primitives

> Gwenael Casaccio wrote:
> > Hi Paolo,
> >
> > Is it possible to call a primitive like this :
> >
> > self callThisPrimitive: 'nameOfThePrimitive' withArgs: args.
>
> No, why do you need that?
>
> Paolo

> On Tuesday 24 March 2009 16:02:57 you wrote:
>> Gwenael Casaccio wrote:
>>> Hi Paolo,
>>>
>>> Is it possible to call a primitive like this :
>>>
>>> self callThisPrimitive: 'nameOfThePrimitive' withArgs: args.
>> No, why do you need that?
>>
>> Paolo
>
> I'm working on a simulator (which can be used for the debugging tracing,
> profiling, and for running old-squeak image, ...)

> Gwenael Casaccio wrote:
> > On Tuesday 24 March 2009 16:02:57 you wrote:
> >> Gwenael Casaccio wrote:
> >>> Hi Paolo,
> >>>
> >>> Is it possible to call a primitive like this :
> >>>
> >>> self callThisPrimitive: 'nameOfThePrimitive' withArgs: args.
> >>
> >> No, why do you need that?
> >>
> >> Paolo
> >
> > I'm working on a simulator (which can be used for the debugging tracing,
> > profiling, and for running old-squeak image, ...)
>
> Ah, I see.  No, there is nothing like that but it should not be hard to
> do it (mostly by copying the code of the #perform:withArguments:
> primitive).  One question is, what to do if the primitive fails?  You
> need a block for that, right?
>
> Still, I think that the single step mode already in the VM is going to
> be always faster than a simulator (and it would be usable for tracing
> and profiling).  Have you looked at DebugTools?
>
> Paolo