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From 04/11/2026 to 05/10/2026

05/08/2026

09:20 AM Feature #9638: resolve OO dependencies during parsing using annotations in already converted classes
Unfortunately, during the @Code Conversion Annotation@ phase, I ran into some errors related to inherited class names... Octavian Adrian Gavril
08:58 AM Feature #9638: resolve OO dependencies during parsing using annotations in already converted classes
I've resolved additional issues in the parsing phase for the other OO application. The parsing phase now passes witho... Octavian Adrian Gavril

05/07/2026

09:12 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
To be more specific, I reached a point where the conversion now generates all expected files, including the converted... Paula Păstrăguș
04:36 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
*Update*: @ant convert@ is now taking around *56* seconds to complete. This means the ANTLR4 based implementation is ... Paula Păstrăguș
08:32 AM Feature #9638: resolve OO dependencies during parsing using annotations in already converted classes
From the OE docs:
> This method supports two overloaded versions. The first version is used to initialize and popu... Greg Shah
08:16 AM Feature #9638: resolve OO dependencies during parsing using annotations in already converted classes
Greg Shah wrote:
> What are the signatures of @setParameter()@ in the built-in version and what is the signature in ... Octavian Adrian Gavril
08:12 AM Feature #9638: resolve OO dependencies during parsing using annotations in already converted classes
What are the signatures of @setParameter()@ in the built-in version and what is the signature in the skeleton version? Greg Shah
07:46 AM Feature #9638: resolve OO dependencies during parsing using annotations in already converted classes
I've noticed some special processing for the @setParameter@ method in @Progress.Lang.ParameterList@. Our built-in ver... Octavian Adrian Gavril
06:21 AM Feature #9638: resolve OO dependencies during parsing using annotations in already converted classes
> Is there a rule I should follow?
There was no rule. I agree with making it consistent. Greg Shah
04:33 AM Feature #9638: resolve OO dependencies during parsing using annotations in already converted classes
I've updated the casing of the data types in the loaded signatures to match the method call signatures. These changes... Octavian Adrian Gavril
03:20 AM Feature #9638: resolve OO dependencies during parsing using annotations in already converted classes
Is there a convention for the casing of types like @DATASET-HANDLE@ and @TABLE-HANDLE@? I noticed that in @Expression... Octavian Adrian Gavril

05/06/2026

06:24 AM Feature #9638: resolve OO dependencies during parsing using annotations in already converted classes
Octavian Adrian Gavril wrote:
> Aside from the documented differences in #9638-45, I have resolved all other differe... Octavian Adrian Gavril

05/05/2026

08:58 AM Feature #9638: resolve OO dependencies during parsing using annotations in already converted classes
> Greg, how should we proceed with the remaining items from #9638-45?
Constantin: What do you think? Greg Shah
08:50 AM Feature #9638: resolve OO dependencies during parsing using annotations in already converted classes
Aside from the documented differences in #9638-45, I have resolved all other differences. I'm currently focusing on p... Octavian Adrian Gavril

05/04/2026

07:06 PM Feature #11437: re-implement call graph hints
Our current implementation of call graph hints is split into many files (one per program that contains call sites req... Greg Shah
06:56 PM Feature #11437 (New): re-implement call graph hints
Greg Shah
06:56 PM Feature #11436: instrument FWD runtime to generate call graph hints as the converted application ...
It would be best to finish #11437 before this task. Greg Shah
06:48 PM Feature #11436: instrument FWD runtime to generate call graph hints as the converted application ...
As a converted application executes, we can track every call site and resolved target. This essentially records the ... Greg Shah
06:39 PM Feature #11436 (New): instrument FWD runtime to generate call graph hints as the converted applic...
Greg Shah

04/30/2026

08:53 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
*Update*: The AST produced for the @fwd-embedded-driver.p@ file now has the same structure. Next, I'll also verify th... Paula Păstrăguș

04/29/2026

08:56 AM Feature #9638: resolve OO dependencies during parsing using annotations in already converted classes
Another thing. I have such differences:... Octavian Adrian Gavril
07:53 AM Feature #9638: resolve OO dependencies during parsing using annotations in already converted classes
Octavian Adrian Gavril wrote:
> I’ve noticed several other differences in the conversion output. These include incor... Octavian Adrian Gavril
07:44 AM Feature #9638: resolve OO dependencies during parsing using annotations in already converted classes
I’ve noticed several other differences in the conversion output. These include incorrect method selection, missing ob... Octavian Adrian Gavril
07:51 AM Feature #10265 (Closed): schema-only conversion
Greg Shah
06:59 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
*Update*: I compared the ASTs generated by ANTLR2 and ANTLR4 for @fwd-embedded-driver.p@ (full file, without commenti... Paula Păstrăguș

04/28/2026

12:18 PM Feature #6320: sharded schemata
+Danut/Alex Greg Shah
12:18 PM Feature #6320: sharded schemata
> This means that apps/modules need to be able to be converted in pieces and executed at runtime as a larger system w... Greg Shah
12:06 PM Feature #6256: improved profile support
See the [[p2j:Chapter_6_Project_Setup|Project Setup]] chapter in the Conversion Handbook.
Also, you can look at th... Greg Shah
11:51 AM Feature #6256: improved profile support
I had a project that utilized various zfiles previously now needs to be ported to using profiles. There was a main/de... Roger Borrello
10:51 AM Feature #6256 (Closed): improved profile support
Greg Shah
11:39 AM Feature #11423: implement centralized status/error tracking for conversion/dev tools
h2. Current State
Our current approach to error handling is we write something to STDOUT or a log when a problem i... Greg Shah
10:55 AM Feature #11423 (New): implement centralized status/error tracking for conversion/dev tools
Greg Shah
10:44 AM Feature #7180 (Closed): create a centralized manager for the conversion list and per-file/project...
Greg Shah
10:42 AM Feature #7851 (Closed): automatically add to conversion list all classes referenced via unit test...
Greg Shah
10:13 AM Feature #9638: resolve OO dependencies during parsing using annotations in already converted classes
Found a fix for the default constructor names, but I'm still encountering errors with the java names for other method... Octavian Adrian Gavril
04:23 AM Feature #9638: resolve OO dependencies during parsing using annotations in already converted classes
The testcase project converted successfully without errors. However, I’m now seeing compilation issues in the main bu... Octavian Adrian Gavril
10:07 AM Bug #6308: post string literal alternative coding quirk in 4GL preprocessor
This is the testcase that fails:... Octavian Adrian Gavril
06:29 AM Bug #6308: post string literal alternative coding quirk in 4GL preprocessor
Stefan Vieru wrote:
> Tests that cover this:
> * alternative_coding_quirk_01
> * alternative_coding_quirk_01_analy... Octavian Adrian Gavril
06:11 AM Bug #6308: post string literal alternative coding quirk in 4GL preprocessor
Alexandru Lungu wrote:
> Octavian, can you check if there is something left to be fixed here? Just check if the test... Octavian Adrian Gavril
06:09 AM Bug #6308: post string literal alternative coding quirk in 4GL preprocessor
Octavian, can you check if there is something left to be fixed here? Just check if the tests here are passing with tr... Alexandru Lungu

04/27/2026

10:17 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
I managed to get @ant convert@ to run successfully and produce a @.ast@ file. The build now completes, which is a sol... Paula Păstrăguș

04/24/2026

10:26 AM Feature #9638: resolve OO dependencies during parsing using annotations in already converted classes
Octavian Adrian Gavril wrote:
> Next, I’m addressing the following warning:
> [...]
>
> This indicates that lega... Octavian Adrian Gavril
07:35 AM Feature #9638: resolve OO dependencies during parsing using annotations in already converted classes
Octavian Adrian Gavril wrote:
> I think the problem here is the signature from OO builtin classes. I have identified... Octavian Adrian Gavril
09:57 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
*Update*: Using *SLL* prediction mode together with @reserved_keywords@ and @unreserved_keywords@, the @fwd-embedded-... Paula Păstrăguș
08:18 AM Bug #6629 (Test): incremental conversion for OpenClient proxy programs
Branch 6629a was merged to trunk rev 16536 and archived. Dănuț Filimon
07:31 AM Bug #6629 (Merge Pending): incremental conversion for OpenClient proxy programs
Please merge after 11397a Constantin Asofiei

04/23/2026

12:10 PM Feature #11404: Implement annotation-based resolution for database dependencies.
Ovidiu Maxiniuc wrote:
> I was thinking mostly of 'provided' dmos from a previous iteration of an app-by-app convers... Greg Shah
10:58 AM Feature #11404: Implement annotation-based resolution for database dependencies.
I was thinking mostly of 'provided' dmos from a previous iteration of an app-by-app conversion. There are no .ast pro... Ovidiu Maxiniuc
10:53 AM Feature #11404: Implement annotation-based resolution for database dependencies.
Ovidiu Maxiniuc wrote:
> This process is similar (if not identical) to that from @MetadataManager.populateFileTable(... Constantin Asofiei
10:52 AM Feature #11404: Implement annotation-based resolution for database dependencies.
This process is similar (if not identical) to that from @MetadataManager.populateFileTable()@ which scans the dmo str... Ovidiu Maxiniuc
09:48 AM Feature #11404: Implement annotation-based resolution for database dependencies.
This is relatred to app-by-app conversion. Anything related to the lookup or processing of database/temp-tables that... Greg Shah
09:45 AM Feature #11404: Implement annotation-based resolution for database dependencies.
The goal here is to stop relying on the file system for database info during conversion.
This was discovered whil... Octavian Adrian Gavril
09:37 AM Feature #11404 (WIP): Implement annotation-based resolution for database dependencies.
Octavian Adrian Gavril
12:08 PM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
Paula Păstrăguș wrote:
> I'll try an approach based on a semantic predicate, something like @{ someMethodThatChanges... Greg Shah
10:25 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
I'll try an approach based on a semantic predicate, something like @{ someMethodThatChangesTokenType() }?@. The idea ... Paula Păstrăguș
08:49 AM Feature #9638: resolve OO dependencies during parsing using annotations in already converted classes
Octavian Adrian Gavril wrote:
> Greg Shah wrote:
> > > Do you think we should avoid that kind of processing for con... Greg Shah
06:31 AM Feature #9638: resolve OO dependencies during parsing using annotations in already converted classes
Octavian Adrian Gavril wrote:
> Octavian Adrian Gavril wrote:
> > Another scenario involves a method call that is n... Octavian Adrian Gavril
04:15 AM Feature #9638: resolve OO dependencies during parsing using annotations in already converted classes
Octavian Adrian Gavril wrote:
> Another scenario involves a method call that is not annotated properly because the u... Octavian Adrian Gavril
02:32 AM Feature #9638: resolve OO dependencies during parsing using annotations in already converted classes
Greg Shah wrote:
> > Do you think we should avoid that kind of processing for converted java classes?
>
> No, I t... Octavian Adrian Gavril

04/22/2026

02:53 PM Support #10231: Document the code style guidelines for ANTLR grammars, based on progress.g
Some additional rules:
*1.* Do *not* use the shorthand syntax that drops @()@ for subrule processing when there is... Greg Shah
12:19 PM Feature #9638: resolve OO dependencies during parsing using annotations in already converted classes
Another scenario involves a method call that is not annotated properly because the used parameter is a @TABLE-HANDLE@... Octavian Adrian Gavril
10:44 AM Feature #9638: resolve OO dependencies during parsing using annotations in already converted classes
Greg Shah wrote:
> > Do you think we should avoid that kind of processing for converted java classes?
>
> No, I t... Octavian Adrian Gavril
10:39 AM Feature #9638: resolve OO dependencies during parsing using annotations in already converted classes
> Do you think we should avoid that kind of processing for converted java classes?
No, I think this is needed for ... Greg Shah
09:56 AM Feature #9638: resolve OO dependencies during parsing using annotations in already converted classes
I've successfully fixed several errors and managed the OO builtin classes to store enough information so that the par... Octavian Adrian Gavril
08:37 AM Feature #1757: update ANTLR to latest version
For further profiling I'll use YourKit profiler. Paula Păstrăguș
08:35 AM Feature #1757: update ANTLR to latest version
Paula Păstrăguș wrote:
> Paula Păstrăguș wrote:
> > Tokens generation time: @873586@ ns = 0.000873586 seconds. The ... Paula Păstrăguș
08:31 AM Feature #1757: update ANTLR to latest version
... Paula Păstrăguș
08:20 AM Feature #1757: update ANTLR to latest version
I only measured @tokens.fill()@, which generates all the tokens. Paula Păstrăguș
08:18 AM Feature #1757: update ANTLR to latest version
Make sure this isn't "wall time". The lexer normally only works when asked for tokens. That will be spread over the... Greg Shah
08:11 AM Feature #1757: update ANTLR to latest version
Paula Păstrăguș wrote:
> Tokens generation time: @873586@ ns = 0.000873586 seconds. The lexer is clearly not the iss... Paula Păstrăguș
08:07 AM Feature #1757: update ANTLR to latest version
Paula, do you profile the actual read from disk? I am aware that ANTLR has a token stream that can be set-up from dis... Alexandru Lungu
08:03 AM Feature #1757: update ANTLR to latest version
I did some searching to see if there was a parser generator that implements true @LL(k)@ but also has its own equival... Greg Shah
07:59 AM Feature #1757: update ANTLR to latest version
Tokens generation time: @873586@ ns = 0.000873586 seconds. The lexer is clearly not the issue. Paula Păstrăguș
07:53 AM Feature #1757: update ANTLR to latest version
As for the SLL lookahead, I wouldn't worry about the larger numbers, they represent the total lookahead across all in... Paula Păstrăguș
07:50 AM Feature #1757: update ANTLR to latest version
I'm also reminded of Sam's advice from some forum: "Do not assume the lexer is fast." It might be worth profiling the... Paula Păstrăguș
07:48 AM Feature #1757: update ANTLR to latest version
Yes, it helped a bit.
I enabled ANTLR4 profiling to see how much time is spent in each parser decision:
{{colla... Paula Păstrăguș
06:42 AM Feature #1757: update ANTLR to latest version
> ANTLR4 parsed the standard.df file in 1235103542 ns, which is about 1.23 seconds, while ANTLR2 completed the same p... Alexandru Lungu

04/21/2026

01:28 PM Feature #1757: update ANTLR to latest version
ANTLR3 supports @LL(k)@. But it is old and not supported and doesn't have ATN support.
There is this interesting ... Greg Shah
10:23 AM Feature #1757: update ANTLR to latest version
Paula Păstrăguș wrote:
> Also, there is an optimized fork of ANTLR4 available here: https://github.com/tunnelvisionl... Greg Shah
10:22 AM Feature #1757: update ANTLR to latest version
I'm not surprised. Consider how truly awful that result is. The content we are parsing in the @.df@ is trivial. Th... Greg Shah
08:58 AM Feature #1757: update ANTLR to latest version
Paula Păstrăguș wrote:
> Sure, I'm currently measuring the parsing time of @standard.df@ using ANTLR4 and comparing ... Paula Păstrăguș
08:28 AM Feature #1757: update ANTLR to latest version
Also, there is an optimized fork of ANTLR4 available here: https://github.com/tunnelvisionlabs/antlr4/blob/master/doc... Paula Păstrăguș
08:16 AM Feature #1757: update ANTLR to latest version
Sure, I'm currently measuring the parsing time of @standard.df@ using ANTLR4 and comparing it with the old ANTLR2 imp... Paula Păstrăguș
08:12 AM Feature #1757: update ANTLR to latest version
We have a big decision to make.
It is not clear to me that ANTLR4 is the best choice. It has been optimized to ... Greg Shah
07:43 AM Feature #1757: update ANTLR to latest version
I will continue the discussion here. For context, previous relevant notes include #10804-218, #10804-220, #10804-221. Paula Păstrăguș
08:24 AM Feature #9638: resolve OO dependencies during parsing using annotations in already converted classes
I've noticed that many builtin classes have incomplete @LegacySignature@ instances. For example @com.goldencode.p2j.o... Octavian Adrian Gavril
06:33 AM Feature #9638: resolve OO dependencies during parsing using annotations in already converted classes
I've successfully integrated loading of bultin classes from jars but the current implementation is looking for class ... Octavian Adrian Gavril
08:21 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
I've just identified the issue with my latest commit. I think, due to the build.gradle, the @*TokenTypes.java@ files ... Paula Păstrăguș
08:11 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
We have a big decision to make.
It is not clear to me that ANTLR4 is the best choice. It has been optimized to ... Greg Shah
07:35 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
Greg Shah wrote:
> *Unfortunately, I don't think we can disable @ALL(*)@ completely and move back to @LL(k)@ in ANTL... Paula Păstrăguș
07:22 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
The supposed advantage of @ALL(*)@ is wasted on us. They designed it to trade runtime performance for a more simple ... Greg Shah
05:58 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
Greg Shah wrote:
> I think we need more helper methods (outside of the parser) to reduce code like this (from @func_... Paula Păstrăguș
05:52 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
Here is a breakdown of how @SLL@, @LL@, @adaptivePredict@, the @ATN@, and the @lookahead DFA@ all work together in th... Paula Păstrăguș
04:40 AM Bug #11381 (Test): trunk no longer generates OpenClient proxies either via conversion or Generate...
Branch 11381a was merged into trunk 16527 and archived. Dănuț Filimon
04:23 AM Bug #11381 (Merge Pending): trunk no longer generates OpenClient proxies either via conversion or...
Please merge to trunk now. Constantin Asofiei

04/20/2026

03:28 PM Bug #11381 (Internal Test): trunk no longer generates OpenClient proxies either via conversion or...
Dănuț Filimon wrote:
> Constantin, there are a few additional changes to review in @rules@ and @src/com/goldencode/a... Constantin Asofiei

04/17/2026

04:15 PM Feature #7318 (Internal Test): prevent abend during conversion in case of failures when processin...
Code Review Task Branch 7318a Revisions 16522 and 16523
I'm OK with the changes. Greg Shah
04:16 AM Feature #7318 (Review): prevent abend during conversion in case of failures when processing TRPL ...
I addressed the concern about disabling the feature where errors do not stop the conversion from running, but only re... Dănuț Filimon
01:09 PM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
I think we need more helper methods (outside of the parser) to reduce code like this (from @func_return@):... Greg Shah
01:04 PM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
Hmmm. We can't use the @r=.@ approach for cases like this. The new code:... Greg Shah
11:06 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
You should now be able to see the latest version of @ProgressParser.g4@, along with the other grammars. Please note t... Paula Păstrăguș
10:53 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
I committed my test project as rev *16494* (is based on 16493 + 10804a changes). Paula Păstrăguș
10:37 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
I did some additional debugging, and I'm starting to think this may not actually be an ANTLR4 issue, but rather a pro... Paula Păstrăguș
09:38 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
I especially would like to understand how they compare to the ANTLR2 @LL(k)@ approach. Greg Shah
09:38 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
I'll take care of it once the article has been read. Paula Păstrăguș
09:36 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
> * *SLL* is fast but context insensitive and it may fail on complex grammars
> * *LL* is a bit slower, but accurate... Greg Shah
09:29 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
Let me create a short grammar to see if this is clearly an antlr4 bug or not. (I'm referring to tokens fetching) Paula Păstrăguș
09:26 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
Based on the documentation:
* *SLL* is fast but context insensitive and it may fail on complex grammars
* *LL* is a... Paula Păstrăguș
09:13 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
Please provide a summary description of each of these prediction types. Also, what is the behavior of setting this v... Greg Shah
09:06 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
Here's an article about @adaptive LL(*)@: https://www.antlr.org/papers/allstar-techreport.pdf I'll look into it. Paula Păstrăguș
09:02 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
Neither prediction mode solved the token fetching issue after I reverted my fix. But let me surprise you even more: m... Paula Păstrăguș
08:32 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
However, I don't think adaptivePredict itself can be avoided. What we may be able to change instead is the prediction... Paula Păstrăguș
08:25 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
yes..
Here are the prediction modes: LL, LL_EXACT_AMBIG_DETECTION and SLL Paula Păstrăguș
08:23 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
Logically, it is an incorrect result, right? Besides being stupid it is broken. Not being able to exit the loop is ... Greg Shah
08:23 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
I think by using @parser.getInterpreter().setPredictionMode(...)@, but I need to see what are the available predictio... Paula Păstrăguș
08:22 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
Can we disable it? Greg Shah
08:15 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
Greg Shah wrote:
> I don't understand how @adaptivePredict()@ can be so stupid. From the original @progress.g@, that... Paula Păstrăguș
08:07 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
my testing project is based on trunk *16493* + 10804 changes. What if I overwrite the current version of 10804a with ... Paula Păstrăguș
08:02 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
Before going further, I think you should come up with a solution for the symbol problem. That is crucial for the par... Greg Shah
08:01 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
Paula Păstrăguș wrote:
> Would @ProgressParser.g4@ be sufficient? I do have a some additional changes as well, but t... Greg Shah
07:59 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
I don't understand how @adaptivePredict()@ can be so stupid. From the original @progress.g@, that loop can *only matc... Greg Shah
07:42 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
If you want to test the parser I think I can upload my testing project on devsrv, tmp directory. Paula Păstrăguș
07:40 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
Would @ProgressParser.g4@ be sufficient? I do have a some additional changes as well, but those are currently in a tr... Paula Păstrăguș
07:37 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
Please check in all your changes, even if everything is broken. I can't see any of your parser work. Greg Shah
05:28 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
PS: My goal is to get the @fwd-embedded-driver@ converted correctly. I've made progress up to line @139@ so far, wher... Paula Păstrăguș
05:26 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
Current failing testcase:... Paula Păstrăguș
03:48 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
I think I found the root cause! 🥳 Let me break it down for you.
The flow for a DEFINE statement currently looks li... Paula Păstrăguș
03:13 AM Bug #11381 (Review): trunk no longer generates OpenClient proxies either via conversion or Genera...
Constantin, there are a few additional changes to review in @rules@ and @src/com/goldencode/artifacts/ArtifactWorker.... Dănuț Filimon
03:12 AM Bug #11381: trunk no longer generates OpenClient proxies either via conversion or GenerateLegacyP...
Committed *11381a/16522*. Committed the patch from #11381-6.
About the change from @src/com/goldencode/p2j/convert... Dănuț Filimon

04/16/2026

11:42 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
You should debug into @adaptivePredict()@ in that broken case and see why it goes wrong. It is best to know why now,... Greg Shah
10:15 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
I commented out the problematic adaptivePredict, and it seems to resolve the issue of fetching tokens on and on. I'll... Paula Păstrăguș
09:16 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
Regarding the repeated token fetching triggered from @def_var_stmt@, and more specifically around @as_clause@, my cur... Paula Păstrăguș
09:08 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
I installed an ANTLR4 plugin for IntelliJ IDEA, and it provides some useful metrics. For example, it shows the effect... Paula Păstrăguș
10:12 AM Bug #11381: trunk no longer generates OpenClient proxies either via conversion or GenerateLegacyP...
Constantin, I posted this patch based on what you posted and the remaining problem from #11381-5. The proxies are gen... Dănuț Filimon
09:02 AM Bug #11381: trunk no longer generates OpenClient proxies either via conversion or GenerateLegacyP...
Constantin Asofiei wrote:
> Danut, see attached patch, it solves the case where the program is in a abl/ sub-folder ... Dănuț Filimon
08:59 AM Bug #11381: trunk no longer generates OpenClient proxies either via conversion or GenerateLegacyP...
Danut, see attached patch, it solves the case where the program is in a abl/ sub-folder (resolved via PROPATH) - plea... Constantin Asofiei
05:50 AM Bug #11381 (WIP): trunk no longer generates OpenClient proxies either via conversion or GenerateL...
I updated https://proj.goldencode.com/projects/regression/wiki/Open_Regressions_in_FWD_v4#section-3 Dănuț Filimon
05:47 AM Bug #11381: trunk no longer generates OpenClient proxies either via conversion or GenerateLegacyP...
Trunk no longer generates OpenClient proxies from .xpxg files, either via conversion or GenerateLegacyProxyOpenClient... Constantin Asofiei
05:46 AM Bug #11381 (Test): trunk no longer generates OpenClient proxies either via conversion or Generate...
Constantin Asofiei

04/15/2026

10:06 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
The getTokens method is *not* the culprit here. I did some debugging with a very simple testcase like:... Paula Păstrăguș
05:39 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
I'll investigate this next and try to confirm whether the lexer is actually tokenizing ahead to the end of file, or w... Paula Păstrăguș
05:34 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
> Here's the code:
If it is lexing all the way to the end of the file independently of the parser, that is not OK.... Greg Shah
05:26 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
Here's the code:... Paula Păstrăguș
05:25 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
The measurement is about token stream buffering, not actual ANTLR prediction depth.. I'll see how can I measure how m... Paula Păstrăguș
05:15 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
In ANTLR2 we introduced a very explicit @k@ value that limited the number of tokens of lookahead. In the lexer it wa... Greg Shah
05:09 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
The tests above were done with @BufferedTokenStream@. One possible direction would be to try @UnbufferedTokenStream@,... Paula Păstrăguș
03:40 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
I checked to see how many buffered tokens antlr4 tend to gather, here are some results:
* tested for the failing t... Paula Păstrăguș

04/14/2026

09:56 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
> My suggestion was not to shift everything to symbols, but rather to ensure that the lexer emits the correct token f... Greg Shah
08:22 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
I’ll also do some additional research to see what can be done specifically for this test case. I haven’t committed th... Paula Păstrăguș
08:12 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
Another aspect worth mentioning is related to the testing phase. If we move toward emitting tokens differently in the... Paula Păstrăguș
08:04 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
Greg Shah wrote:
> Yes, it is a systemic issue with the 4GL language design itself. This is not something we can co... Paula Păstrăguș
07:44 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
Yes, it is a systemic issue with the 4GL language design itself. This is not something we can control.
> The more... Greg Shah
07:11 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
In the ANTLR2 version, this kind of situation was handled by mutating the token type inside the parser rule. That app... Paula Păstrăguș
02:16 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
Current failing test:... Paula Păstrăguș
 

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