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had put this off because it breaks history but now the references to register stuff which builtin is off course full of, become much shorter
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### Builtin module
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The Builtin module contains functions that can not be coded in ruby.
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It is the other side of the parfait coin, part of the runtime.
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The functions are organized by their respective class and get loaded in boot_classes! ,
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right at the start. (see virtual/boot.rb)
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These functions return their code, ie a Virtual::CompiledMethod object, which can then be called by
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ruby code as if it were a "normal" function.
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A normal ruby function is one that is parsed and transformed to code. But not all functionality can
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be written in ruby, one of those chicken and egg things.
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C uses Assembler in this situation, we use Builtin functions.
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Slightly more here : http://salama.github.io/2014/06/10/more-clarity.html (then still called Kernel)
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The Builtin module is scattered into several files, but that is just so the file doesn't get too long.
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