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From: buzzard@world.std.com (Sean T Barrett)
Subject: Re: [Inform Compiler Extension] Changing the print_ret behaviour
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Jon Ingold <ji207@cam.ac.uk> wrote:
>I was wondering; is there any way of extending/modifying the compiler so
>that the behaviour of the
>   "stuff";
>command changes? Specifically, so that instead of printing the text,
>printing a new_line and returning true, I could get it to print the
>text, call a routine in my code, then return true? Is this sort of thing
>possible? (I know, I can achieve the effect by just not using the quote
>form, this is only for convience).

Just for reference, I've been in touch with Jon and am all
over this. If anyone has any desire for something similar,
now would be a good time to tell me so I can tweak the design.

SeanB
