[e-lang] ELib/Java: Implementing PassByConstruction

Mark S. Miller markm at cs.jhu.edu
Tue Jan 2 10:37:00 CST 2007


Kevin Reid wrote:
> Would the following be sufficient?
> [...] I'm interested in doing this implementation work, but I need  
> confirmation that this will work and wouldn't break any of the many  
> subtle assumptions E-on-Java has spread around its code, and of what  
> the right place to change CapTP is.


The changes you propose are sufficiently plausible that you should go ahead 
and check them in. I'll carefully review your checkin before incorporating 
into a future release.

If you'd prefer, you could make these changes in a branch, and then teach me 
about managing svn branching and merging.


> (I think far too little time has been spent recently on improving  
> ELib's support for all of E-as-designed.)

I agree. Thanks for helping to address this deficit!

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     Cheers,
     --MarkM


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