added two experimental language/compiler enhancements - 1. multi-line comments enclosed in (* and *) 2. unary method and message with parenthensized parameters

stix/kernel/Stdio.st

@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 #class(#byte) Stdio(Object) from 'stdio'
 {
-##	#method(#class) _newInstSize
-##	{
-##		<primitive: #stdio._newInstSize>
-##	}
+	(*
+	 * The following methods are generated by the module.
+	 *   #method(#class) _newInstSize { <primitive: #stdio._newInstSize> }
+	 *   #method open: name for: mode { <primitive: #stdio.open> }
+	 *   #method close { <primitive: #stdio.close> }
+	 *)
 
 	#method(#class) new: size
 	{
@@ -24,15 +26,35 @@
 		^(self new) open: name for: mode
 	}
 
-##	#method open: name for: mode
-##	{
-##		<primitive: #stdio.open>
-##	}
 
-##	#method close
-##	{
-##		<primitive: #stdio.close>
-##	}
+	#method(#class) input
+	{
+		^(super new) open: 0 for: 'r'
+	}
+
+	#method(#class) output
+	{
+		^(super new) open: 1 for: 'w'
+	}
+
+	#method(#class) error
+	{
+		^(super new) open: 2 for: 'w'
+	}
+
+	(*
+	#method format: fmt with: ...
+	{
+ 
+	}
+	*)
+
+	#method format (fmt. args)
+	{
+		'THIS IS FORMAT' dump.
+		fmt dump.
+		args dump.
+	}
 }
 
 #extend Stdio

stix/kernel/test-014.st

@@ -130,6 +130,22 @@
 		v1 close.
 		nil isNil ifTrue: [ 'NIL NIL NIL' dump. ].
 		(Apex new) notNil ifTrue: [ 'APEX NIL NIL NIL' dump. ].
+
+
+(*
+		v1 format(10 20 30) isNil 
+procecure call is treated as if it is a unary message...
+
+
+		v1 format(10 , 20  , 30) isNil ifTrue: [
+			xxxx
+		].
+*)
+
+		v1 format(10 . 20) isNil ifFalse: [
+			'Beautiful life' dump.
+		].
+
 	}
 
 }