| [#941] | project: interpreter | priority: low | category: feature | |
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| submitter | assigned to | status | date submitted | |
| Nikolay | Lex | won't fix | 2007-02-11 17:22:15.0 | |
| subject | [contrib #327] :load should clear all previous definitions | |||
| code |
First, :load a .scala-file. Then change the signature of a function, and :load again. Now, there's a chance that the new function won't be invocated but the old one instead. This can be confusing and hard to track, and has happened a couple of times to me. |
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| what expected | I hope :load would reset the environment of definitions, or add another command to reset and load. | |||
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| Nikolay edited on 2007-02-11 17:22:45.0 |
| contribution #327 |
| Lex edited on 2007-02-14 15:33:04.0 |
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New expressions should always use the latest definition of any identifier; if you can find an example where this is not true, then please reopen the bug. Old definitions use the version of functions, etc., that were current at the time of the definition. Retroactively rebinding old uses of an identifier is very interesting, but is a real challenge in a staticly typed language. To reload all definitions from scratch, use :replay. Alternatively, make a file that itself has :load commands in it, and :load that file. There is no command to reset without replaying. For that functionality, you should quit and restart the interpreter. |