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Diffstat (limited to 'TODO.xgawk')
| -rw-r--r-- | TODO.xgawk | 24 |
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 14 deletions
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@ To-do list for xgawk enhancements: - Finish implementing new interface using gawkapi.h + - extension functions should return awk_value_t + - dl_load_func should be inside #ifndef GAWK, and does not need + global_api_p and global_ext_id args. + - awk_value_to_node in gawkapi.c needs to be declared in awk.h -- Consider behavior when -i and -f include the same file. Currently, - -f always loads the code, regardless of whether it has already been loaded - using -i or -f. By contrast, -i will ignore the file if has already been - loaded with either -i or -f. Thus, if you say "gawk -f lib.awk -i lib.awk", - it will not be included the second time. But if you flip the order - and say "gawk -i lib.awk -f lib.awk", the file will be loaded twice. - Is this the most sensible behavior? +- Attempting to load the same file with -f and -i (or @include) should + be a fatal error. - Add time extension to the gawk distro. This defines sleep and gettimeofday. Rename existing gettimeofday by adding some underscores. Awaiting @@ -19,13 +18,6 @@ To-do list for xgawk enhancements: - Decide how to transition from the old extension API to the new one. When will the old approach be abandoned? -- Eliminate libtool from the top-level configure.ac. Create a separate - configure.ac in the extensions subdirectory, and hide all the libtool - stuff in there. I think AC_CONFIG_SUBDIRS may do this. Should building - the extensions be optional (e.g. by adding a --without-extensions option - to the top-level configure)? If not, I do not understand what is - accomplished by using a separate configure script for the extensions... - - Develop a libgawk shared library for use by extensions. Should this be hosted in a separate project? @@ -167,3 +159,7 @@ Done: #endif - The -f flag should not eliminate duplicates. + +- Eliminate libtool from the top-level configure.ac. Create a separate + configure.ac in the extensions subdirectory, and hide all the libtool + stuff in there. |