enhanced the vm logging interface

attempted to execute ensure blocks on process termination. (wip)

stix/kernel/Apex.st

@@ -239,7 +239,6 @@
 		^(self isMemberOf: aClass) or: [self class inheritsFrom: aClass].
 	}
 
-
 	## -------------------------------------------------------
 	## -------------------------------------------------------
 	"

stix/kernel/Collect.st

@@ -108,8 +108,10 @@
 #pooldic Log
 {
 	## -----------------------------------------------------------
+	## defines log levels
 	## these items must follow defintions in stix.h
 	## -----------------------------------------------------------
+
 	#DEBUG := 1.
 	#INFO  := 2.
 	#WARN  := 4.
@@ -127,27 +129,50 @@
 
 	#dcl(#pooldic) Log.
 
-	#method log: message level: level
+	#method atLevel: level log: message
 	{
 		<primitive: #_log>
 		## do nothing upon logging failure
 	}
 
-	#method logNl: message level: level
+	#method atLevel: level log: message and: message2
 	{
-		self log: message level: level.
+		<primitive: #_log>
-		self log: S'\n' level: level.
+		## do nothing upon logging failure
-		^self.
+	}
+
+	#method atLevel: level log: message and: message2 and: message3
+	{
+		<primitive: #_log>
+		## do nothing upon logging failure
+	}
+
+	#method 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 atLevel: level logNl: message and: message2
+	{
+		^self atLevel: level log: message and: message2 and: S'\n'.
 	}
 
 	#method log: message
 	{
-		^self log: message level: Log.INFO.
+		^self atLevel: Log.INFO log: message.
 	}
 
 	#method logNl: message
 	{
-		^self logNl: message level: Log.INFO.
+		^self atLevel: Log.INFO logNl: message.
 	}
 }
 
@@ -164,3 +189,20 @@
 
 }
 
+#extend Apex
+{
+	## -------------------------------------------------------
+	## Association has been defined now. let's add association
+	## creating methods
+	## -------------------------------------------------------
+
+	#method(#class) -> object
+	{
+		^Association new key: self value: object
+	}
+
+	#method -> object
+	{
+		^Association new key: self value: object
+	}
+}

stix/kernel/Context.st

@@ -246,6 +246,4 @@
 	{
 		ip := self.source pc.
 	}
-
 }
-

stix/kernel/Except.st

@@ -165,6 +165,8 @@
 			].
 			stop := (ctx == context).
 			ctx := ctx sender.
+
+			## stop ifFalse: [ stop := ctx isNil ].
 		].
 
 		^retval

stix/kernel/Process.st

@@ -37,12 +37,19 @@
 		##^Processor resume: self.
 	}
 
-	#method terminate
+	#method _terminate
 	{
 		<primitive: #_process_terminate>
 		self primitiveFailed
 	}
 
+	#method terminate
+	{
+##search from the top contextof the process down to intial_contextand find ensure blocks and execute them.
+		self.current_context unwindTo: self.initial_context return: nil.
+		^self _terminate
+	}
+
 	#method yield
 	{
 		<primitive: #_process_yield>
@@ -58,15 +65,6 @@
 	{
 		^self.initial_context
 	}
-
-	#method sleep: seconds
-	{
-		| s |
-		s := Semaphore new.
-		Processor signal: s after: seconds.
-		## Processor activeProcess dump.
-		s wait.
-	}
 }
 
 #class Semaphore(Object)
@@ -405,4 +403,26 @@
 		<primitive: #_processor_return_to>
 		self primitiveFailed.
 	}
+
+	#method sleepFor: secs
+	{
+		## -----------------------------------------------------
+		## put the calling process to sleep for given seconds.
+		## -----------------------------------------------------
+		| s |
+		s := Semaphore new.
+		self signal: s after: secs.
+		s wait.
+	}
+
+	#method sleepFor: secs and: nanosecs
+	{
+		## -----------------------------------------------------
+		## put the calling process to sleep for given seconds.
+		## -----------------------------------------------------
+		| s |
+		s := Semaphore new.
+		self signal: s after: secs and: nanosecs 
+		s wait.
+	}
 }

stix/kernel/Stix.st

@@ -21,6 +21,22 @@
 #class Association(Magnitude)
 {
 	#dcl key value.
+
+	#method key: key value: value
+	{
+		self.key := key.
+		self.value := value.
+	}
+
+	#method key
+	{
+		^self.key
+	}
+
+	#method value
+	{
+		^self.value
+	}
 }
 
 #class Character(Magnitude)

stix/kernel/test-010.st

@@ -182,11 +182,11 @@
 		s3 := Semaphore new.
 
 		t1 := [ 
-			10 timesRepeat: ['BLOCK #1' dump. Processor activeProcess sleep: 1.].
+			10 timesRepeat: ['BLOCK #1' dump. Processor sleepFor: 1.].
 			s1 signal
 		] newProcess.
 		t2 := [ 
-			5 timesRepeat: ['BLOCK #2' dump. "Processor activeProcess sleep: 1." ].
+			5 timesRepeat: ['BLOCK #2' dump. "Processor sleepFor: 1." ].
 			'SIGNALLING S2...' dump. s2 signal. 
 		] newProcess.
 

stix/kernel/test-011.st

@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@
 		##	on: Exception do: [:ex | ex messageText dump].
 
 		'SLEEPING FOR 10 seconds ....' dump.
-		Processor activeProcess sleep: 10.
+		Processor sleepFor: 10.
 
 		'>>>>> END OF MAIN' dump.
 	}

stix/kernel/test-013.st

@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+
+#include 'Stix.st'.
+
+#################################################################
+## MAIN
+#################################################################
+
+## TODO: use #define to define a class or use #class to define a class.
+##       use #extend to extend a class
+##       using #class for both feels confusing.
+
+#extend Apex
+{
+
+}
+
+#extend SmallInteger
+{
+	#method getTrue: anInteger
+	{
+		^anInteger + 9999.
+	}
+
+	#method inc
+	{
+		^self + 1.
+	}
+}
+
+#class TestObject(Object)
+{
+	#dcl(#class) Q R.
+	#dcl(#classinst) a1 a2.
+
+	#method test999
+	{
+		^self.Q
+	}
+}
+
+#class B.TestObject(Object)
+{
+	#dcl(#class) Q R.
+	#dcl(#classinst) a1 a2.
+
+	#method test000
+	{
+		^self.Q
+	}
+}
+
+#pooldic ABC 
+{
+	#KKK := 20.
+}
+
+
+#class MyObject(TestObject)
+{
+	#method(#class) main
+	{
+		| v1 v2 |
+		System logNl: 'START OF MAIN'.
+		v2 := [ 
+			[ v1 := [ System logNl: 'xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc'. Exception signal: 'qqqqq' ] value.
+			'OK OK OK' dump. ] ensure: [ System logNl: 'ENSURE ENSURE ENSURE'].
+		]
+		on: Exception
+		do: [:ex |
+			System logNl: ('Exception: ', ex messageText).
+			ex return: 10.
+			##ex retry.
+			System logNl: '--- THIS MUST NOT BE PRINTED ---'.
+		].
+
+
+		System logNl: '---------------------'.
+		System log: 'v1=>'; log: v1; log: ' v2=>'; logNl: v2.
+
+		v1 := [
+			[    
+				[ 
+					1 to: 10000 by: 1 do: [:i | System logNl: i asString. Processor sleepFor: 5. ]  
+				] ensure: [ System logNl: '<<<PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP>>>' ].
+
+			] ensure: [ System logNl: '<<--------------------->>' ].
+		] newProcess.
+
+		System logNl: 'RESUMING v1'.
+		v1 resume.
+		v1 terminate.
+
+		##[    
+		##	[ Processor activeProcess terminate. ] ensure: [System logNl: '<<<PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP>>>' ].
+		##] ensure: [ System logNl: '<<--------------------->>' ].
+
+		System logNl: S'\0\0\0END OF MAIN\0AB\0\0\0C\0\0\0'.
+	}
+
+}
+

stix/lib/comp.c

@@ -1915,14 +1915,6 @@ static STIX_INLINE int add_class_level_variable (stix_t* stix, var_type_t index,
 }
 
 static STIX_INLINE int add_pool_dictionary (stix_t* stix, const stix_oocs_t* name, stix_oop_set_t pooldic_oop)
-{
-	int n;
-	stix_oow_t saved_len;
-
-	saved_len = stix->c->cls.pooldic.len;
-
-	n = copy_string_to (stix, name, &stix->c->cls.pooldic, &stix->c->cls.pooldic_capa, 1, ' ');
-	if (n >= 0) 
 {
 	if (stix->c->cls.pooldic_count >= stix->c->cls.pooldic_oop_capa)
 	{
@@ -1931,11 +1923,7 @@ static STIX_INLINE int add_pool_dictionary (stix_t* stix, const stix_oocs_t* nam
 
 		new_capa = STIX_ALIGN(stix->c->cls.pooldic_oop_capa + 1, POOLDIC_OOP_BUFFER_ALIGN);
 		tmp = stix_reallocmem (stix, stix->c->cls.pooldic_oops, new_capa * STIX_SIZEOF(stix_oop_set_t));
-			if (!tmp) 
+		if (!tmp)  return -1;
-			{
-				stix->c->cls.pooldic.len = saved_len;
-				return -1;
-			}
 
 		stix->c->cls.pooldic_oop_capa = new_capa;
 		stix->c->cls.pooldic_oops = tmp;
@@ -1944,12 +1932,10 @@ static STIX_INLINE int add_pool_dictionary (stix_t* stix, const stix_oocs_t* nam
 	stix->c->cls.pooldic_oops[stix->c->cls.pooldic_count] = pooldic_oop;
 	stix->c->cls.pooldic_count++;
 /* TODO: check if pooldic_count overflows */
-	}
 
-	return n;
+	return 0;
 }
 
-
 static stix_ooi_t find_class_level_variable (stix_t* stix, stix_oop_class_t self, const stix_oocs_t* name, var_info_t* var)
 {
 	stix_oow_t pos;
@@ -2281,6 +2267,46 @@ wrong_name:
 	return -1;
 }
 
+static int resolve_pooldic (stix_t* stix, int dotted, const stix_oocs_t* name)
+{
+	stix_oocs_t last; /* the last segment */
+	stix_oop_set_t ns_oop; /* name space */
+	stix_oop_association_t ass;
+	stix_oow_t i;
+
+	if (dotted)
+	{
+		if (preprocess_dotted_name(stix, 0, 0, name, &stix->c->tok.loc, &last, &ns_oop) <= -1) return -1;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		last = *name;
+		/* it falls back to the name space of the class */
+		ns_oop = stix->c->cls.ns_oop; 
+	}
+
+	/* check if the name refers to a pool dictionary */
+	ass = stix_lookupdic (stix, ns_oop, &last);
+	if (!ass || STIX_CLASSOF(stix, ass->value) != stix->_pool_dictionary)
+	{
+		set_syntax_error (stix, STIX_SYNERR_POOLDIC, &stix->c->tok.loc, name);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	/* check if the same dictionary pool has been declared for import */
+	for (i = 0; i < stix->c->cls.pooldic_count; i++)
+	{
+		if ((stix_oop_set_t)ass->value == stix->c->cls.pooldic_oops[i])
+		{
+			set_syntax_error (stix, STIX_SYNERR_POOLDICDUP, &stix->c->tok.loc, name);
+			return -1;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+
 static int compile_class_level_variables (stix_t* stix)
 {
 	var_type_t dcl_type = VAR_INSTANCE;
@@ -2304,7 +2330,7 @@ static int compile_class_level_variables (stix_t* stix)
 		}
 		else if (is_token_symbol(stix, VOCA_POOLDIC))
 		{
-			/* #dcl(#pooldic) */
+			/* #dcl(#pooldic) - import a pool dictionary */
 			dcl_type = VAR_GLOBAL; /* this is not a real type. use for branching below */
 			GET_TOKEN (stix);
 		}
@@ -2360,6 +2386,12 @@ static int compile_class_level_variables (stix_t* stix)
 			}
 
 			if (add_pool_dictionary(stix, &stix->c->tok.name, (stix_oop_set_t)ass->value) <= -1) return -1;
+			if (copy_string_to (stix, &stix->c->tok.name, &stix->c->cls.pooldic, &stix->c->cls.pooldic_capa, 1, ' ') <= -1)
+			{
+				stix->c->cls.pooldic_count--;
+				return -1;
+			}
+
 			GET_TOKEN (stix);
 		}
 		while (1);
@@ -2401,9 +2433,6 @@ static int compile_class_level_variables (stix_t* stix)
 
 	GET_TOKEN (stix);
 	return 0;
-
-
-
 }
 
 static int compile_unary_method_name (stix_t* stix)
@@ -2761,7 +2790,6 @@ static int get_variable_info (stix_t* stix, const stix_oocs_t* name, const stix_
 	}
 	else 
 	{
-	
 		if (find_class_level_variable(stix, stix->c->cls.self_oop, name, var) >= 0)
 		{
 		class_level_variable:
@@ -4881,11 +4909,9 @@ static int __compile_pooldic_definition (stix_t* stix)
 
 			case STIX_IOTOK_NUMLIT:
 			case STIX_IOTOK_RADNUMLIT:
-			{
 				lit = string_to_num (stix, &stix->c->tok.name, stix->c->tok.type == STIX_IOTOK_RADNUMLIT);
 				if (!lit) return -1;
 				goto add_literal;
-			}
 
 			case STIX_IOTOK_BPAREN: /* #[ */
 				if (read_byte_array_literal(stix, &lit) <= -1) return -1;
@@ -5005,8 +5031,7 @@ static int compile_stream (stix_t* stix)
 		}
 		else if (is_token_symbol(stix, VOCA_POOLDIC))
 		{
-/* TODO: allow #pooldic within #class */
+			/* #pooldic SharedPoolDic { #ABC := 20. #DEFG := 'ayz' } */
-			/* #pooldic SharedPoolDic { #abc := 20. #defg := 'ayz' } */
 			GET_TOKEN (stix);
 			if (compile_pooldic_definition(stix) <= -1) return -1;
 		}

stix/lib/exec.c

@@ -557,7 +557,6 @@ static void resume_process (stix_t* stix, stix_oop_process_t proc)
 
 		/* don't switch to this process. just set the state to RUNNING */
 	}
-
 #if 0
 	else if (proc->state == STIX_SMOOI_TO_OOP(PROC_STATE_RUNNABLE))
 	{
@@ -1167,56 +1166,100 @@ static int prim_dump (stix_t* stix, stix_ooi_t nargs)
 	return 1; /* success */
 }
 
-static int prim_log (stix_t* stix, stix_ooi_t nargs)
+static void log_char_object (stix_t* stix, stix_oow_t mask, stix_oop_char_t msg)
-{
-	stix_oop_t msg, level;
-
-	STIX_ASSERT (nargs >=  2);
-
-	level = STIX_STACK_GET(stix, stix->sp);
-	msg = STIX_STACK_GET(stix, stix->sp - 1);
-
-/* TODO: SUPPORT ARBITRARY NUMBERS OF MESSAGES */
-	if (!STIX_OOP_IS_SMOOI(level)) level = STIX_SMOOI_TO_OOP(STIX_LOG_INFO);
-
-	if (STIX_OOP_IS_POINTER(msg) && STIX_OBJ_GET_FLAGS_TYPE(msg))
 {
 	stix_ooi_t n;
 	stix_oow_t rem;
 	const stix_ooch_t* ptr;
 
+	STIX_ASSERT (STIX_OBJ_GET_FLAGS_TYPE(msg) == STIX_OBJ_TYPE_CHAR);
+
 	rem = STIX_OBJ_GET_SIZE(msg);
-		ptr = ((stix_oop_char_t)msg)->slot;
+	ptr = msg->slot;
 
 start_over:
 	while (rem > 0)
 	{
 		if (*ptr == '\0') 
 		{
-				n = stix_logbfmt (stix, STIX_LOG_APP | STIX_OOP_TO_SMOOI(level), "%C", *ptr);
+			n = stix_logbfmt (stix, mask, "%C", *ptr);
 			STIX_ASSERT (n == 1);
 			rem -= n;
 			ptr += n;
 			goto start_over;
 		}
 
-			n = stix_logbfmt (stix, STIX_LOG_APP | STIX_OOP_TO_SMOOI(level), "%.*S", rem, ptr);
+		n = stix_logbfmt (stix, mask, "%.*S", rem, ptr);
 		if (n <= -1) break;
 		if (n == 0) 
 		{
 			/* to skip the unprinted character. 
 			 * actually, this check is not needed because of '\0' skipping
 			 * at the beginning  of the loop */
-				n = stix_logbfmt (stix, STIX_LOG_APP | STIX_OOP_TO_SMOOI(level), "%C", *ptr);
+			n = stix_logbfmt (stix, mask, "%C", *ptr);
 			STIX_ASSERT (n == 1);
 		}
 		rem -= n;
 		ptr += n;
 	}
 }
+
+static int prim_log (stix_t* stix, stix_ooi_t nargs)
+{
+	stix_oop_t msg, level;
+	stix_oow_t mask;
+	stix_ooi_t k;
+
+	STIX_ASSERT (nargs >=  2);
+
+	level = STIX_STACK_GET(stix, stix->sp - nargs + 1);
+	if (!STIX_OOP_IS_SMOOI(level)) mask = STIX_LOG_APP | STIX_LOG_INFO; 
+	else mask = STIX_LOG_APP | STIX_OOP_TO_SMOOI(level);
+
+	for (k = nargs - 1; k > 0; )
+	{
+		--k;
+		msg = STIX_STACK_GET(stix, stix->sp - k);
+
+		if (msg == stix->_nil || msg == stix->_true || msg == stix->_false) 
+		{
+			goto dump_object;
+		}
+		else if (STIX_OOP_IS_POINTER(msg))
+		{
+			if (STIX_OBJ_GET_FLAGS_TYPE(msg) == STIX_OBJ_TYPE_CHAR)
+			{
+				log_char_object (stix, mask, (stix_oop_char_t)msg);
+			}
+			else if (STIX_OBJ_GET_FLAGS_TYPE(msg) == STIX_OBJ_TYPE_OOP)
+			{
+				/* visit only 1-level down into an array-like object */
+				stix_oop_t inner;
+				stix_oow_t i;
+
+				if (STIX_CLASSOF(stix,msg) == stix->_association) goto dump_object;
+
+				for (i = 0; i < STIX_OBJ_GET_SIZE(msg); i++)
+				{
+					inner = ((stix_oop_oop_t)msg)->slot[i];
+					if (STIX_OOP_IS_POINTER(inner) &&
+					    STIX_OBJ_GET_FLAGS_TYPE(inner) == STIX_OBJ_TYPE_CHAR)
+					{
+						log_char_object (stix, mask, (stix_oop_char_t)inner);
+					}
 					else
 					{
-		stix_logbfmt (stix, STIX_LOG_APP | STIX_OOP_TO_SMOOI(level), "%O", msg);
+						stix_logbfmt (stix, mask, "%O", inner);
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			else goto dump_object;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+		dump_object:
+			stix_logbfmt (stix, mask, "%O", msg);
+		}
 	}
 
 	STIX_STACK_POPS (stix, nargs); /* delete arguments, keep self */
@@ -2656,7 +2699,7 @@ typedef struct prim_t prim_t;
 static prim_t primitives[] =
 {
 	{   0, MAX_NARGS,  prim_dump,                      "_dump"                },
-	{   2,  2,  prim_log,                              "_log"                 },
+	{   2, MAX_NARGS,  prim_log,                       "_log"                 },
 
 	{   1,  1,  prim_identical,                        "_identical"           },
 	{   1,  1,  prim_not_identical,                    "_not_identical"       },

stix/lib/logfmt.c

@@ -131,14 +131,14 @@ static stix_bch_t bch_nullstr[] = { '(','n','u','l','l', ')','\0' };
 
 typedef int (*stix_fmtout_putch_t) (
 	stix_t*      stix,
-	unsigned int mask,
+	stix_oow_t mask,
 	stix_ooch_t  c,
 	stix_oow_t   len
 );
 
 typedef int (*stix_fmtout_putcs_t) (
 	stix_t*            stix,
-	unsigned int       mask,
+	stix_oow_t         mask,
 	const stix_ooch_t* ptr,
 	stix_oow_t         len
 );
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ typedef struct stix_fmtout_t stix_fmtout_t;
 struct stix_fmtout_t
 {
 	stix_oow_t            count; /* out */
-	int                   mask;  /* in */
+	stix_oow_t            mask;  /* in */
 	stix_fmtout_putch_t   putch; /* in */
 	stix_fmtout_putcs_t   putcs; /* in */
 };
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ static stix_bch_t* sprintn_upper (stix_bch_t* nbuf, stix_uintmax_t num, int base
 }
 
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
-static int put_ooch (stix_t* stix, unsigned int mask, stix_ooch_t ch, stix_oow_t len)
+static int put_ooch (stix_t* stix, stix_oow_t mask, stix_ooch_t ch, stix_oow_t len)
 {
 	if (len <= 0) return 1;
 
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ redo:
 	return 1; /* success */
 }
 
-static int put_oocs (stix_t* stix, unsigned int mask, const stix_ooch_t* ptr, stix_oow_t len)
+static int put_oocs (stix_t* stix, stix_oow_t mask, const stix_ooch_t* ptr, stix_oow_t len)
 {
 	if (len <= 0) return 1;
 
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ static int put_oocs (stix_t* stix, unsigned int mask, const stix_ooch_t* ptr, st
 
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
-static void print_object (stix_t* stix, unsigned int mask, stix_oop_t oop)
+static void print_object (stix_t* stix, stix_oow_t mask, stix_oop_t oop)
 {
 	if (oop == stix->_nil)
 	{
@@ -365,6 +365,9 @@ static void print_object (stix_t* stix, unsigned int mask, stix_oop_t oop)
 								case '\0':
 									escaped = '0';
 									break;
+								case '\n':
+									escaped = 'n';
+									break;
 								case '\r':
 									escaped = 'r';
 									break;
@@ -450,6 +453,10 @@ static void print_object (stix_t* stix, unsigned int mask, stix_oop_t oop)
 			/* print the class name */
 			stix_logbfmt (stix, mask, "%.*S", STIX_OBJ_GET_SIZE(((stix_oop_class_t)oop)->name), ((stix_oop_class_t)oop)->name->slot);
 		}
+		else if ((stix_oop_t)c == stix->_association)
+		{
+			stix_logbfmt (stix, mask, "%O -> %O", ((stix_oop_association_t)oop)->key, ((stix_oop_association_t)oop)->value);
+		}
 		else
 		{
 			stix_logbfmt (stix, mask, "instance of %.*S(%p)", STIX_OBJ_GET_SIZE(c->name), ((stix_oop_char_t)c->name)->slot, oop);
@@ -473,7 +480,7 @@ static void print_object (stix_t* stix, unsigned int mask, stix_oop_t oop)
 #define FMTCHAR_IS_OOCH
 #include "logfmtv.h"
 
-stix_ooi_t stix_logbfmt (stix_t* stix, unsigned int mask, const stix_bch_t* fmt, ...)
+stix_ooi_t stix_logbfmt (stix_t* stix, stix_oow_t mask, const stix_bch_t* fmt, ...)
 {
 	int x;
 	va_list ap;
@@ -495,7 +502,7 @@ stix_ooi_t stix_logbfmt (stix_t* stix, unsigned int mask, const stix_bch_t* fmt,
 	return (x <= -1)? -1: fo.count;
 }
 
-stix_ooi_t stix_logoofmt (stix_t* stix, unsigned int mask, const stix_ooch_t* fmt, ...)
+stix_ooi_t stix_logoofmt (stix_t* stix, stix_oow_t mask, const stix_ooch_t* fmt, ...)
 {
 	int x;
 	va_list ap;

stix/lib/main.c

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <limits.h>
+#include <errno.h>
 
 
 #if defined(_WIN32)
@@ -330,7 +331,7 @@ printf ("MOD_GETSYM [%s]\n", &buf[0]);
 
 /* ========================================================================= */
 
-static void log_write (stix_t* stix, unsigned int mask, const stix_ooch_t* msg, stix_oow_t len)
+static void log_write (stix_t* stix, stix_oow_t mask, const stix_ooch_t* msg, stix_oow_t len)
 {
 #if defined(_WIN32)
 #	error NOT IMPLEMENTED 
@@ -340,31 +341,72 @@ static void log_write (stix_t* stix, unsigned int mask, const stix_ooch_t* msg,
 	stix_oow_t ucslen, bcslen, msgidx;
 	int n;
 
-	msgidx = 0;
+
+
 
 /*if (mask & STIX_LOG_GC) return;*/ /* don't show gc logs */
 
 /* TODO: beautify the log message.
  *       do classification based on mask. */
 
+/*
+{
+	char ts[32];
+	struct tm tm;
+	time_t now;
+	now = time(NULL);
+	localtime_r (&now, &tm);
+	strftime (ts, sizeof(ts), "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S %z ", &tm);
+	write (1, ts, strlen(ts));
+}
+*/
+	msgidx = 0;
 	while (len > 0)
 	{
 		ucslen = len;
 		bcslen = STIX_COUNTOF(buf);
 
 		n = stix_ucstoutf8 (&msg[msgidx], &ucslen, buf, &bcslen);
-		if (n == 0)
+		if (n == 0 || n == -2)
 		{
-			write (1, buf, bcslen); /*  TODO: write all */
+			stix_oow_t rem;
+			const stix_bch_t* ptr;
+			/* n = 0: 
+			 *   converted all successfully 
+			 * n == -2: 
+			 *    buffer not sufficient. not all got converted yet.
+			 *    write what have been converted this round. */
+
+			STIX_ASSERT (ucslen > 0); /* if this fails, the buffer size must be increased */
+
+			/* attempt to write all converted characters */
+			rem = bcslen;
+			ptr = buf;
+			while (rem > 0)
+			{
+				stix_ooi_t wr;
+
+				wr = write (1, ptr, rem); /* TODO: write all */
+				if (wr <= -1)
+				{
+					/*if (errno == EAGAIN || errno == EWOULDBLOCK)
+					{
+						push it to internal buffers? before writing data just converted, need to write buffered data first.
+					}*/
 					break;
 				}
-		else if (n == -2)
+
+				ptr += wr;
+				rem -= wr;
+			}
+
+			if (n == 0) break;
+			else
 			{
-			STIX_ASSERT (ucslen > 0); /* if this fails, the buffer size must be increased */
-			write (1, buf, bcslen); /* TODO: write all */
 				msgidx += ucslen;
 				len -= ucslen;
 			}
+		}
 		else if (n <= -1)
 		{
 			/* conversion error */

stix/lib/stix.h

@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ struct stix_class_t
 	stix_oop_char_t classinstvars; /* String */
 	/* == NEVER CHANGE THE ORDER OF 3 ITEMS ABOVE == */
 
-	stix_oop_char_t pooldics;      /* String */
+	stix_oop_char_t pooldics;      /* String - pool dictionaries imported */
 
 	/* [0] - instance methods, MethodDictionary
 	 * [1] - class methods, MethodDictionary */
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ typedef void* (*stix_mod_open_t) (stix_t* stix, const stix_ooch_t* name);
 typedef void (*stix_mod_close_t) (stix_t* stix, void* handle);
 typedef void* (*stix_mod_getsym_t) (stix_t* stix, void* handle, const stix_ooch_t* name);
 
-typedef void (*stix_log_write_t) (stix_t* stix, unsigned int mask, const stix_ooch_t* msg, stix_oow_t len);
+typedef void (*stix_log_write_t) (stix_t* stix, stix_oow_t mask, const stix_ooch_t* msg, stix_oow_t len);
 
 struct stix_vmprim_t
 {
@@ -1134,14 +1134,14 @@ STIX_EXPORT void stix_freemem (
 
 STIX_EXPORT stix_ooi_t stix_logbfmt (
 	stix_t*           stix,
-	unsigned int      mask,
+	stix_oow_t        mask,
 	const stix_bch_t* fmt,
 	...
 );
 
 STIX_EXPORT stix_ooi_t stix_logoofmt (
 	stix_t*            stix,
-	unsigned int       mask,
+	stix_oow_t         mask,
 	const stix_ooch_t* fmt,
 	...
 );