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More problems with Eiffel. Class invariants aren’t being evaluated in my assembly. The code for my invariant ends up in the _invariant() method as expected, but it’s never evaluated. Also, adding a precondition to a feature doesn’t work - the assertion code shows up before the main method’s code, but it’s never evaluated. I also noticed the compiler sometimes adds castclass opcodes when it doesn’t need to. For example, a method may take an object reference of type MyClass, and then the CIL will try to cast that reference to MyClass. I can’t figure out why this cast is being done - it seems unnecessary. I also started to get strange compilation errors after I commented two lines of code out. The only way I could get a release build working again was to close VS .NET, rename the current release directory, move the ACE file to a new release directory, and re-open the project. Finally, I’ve noticed that modifications to my Eiffel code don’t show up in the assembly until I close the entire VS .NET session and re-open the project.
My feeling about Eiffel for .NET is that the language is cool, but the current 1.0 implementation is lacking in areas.
Published: 11.05.2002 11:46:00 PM CST