get binary code to work

lib/parfait/binary_code.rb

@@ -10,5 +10,17 @@ module Parfait
   # obviously not a "Word" but a ByteArray , but no such class yet
   # As on the other hand has no encoding (yet) it is close enough
   class BinaryCode < Word
+    def initialize name
+      super(0)
+      @name = name
+    end
+    # this is a sof check if there are instance variables or "structure"
+    # have to override false, as word answers true
+    def is_value?
+      false
+    end
+    def to_s
+      "BinaryCode #{@name}"
+    end
   end
 end

lib/parfait/method.rb

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ module Parfait
       raise "No class #{name}" unless clazz
       @for_class = clazz
       @name = name
-      @code = BinaryCode.new_object 0
+      @code = BinaryCode.new_object name
       @arg_names = arg_names
       @locals = []
       @tmps = []

lib/parfait/word.rb

@@ -41,6 +41,21 @@ module Parfait
       return obj_len
     end
 
+    # make every char equal the given one
+    def fill_with char
+      fill_from_with(0 , char)
+    end
+
+    def fill_from_with from , char
+      len = self.length()
+      return if from <= 0
+      while( from <= len)
+        set_char( from , char)
+        from = from + 1
+      end
+      from
+    end
+
     # true if no characters
     def empty?
       return self.length == 0
@@ -53,11 +68,7 @@ module Parfait
       counter = self.length()
       return if counter >= len
       internal_object_grow( len + 1)
-      counter = counter + 1
+      fill_from_with( counter + 1 , fill_char )
-      while( counter <= len)
-        set_char( counter , fill_char)
-        counter = counter + 1
-      end
     end
 
     # set the character at the given index to the given character
@@ -120,10 +131,5 @@ module Parfait
     def mem_length
       padded(1 + string.length)
     end
-    def position
-      return @position if @position
-      return @string.position if @string.position
-      super
-    end
   end
 end

lib/register/assembler.rb

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ module Register
     def link
       # want to have the methods first in the executable
       # so first we determine the code length for the methods and set the
-      # code array to right length
+      # binary code (array) to right length
       @space.objects.each do |objekt|
         next unless objekt.is_a? Parfait::Method
         objekt.code.set_length(objekt.info.mem_length / 4 , 0)
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ module Register
       end
       # and then everything else
       @space.objects.each do | objekt|
+        # have to tell the code that will be assembled where it is to
+        # get the jumps/calls right
+        if objekt.is_a? Parfait::Method
+          objekt.info.set_position( objekt.code.position )
+        end
         next if objekt.is_a? Parfait::BinaryCode
         objekt.set_position at
         at += objekt.mem_length
@@ -83,7 +88,7 @@ module Register
           code.assemble( stream )
         end
       end
-      method.code.clear
+      method.code.fill_with 0
       index = 1
       stream.each_byte do |b|
         method.set_char(index , b )