Beispiel #1
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REB_R N_debug(REBFRM *frame_) {
    PARAM(1, value);
    REBVAL *value = ARG(value);

    if (IS_VOID(value)) {
        //
        // e.g. just `>> debug` and [enter] in the console.  Ideally this
        // would shift the REPL into a mode where all commands issued were
        // assumed to be in the debug dialect, similar to Ren Garden's
        // modalities like `debug>>`.
        //
        Debug_Fmt("Sorry, there is no debug>> 'mode' yet in the console.");
        goto modify_with_confidence;
    }

    if (IS_INTEGER(value) || IS_FRAME(value) || IS_FUNCTION(value)) {
        REBFRM *frame;

        // We pass TRUE here to account for an extra stack level... the one
        // added by DEBUG itself, which presumably should not count.
        //
        if (!(frame = Frame_For_Stack_Level(&HG_Stack_Level, value, TRUE)))
            fail (Error_Invalid_Arg(value));

        Val_Init_Block(D_OUT, Make_Where_For_Frame(frame));
        return R_OUT;
    }

    assert(IS_BLOCK(value));

    Debug_Fmt(
        "Sorry, but the `debug [...]` dialect is not defined yet.\n"
        "Change the stack level (integer!, frame!, function!)\n"
        "Or try out these commands:\n"
        "\n"
        "    BREAKPOINT, RESUME, BACKTRACE\n"
    );

modify_with_confidence:
    Debug_Fmt(
        "(Note: Ren-C is 'modify-with-confidence'...so just because a debug\n"
        "feature you want isn't implemented doesn't mean you can't add it!)\n"
    );

    return R_BLANK;
}
Beispiel #2
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//
//  Reduce_Any_Array_Throws: C
//
// Reduce array from the index position specified in the value.
//
// If `into` then splice into the existing `out`.  Otherwise, overwrite the
// `out` with all values collected from the stack, into an array matching the
// type of the input.  So [1 + 1 2 + 2] => [3 4], and 1/+/1/2/+/2 => 3/4
//
REBOOL Reduce_Any_Array_Throws(
    REBVAL *out,
    REBVAL *any_array,
    REBOOL into
) {
    REBDSP dsp_orig = DSP;

    Reb_Enumerator e;
    PUSH_SAFE_ENUMERATOR(&e, any_array); // REDUCE-ing could disrupt any-array

    while (NOT_END(e.value)) {
        UPDATE_EXPRESSION_START(&e); // informs the error delivery better

        REBVAL reduced;
        DO_NEXT_REFETCH_MAY_THROW(&reduced, &e, DO_FLAG_NORMAL);
        if (THROWN(&reduced)) {
            *out = reduced;
            DS_DROP_TO(dsp_orig);
            DROP_SAFE_ENUMERATOR(&e);
            return TRUE;
        }

        if (IS_VOID(&reduced)) {
            //
            // !!! Review if there should be a form of reduce which allows
            // void expressions.  The general feeling is that it shouldn't
            // be allowed by default, since N expressions would not make N
            // results...and reduce is often used for positional purposes.
            // Substituting anything (like a NONE!, or anything else) would
            // perhaps be disingenuous.
            //
            fail (Error(RE_REDUCE_MADE_VOID));
        }

        DS_PUSH(&reduced);
    }

    if (into)
        Pop_Stack_Values_Into(out, dsp_orig);
    else
        Val_Init_Array(out, VAL_TYPE(any_array), Pop_Stack_Values(dsp_orig));

    DROP_SAFE_ENUMERATOR(&e);
    return FALSE;
}
Beispiel #3
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//
//  Modify_Array: C
//
// Returns new dst_idx
//
REBCNT Modify_Array(
    REBCNT action,          // INSERT, APPEND, CHANGE
    REBARR *dst_arr,        // target
    REBCNT dst_idx,         // position
    const REBVAL *src_val,  // source
    REBCNT flags,           // AN_ONLY, AN_PART
    REBINT dst_len,         // length to remove
    REBINT dups             // dup count
) {
    REBCNT tail = ARR_LEN(dst_arr);

    REBINT ilen = 1; // length to be inserted

    const RELVAL *src_rel;
    REBCTX *specifier;

    if (IS_VOID(src_val) || dups < 0) {
        // If they are effectively asking for "no action" then all we have
        // to do is return the natural index result for the operation.
        // (APPEND will return 0, insert the tail of the insertion...so index)

        return (action == SYM_APPEND) ? 0 : dst_idx;
    }

    if (action == SYM_APPEND || dst_idx > tail) dst_idx = tail;

    // Check /PART, compute LEN:
    if (!GET_FLAG(flags, AN_ONLY) && ANY_ARRAY(src_val)) {
        // Adjust length of insertion if changing /PART:
        if (action != SYM_CHANGE && GET_FLAG(flags, AN_PART))
            ilen = dst_len;
        else
            ilen = VAL_LEN_AT(src_val);

        // Are we modifying ourselves? If so, copy src_val block first:
        if (dst_arr == VAL_ARRAY(src_val)) {
            REBARR *copy = Copy_Array_At_Shallow(
                VAL_ARRAY(src_val), VAL_INDEX(src_val), VAL_SPECIFIER(src_val)
            );
            MANAGE_ARRAY(copy); // !!! Review: worth it to not manage and free?
            src_rel = ARR_HEAD(copy);
            specifier = SPECIFIED; // copy already specified it
        }
        else {
            src_rel = VAL_ARRAY_AT(src_val); // skips by VAL_INDEX values
            specifier = VAL_SPECIFIER(src_val);
        }
    }
    else {
        // use passed in RELVAL and specifier
        src_rel = src_val;
        specifier = SPECIFIED; // it's a REBVAL, not a RELVAL, so specified
    }

    REBINT size = dups * ilen; // total to insert

    if (action != SYM_CHANGE) {
        // Always expand dst_arr for INSERT and APPEND actions:
        Expand_Series(ARR_SERIES(dst_arr), dst_idx, size);
    }
    else {
        if (size > dst_len)
            Expand_Series(ARR_SERIES(dst_arr), dst_idx, size-dst_len);
        else if (size < dst_len && GET_FLAG(flags, AN_PART))
            Remove_Series(ARR_SERIES(dst_arr), dst_idx, dst_len-size);
        else if (size + dst_idx > tail) {
            EXPAND_SERIES_TAIL(ARR_SERIES(dst_arr), size - (tail - dst_idx));
        }
    }

    tail = (action == SYM_APPEND) ? 0 : size + dst_idx;

#if !defined(NDEBUG)
    if (IS_ARRAY_MANAGED(dst_arr)) {
        REBINT i;
        for (i = 0; i < ilen; ++i)
            ASSERT_VALUE_MANAGED(&src_rel[i]);
    }
#endif

    for (; dups > 0; dups--) {
        REBINT index = 0;
        for (; index < ilen; ++index, ++dst_idx) {
            COPY_VALUE(
                SINK(ARR_HEAD(dst_arr) + dst_idx),
                src_rel + index,
                specifier
            );
        }
    }
    TERM_ARRAY_LEN(dst_arr, ARR_LEN(dst_arr));

    ASSERT_ARRAY(dst_arr);

    return tail;
}
expv
compile_intrinsic_call0(ID id, expv args, int ignoreTypeMismatch) {
    intrinsic_entry *ep = NULL;
    int found = 0;
    int nArgs = 0;
    int nIntrArgs = 0;
    int i;
    expv ret = NULL;
    expv a = NULL;
    TYPE_DESC tp = NULL, ftp;
    list lp;
    INTR_OPS iOps = INTR_END;
    const char *iName = NULL;
    expv kindV = NULL;
    int typeNotMatch = 0;
    int isVarArgs = 0;
    EXT_ID extid;

    if (SYM_TYPE(ID_SYM(id)) != S_INTR) {
        if (args == NULL) {
            args = list0(LIST);
        }

        tp = ID_TYPE(id);

        if (tp == NULL) {
            warning_at_node(args,
                          "unknown type of '%s' declared as intrinsic",
                          SYM_NAME(ID_SYM(id)));
            ID_TYPE(id) = BASIC_TYPE_DESC(TYPE_GNUMERIC_ALL);
            TYPE_ATTR_FLAGS(ID_TYPE(id)) = TYPE_ATTR_FLAGS(id);
            tp = ID_TYPE(id);
        }

        expv symV = expv_sym_term(F_FUNC, NULL, ID_SYM(id));

        if (IS_PROCEDURE_TYPE(tp)) {
            ftp = tp;
            tp = FUNCTION_TYPE_RETURN_TYPE(ftp);

        } else {
            ftp = intrinsic_function_type(tp);

            extid = new_external_id_for_external_decl(ID_SYM(id), ftp);
            ID_TYPE(id) = ftp;
            PROC_EXT_ID(id) = extid;
            if (TYPE_IS_EXTERNAL(tp)){
                ID_STORAGE(id) = STG_EXT;
            }
            else {
                EXT_PROC_CLASS(extid) = EP_INTRINSIC;
            }
        }

        EXPV_TYPE(symV) = ftp;
        return expv_cons(FUNCTION_CALL, tp, symV, args);
    }

    ep = &(intrinsic_table[SYM_VAL(ID_SYM(id))]);
    iOps = INTR_OP(ep);
    iName = ID_NAME(id);

    /* Count a number of argument, first. */
    nArgs = 0;
    if (args == NULL) {
        args = list0(LIST);
    }
    FOR_ITEMS_IN_LIST(lp, args) {
        nArgs++;
    }

    /* Search an intrinsic by checking argument types. */
    found = 0;
    for (;
         ((INTR_OP(ep) == iOps) &&
          ((strcasecmp(iName, INTR_NAME(ep)) == 0) ||
           !(isValidString(INTR_NAME(ep)))));
         ep++) {

        kindV = NULL;
        typeNotMatch = 0;
        isVarArgs = 0;

        /* Check a number of arguments. */
        if (INTR_N_ARGS(ep) < 0 ||
            INTR_N_ARGS(ep) == nArgs) {
            /* varriable args or no kind arg. */
            if (INTR_N_ARGS(ep) < 0) {
                isVarArgs = 1;
            }
            nIntrArgs = nArgs;
        } else if (INTR_HAS_KIND_ARG(ep) &&
                   ((INTR_N_ARGS(ep) + 1) == nArgs)) {
            /* could be intrinsic call with kind arg. */

            expv lastV = expr_list_get_n(args, nArgs - 1);
            if (lastV == NULL) {
                return NULL;    /* error recovery */
            }
            if (EXPV_KW_IS_KIND(lastV)) {
                goto gotKind;
            }
            tp = EXPV_TYPE(lastV);
            if (!(isValidType(tp))) {
                return NULL;    /* error recovery */
            }
            if (TYPE_BASIC_TYPE(tp) != TYPE_INT) {
                /* kind arg must be integer type. */
                continue;
            }

            gotKind:
            nIntrArgs = INTR_N_ARGS(ep);
            kindV = lastV;
        } else {
            continue;
        }

        /* The number of arguments matchs. Then check types. */
        for (i = 0; i < nIntrArgs; i++) {
            a = expr_list_get_n(args, i);
            if (a == NULL) {
                return NULL;    /* error recovery */
            }
            tp = EXPV_TYPE(a);
            if (!(isValidType(tp))) {
                //return NULL;    /* error recovery */
                continue;
            }

            if (i == 1 &&
                INTR_ARG_TYPE(ep)[i] == INTR_TYPE_PASSIGNABLE) {

                if (expv_is_pointer_assignable(NULL, expr_list_get_n(args, 0), a)) {
                    break;
                }
            }

            if (compare_intrinsic_arg_type(a, tp,
                                           ((isVarArgs == 0) ?
                                            INTR_ARG_TYPE(ep)[i] :
                                            INTR_ARG_TYPE(ep)[0])) != 0) {
                /* Type mismatch. */
                typeNotMatch = 1;
                break;
            }
        }
        if (typeNotMatch == 1) {
            continue;
        } else {
            found = 1;
            break;
        }
    }

    if (found == 1) {
        /* Yes we found an intrinsic to use. */
        SYMBOL sp = NULL;
        expv symV = NULL;

        /* Then we have to determine return type. */
        if (INTR_RETURN_TYPE(ep) != INTR_TYPE_NONE) {
            tp = get_intrinsic_return_type(ep, args, kindV);
            if (!(isValidType(tp))) {
                //fatal("%s: can't determine return type.", __func__);
                //return NULL;
                tp = BASIC_TYPE_DESC(TYPE_GNUMERIC_ALL);
            }
        } else {
            tp = type_VOID;
        }

        /* Finally find symbol for the intrinsic and make it expv. */
        sp = find_symbol((char *)iName);
        if (sp == NULL) {
            fatal("%s: symbol '%s' is not created??",
                  __func__,
                  INTR_NAME(ep));
            /* not reached */
            return NULL;
        }
        symV = expv_sym_term(F_FUNC, NULL, sp);
        if (symV == NULL) {
            fatal("%s: symbol expv creation failure.", __func__);
            /* not reached */
            return NULL;
        }

        if (IS_VOID(tp)) {
            TYPE_DESC ret = new_type_desc();
            *ret = *tp;
            tp = intrinsic_subroutine_type();
        } else {
            TYPE_DESC ret = new_type_desc();
            *ret = *tp;
            tp = intrinsic_function_type(ret);
        }

        if (ID_TYPE(id)) {
            *ID_TYPE(id) = *tp;
        } else {
            ID_TYPE(id) = tp;
        }

        /* set external id for functionType's type ID.
         * dont call declare_external_id() */
        extid = new_external_id_for_external_decl(ID_SYM(id), tp);

        PROC_EXT_ID(id) = extid;
        if(TYPE_IS_EXTERNAL(tp)){
           ID_STORAGE(id) = STG_EXT;
        }else{
           EXT_PROC_CLASS(extid) = EP_INTRINSIC;
        }
        ret = expv_cons(FUNCTION_CALL, FUNCTION_TYPE_RETURN_TYPE(tp), symV, args);
    }

    if (ret == NULL && !ignoreTypeMismatch) {
        error_at_node((expr)args,
                      "argument(s) mismatch for an intrinsic '%s()'.",
                      iName);
    }
    return ret;
}
Beispiel #5
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//
//  Compose_Any_Array_Throws: C
//
// Compose a block from a block of un-evaluated values and GROUP! arrays that
// are evaluated.  This calls into Do_Core, so if 'into' is provided, then its
// series must be protected from garbage collection.
//
//     deep - recurse into sub-blocks
//     only - parens that return blocks are kept as blocks
//
// Writes result value at address pointed to by out.
//
REBOOL Compose_Any_Array_Throws(
    REBVAL *out,
    const REBVAL *any_array,
    REBOOL deep,
    REBOOL only,
    REBOOL into
) {
    REBDSP dsp_orig = DSP;

    Reb_Enumerator e;
    PUSH_SAFE_ENUMERATOR(&e, any_array); // evaluating could disrupt any_array

    while (NOT_END(e.value)) {
        UPDATE_EXPRESSION_START(&e); // informs the error delivery better

        if (IS_GROUP(e.value)) {
            //
            // We evaluate here, but disable lookahead so it only evaluates
            // the GROUP! and doesn't trigger errors on what's after it.
            //
            REBVAL evaluated;
            DO_NEXT_REFETCH_MAY_THROW(&evaluated, &e, DO_FLAG_NO_LOOKAHEAD);
            if (THROWN(&evaluated)) {
                *out = evaluated;
                DS_DROP_TO(dsp_orig);
                DROP_SAFE_ENUMERATOR(&e);
                return TRUE;
            }

            if (IS_BLOCK(&evaluated) && !only) {
                //
                // compose [blocks ([a b c]) merge] => [blocks a b c merge]
                //
                RELVAL *push = VAL_ARRAY_AT(&evaluated);
                while (NOT_END(push)) {
                    //
                    // `evaluated` is known to be specific, but its specifier
                    // may be needed to derelativize its children.
                    //
                    DS_PUSH_RELVAL(push, VAL_SPECIFIER(&evaluated));
                    push++;
                }
            }
            else if (!IS_VOID(&evaluated)) {
                //
                // compose [(1 + 2) inserts as-is] => [3 inserts as-is]
                // compose/only [([a b c]) unmerged] => [[a b c] unmerged]
                //
                DS_PUSH(&evaluated);
            }
            else {
                //
                // compose [(print "Voids *vanish*!")] => []
                //
            }
        }
        else if (deep) {
            if (IS_BLOCK(e.value)) {
                //
                // compose/deep [does [(1 + 2)] nested] => [does [3] nested]

                REBVAL specific;
                COPY_VALUE(&specific, e.value, e.specifier);

                REBVAL composed;
                if (Compose_Any_Array_Throws(
                    &composed,
                    &specific,
                    TRUE,
                    only,
                    into
                )) {
                    *out = composed;
                    DS_DROP_TO(dsp_orig);
                    DROP_SAFE_ENUMERATOR(&e);
                    return TRUE;
                }

                DS_PUSH(&composed);
            }
            else {
                if (ANY_ARRAY(e.value)) {
                    //
                    // compose [copy/(orig) (copy)] => [copy/(orig) (copy)]
                    // !!! path and second group are copies, first group isn't
                    //
                    REBARR *copy = Copy_Array_Shallow(
                        VAL_ARRAY(e.value),
                        IS_RELATIVE(e.value)
                            ? e.specifier // use parent specifier if relative...
                            : VAL_SPECIFIER(const_KNOWN(e.value)) // else child's
                    );
                    DS_PUSH_TRASH;
                    Val_Init_Array_Index(
                        DS_TOP, VAL_TYPE(e.value), copy, VAL_INDEX(e.value)
                    ); // ...manages
                }
                else
                    DS_PUSH_RELVAL(e.value, e.specifier);
            }
            FETCH_NEXT_ONLY_MAYBE_END(&e);
        }
        else {
            //
            // compose [[(1 + 2)] (reverse "wollahs")] => [[(1 + 2)] "shallow"]
            //
            DS_PUSH_RELVAL(e.value, e.specifier);
            FETCH_NEXT_ONLY_MAYBE_END(&e);
        }
    }

    if (into)
        Pop_Stack_Values_Into(out, dsp_orig);
    else
        Val_Init_Array(out, VAL_TYPE(any_array), Pop_Stack_Values(dsp_orig));

    DROP_SAFE_ENUMERATOR(&e);
    return FALSE;
}
Beispiel #6
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//
//  Next_Path_Throws: C
//
// Evaluate next part of a path.
//
REBOOL Next_Path_Throws(REBPVS *pvs)
{
    REBPEF dispatcher;

    // Path must have dispatcher, else return:
    dispatcher = Path_Dispatch[VAL_TYPE(pvs->value)];
    if (!dispatcher) return FALSE; // unwind, then check for errors

    pvs->item++;

    //Debug_Fmt("Next_Path: %r/%r", pvs->path-1, pvs->path);

    // Determine the "selector".  See notes on pvs->selector_temp for why
    // a local variable can't be used for the temporary space.
    //
    if (IS_GET_WORD(pvs->item)) { // e.g. object/:field
        pvs->selector
            = GET_MUTABLE_VAR_MAY_FAIL(pvs->item, pvs->item_specifier);

        if (IS_VOID(pvs->selector))
            fail (Error_No_Value_Core(pvs->item, pvs->item_specifier));

        SET_TRASH_IF_DEBUG(&pvs->selector_temp);
    }
    // object/(expr) case:
    else if (IS_GROUP(pvs->item)) {
        if (Do_At_Throws(
            &pvs->selector_temp,
            VAL_ARRAY(pvs->item),
            VAL_INDEX(pvs->item),
            IS_RELATIVE(pvs->item)
                ? pvs->item_specifier // if relative, use parent specifier...
                : VAL_SPECIFIER(const_KNOWN(pvs->item)) // ...else use child's
        )) {
            *pvs->store = pvs->selector_temp;
            return TRUE;
        }

        pvs->selector = &pvs->selector_temp;
    }
    else {
        // object/word and object/value case:
        //
        COPY_VALUE(&pvs->selector_temp, pvs->item, pvs->item_specifier);
        pvs->selector = &pvs->selector_temp;
    }

    switch (dispatcher(pvs)) {
    case PE_OK:
        break;

    case PE_SET_IF_END:
        if (pvs->opt_setval && IS_END(pvs->item + 1)) {
            *pvs->value = *pvs->opt_setval;
            pvs->opt_setval = NULL;
        }
        break;

    case PE_NONE:
        SET_BLANK(pvs->store);
    case PE_USE_STORE:
        pvs->value = pvs->store;
        pvs->value_specifier = SPECIFIED;
        break;

    default:
        assert(FALSE);
    }

    if (NOT_END(pvs->item + 1)) return Next_Path_Throws(pvs);

    return FALSE;
}
Beispiel #7
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//
//  Do_Path_Throws_Core: C
//
// Evaluate an ANY_PATH! REBVAL, starting from the index position of that
// path value and continuing to the end.
//
// The evaluator may throw because GROUP! is evaluated, e.g. `foo/(throw 1020)`
//
// If label_sym is passed in as being non-null, then the caller is implying
// readiness to process a path which may be a function with refinements.
// These refinements will be left in order on the data stack in the case
// that `out` comes back as IS_FUNCTION().
//
// If `opt_setval` is given, the path operation will be done as a "SET-PATH!"
// if the path evaluation did not throw or error.  HOWEVER the set value
// is NOT put into `out`.  This provides more flexibility on performance in
// the evaluator, which may already have the `val` where it wants it, and
// so the extra assignment would just be overhead.
//
// !!! Path evaluation is one of the parts of R3-Alpha that has not been
// vetted very heavily by Ren-C, and needs a review and overhaul.
//
REBOOL Do_Path_Throws_Core(
    REBVAL *out,
    REBSTR **label_out,
    const RELVAL *path,
    REBCTX *specifier,
    REBVAL *opt_setval
) {
    REBPVS pvs;
    REBDSP dsp_orig = DSP;

    assert(ANY_PATH(path));

    // !!! There is a bug in the dispatch such that if you are running a
    // set path, it does not always assign the output, because it "thinks you
    // aren't going to look at it".  This presumably originated from before
    // parens were allowed in paths, and neglects cases like:
    //
    //     foo/(throw 1020): value
    //
    // We always have to check to see if a throw occurred.  Until this is
    // streamlined, we have to at minimum set it to something that is *not*
    // thrown so that we aren't testing uninitialized memory.  A safe trash
    // will do, which is unset in release builds.
    //
    if (opt_setval)
        SET_TRASH_SAFE(out);

    // None of the values passed in can live on the data stack, because
    // they might be relocated during the path evaluation process.
    //
    assert(!IN_DATA_STACK_DEBUG(out));
    assert(!IN_DATA_STACK_DEBUG(path));
    assert(!opt_setval || !IN_DATA_STACK_DEBUG(opt_setval));

    // Not currently robust for reusing passed in path or value as the output
    assert(out != path && out != opt_setval);

    assert(!opt_setval || !THROWN(opt_setval));

    // Initialize REBPVS -- see notes in %sys-do.h
    //
    pvs.opt_setval = opt_setval;
    pvs.store = out;
    pvs.orig = path;
    pvs.item = VAL_ARRAY_AT(pvs.orig); // may not be starting at head of PATH!

    // The path value that's coming in may be relative (in which case it
    // needs to use the specifier passed in).  Or it may be specific already,
    // in which case we should use the specifier in the value to process
    // its array contents.
    //
    if (IS_RELATIVE(path)) {
    #if !defined(NDEBUG)
        assert(specifier != SPECIFIED);

        if (VAL_RELATIVE(path) != VAL_FUNC(CTX_FRAME_FUNC_VALUE(specifier))) {
            Debug_Fmt("Specificity mismatch found in path dispatch");
            PROBE_MSG(path, "the path being evaluated");
            PROBE_MSG(FUNC_VALUE(VAL_RELATIVE(path)), "expected func");
            PROBE_MSG(CTX_FRAME_FUNC_VALUE(specifier), "actual func");
            assert(FALSE);
        }
    #endif
        pvs.item_specifier = specifier;
    }
    else pvs.item_specifier = VAL_SPECIFIER(const_KNOWN(path));

    // Seed the path evaluation process by looking up the first item (to
    // get a datatype to dispatch on for the later path items)
    //
    if (IS_WORD(pvs.item)) {
        pvs.value = GET_MUTABLE_VAR_MAY_FAIL(pvs.item, pvs.item_specifier);
        pvs.value_specifier = SPECIFIED;
        if (IS_VOID(pvs.value))
            fail (Error_No_Value_Core(pvs.item, pvs.item_specifier));
    }
    else {
        // !!! Ideally there would be some way to deal with writes to
        // temporary locations, like this pvs.value...if a set-path sets
        // it, then it will be discarded.

        COPY_VALUE(pvs.store, VAL_ARRAY_AT(pvs.orig), pvs.item_specifier);
        pvs.value = pvs.store;
        pvs.value_specifier = SPECIFIED;
    }

    // Start evaluation of path:
    if (IS_END(pvs.item + 1)) {
        // If it was a single element path, return the value rather than
        // try to dispatch it (would cause a crash at time of writing)
        //
        // !!! Is this the desired behavior, or should it be an error?
    }
    else if (Path_Dispatch[VAL_TYPE(pvs.value)]) {
        REBOOL threw = Next_Path_Throws(&pvs);

        // !!! See comments about why the initialization of out is necessary.
        // Without it this assertion can change on some things:
        //
        //     t: now
        //     t/time: 10:20:03
        //
        // (It thinks pvs.value has its THROWN bit set when it completed
        // successfully.  It was a PE_USE_STORE case where pvs.value was reset to
        // pvs.store, and pvs.store has its thrown bit set.  Valgrind does not
        // catch any uninitialized variables.)
        //
        // There are other cases that do trip valgrind when omitting the
        // initialization, though not as clearly reproducible.
        //
        assert(threw == THROWN(pvs.value));

        if (threw) return TRUE;

        // Check for errors:
        if (NOT_END(pvs.item + 1) && !IS_FUNCTION(pvs.value)) {
            //
            // Only function refinements should get by this line:

            REBVAL specified_orig;
            COPY_VALUE(&specified_orig, pvs.orig, specifier);

            REBVAL specified_item;
            COPY_VALUE(&specified_item, pvs.item, specifier);

            fail (Error(RE_INVALID_PATH, &specified_orig, &specified_item));
        }
    }
    else if (!IS_FUNCTION(pvs.value)) {
        REBVAL specified;
        COPY_VALUE(&specified, pvs.orig, specifier);
        fail (Error(RE_BAD_PATH_TYPE, &specified, Type_Of(pvs.value)));
    }

    if (opt_setval) {
        // If SET then we don't return anything
        assert(IS_END(pvs.item) + 1);
        return FALSE;
    }

    // If storage was not used, then copy final value back to it:
    if (pvs.value != pvs.store)
        COPY_VALUE(pvs.store, pvs.value, pvs.value_specifier);

    assert(!THROWN(out));

    // Return 0 if not function or is :path/word...
    if (!IS_FUNCTION(pvs.value)) {
        assert(IS_END(pvs.item) + 1);
        return FALSE;
    }

    if (label_out) {
        REBVAL refinement;

        // When a function is hit, path processing stops as soon as the
        // processed sub-path resolves to a function. The path is still sitting
        // on the position of the last component of that sub-path. Usually,
        // this last component in the sub-path is a word naming the function.
        //
        if (IS_WORD(pvs.item)) {
            *label_out = VAL_WORD_SPELLING(pvs.item);
        }
        else {
            // In rarer cases, the final component (completing the sub-path to
            // the function to call) is not a word. Such as when you use a path
            // to pick by index out of a block of functions:
            //
            //      functions: reduce [:add :subtract]
            //      functions/1 10 20
            //
            // Or when you have an immediate function value in a path with a
            // refinement. Tricky to make, but possible:
            //
            //      do reduce [
            //          to-path reduce [:append 'only] [a] [b]
            //      ]
            //

            // !!! When a function was not invoked through looking up a word
            // (or a word in a path) to use as a label, there were once three
            // different alternate labels used.  One was SYM__APPLY_, another
            // was ROOT_NONAME, and another was to be the type of the function
            // being executed.  None are fantastic, we do the type for now.

            *label_out = Canon(SYM_FROM_KIND(VAL_TYPE(pvs.value)));
        }

        // Move on to the refinements (if any)
        ++pvs.item;

        // !!! Currently, the mainline path evaluation "punts" on refinements.
        // When it finds a function, it stops the path evaluation and leaves
        // the position pvs.path before the list of refinements.
        //
        // A more elegant solution would be able to process and notice (for
        // instance) that `:APPEND/ONLY` should yield a function value that
        // has been specialized with a refinement.  Path chaining should thus
        // be able to effectively do this and give the refined function object
        // back to the evaluator or other client.
        //
        // If a label_sym is passed in, we recognize that a function dispatch
        // is going to be happening.  We do not want to pay to generate the
        // new series that would be needed to make a temporary function that
        // will be invoked and immediately GC'd  So we gather the refinements
        // on the data stack.
        //
        // This code simulates that path-processing-to-data-stack, but it
        // should really be something in dispatch iself.  In any case, we put
        // refinements on the data stack...and caller knows refinements are
        // from dsp_orig to DSP (thanks to accounting, all other operations
        // should balance!)

        for (; NOT_END(pvs.item); ++pvs.item) { // "the refinements"
            if (IS_VOID(pvs.item)) continue;

            if (IS_GROUP(pvs.item)) {
                //
                // Note it is not legal to use the data stack directly as the
                // output location for a DO (might be resized)

                if (Do_At_Throws(
                    &refinement,
                    VAL_ARRAY(pvs.item),
                    VAL_INDEX(pvs.item),
                    IS_RELATIVE(pvs.item)
                        ? pvs.item_specifier // if relative, use parent's
                        : VAL_SPECIFIER(const_KNOWN(pvs.item)) // else embedded
                )) {
                    *out = refinement;
                    DS_DROP_TO(dsp_orig);
                    return TRUE;
                }
                if (IS_VOID(&refinement)) continue;
                DS_PUSH(&refinement);
            }
            else if (IS_GET_WORD(pvs.item)) {
                DS_PUSH_TRASH;
                *DS_TOP = *GET_OPT_VAR_MAY_FAIL(pvs.item, pvs.item_specifier);
                if (IS_VOID(DS_TOP)) {
                    DS_DROP;
                    continue;
                }
            }
            else DS_PUSH_RELVAL(pvs.item, pvs.item_specifier);

            // Whatever we were trying to use as a refinement should now be
            // on the top of the data stack, and only words are legal ATM
            //
            if (!IS_WORD(DS_TOP)) {
                fail (Error(RE_BAD_REFINE, DS_TOP));
            }

            // Go ahead and canonize the word symbol so we don't have to
            // do it each time in order to get a case-insenstive compare
            //
            INIT_WORD_SPELLING(DS_TOP, VAL_WORD_CANON(DS_TOP));
        }

        // To make things easier for processing, reverse the refinements on
        // the data stack (we needed to evaluate them in forward order).
        // This way we can just pop them as we go, and know if they weren't
        // all consumed if it doesn't get back to `dsp_orig` by the end.

        if (dsp_orig != DSP) {
            REBVAL *bottom = DS_AT(dsp_orig + 1);
            REBVAL *top = DS_TOP;
            while (top > bottom) {
                refinement = *bottom;
                *bottom = *top;
                *top = refinement;

                top--;
                bottom++;
            }
        }
    }
    else {
        // !!! Historically this just ignores a result indicating this is a
        // function with refinements, e.g. ':append/only'.  However that
        // ignoring seems unwise.  It should presumably create a modified
        // function in that case which acts as if it has the refinement.
        //
        // If the caller did not pass in a label pointer we assume they are
        // likely not ready to process any refinements.
        //
        if (NOT_END(pvs.item + 1))
            fail (Error(RE_TOO_LONG)); // !!! Better error or add feature
    }

    return FALSE;
}