[perl #45985] [TODO] Isn't CONSTRUCT for creating new objects?

[Will Coleda via RT]

On Thu Feb 05 09:54:45 2009, Whiteknight wrote:
> On Sat Nov 29 15:40:52 2008, kjs wrote:
> > On Fri Aug 29 10:05:40 2008, julianalbo wrote:
> > > This function was unused for a long time, deleted in r30637
> > > 
> > > But there is a question pending: Are the properties BUILD and 
> > CONSTRUCT
> > > supposed to be used? BUILD is mentioned in docs/compiler_faq.pod 
and 
> > is
> > > used in examples/sdl/tetris, that I can't test now for lack of the 
SDL
> > > library, but I don't see any mention in parrot sources other that 
the
> > > now deleted function.
> > 
> > IIRC, the BUILD and CONSTRUCT properties were early attempts for 
running 
> > code at a particular time (for initializing objects).
> > 
> > I think they're no longer used in the new object system.
> > 
> > Can anybody with Parrot OO Foo confirm/prove me wrong?
> > THen we can resolve this ticket, which would be nice.
> 
> I can't seem to find any real references to BUILD or CONSTRUCT 
anywhere.
> I suspect they do not exist anymore.
> 

The function is no longer in the repository, CONSTRUCT can't be found, 
the RT # isn't in the source... Rejecting ticket.


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Will "Coke" Coleda