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RE: [jdt-core-dev] Compiler patch
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OK!
I understand what you mean.
But it would be just a sample. We just would like to know how many
expenditure ist it to change the compiler, in case we'd modify or extend the
langauge. So, however the precompiler approach is suitable for this case,
we'd like to change the compiler and see what it takes....
bye
David Erdos
-----Original Message-----
From: Scott Stanchfield [mailto:scott@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 2:42 PM
To: jdt-core-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [jdt-core-dev] Compiler patch
Be careful of Java licensing issues. It can't be called "Java" unless it
implements exactly the language as defined in the JLS. The mods that the
Eclipse compiler folks have implemented are ok (extra optional warnings,
etc), but adding new keywords or changing the structure/meaning of the
language isn't.
Also, in general, adding new keywords is dangerous, as old code may already
be using the word as an identifier. Not just source, but library code that
you don't have source to, which may make it impossible to call methods that
happen to have the same name as your keyword.
If you really need to do this, I'd recommend taking a precompiler approach,
where you would just create the equivalent Java language statements by
processing your modifier.
-- Scott
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: jdt-core-dev-admin@xxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:jdt-core-dev-admin@xxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Erdős Dávid
> Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 8:23 AM
> To: 'jdt-core-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx'
> Subject: [jdt-core-dev] Compiler patch
>
>
> Hello!
>
> I'd like to patch the Eclipse compiler...
> I'd like to introduce a new local variable modifiert into the language (it
> also should be a keyword)...
> So besides "final" the new modifier has to be useable on local variables.
> This modifier sholud infulence the compiler. It should insert
> some byte code
> into the generated class file...
>
> But I don't know how to begin with it. Is there a simple way to do this
> change?
>
>
> bye
> David Erdos
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