Re: [abc-users] Does abc support Java 5 syntax completely

Hi Povel

Thanks a lot. I guess abc.ja.eaj is exactly what I want.
Meisam

Pavel Avgustinov wrote:
> I'd recommend looking at the abc.ja.eaj package, which is a port of eaj
> to the new JastAdd frontend. As well as extending that instead of
> abc.ja, you should be able to see how to add new compiler passes in there.
>
> Cheers,
> -P
>
> Meisam Fathi wrote:
>
>> Hi there,
>>
>> abc.ja works properly with Java5 code, but the problem something else.
>> I have developed my own extension based on abc.eaj.I have created a
>> new AbcExtension class extending abc.eaj.AbcExtension, and added my
>> desired passes to it. Runs these passes properly, but it doesn't
>> support Java5. So I decied to swith to abc.ja extension. There is a
>> CompileSequence class defined in abc.ja extension which overrides some
>> methods deined in its superclass.When I extend abc.ja extension,
>> passes that I have defined are ignored. It seems that it is because of
>> the methods defined in class abc.ja.CompileSequence.
>> I need to add my own passes to my extension, and I need to make my
>> extension capable of dealing with Java5 code. When I extend abc.ja I
>> can deal with Java 5 code style, but I loose the ability to add my own
>> passes. When I extend abc.eaj I can add my own passes, but I can't
>> compile Java 5 code. Is there anybody that can help me?
>>
>> Thanks in advance
>> Meisam
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 6:14 AM, Pavel Avgustinov
>> <pavel_at_comlab.ox.ac.uk <mailto:pavel_at_comlab.ox.ac.uk>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> abc should support all of Java5, but only when you use the new
>> JastAdd-based
>> frontend. You can do this by giving the command-line flags "-ext
>> abc.ja".
>>
>> HTH,
>> - Pavel
>>
>> On Saturday 10 January 2009 13:44:06 Meisam Fathi wrote:
>> > Hi
>> > I'm wondering if abc supports Java 5 syntax completely. I've
>> tried to
>> > compile a piece of code that contains a method overriding a the
>> > "toString()" method. This method is annotated with an @Override tag.
>> >
>> >
>> ========================================================================v
>> > public class UserManager{
>> >
>> > //...
>> >
>> > @Override
>> > public String toString() {
>> > return "the relevent string";
>> >
>> > //...
>> >
>> > }
>> >
>> ========================================================================^
>> >
>> >
>> > what I get when I compile the code using a -source 1.5 option is an
>> > error message as follow:
>> >
>> >
>> ========================================================================v
>> > UserManager.java:46:
>> > Illegal character "@"
>> > @Override
>> > ^
>> >
>> > UserManager.java:47:
>> > Syntax error: unexpected public.
>> > public String toString() {
>> > ^----^
>> >
>> > 2 errors.
>> >
>> ========================================================================^
>> >
>> >
>> > Is there anything special that I should do?
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance
>> > Meisam
>>
>>
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Received on Sun Jan 18 2009 - 06:27:36 GMT