Changeset 3977

Timestamp:

12/21/07 07:51:35 (13 months ago)

Author:

pmoura

Message:

Renamed the predicate property "alias/1" to "alias_of/1" in order to disambiguate its meaning.

Location:

trunk

Files:

• compiler/logtalk.pl (modified) (2 diffs)
• examples/aliases/SCRIPT.txt (modified) (2 diffs)
• manuals/refman/grammar.html (modified) (2 diffs)
• manuals/userman/predicates.html (modified) (3 diffs)
• RELEASE_NOTES.txt (modified) (2 diffs)
• UPGRADING.txt (modified) (1 diff)

trunk/compiler/logtalk.pl

@@ -1877 +1877 @@
         \+ call_with_args(TCtnDcl, Pred, _, _, _, _, _),
         '$lgt_alias_pred'(Obj, Prefix, Pred, Pred2),
-        Prop = alias(Pred2)
+        Prop = alias_of(Pred2)
     ;   call_with_args(Def, Pred, _, _, _, _, DCtn) ->  % must be the last property checked because
         Prop = defined_in(DCtn)                         % of the implicit cut on the ->/2 call
@@ -11099 +11099 @@
 '$lgt_valid_pred_property'(meta_predicate(_)).
 '$lgt_valid_pred_property'(built_in).
-'$lgt_valid_pred_property'(alias(_)).
+'$lgt_valid_pred_property'(alias_of(_)).
 '$lgt_valid_pred_property'(non_terminal(_)).
 '$lgt_valid_pred_property'(synchronized).

trunk/examples/aliases/SCRIPT.txt

@@ -37 +37 @@
 Property = declared_in(rectangle(_G264, _G265)) ;
 Property = defined_in(rectangle(_G297, _G298)) ;
-Property = alias(width(_G182))
+Property = alias_of(width(_G182))
 yes
 
@@ -73 +73 @@
 Property = declared_in(ellipse(_G266, _G267)) ;
 Property = defined_in(ellipse(_G299, _G300)) ;
-Property = alias(rx(_G177))
+Property = alias_of(rx(_G177))
 yes
 

trunk/manuals/refman/grammar.html

@@ -748 +748 @@
             <dd>"<code>defined_in(</code>" object_identifier | category_identifier "<code>)</code>" |</dd>
             <dd>"<code>meta_predicate(</code>" meta_predicate_mode_indicator "<code>)</code>" |</dd>
-            <dd>"<code>alias(</code>" callable "<code>)</code>" |</dd>
+            <dd>"<code>alias_of(</code>" callable "<code>)</code>" |</dd>
             <dd>"<code>non_terminal(</code>" non_terminal_indicator "<code>)</code>"</dd>
     </dl>
@@ -755 +755 @@
     <div class="copyright">
         <span>Copyright &copy; <a href="mailto:pmoura@logtalk.org">Paulo Moura</a> &mdash; <a href="http://logtalk.org">Logtalk.org</a></span><br/> 
-        <span>Last updated on: April 14, 2007</span>
+        <span>Last updated on: December 9, 2007</span>
     </div>
     <div class="navbottom">

trunk/manuals/userman/predicates.html

@@ -610 +610 @@
     <li><code>defined_in(Entity)</code></li>
     <li><code>non_terminal(NonTerminal//Arity)</code></li>
-    <li><code>alias(Predicate)</code></li>
+    <li><code>alias_of(Predicate)</code></li>
     <li><code>synchronized</code></li>
 </ul>
@@ -623 +623 @@
 </p>
 <p>
-The property <code>alias/1</code> is returned for predicates that are an alias to other predicate (which is returned in the property argument).
+The property <code>alias_of/1</code> is returned for a predicate that is an alias of another predicate (which is returned in the property argument).
 </p>
 <p>
@@ -676 +676 @@
     <div class="copyright">
         <span>Copyright &copy; <a href="mailto:pmoura@logtalk.org">Paulo Moura</a> &mdash; <a href="http://logtalk.org">Logtalk.org</a></span><br/> 
-        <span>Last updated on: September 15, 2007</span>
+        <span>Last updated on: December 9, 2007</span>
     </div>
     <div class="navbottom">

trunk/RELEASE_NOTES.txt

@@ -43 +43 @@
     files.
 
+    Renamed the predicate property "alias/1" to "alias_of/1" in order to 
+    disambiguate its meaning.
+
     Added a new config file, "k6.config", for the K-Prolog 6.0 beta 
     version.
@@ -55 +58 @@
     Added two new multi-threading examples, "fibonacci" and "hanoi", and 
     corrected a bug in the recursive creation of threads on the "sorting" 
-    example.Updated the "primes" multi-threading example to also work with  
+    example. Updated the "primes" multi-threading example to also support 
     eight threads.
 

trunk/UPGRADING.txt

@@ -177 +177 @@
 Logtalk 2.31.0 changes the "imports" relation between categories to the 
 relation "extends". The relation "imports" is now only used for objects 
-importing categories. This version also changes compiler hook support; 
-you will need to update your code if you're using hook objects and hook 
-predicates. Moreover, Logtalk source files will need to be recompiled 
-because of the changes done in this version to improve updating runtime 
-bookkeeping tables when loading new entities.
+importing categories. This version renames the predicate property "alias/1" 
+to "alias_of/1" in order to disambiguate its meaning. This version also 
+changes compiler hook support; you will need to update your code if you're 
+using hook objects and hook predicates. Moreover, Logtalk source files will 
+need to be recompiled because of the changes done in this version to improve 
+updating runtime bookkeeping tables when loading new entities.