inline functions

[ExpHP]

inline functions have been planned from the beginning. Basically, ECL is the only language that provides a mechanism for letting one subroutine invoke other subroutines. Therefore, in any other language, the only way to make it possible for the user to factor out any part of a script into a function would be to somehow inline it at the callsite.

Here is where we stand on these:

• Parsing of inline functions
• Scoping and name resolution
• Inlining implementations
  • Implementation for the stackless lowerer
    • Registers used inside should be considered used by the function itself.
  • Implementation for the stackful lowerer
• inline int (pass by reference) parameters
• const string (pass by compile-time literal) parameters