| paul@253 | 1 | Native Function Definitions
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| paul@253 | 2 | ===========================
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| paul@253 | 3 |
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| paul@253 | 4 | Native functions are principally associated with the facilities of the
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| paul@253 | 5 | builtins module. Although a Python module is provided to define the contents
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| paul@253 | 6 | of this module (referenced via the __builtins__ module name in programs),
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| paul@253 | 7 | unlike other modules, it is not generally desirable to translate the code of
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| paul@253 | 8 | the builtins module literally; instead, native functions are provided which
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| paul@253 | 9 | define the functionality, and these functions are invoked internally in the
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| paul@253 | 10 | RSVP machine.
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| paul@253 | 11 |
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| paul@253 | 12 | However, some definitions found in the builtins module should be translated,
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| paul@253 | 13 | since it is possible to define the behaviour of these objects efficiently in
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| paul@253 | 14 | Python. Such definitions employ docstrings, indicating that the contents of
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| paul@253 | 15 | the object definitions are to be traversed by the code generator.
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