invokevirtual: implement lazy class loading right

[mate.git] / doc / TODO

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@@ -7,11 +7,24 @@
        -> for gnu classpath absolutely necessary
        -> estimated effort: unknown
 
+(l) replace signals with "nice traps"?
+       pro -> don't rely on operating system anymore
+       pro -> maybe better ghci behaviour?
+       cons -> at some point, signals are useful for debugging?
+       cons -> better "template" tricks are needed, as we cannot insert more
+       instructions or want to place nop's at production code path
+
 (l) gnu classpath integration
        -> would be awwwesome
        -> depends on: exceptions, jni (?)
        -> estimated effort: unknown
 
+(m) hoopl
+       -> for "frontEnd analysis"
+       -> transition to MIR (Mate IR)?
+
+(h) switch statement (basically lookupswitch insn)
+
 (m) testing: hunit? quickcheck? other?
        -> we have `make tests' now, but it should be only considered as
           high-level test. we need something
@@ -63,6 +76,14 @@
 (l) get rid of missingh
        -> huge dependency and we just need one function of it
 
+(l) get more details what takes time
+       -> use Data.Time.Clock
+       -> seperate analysis, jit, execution, ...
+       -> maybe use ghc profiling? (it doesn't measure native execution, but well)
+
+(h) patching also possible with harpy?
+       -> we can use a own buffer @ codegeneration...
+
 
 (l) ... low priority
 (m) ... medium priority