Q: Macro expnasion does not work, what is wrong?

Hallo,

i am trying to create a macro called frame, which shall allow
the following statement;

define frame test-frame
field color;
field size;
end ;

When i compile the fragment below i get an error:

Inside expansion of ``define frame'' macro.
"ma.dylan", line 33, character 3 through line 35, character 5:
define frame test-frame
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
through
end ;
^^^^^
Error: Parse error at or before left brace
.......


I have some questions about it:

Q.1 I found out that the problem seems to be connected
to the {?fields} variable in make-frame-(....,..).
but i expected the fields rewrite to produce a
result like add-field(#"color"), add-field(#"size")
which would produce an argument list for make-frame
What is wrong?

Q.2 How can i debug such thing. With C i can run the
the preprocessor and check the result of any macro
expansion. Does d2c allow such a thing?


Regard
Michael


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module: ma
synopsis:
author:
copyright:


define method make-frame( name, #rest args  ) => ( )
format-out("Name=%s, args=%=\n", name, args  );
end method;

define method add-field( args ) => ( <string> )
format-out("Field=%=\n", args );
args;
end method;


define macro frame-definer
{ define frame ?:name ?fields end } => { make-frame( ?#"name",
{?fields} ) } ;

fields:
{ } => { }
{ ?field; ... } => { ?field, ... }

field:
{ field ?:name } =>  { add-field({?#"name"}) } ;

end macro ;


define function main(name, arguments)
format-out("Hello, world!\n");

define frame test-frame
field x ;
end ;

exit-application(0);
end function main;

// Invoke our main() function.
main(application-name(), application-arguments());

Michael Erdmann wrote:
> Hallo,

This problem has been solved. But the Q.2 still remains!


>
> i am trying to create a macro called frame, which shall allow
> the following statement;
>
> define frame test-frame
>    field color;
>    field size;
> end ;
>
> When i compile the fragment below i get an error:
>
> Inside expansion of ``define frame'' macro.
> "ma.dylan", line 33, character 3 through line 35, character 5:
>       define frame test-frame
>       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>   through
>       end ;
>     ^^^^^
>   Error: Parse error at or before left brace
> .......
>
>
> I have some questions about it:
>
> Q.1 I found out that the problem seems to be connected
>     to the {?fields} variable in make-frame-(....,..).
>     but i expected the fields rewrite to produce a
>     result like add-field(#"color"), add-field(#"size")
>     which would produce an argument list for make-frame
>     What is wrong?
>
> Q.2 How can i debug such thing. With C i can run the
>     the preprocessor and check the result of any macro
>     expansion. Does d2c allow such a thing?
>
>
> Regard
>     Michael
>
>
> -------------------------------------------------------
> module: ma
> synopsis:
> author:
> copyright:
>
>
> define method make-frame( name, #rest args  ) => ( )
>    format-out("Name=%s, args=%=\n", name, args  );
> end method;
>
> define method add-field( args ) => ( <string> )
>    format-out("Field=%=\n", args );
>    args;
> end method;
>
>
> define macro frame-definer
>    { define frame ?:name ?fields end } => { make-frame( ?#"name",
> {?fields} ) } ;
>
>    fields:
>       { } => { }
>       { ?field; ... } => { ?field, ... }
>
>    field:
>       { field ?:name } =>  { add-field({?#"name"}) } ;
>
> end macro ;
>
>
> define function main(name, arguments)
>   format-out("Hello, world!\n");
>
>   define frame test-frame
>      field x ;
>   end ;
>
>   exit-application(0);
> end function main;
>
> // Invoke our main() function.
> main(application-name(), application-arguments());
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Michael, in Functional Developer you can see macro expansions by using
the Project -> Macroexpand Selection menu item, after compiling your
project.  I don't know if d2c has anything equivalent.

-Carl