PAST::Val.new( :value( ~$/ ), :returns('Complex')) generates incorrect pir

[bsdz]

When trying to assigned capture string to a Complex type the generated PIR does not quote the string token so one ends up with something like: -

    new $P14, "Complex"
    assign $P14, 10i

When you really want: -

    assign $P14, "10j"

This can be fixed by adding the a valflag option in src/PAST/Compiler.pir similar to String's settings.

valflagsComplex? = 's~*:e'

However, this might break some future intended usage.

It would be something useful to control from NQP.

[bsdz]

Patch file

[bsdz]

New patch with test case included for PCT PAST compiler.

[bsdz]

Added new patch that also includes a test case to prove correct behavior.

[jkeenan]

pmichaud,

Can you provide any update on the issues in this ticket?

Thank you very much.
kid51

[pmichaud]

PAST really wants to keep the number of types it supports to a minimum, thus it only offers encodings for String, Integer, and Float. It expects HLLs to make any additional %valflags entries for other types as they are needed. (This interface will likely change in future versions of PAST.)

Marking ticket as 'wontfix'.

Pm