) != MOO_IOTOK_PERIOD)
 		{
 			/* . expected */
@@ -5863,16 +5875,55 @@ static int compile_method_definition (moo_t* moo)
 			return -1;
 		}
 
-		/* TODO: i can check if the primitive method is available at compile time by querying the module.
+		if (moo->c->cls.self_oop->modname == moo->_nil)
-		 *       do the check depending on the compiler option */
+		{
+			moo_oow_t savedlen;
+			moo_ooi_t pfnum;
+
+			savedlen = moo->c->cls.modname.len;
+
+			/* primitive identifer = classname_methodname
+			 * let me compose the identifer into the back of the cls.modname buffer.
+			 * i'll revert it when done */
+			if (copy_string_to (moo, &moo->c->cls.name, &moo->c->cls.modname, &moo->c->cls.modname_capa, 1, '\0') <= -1 ||
+			    copy_string_to (moo, &moo->c->mth.name, &moo->c->cls.modname, &moo->c->cls.modname_capa, 1, '_') <= -1)
+			{
+				moo->c->cls.modname.len = savedlen;
+				return -1;
+			}
+
+			pfnum = moo_getpfnum (moo, &moo->c->cls.modname.ptr[savedlen], moo->c->cls.modname.len - savedlen);
+			if (pfnum <= -1 || !MOO_OOI_IN_METHOD_PREAMBLE_INDEX_RANGE(pfnum))
+			{
+				MOO_DEBUG2 (moo, "Cannot find intrinsic primitive handler - %.*js\n", 
+					moo->c->cls.modname.len - savedlen, &moo->c->cls.modname.ptr[savedlen]);
+				moo->c->cls.modname.len = savedlen;
+				set_syntax_error (moo, MOO_SYNERR_PFIDINVAL, &moo->c->mth.name_loc, &moo->c->mth.name);
+				return -1;
+			}
+
+			moo->c->cls.modname.len = savedlen;
+
+			moo->c->mth.pftype = PFTYPE_NUMBERED; 
+			moo->c->mth.pfnum = pfnum;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			moo_oow_t litidx, savedlen;
+			moo_oocs_t tmp;
 
 			/* combine the module name and the method name delimited by a period
 			 * when doing it, let me reuse the cls.modname buffer and restore it
 			 * back once done */
-		MOO_ASSERT (moo, MOO_CLASSOF(moo, moo->c->cls.self_oop->modname) == moo->_symbol);
 			savedlen = moo->c->cls.modname.len;
+
+			MOO_ASSERT (moo, MOO_CLASSOF(moo, moo->c->cls.self_oop->modname) == moo->_symbol);
 			tmp.ptr = MOO_OBJ_GET_CHAR_SLOT(moo->c->cls.self_oop->modname);
 			tmp.len = MOO_OBJ_GET_SIZE(moo->c->cls.self_oop->modname);
+
+		/* TODO: i can check if the primitive method is available at compile time by querying the module.
+		 *       do the check depending on the compiler option */
+
 			if (copy_string_to (moo, &tmp, &moo->c->cls.modname, &moo->c->cls.modname_capa, 1, '\0') <= -1 ||
 			    copy_string_to (moo, &moo->c->mth.name, &moo->c->cls.modname, &moo->c->cls.modname_capa, 1, '.') <= -1 ||
 			    add_symbol_literal(moo, &moo->c->cls.modname, savedlen, &litidx) <= -1)
@@ -5880,6 +5931,7 @@ static int compile_method_definition (moo_t* moo)
 				moo->c->cls.modname.len = savedlen;
 				return -1;
 			}
+
 			moo->c->cls.modname.len = savedlen;
 			
 			/* the symbol added must be the first literal to the current method.
@@ -5890,6 +5942,7 @@ static int compile_method_definition (moo_t* moo)
 			moo->c->mth.pftype = PFTYPE_NAMED; 
 			moo->c->mth.pfnum = litidx;
 		}
+	}
 	else
 	{
 		if (TOKEN_TYPE(moo) != MOO_IOTOK_LBRACE)

moo/lib/err.c

@@ -107,33 +107,33 @@ static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_35[] = {'d','i','s','a','l','l','o','w','e','d',' ',
 static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_36[] = {'d','u','p','l','i','c','a','t','e',' ','m','o','d','i','f','i','e','r','\0'};
 static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_37[] = {'w','r','o','n','g',' ','m','e','t','h','o','d',' ','n','a','m','e','\0'};
 static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_38[] = {'d','u','p','l','i','c','a','t','e',' ','m','e','t','h','o','d',' ','n','a','m','e','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_39[] = {'d','u','p','l','i','c','a','t','e',' ','a','r','g','u','m','e','n','t',' ','n','a','m','e','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_39[] = {'i','n','v','a','l','i','d',' ','v','a','r','i','a','d','i','c',' ','m','e','t','h','o','d',' ','d','e','f','i','n','i','t','i','o','n','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_40[] = {'d','u','p','l','i','c','a','t','e',' ','t','e','m','p','o','r','a','r','y',' ','v','a','r','i','a','b','l','e',' ','n','a','m','e','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_40[] = {'d','u','p','l','i','c','a','t','e',' ','a','r','g','u','m','e','n','t',' ','n','a','m','e','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_41[] = {'d','u','p','l','i','c','a','t','e',' ','v','a','r','i','a','b','l','e',' ','n','a','m','e','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_41[] = {'d','u','p','l','i','c','a','t','e',' ','t','e','m','p','o','r','a','r','y',' ','v','a','r','i','a','b','l','e',' ','n','a','m','e','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_42[] = {'d','u','p','l','i','c','a','t','e',' ','b','l','o','c','k',' ','a','r','g','u','m','e','n','t',' ','n','a','m','e','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_42[] = {'d','u','p','l','i','c','a','t','e',' ','v','a','r','i','a','b','l','e',' ','n','a','m','e','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_43[] = {'u','n','d','e','c','l','a','r','e','d',' ','v','a','r','i','a','b','l','e','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_43[] = {'d','u','p','l','i','c','a','t','e',' ','b','l','o','c','k',' ','a','r','g','u','m','e','n','t',' ','n','a','m','e','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_44[] = {'u','n','u','s','a','b','l','e',' ','v','a','r','i','a','b','l','e',' ','i','n',' ','c','o','m','p','i','l','e','d',' ','c','o','d','e','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_44[] = {'u','n','d','e','c','l','a','r','e','d',' ','v','a','r','i','a','b','l','e','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_45[] = {'i','n','a','c','c','e','s','s','i','b','l','e',' ','v','a','r','i','a','b','l','e','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_45[] = {'u','n','u','s','a','b','l','e',' ','v','a','r','i','a','b','l','e',' ','i','n',' ','c','o','m','p','i','l','e','d',' ','c','o','d','e','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_46[] = {'a','m','b','i','g','u','o','u','s',' ','v','a','r','i','a','b','l','e','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_46[] = {'i','n','a','c','c','e','s','s','i','b','l','e',' ','v','a','r','i','a','b','l','e','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_47[] = {'w','r','o','n','g',' ','e','x','p','r','e','s','s','i','o','n',' ','p','r','i','m','a','r','y','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_47[] = {'a','m','b','i','g','u','o','u','s',' ','v','a','r','i','a','b','l','e','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_48[] = {'t','o','o',' ','m','a','n','y',' ','t','e','m','p','o','r','a','r','i','e','s','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_48[] = {'w','r','o','n','g',' ','e','x','p','r','e','s','s','i','o','n',' ','p','r','i','m','a','r','y','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_49[] = {'t','o','o',' ','m','a','n','y',' ','a','r','g','u','m','e','n','t','s','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_49[] = {'t','o','o',' ','m','a','n','y',' ','t','e','m','p','o','r','a','r','i','e','s','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_50[] = {'t','o','o',' ','m','a','n','y',' ','b','l','o','c','k',' ','t','e','m','p','o','r','a','r','i','e','s','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_50[] = {'t','o','o',' ','m','a','n','y',' ','a','r','g','u','m','e','n','t','s','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_51[] = {'t','o','o',' ','m','a','n','y',' ','b','l','o','c','k',' ','a','r','g','u','m','e','n','t','s','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_51[] = {'t','o','o',' ','m','a','n','y',' ','b','l','o','c','k',' ','t','e','m','p','o','r','a','r','i','e','s','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_52[] = {'t','o','o',' ','l','a','r','g','e',' ','b','l','o','c','k','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_52[] = {'t','o','o',' ','m','a','n','y',' ','b','l','o','c','k',' ','a','r','g','u','m','e','n','t','s','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_53[] = {'t','o','o',' ','l','a','r','g','e',' ','a','r','r','a','y',' ','e','x','p','r','e','s','s','i','o','n','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_53[] = {'t','o','o',' ','l','a','r','g','e',' ','b','l','o','c','k','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_54[] = {'w','r','o','n','g',' ','p','r','i','m','i','t','i','v','e',' ','f','u','n','c','t','i','o','n',' ','n','u','m','b','e','r','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_54[] = {'t','o','o',' ','l','a','r','g','e',' ','a','r','r','a','y',' ','e','x','p','r','e','s','s','i','o','n','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_55[] = {'w','r','o','n','g',' ','p','r','i','m','i','t','i','v','e',' ','f','u','n','c','t','i','o','n',' ','i','d','e','n','t','i','f','i','e','r','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_55[] = {'w','r','o','n','g',' ','p','r','i','m','i','t','i','v','e',' ','f','u','n','c','t','i','o','n',' ','n','u','m','b','e','r','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_56[] = {'w','r','o','n','g',' ','m','o','d','u','l','e',' ','n','a','m','e','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_56[] = {'w','r','o','n','g',' ','p','r','i','m','i','t','i','v','e',' ','f','u','n','c','t','i','o','n',' ','i','d','e','n','t','i','f','i','e','r','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_57[] = {'#','i','n','c','l','u','d','e',' ','e','r','r','o','r','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_57[] = {'w','r','o','n','g',' ','m','o','d','u','l','e',' ','n','a','m','e','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_58[] = {'w','r','o','n','g',' ','n','a','m','e','s','p','a','c','e',' ','n','a','m','e','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_58[] = {'#','i','n','c','l','u','d','e',' ','e','r','r','o','r','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_59[] = {'w','r','o','n','g',' ','p','o','o','l',' ','d','i','c','t','i','o','n','a','r','y',' ','n','a','m','e','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_59[] = {'w','r','o','n','g',' ','n','a','m','e','s','p','a','c','e',' ','n','a','m','e','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_60[] = {'d','u','p','l','i','c','a','t','e',' ','p','o','o','l',' ','d','i','c','t','i','o','n','a','r','y',' ','n','a','m','e','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_60[] = {'w','r','o','n','g',' ','p','o','o','l',' ','d','i','c','t','i','o','n','a','r','y',' ','n','a','m','e','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_61[] = {'l','i','t','e','r','a','l',' ','e','x','p','e','c','t','e','d','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_61[] = {'d','u','p','l','i','c','a','t','e',' ','p','o','o','l',' ','d','i','c','t','i','o','n','a','r','y',' ','n','a','m','e','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_62[] = {'b','r','e','a','k',' ','o','r',' ','c','o','n','t','i','n','u','e',' ','n','o','t',' ','w','i','t','h','i','n',' ','a',' ','l','o','o','p','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_62[] = {'l','i','t','e','r','a','l',' ','e','x','p','e','c','t','e','d','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_63[] = {'b','r','e','a','k',' ','o','r',' ','c','o','n','t','i','n','u','e',' ','w','i','t','h','i','n',' ','a',' ','b','l','o','c','k','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_63[] = {'b','r','e','a','k',' ','o','r',' ','c','o','n','t','i','n','u','e',' ','n','o','t',' ','w','i','t','h','i','n',' ','a',' ','l','o','o','p','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_64[] = {'w','h','i','l','e',' ','e','x','p','e','c','t','e','d','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_64[] = {'b','r','e','a','k',' ','o','r',' ','c','o','n','t','i','n','u','e',' ','w','i','t','h','i','n',' ','a',' ','b','l','o','c','k','\0'};
-
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_65[] = {'w','h','i','l','e',' ','e','x','p','e','c','t','e','d','\0'};
 static moo_ooch_t* synerrstr[] =
 {
 	synerrstr_0, synerrstr_1, synerrstr_2, synerrstr_3, synerrstr_4, synerrstr_5, synerrstr_6, synerrstr_7,
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ static moo_ooch_t* synerrstr[] =
 	synerrstr_40, synerrstr_41, synerrstr_42, synerrstr_43, synerrstr_44, synerrstr_45, synerrstr_46, synerrstr_47,
 	synerrstr_48, synerrstr_49, synerrstr_50, synerrstr_51, synerrstr_52, synerrstr_53, synerrstr_54, synerrstr_55,
 	synerrstr_56, synerrstr_57, synerrstr_58, synerrstr_59, synerrstr_60, synerrstr_61, synerrstr_62, synerrstr_63,
-	synerrstr_64
+	synerrstr_64, synerrstr_65 
 };
 #endif
 /* END: GENERATED WITH generr.moo */

moo/lib/exec.c

@@ -1739,6 +1739,139 @@ static moo_pfrc_t pf_hash (moo_t* moo, moo_ooi_t nargs)
 	return MOO_PF_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+
+static moo_pfrc_t _get_raw_int (moo_t* moo, moo_ooi_t nargs, int size)
+{
+	moo_uint8_t* rawptr;
+	moo_oow_t offset;
+	moo_ooi_t value;
+	moo_oop_t result;
+
+	if (moo_inttooow (moo, MOO_STACK_GETARG(moo, nargs, 0), (moo_oow_t*)&rawptr) <= 0 ||
+	    moo_inttooow (moo, MOO_STACK_GETARG(moo, nargs, 1), &offset) <= 0)
+	{
+		moo->errnum = MOO_EINVAL;
+		return MOO_PF_FAILURE;
+	}
+
+	switch (size)
+	{
+		case 1:
+			value = *(moo_int8_t*)&rawptr[offset];
+			break;
+
+		case 2:
+			value = *(moo_int16_t*)&rawptr[offset];
+			break;
+
+		case 4:
+			value = *(moo_int32_t*)&rawptr[offset];
+			break;
+
+		case 8:
+			value = *(moo_int64_t*)&rawptr[offset];
+			break;
+
+		default:
+			moo->errnum = MOO_EINVAL;
+			return MOO_PF_FAILURE;
+	}
+
+	result = moo_ooitoint (moo, value);
+	if (!result) return MOO_PF_FAILURE;
+
+	MOO_STACK_SETRET (moo, nargs, result);
+	return MOO_PF_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static moo_pfrc_t _get_raw_uint (moo_t* moo, moo_ooi_t nargs, int size)
+{
+	moo_uint8_t* rawptr;
+	moo_oow_t offset;
+	moo_oow_t value;
+	moo_oop_t result;
+
+MOO_DEBUG1 (moo, "get_raw_uint ..%d\n", size);
+	if (moo_inttooow (moo, MOO_STACK_GETARG(moo, nargs, 0), (moo_oow_t*)&rawptr) <= 0 ||
+	    moo_inttooow (moo, MOO_STACK_GETARG(moo, nargs, 1), &offset) <= 0)
+	{
+MOO_DEBUG0 (moo, "get_raw_uint failure...\n");
+		moo->errnum = MOO_EINVAL;
+		return MOO_PF_FAILURE;
+	}
+
+	switch (size)
+	{
+		case 1:
+			value = *(moo_uint8_t*)&rawptr[offset];
+			break;
+
+		case 2:
+			value = *(moo_uint16_t*)&rawptr[offset];
+			break;
+
+		case 4:
+			value = *(moo_uint32_t*)&rawptr[offset];
+			break;
+
+		case 8:
+			value = *(moo_uint64_t*)&rawptr[offset];
+			break;
+
+		default:
+			moo->errnum = MOO_EINVAL;
+			return MOO_PF_FAILURE;
+	}
+
+	result = moo_oowtoint (moo, value);
+	if (!result) return MOO_PF_FAILURE;
+
+MOO_DEBUG1 (moo, "get_raw_uint failure..%O.\n", result);
+	MOO_STACK_SETRET (moo, nargs, result);
+	return MOO_PF_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+
+static moo_pfrc_t pf_get_int8 (moo_t* moo, moo_ooi_t nargs)
+{
+	return _get_raw_int (moo, nargs, 1);
+}
+
+static moo_pfrc_t pf_get_int16 (moo_t* moo, moo_ooi_t nargs)
+{
+	return _get_raw_int (moo, nargs, 2);
+}
+
+static moo_pfrc_t pf_get_int32 (moo_t* moo, moo_ooi_t nargs)
+{
+	return _get_raw_int (moo, nargs, 4);
+}
+
+static moo_pfrc_t pf_get_int64 (moo_t* moo, moo_ooi_t nargs)
+{
+	return _get_raw_int (moo, nargs, 8);
+}
+
+static moo_pfrc_t pf_get_uint8 (moo_t* moo, moo_ooi_t nargs)
+{
+	return _get_raw_uint (moo, nargs, 1);
+}
+
+static moo_pfrc_t pf_get_uint16 (moo_t* moo, moo_ooi_t nargs)
+{
+	return _get_raw_uint (moo, nargs, 2);
+}
+
+static moo_pfrc_t pf_get_uint32 (moo_t* moo, moo_ooi_t nargs)
+{
+	return _get_raw_uint (moo, nargs, 4);
+}
+
+static moo_pfrc_t pf_get_uint64 (moo_t* moo, moo_ooi_t nargs)
+{
+	return _get_raw_uint (moo, nargs, 8);
+}
+
 static moo_pfrc_t pf_responds_to (moo_t* moo, moo_ooi_t nargs)
 {
 	moo_oop_t rcv, selector;
@@ -1896,7 +2029,7 @@ static moo_pfrc_t __block_value (moo_t* moo, moo_oop_context_t rcv_blkctx, moo_o
 	if (MOO_OOP_TO_SMOOI(rcv_blkctx->method_or_nargs) != actual_arg_count /* nargs */)
 	{
 		MOO_LOG4 (moo, MOO_LOG_PRIMITIVE | MOO_LOG_ERROR, 
-			"Error(%hs) - wrong number of arguments to a block context %O - expecting %zd, got %zd\n",
+			"Error(%hs) - wrong number of arguments to a block context %O - %zd expected, %zd given\n",
 			__PRIMITIVE_NAME__, rcv_blkctx, MOO_OOP_TO_SMOOI(rcv_blkctx->method_or_nargs), actual_arg_count);
 		return MOO_PF_FAILURE;
 	}
@@ -2759,11 +2892,11 @@ static moo_pfrc_t pf_error_as_string (moo_t* moo, moo_ooi_t nargs)
 }
 
 
-#define MAX_NARGS MOO_TYPE_MAX(moo_ooi_t)
+#define MAX_NARGS MOO_TYPE_MAX(moo_oow_t)
 struct pf_t
 {
-	moo_ooi_t       min_nargs;   /* expected number of arguments */
+	moo_oow_t       min_nargs;   /* expected number of arguments */
-	moo_ooi_t       max_nargs;   /* expected number of arguments */
+	moo_oow_t       max_nargs;   /* expected number of arguments */
 	moo_pfimpl_t    handler;
 	const char*     name;        /* the name is supposed to be 7-bit ascii only */
 };
@@ -2791,6 +2924,26 @@ static pf_t pftab[] =
 
 	{   0,  0,  pf_hash,                             "_hash"                },
 
+	{   2,  2,  pf_get_int8,                         "System__getInt8"       },
+	{   2,  2,  pf_get_int16,                        "System__getInt16"      },
+	{   2,  2,  pf_get_int32,                        "System__getInt32"      },
+	{   2,  2,  pf_get_int64,                        "System__getInt64"      },
+	{   2,  2,  pf_get_uint8,                        "System__getUint8"      },
+	{   2,  2,  pf_get_uint16,                       "System__getUint16"     },
+	{   2,  2,  pf_get_uint32,                       "System__getUint32"     },
+	{   2,  2,  pf_get_uint64,                       "System__getUint64"     },
+
+/*
+	{   3,  3,  pf_put_int8,                         "System__putInt8"       },
+	{   3,  3,  pf_put_int16,                        "System__putInt16"      },
+	{   3,  3,  pf_put_int32,                        "System__putInt32"      },
+	{   3,  3,  pf_put_int64,                        "System__putInt64"      },
+	{   3,  3,  pf_put_uint8,                        "System__putUint8"      },
+	{   3,  3,  pf_put_uint16,                       "System__putUint16"     },
+	{   3,  3,  pf_put_uint32,                       "System__putUint32"     },
+	{   3,  3,  pf_put_uint64,                       "System__putUint64"     },
+*/
+
 	{   1,  1,  pf_responds_to,                      "_responds_to"         },
 	{   1, MAX_NARGS,  pf_perform,                   "_perform"             },
 	{   1,  1,  pf_exceptionize_error,               "_exceptionize_error"  },
@@ -2799,7 +2952,6 @@ static pf_t pftab[] =
 	{   0, MAX_NARGS,  pf_block_value,               "_block_value"         },
 	{   0, MAX_NARGS,  pf_block_new_process,         "_block_new_process"   },
 
-
 	{   0,  0,  pf_process_resume,                   "_process_resume"      },
 	{   0,  0,  pf_process_terminate,                "_process_terminate"   },
 	{   0,  0,  pf_process_yield,                    "_process_yield"       },
@@ -2852,10 +3004,7 @@ int moo_getpfnum (moo_t* moo, const moo_ooch_t* ptr, moo_oow_t len)
 /* TODO: have the pftable sorted alphabetically and do binary search */
 	for (i = 0; i < MOO_COUNTOF(pftab); i++)
 	{
-		if (moo_compoocharsbcstr(ptr, len, pftab[i].name) == 0)
+		if (moo_compoocharsbcstr(ptr, len, pftab[i].name) == 0) return i;
-		{
-			return i;
-		}
 	}
 
 	moo->errnum = MOO_ENOENT;
@@ -2866,6 +3015,7 @@ int moo_getpfnum (moo_t* moo, const moo_ooch_t* ptr, moo_oow_t len)
 static int start_method (moo_t* moo, moo_oop_method_t method, moo_oow_t nargs)
 {
 	moo_ooi_t preamble, preamble_code;
+	moo_ooi_t /*sp,*/ stack_base;
 
 #if defined(MOO_DEBUG_VM_EXEC)
 	moo_ooi_t fetched_instruction_pointer = 0; /* set it to a fake value */
@@ -2982,24 +3132,36 @@ static int start_method (moo_t* moo, moo_oop_method_t method, moo_oow_t nargs)
 		{
 			moo_ooi_t pfnum;
 
+			stack_base = moo->sp - nargs - 1; /* stack base before receiver and arguments */
+
 			pfnum = MOO_METHOD_GET_PREAMBLE_INDEX(preamble);
 			LOG_INST_1 (moo, "preamble_primitive %zd", pf_no);
 
-			if (pfnum >= 0 && pfnum < MOO_COUNTOF(pftab) && 
+			if (pfnum >= 0 && pfnum < MOO_COUNTOF(pftab))
-			    (nargs >= pftab[pfnum].min_nargs && nargs <= pftab[pfnum].max_nargs))
 			{
 				int n;
 
+				if ((nargs < pftab[pfnum].min_nargs || nargs > pftab[pfnum].max_nargs))
+				{
+					MOO_DEBUG4 (moo, "Soft failure due to argument count mismatch for primitive function %hs - %zu-%zu expected, %zu given\n",
+						pftab[pfnum].name, pftab[pfnum].min_nargs, pftab[pfnum].max_nargs, nargs);
+					goto activate_primitive_method_body;
+				}
+
 				moo_pushtmp (moo, (moo_oop_t*)&method);
 				n = pftab[pfnum].handler (moo, nargs);
 				moo_poptmp (moo);
 				if (n <= MOO_PF_HARD_FAILURE) return -1;
 				if (n >= MOO_PF_SUCCESS) break;
+
+				MOO_DEBUG2 (moo, "Soft failure indicated by primitive function %p - %hs\n", pftab[pfnum].handler, pftab[pfnum].name);
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				MOO_DEBUG1 (moo, "Cannot call primitive numbered %zd - invalid number\n", pfnum);
 			}
 
-			/* soft primitive failure */
+			goto activate_primitive_method_body;
-			if (activate_new_method (moo, method, nargs) <= -1) return -1;
-			break;
 		}
 
 		case MOO_METHOD_PREAMBLE_NAMED_PRIMITIVE:
@@ -3008,10 +3170,8 @@ static int start_method (moo_t* moo, moo_oop_method_t method, moo_oow_t nargs)
 			moo_oop_t name;
 			moo_pfimpl_t handler;
 			moo_oow_t w;
-			moo_ooi_t /*sp,*/ sb;
 
-			/*sp = moo->sp;*/
+			stack_base = moo->sp - nargs - 1; /* stack base before receiver and arguments */
-			sb = moo->sp - nargs - 1; /* stack base before receiver and arguments */
 
 		#if !defined(NDEBUG)
 			pf_name_index = MOO_METHOD_GET_PREAMBLE_INDEX(preamble);
@@ -3072,6 +3232,7 @@ static int start_method (moo_t* moo, moo_oop_method_t method, moo_oow_t nargs)
 				MOO_DEBUG2 (moo, "Soft failure for non-existent primitive function - %.*js\n", MOO_OBJ_GET_SIZE(name), ((moo_oop_char_t)name)->slot);
 			}
 
+		activate_primitive_method_body:
 		#if defined(MOO_USE_METHOD_TRAILER)
 			MOO_ASSERT (moo, MOO_OBJ_GET_FLAGS_TRAILER(method));
 			if (MOO_METHOD_GET_CODE_SIZE(method) == 0) /* this trailer size field not a small integer */
@@ -3079,11 +3240,10 @@ static int start_method (moo_t* moo, moo_oop_method_t method, moo_oow_t nargs)
 			if (method->code == moo->_nil)
 		#endif
 			{
-				/* no byte code to execute */
+				/* no byte code to execute - make it a hard failure */
-/* TODO: what is the best tactics? emulate "self primitiveFailed"? */
+/* TODO: what is the best tactics? emulate "self primitiveFailed"? or should this be generated by the compiler */
-
+				MOO_DEBUG0 (moo, "Empty primitive body\n");
-				/* force restore stack pointers */
+				moo->sp = stack_base; /* force restore stack pointer */
-				moo->sp = sb;
 				MOO_STACK_PUSH (moo, moo->_nil);
 				return -1;
 			}
@@ -3091,6 +3251,7 @@ static int start_method (moo_t* moo, moo_oop_method_t method, moo_oow_t nargs)
 			{
 				if (activate_new_method (moo, method, nargs) <= -1) return -1;
 			}
+
 			break;
 		}
 

moo/lib/main.c

@@ -1014,7 +1014,7 @@ static void vm_muxwait (moo_t* moo, const moo_ntime_t* dur, moo_vmprim_muxwait_c
 		if (xtn->ev.len <= 0)
 		{
 			/* the event buffer is still empty */
-			pthread_cond_wait (&xtn->ev.cnd2, &xtn->ev.mtx);
+			pthread_cond_timedwait (&xtn->ev.cnd2, &xtn->ev.mtx, &ts);
 		}
 		pthread_mutex_unlock (&xtn->ev.mtx);
 	}
@@ -1151,7 +1151,7 @@ static void vm_sleep (moo_t* moo, const moo_ntime_t* dur)
 
 	#if defined(USE_THREAD)
 	/* the sleep callback is called only if there is no IO semaphore 
-	 * waiting. so i can safely call vm_muxwait() wihtout a muxwait callback
+	 * waiting. so i can safely call vm_muxwait() without a muxwait callback
 	 * when USE_THREAD is true */
 	vm_muxwait (moo, dur, MOO_NULL);
 	#else

moo/lib/moo.h

@@ -1229,6 +1229,7 @@ enum moo_synerrnum_t
 	MOO_SYNERR_MODIFIERDUPL,    /* duplicate modifier */
 	MOO_SYNERR_MTHNAME,         /* wrong method name */
 	MOO_SYNERR_MTHNAMEDUPL,     /* duplicate method name */
+	MOO_SYNERR_VARIADMTHINVAL,  /* invalid variadic method definition */
 	MOO_SYNERR_ARGNAMEDUPL,     /* duplicate argument name */
 	MOO_SYNERR_TMPRNAMEDUPL,    /* duplicate temporary variable name */
 	MOO_SYNERR_VARNAMEDUPL,     /* duplicate variable name */