Re: [PATCH 0/8] Implement a new DTS Source Language

[David Gibson <david-xT8FGy+AXnRB3Ne2BGzF6laj5H9X9Tb+@public.gmane.org>]

On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 09:34:38PM -0500, Kumar Gala wrote:
>
> On Sep 23, 2008, at 2:04 PM, Jon Loeliger wrote:
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>> This series of patches enhances the DTS source language to
>> support a fullly interpreted language for generating nodes
>> and properties.  It is backward compatible with V1 sources.
>>
>> The main features implemented by this patch set support
>> function definitions, 'if', 'for', 'return' and assignment
>> statements.  Local variables, global constants and
>> almost complete C-like expressions are also supported.
>>
>> Enhancements to the source position and error/warning
>> reporting now support source column positions too.
>>
>> Jon Loeliger (8):
>>  Remove support for the legacy DTS source file format.
>>  Add conditionalized debug() print macro.
>>  Enhance source position implementation.
>>  Add header files for new Internal Representation form.
>>  Add most of the new IR implementation files.
>>  Add the main IR evaluation implementation
>>  Introduce new DTS language.
>>  Add documentation for the new DTS language.
>
> Any examples/tests of all the cool new features?

Um.. yeah.  I'd really like to discuss the syntax, before diving into
the implementation.  You've certainly taken a different approach to
this than the one I was thinking of.

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