String refactoring, alpha updated

[Nick Forde]

OK, I tried these files but was unable to load the
image generated from the bootstrap process:

$ vm slate.image
Slate: slate.image: Could not read image heap

This was using little.image.

Nick.

Lendvai Attila wrote:
> I've accidentally updated the obsolete alpha location at
> http://slate.tunes.org/downloads/alpha/ which is not used anymore.
> Unfortunately I can't fix the problem, because I have no write
> permission for the alpha repository, only to main, so we have to wait
> until novo or water wakes up. Until then you can download the alpha
> files from the above link by hand if you need to.
> 
> Sorry for the mess...
> 
> - 101
> 
> :: $ gmake check
> :: 
> :: Welcome to Slate: Less talk, more rock!
> ::   Version: 0.3.5
> ::    System: Linux [little-endian]
> ::     Build: optimized
> :: 
> :: Downloading http://slate.tunes.org/repos/alpha/vm.c
> :: Downloading http://slate.tunes.org/repos/alpha/vm.h
> :: Downloading http://slate.tunes.org/repos/alpha/AutoLoad
> :: Compiling src/mobius/vm/platform/ansifile.c  (optimized) 
> :: Compiling src/mobius/vm/platform/boot.c  (optimized) 
> :: Compiling src/mobius/vm/platform/extprim.c  (optimized)
> :: src/mobius/vm/platform/extprim.c: In function 
> :: `applyExternalLibraryPrimitive':
> :: src/mobius/vm/platform/extprim.c:301: `ASCIIStringProto' 
> :: undeclared (first use in this function)
> :: src/mobius/vm/platform/extprim.c:301: (Each undeclared 
> :: identifier is reported only once
> :: src/mobius/vm/platform/extprim.c:301: for each function it 
> :: appears in.)
> :: gmake: *** [src/mobius/vm/platform/extprim.o] Error 1
> :: 
> :: Nick.
> :: 
> :: Lendvai Attila wrote:
> :: > Hi!
> :: > 
> :: > In main: String was cut into String and ASCIIString. It 
> :: doesn't mean 
> :: > too many api changes, currently String new will return 
> :: ASCIIStrings as 
> :: > before and probably this api will remain so when the i18n 
> :: package is 
> :: > fully integrated except it will return a smarter string 
> :: > implementation. An important change is that Character is now 
> :: > accessible trough its appropiate String prototypes; e.g. 
> :: > ASCIICharacter became ASCIIString Character.
> :: > 
> :: > Hopefully I didn't break anything, but if something fails 
> :: drop a mail 
> :: > to the list.
> :: > 
> :: > - 101
> :: > 
> :: > 
> :: 
> :: 
> 
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