--* From postmaster%watson.vnet.ibm.com@yktvmv.watson.ibm.com Mon Jul 11 14:47:47 1994 --* Received: from yktvmv-ob.watson.ibm.com by asharp.watson.ibm.com (AIX 3.2/UCB 5.64/930311) --* id AA26984; Mon, 11 Jul 1994 14:47:47 -0400 --* Received: from watson.vnet.ibm.com by yktvmv.watson.ibm.com (IBM VM SMTP V2R3) --* with BSMTP id 2609; Mon, 11 Jul 94 14:47:50 EDT --* Received: from YKTVMV by watson.vnet.ibm.com with "VAGENT.V1.0" --* id --* for asbugs@watson; Mon, 11 Jul 94 14:47:50 -0400 --* Received: from YKTVMV by watson.vnet.ibm.com with "VAGENT.V1.0" --* id 4639; Mon, 11 Jul 1994 14:47:48 EDT --* Received: from leonardo.watson.ibm.com by yktvmv.watson.ibm.com --* (IBM VM SMTP V2R3) with TCP; Mon, 11 Jul 94 14:47:46 EDT --* Received: by leonardo.watson.ibm.com (AIX 3.2/UCB 5.64/920123) --* id AA24381; Mon, 11 Jul 1994 14:43:03 -0400 --* Date: Mon, 11 Jul 1994 14:43:03 -0400 --* From: jenks@leonardo.watson.ibm.com --* X-External-Networks: yes --* Message-Id: <9407111843.AA24381@leonardo.watson.ibm.com> --* To: asbugs@watson.ibm.com --* Subject: [2] Interpreter needs to use <<$ReturnType rather than assuming << is in scope [buglet.as][v0-36-0] --@ Fixed by: SSD Fri Jul 15 11:53:12 EDT 1994 --@ Tested by: none --@ Summary: Interpreter is now using <<$ReturnType rather than assuming << is in scope. --+ $ asharp -gloop Integer --+ #2 (Error) Program fault (segmentation violation). --+ ^ --+ [L7 C1] #1 (Error) Argument 2 of `<<' did not match with any possible parameter type. --+ The rejected type is Integer. --+ Expected one of: --+ -- Boolean --+ -- Segment(SingleInteger) --+ -- String --+ -- Character --+ The following could be suitable if imported: --+ <<: (TextWriter, Integer) -> TextWriter from Integer --+ #include "aslib.as" f(c: Character): Integer == if letter? c then 1 else 0; import from Character; f char "s"; ---> Boom! The interpreter has not got Integer in scope so << fails spectacularly (SMW)