another step closer to a working oo system

lib/vm/boot_class.rb

@@ -21,9 +21,11 @@ module Vm
       @functions << function
     end
 
-    def get_function name
-      name = name.to_sym
-      @functions.detect{ |f| f.name == name }
+    def get_function fname
+      fname = fname.to_sym
+      f = @functions.detect{ |f| f.name == fname }
+      names = @functions.collect{|f| f.name } 
+      f
     end
 
     # way of creating new functions that have not been parsed.
@@ -36,12 +38,15 @@ module Vm
       end
       unless fun
         fun = Core::Kernel.send(name , @context)
-        raise "no such function #{name}, #{name.class}" if fun == nil
+        return nil if fun == nil
         @functions << fun
       end
       fun
     end
-    
+
+    def inspect
+      "BootClass #{@name} , super #{@super_class} #{@functions.length} functions"
+    end
     # Code interface follows. Note position is inheitted as is from Code
 
     # length of the class is the length of it's functions

lib/vm/boot_space.rb

@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ module Vm
       # dummies, just for the other to compile
       obj = get_or_create_class :Object
       [:index_of , :_get_instance_variable].each do |f|
+        puts "adding #{f}"
         obj.add_function Boot::Object.send(f , @context)
       end
     end

lib/vm/constants.rb

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ module Vm
     attr_reader :string
     # currently aligned to 4 (ie padded with 0) and off course 0 at the end
     def initialize str
+      str = str.to_s if str.is_a? Symbol
       length = str.length 
       # rounding up to the next 4 (always adding one for zero pad)
       pad =  ((length / 4 ) + 1 ) * 4 - length

lib/vm/meta_class.rb

@@ -26,8 +26,12 @@ module Vm
 
     def get_function name
       name = name.to_sym
-      @functions.detect{ |f| f.name == name }
+      f = @functions.detect{ |f| f.name == name }
+      puts "no function for #{name} in Meta #{@me_self.inspect}" unless f
+      f
+    end
+    def inspect
+      "#{@me_self}, #{@functions.length} functions"
     end
-        
   end
 end