Iteration22 (#652)

* [ADDED] #635 : new entry point to invoke the functionality from another program
* [ADDED] ecv-cli : adding a filter for listing members
* [FIXED] aarch64 : xstorefir opcode
* fixing xstorefir
* aarch64 assembler : supporting MOVN
* #635 : working on second example calc
* fixing ppc64le open opcode
* [ADDED] new option : auto-preloaded module extension
* [FIXED] reducing the total size of an executable (almost by half) by ignoring module extensions by default
* [FIXED]toJson extension
* [FIXED]try statement does not allocate an exception
* [FIXED]toJson extension
* [FIXED] #401 - += operator with array
* [FIXED] #488 : Declaring auto struct variable
* [FIXED] #522 : single dispatch variadic message
* [ADDED] #646 : Calling own method directly without target
* [FIXED] #630 : 64bit GC routine - expanding header
* [FIXED] x86-64 : calling from external
* [ADDED] chat sample
* [FIXED] #608 : single dispatch for constructors
* [ADDED] #651 : Template Expression - typecasting
* [ADDED]a static method must have an access to private methods
* fixing exprtree1 tutorial sample
* [FIXED] #504 : Support an array operation with external function arguments
* [FIXED] #589 : Supporting ?: operator inside ??
* [ADDED] #569 : Ignoring order of declaration
* #601 : optimize: if (nil == name) {} else {}
* IDE : fixing background issue
* [FIXED]elt-cli : fixing support for extension methods
* [FIXED] xhookdpr for x86-64 mode
* x86-64 : fixing elenavm & elt
* [ADDED] syntax highlighting

.github/workflows/msbuild.yml

@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ jobs:
         platform: [x86, x64]
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: Add MSBuild to PATH
-      uses: microsoft/setup-msbuild@v1.0.2
+      uses: microsoft/setup-msbuild@v2
 
     - name: Setup Nuget
       uses: Nuget/setup-nuget@v1.0.5

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,3 +1,46 @@
+## ELENA 6.0.10
+*07.05.2024*
+
+- ELENA
+  - [ADDED] #646 : Calling own method directly without target
+  - [ADDED] #651 : Template Expression - typecasting 
+  - [ADDED] #497 : a static method must have an access to private methods
+
+- ELC
+  - [FIXED] aarch64 : xstorefir opcode
+  - [FIXED] ppc64le : open opcode
+  - [ADDED] new option : auto-preloaded module extension ("-xm")
+  - [FIXED] reducing the total size of an executable by ignoring module extensions by default
+  - [FIXED] #401 - += operator with array
+  - [FIXED] #488 : Declaring auto struct variable
+  - [FIXED] #522 : single dispatch variadic message
+  - [FIXED] x86-64 : calling from external
+  - [FIXED] #608 : single dispatch for constructors
+  - [FIXED] #504 : Support an array operation with external function arguments
+  - [FIXED] #589 : Supporting ?: operator inside ??
+  - [ADDED] #569 : Ignoring order of declaration
+  - [FIXED] xhookdpr for x86-64 mode
+
+- VM
+  - [ADDED] #635 : new entry point to invoke the functionality from another program
+
+- API
+  - [FIXED] toJson extension 
+  - [FIXED] try statement does not allocate an exception
+  - [ADDED] extensions'io:ByteArrayReader,ByteArrayWriter
+
+- SAMPLES
+  - [ADDED] #635 : new tutorial to call an ELENA library from C++ / C#
+  - [ADDED] chat sample
+
+- Tools
+  - [ADDED] ecv-cli : adding a filter for listing members
+  - [FIXED]elt-cli : fixing support for extension methods
+
+- IDE
+  - [FIXED] watch : displaying stack-allocated classes
+  - [ADDED] syntax highlighting
+
 ## ELENA 6.0.9
 *19.04.2024*
 

README.md

@@ -55,25 +55,9 @@ The compiler code is implemented in C++ and does not require external dependenci
 
 You have to add a path to _BIN_ folder to the system environment *PATH* or copy elenavm.dll and elenart.dll to _Windows\System32_ folder.
 
-To build the compiler under VS2019 you have to go to the root folder and type:
+To build the compiler and API under VS2019 / VS2022 you have to go to the root folder and type:
 
-    recompile60.bat
-
-To build the ELENA libraries type the following command:
-
-    rebuild_lib60.bat
-
-To build ELENA samples type the following command:
-
-    rebuild_examples60.bat 
-
-To build ELENA Rosetta-code samples type the following command:
-
-    examples\rosetta\build.bat 
-
-To run unit-tests type the following command:
-
-    lib_tests.bat     
+    recompile60.bat 
 
 ## Source Code Organization
 

VERSION

@@ -1 +1 @@
-6.0.9
+6.0.10

asm/aarch64/core60.asm

@@ -3594,6 +3594,16 @@ inline %2F1h
 
 end
 
+// ; xstoresir i, 0
+inline %5F1h
+
+  mov     x11, #0
+
+  add     x12, sp, __arg12_1
+  str     x11, [x12]
+
+end
+
 // ; xstoresir :0, 0
 inline %6F1h
 
@@ -3611,9 +3621,7 @@ end
 // ; xstoresir :n, -1
 inline %8F1h
 
-  movz    x11,  __n16lo_1
-  movk    x11,  __n16hi_1, lsl #16
-  sxtw    x11, w11
+  mov     x11, #-1 
 
   add     x12, sp, __arg12_1
   str     x11, [x12]
@@ -3623,22 +3631,14 @@ end
 // ; xstoresir :0, -1
 inline %9F1h
 
-  movz    x11,  __n16lo_1
-  movk    x11,  __n16hi_1, lsl #16
-  sxtw    x11, w11
-
-  mov     x0, x11
+  mov     x0, #-1
 
 end
 
 // ; xstoresir :1, -1
 inline %0AF1h
 
-  movz    x11,  __n16lo_1
-  movk    x11,  __n16hi_1, lsl #16
-  sxtw    x11, w11
-
-  mov     x1, x11
+  mov     x1, #-1 
 
 end
 
@@ -4054,10 +4054,42 @@ labEnd:
 end
 
 // ; xstorefir
+// ; NOTE : it is presumed that arg1 < 0 (it is inverted in jitcompiler)
 inline %0F9h
 
   movz    x11,  __ptr32lo_2
   movk    x11,  __ptr32hi_2, lsl #16
+  sub     x12, x29, -__arg12_1
+  str     x11, [x12]
+
+end
+
+// ; xstorefir
+// ; NOTE : it is presumed that arg1 > 0 (it is inverted in jitcompiler)
+inline %4F9h
+
+  movz    x11,  __ptr32lo_2
+  movk    x11,  __ptr32hi_2, lsl #16
+  add     x12, x29, __arg12_1
+  str     x11, [x12]
+
+end
+
+// ; xstorefir i, 0
+// ; NOTE : it is presumed that arg1 < 0 (it is inverted in jitcompiler)
+inline %5F9h
+
+  mov     x11, #0
+  sub     x12, x29, -__arg12_1
+  str     x11, [x12]
+
+end
+
+// ; xstorefir i, 0
+// ; NOTE : it is presumed that arg1 > 0 (it is inverted in jitcompiler)
+inline %9F9h
+
+  mov     x11, #0
   add     x12, x29, __arg12_1
   str     x11, [x12]