[m-rev.] for review: pack sub-word-sized integers and dummies

[Julien Fischer]

On Mon, 7 May 2018, Zoltan Somogyi wrote:

> On Sun, 6 May 2018 19:52:07 -0400 (EDT), Julien Fischer <jfischer at opturion.com> wrote:
>> I'm currently bootchecking the C# grade.
>
> Did it work?

Yes.

>> The Java grade fails
>> during compilation of the stage 2 library due to:
>>
>>     Making Mercury/javas/jmercury/thread__channel.java
>>     Making Mercury/javas/jmercury/thread__future.java
>>     Making Mercury/javas/jmercury/thread__mvar.java
>>     Making Mercury/javas/jmercury/thread__semaphore.java
>>     Making Java class files
>>     Mercury/javas/jmercury/erlang_rtti_implementation.java:1481: error:
>>     incompatible types: int cannot be converted to Type_info_thunk_0
>>        MR_scalar_common_6[0] = new erlang_rtti_implementation.Maybe_pseudo_type_info_0.Plain_1(0);
>>                                                                                              ^
>>     Mercury/javas/jmercury/erlang_rtti_implementation.java:1528: error:
>>     incompatible types: int cannot be converted to Pseudo_type_info_thunk_0
>>         MR_scalar_common_14[0] = new erlang_rtti_implementation.Maybe_pseudo_type_info_0.Pseudo_1(0);
>
> The attached diff fixes this.
>
> I expect to have internet access for my laptop for the rest of today,
> so I intend to commit this later today after I bootchecked it (I haven't had
> time for that yet). If for some reason I cannot do so in about 24 hours,
> please commit it for me if it passes your tests.

Shall do.  Enjoy your trip!

Julien.