Merging of scripting_squirrel branch to trunk is planned

[mandrav]

Later today, the scripting_squirrel branch will be merged to trunk. Be prepared
I also started writing documentation about scripting in Code::Blocks. Find it here and tell me if you find something's wrong.

EDIT:
For those not following the development of Code::Blocks, we have replaced AngelScript by Squirrel in that branch and have been testing for a week or two.
This means that if you have written scripts for Code::Blocks, you will have to convert them. Luckily, squirrel follows a C++ syntax too so only a few semantics must be changed in your scripts.
Here are the most important changes:

• All literal strings must be surrounded by _T() (e.g. _T("hello"))
• Squirrel is typeless. If you have a declaration like wxString s="hello";, change it to local s=_T("hello");. Same goes for all types.
  
• Because of the above, functions don't have return types. So replace all function return specifications with the word function.
  
  This should cover most conversion cases.

[nfz]

Thanks for the heads up.  I was just going to submit a project wizard for Ogre + MinGW + STLPort but will hold off and update the script to squirrel format and re-test.

[MortenMacFly]

I'd like to extend mandrav's list with one additional point:

• All literal strings must be surrounded by _T() (e.g. _T("hello"))
• Squirrel is typeless. If you have a declaration like wxString s="hello";, change it to local s=_T("hello");. Same goes for all types.
  
• Because of the above, functions don't have return types. So replace all function return specifications with the word function.
  

• Only for string comparision (not e.g. integer): MyString == "MyVal" has to be replaced with MyString.Matches(_T("MyVal"))
  
  This often applies to the compiler comparision, e.g. Wizard.GetCompilerID().Matches(_T("msvctk")). Concerning this there are non-critical pending changes for several wizards, They will be applied soon.
  With regards, Morten.

[nfz]

Thanks, I was just going to dive into the scripter and I figured I'd check here first since I was sure someone else had already hit this problem.

[mandrav]

Thanks, I was just going to dive into the scripter and I figured I'd check here first since I was sure someone else had already hit this problem.

The point is that I couldn't find out how to overload operator==() in squirrel.
So wxString::Match() comes to the rescue. The good thing about it is that it accepts wildcards (* and ?) .

[MortenMacFly]

The point is that I couldn't find out how to overload operator==() in squirrel.

BTW: Is is worth asking the Squirrel devs about this?!

[mandrav]

Well, I couldn't find anything about it in the (otherwise excellent) documentation. I didn't bother asking yet because I didn't think it's that important.

[sethjackson]

The point is that I couldn't find out how to overload operator==() in squirrel.

BTW: Is is worth asking the Squirrel devs about this?!

http://www.squirrel-lang.org/forums/491/ShowPost.aspx

I'm looking at the DXSquirrel sample now.....

[mandrav]

The point is that I couldn't find out how to overload operator==() in squirrel.

BTW: Is is worth asking the Squirrel devs about this?!

http://www.squirrel-lang.org/forums/491/ShowPost.aspx

I'm looking at the DXSquirrel sample now.....

Before you dive deeply, let me tell you that I know about the _cmp() metamethod and this works for every other comparison except equality...