rename ModPath to v_modules_path; do not allow long variable names without _

compiler/cc.v

@@ -64,13 +64,13 @@ fn (v mut V) cc() {
 	}
 	if v.pref.build_mode == .build_module {
 		// Create the modules directory if it's not there.
-		if !os.file_exists(ModPath)  {
+		if !os.file_exists(v_modules_path)  {
-			os.mkdir(ModPath)
+			os.mkdir(v_modules_path)
 		}
-		v.out_name = ModPath + v.dir + '.o' //v.out_name
+		v.out_name = v_modules_path + v.dir + '.o' //v.out_name
 		println('Building ${v.out_name}...')
 	}
-  
+
 	mut debug_options := '-g'
 	mut optimization_options := '-O2'
 	if v.pref.ccompiler.contains('clang') {
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ fn (v mut V) cc() {
 		//
 	}
 	else if v.pref.build_mode == .default_mode {
-		libs = '$ModPath/vlib/builtin.o'
+		libs = '$v_modules_path/vlib/builtin.o'
 		if !os.file_exists(libs) {
 			println('object file `$libs` not found')
 			exit(1)
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ fn (v mut V) cc() {
 			if imp == 'webview' {
 				continue
 			}
-			libs += ' "$ModPath/vlib/${imp}.o"'
+			libs += ' "$v_modules_path/vlib/${imp}.o"'
 		}
 	}
 	if v.pref.sanitize {
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ fn (v mut V) cc() {
 	}
 	// Cross compiling linux TODO
 	/*
-	sysroot := '/Users/alex/tmp/lld/linuxroot/'
+	sysroot := '/tmp/lld/linuxroot/'
 	if v.os == .linux && !linux_host {
 		// Build file.o
 		a << '-c --sysroot=$sysroot -target x86_64-linux-gnu'
@@ -288,23 +288,23 @@ fn (c mut V) cc_windows_cross() {
 	args += cflags.c_options_before_target()
 	mut libs := ''
 	if c.pref.build_mode == .default_mode {
-		libs = '"$ModPath/vlib/builtin.o"'
+		libs = '"$v_modules_path/vlib/builtin.o"'
 		if !os.file_exists(libs) {
 				println('`$libs` not found')
 				exit(1)
 		}
 		for imp in c.table.imports {
-				libs += ' "$ModPath/vlib/${imp}.o"'
+				libs += ' "$v_modules_path/vlib/${imp}.o"'
 		}
 	}
 	args += ' $c.out_name_c '
 	args += cflags.c_options_after_target()
 	println('Cross compiling for Windows...')
-	winroot := '$ModPath/winroot'
+	winroot := '$v_modules_path/winroot'
 	if !os.dir_exists(winroot) {
 		winroot_url := 'https://github.com/vlang/v/releases/download/v0.1.10/winroot.zip'
 		println('"$winroot" not found.')
-		println('Download it from $winroot_url and save it in $ModPath')
+		println('Download it from $winroot_url and save it in $v_modules_path')
 		println('Unzip it afterwards.\n')
 		println('winroot.zip contains all library and header files needed '+
 			'to cross-compile for Windows.')
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ fn (c mut V) cc_windows_cross() {
 	obj_name = obj_name.replace('.exe', '')
 	obj_name = obj_name.replace('.o.o', '.o')
 	include := '-I $winroot/include '
-	cmd := 'clang -o $obj_name -w $include -m32 -c -target x86_64-win32 $ModPath/$c.out_name_c'
+	cmd := 'clang -o $obj_name -w $include -m32 -c -target x86_64-win32 $v_modules_path/$c.out_name_c'
 	if c.pref.show_c_cmd {
 			println(cmd)
 	}

compiler/comptime.v

@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ fn (p mut Parser) chash() {
 		mut flag := hash.right(5)
 		// expand `@VROOT` `@VMOD` to absolute path
 		flag = flag.replace('@VROOT', p.vroot)
-		flag = flag.replace('@VMOD', ModPath)
+		flag = flag.replace('@VMOD', v_modules_path)
 		//p.log('adding flag "$flag"')
 		p.table.parse_cflag(flag, p.mod)
 		return

compiler/fn.v

@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ fn (p mut Parser) clear_vars() {
 // vlib header file?
 fn (p mut Parser) is_sig() bool {
 	return (p.pref.build_mode == .default_mode || p.pref.build_mode == .build_module) &&
-	(p.file_path.contains(ModPath))
+	(p.file_path.contains(v_modules_path))
 }
 
 // Function signatures are added to the top of the .c file in the first run.
@@ -1027,8 +1027,9 @@ fn (f &Fn) typ_str() string {
 	return sb.str()
 }
 
+// "fn foo(a int) stirng", for .vh module headers
 fn (f &Fn) v_definition() string {
-	return 'todo'
+	return 'fn '//$f.name(${f.str_args()})'
 }
 
 // f.args => "int a, string b"

compiler/main.v

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ enum BuildMode {
 const (
 	supported_platforms = ['windows', 'mac', 'linux', 'freebsd', 'openbsd',
 		'netbsd', 'dragonfly', 'msvc', 'android', 'js', 'solaris']
-	ModPath            = os.home_dir() + '/.vmodules/'
+	v_modules_path            = os.home_dir() + '/.vmodules/'
 )
 
 enum OS {
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ enum OS {
 	openbsd
 	netbsd
 	dragonfly
-	msvc
+	msvc // TODO not an OS
-	js
+	js // TODO
 	android
 	solaris
 }
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ mut:
 	vroot      string
 	mod        string  // module being built with -lib
 	parsers    []Parser
-	vgen_buf   strings.Builder
+	vgen_buf   strings.Builder // temporary buffer for generated V code (.str() etc)
 }
 
 struct Preferences {
@@ -105,6 +105,11 @@ mut:
 	building_v bool
 	autofree   bool
 	compress   bool
+	// Skips re-compilation of the builtin module
+	// to increase compilation time.
+	// This is on by default, since a vast majority of users do not
+	// work on the builtin module itself.
+	skip_builtin bool
 }
 
 fn main() {
@@ -143,19 +148,12 @@ fn main() {
 	// TODO quit if the compiler is too old
 	// u := os.file_last_mod_unix('v')
 	// If there's no tmp path with current version yet, the user must be using a pre-built package
-	// Copy the `vlib` directory to the tmp path.
+	//
-/*
-	// TODO
-	if !os.file_exists(TmpPath) && os.file_exists('vlib') {
-	}
-*/
 	// Just fmt and exit
 	if 'fmt' in args {
 		vfmt(args)
 		return
 	}
-	
-
 	// Construct the V object from command line arguments
 	mut v := new_v(args)
 	if args.join(' ').contains(' test v') {
@@ -629,7 +627,7 @@ fn (v mut V) add_v_files_to_compile() {
 		for i := 0; i < v.table.imports.len; i++ {
 			mod := v.table.imports[i]
 			mod_path := v.module_path(mod)
-			import_path := '$ModPath/vlib/$mod_path'
+			import_path := '$v_modules_path/vlib/$mod_path'
 			vfiles := v.v_files_from_dir(import_path)
 			if vfiles.len == 0 {
 				verror('cannot import module $mod (no .v files in "$import_path")')
@@ -686,7 +684,7 @@ fn (v mut V) add_v_files_to_compile() {
 		// These were generated by vfmt
 /*
 		if v.pref.build_mode == .default_mode || v.pref.build_mode == .build_module {
-			module_path = '$ModPath/vlib/$mod_p'
+			module_path = '$v_modules_path/vlib/$mod_p'
 		}
 */
 		if mod == 'builtin' { continue } // builtin files were already added
@@ -1025,12 +1023,12 @@ fn install_v(args[]string) {
 	if true {
 		//println('Building vget...')
 		os.chdir(vroot + '/tools')
-		vgetcompilation := os.exec('$vexec -o $vget vget.v') or {
+		vget_compilation := os.exec('$vexec -o $vget vget.v') or {
 			verror(err)
 			return
 		}
-		if vgetcompilation.exit_code != 0 {
+		if vget_compilation.exit_code != 0 {
-			verror( vgetcompilation.output )
+			verror( vget_compilation.output )
 			return
 		}
 	}
@@ -1052,7 +1050,7 @@ fn (v &V) test_vget() {
 		println('failed to run v install')
 		exit(1)
 	}	
-	if !os.file_exists(ModPath + '/nedpals/args') {
+	if !os.file_exists(v_modules_path + '/nedpals/args') {
 		println('v failed to install a test module')
 		exit(1)
 	}	
@@ -1080,7 +1078,7 @@ fn (v &V) test_v() {
 	for dot_relative_file in test_files {		
 		relative_file := dot_relative_file.replace('./', '')
 		file := os.realpath( relative_file )
-		tmpcfilepath := file.replace('_test.v', '_test.tmp.c')
+		tmpc_filepath := file.replace('_test.v', '_test.tmp.c')
 		
 		mut cmd := '"$vexe" $joined_args -debug "$file"'
 		if os.user_os() == 'windows' { cmd = '"$cmd"' }
@@ -1100,7 +1098,7 @@ fn (v &V) test_v() {
 			tmark.ok()
 			println(tmark.step_message('$relative_file OK'))
 		}
-		os.rm( tmpcfilepath )
+		os.rm( tmpc_filepath )
 	}
 	tmark.stop()
 	println( tmark.total_message('running V tests') )
@@ -1113,7 +1111,7 @@ fn (v &V) test_v() {
 			continue
 		}	
 		file := os.realpath( relative_file )
-		tmpcfilepath := file.replace('.v', '.tmp.c')
+		tmpc_filepath := file.replace('.v', '.tmp.c')
 		mut cmd := '"$vexe" $joined_args -debug "$file"'
 		if os.user_os() == 'windows' { cmd = '"$cmd"' }
 		bmark.step()
@@ -1131,7 +1129,7 @@ fn (v &V) test_v() {
 			bmark.ok()
 			println(bmark.step_message('$relative_file OK'))
 		}
-		os.rm(tmpcfilepath)
+		os.rm(tmpc_filepath)
 	}
 	bmark.stop()
 	println( bmark.total_message('building examples') )

compiler/modules.v

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ fn (v &V) find_module_path(mod string) string {
 	//println('ip=$import_path')
 	// Finally try modules installed with vpm (~/.vmodules)
 	if !os.dir_exists(import_path) {
-		import_path = '$ModPath/$mod_path'
+		import_path = '$v_modules_path/$mod_path'
 		if !os.dir_exists(import_path){
 			verror('module "$mod" not found')
 		}

compiler/msvc.v

@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ pub fn (v mut V) cc_msvc() {
 		// 
 	}
 	else if v.pref.build_mode == .default_mode {
-		b := os.realpath( '$ModPath/vlib/builtin.obj' )
+		b := os.realpath( '$v_modules_path/vlib/builtin.obj' )
 		alibs << '"$b"'
 		if !os.file_exists(b) {
 			println('`builtin.obj` not found')
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ pub fn (v mut V) cc_msvc() {
 			if imp == 'webview' {
 				continue
 			}
-			alibs << '"' + os.realpath( '$ModPath/vlib/${imp}.obj' ) + '"'
+			alibs << '"' + os.realpath( '$v_modules_path/vlib/${imp}.obj' ) + '"'
 		}
 	}
 

compiler/parser.v

@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ fn (p mut Parser) scan_tokens() {
 				tok: res.tok
 				lit: res.lit
 				line_nr: p.scanner.line_nr
-				col: p.scanner.pos - p.scanner.last_nl_pos        
+				col: p.scanner.pos - p.scanner.last_nl_pos
 		}
 		if res.tok == .eof {
 				break
@@ -1487,6 +1487,7 @@ fn (p mut Parser) var_decl() {
 	
 	mut names := []string
 	names << p.check_name()
+	p.scanner.validate_var_name(names[0])
 	for p.tok == .comma {
 		p.check(.comma)
 		names << p.check_name()

compiler/scanner.v

@@ -82,9 +82,9 @@ fn new_scanner(text string) &Scanner {
 
 
 // The goal of ScannerPos is to track the current scanning position,
-// so that if there is an error found later, v could show a more accurate 
+// so that if there is an error found later, v could show a more accurate
 // position about where the error initially was.
-// NB: The fields of ScannerPos *should be kept synchronized* with the 
+// NB: The fields of ScannerPos *should be kept synchronized* with the
 // corresponding fields in Scanner.
 struct ScannerPos {
 mut:
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ fn (s mut Scanner) get_scanner_pos_of_token(t Tok) ScannerPos {
 	s.file_lines = []string
 	mut prevlinepos := 0
 	for {
-		prevlinepos = s.pos 
+		prevlinepos = s.pos
 		if s.pos >= s.text.len { break }		
 		if s.line_nr > tline + 10 { break }
 		////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ fn (s mut Scanner) ident_number() string {
 fn (s mut Scanner) skip_whitespace() {
 	for s.pos < s.text.len && s.text[s.pos].is_white() {
 		// Count \r\n as one line
-		if is_nl(s.text[s.pos]) && !s.expect('\r\n', s.pos-1) {  
+		if is_nl(s.text[s.pos]) && !s.expect('\r\n', s.pos-1) {
 			s.inc_line_number()
 		}
 		s.pos++
@@ -899,3 +899,16 @@ fn good_type_name(s string) bool {
 	}
 	return true
 }
+
+// registration_date good
+// registrationdate  bad
+fn (s &Scanner) validate_var_name(name string) {
+	if name.len > 11 && !name.contains('_') {
+		s.error('bad variable name `$name`\n' +
+'looks like you have a multi-word name without separating them with `_`' +
+'\nfor example, use `registration_date` instead of `registrationdate` ')
+		
+	}	
+}
+
+

vlib/os/os.v

@@ -468,9 +468,9 @@ pub fn get_line() string {
 // get_raw_line returns a one-line string from stdin along with '\n' if there is any
 pub fn get_raw_line() string {
 	$if windows {
-        maxlinechars := 256
+        max_line_chars := 256
-        buf := &byte(malloc(maxlinechars*2))
+        buf := &byte(malloc(max_line_chars*2))
-        res := int( C.fgetws(buf, maxlinechars, C.stdin ) )
+        res := int( C.fgetws(buf, max_line_chars, C.stdin ) )
         len := int(  C.wcslen(&u16(buf)) )
         if 0 != res { return string_from_wide2( &u16(buf), len ) }
         return ''