[Oberon] Easter eggs in Oberon

[Chris Burrows]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joerg [mailto:joerg.straube at iaeth.ch]
> Sent: Tuesday, 14 April 2020 6:16 AM
> To: chris at cfbsoftware.com
> Subject: Re: [Oberon] Easter eggs in Oberon
> 
> Chris
> 
> There are a few things not mentioned in the report and everybody seems to
> agree to the assumptions the compiler / NW makes.
> 

Define 'everybody'.

> Just one example: what functions can be applied in a CONST assignment and
> what not...
> Why can you write
> CONST
>   slope = -6;
>   a = ABS(slope);
> but you can t write
> CONST
>   bpp = 4;
>   colors = LSL(1, bpp);
> 

Who says you can't? I can't see anything in the report that would lead anybody to that conclusion.

Just because a particular implementation of an Oberon compiler has that restriction does not mean that it is prohibited in any implementation. The RISC5 Oberon compiler should *not* be assumed to be a 'reference' compiler for the Oberon language. It has a number of restrictions and a number of extensions. 

Regards,
Chris