WIP

TODO

@@ -14,21 +14,13 @@ Working TODO list:
 
    - improved error handling:
      - param count checks
-       * should have checks in compiler as well. could possibly
+       is what we have now robust enough to prevent segfaults?
-         use prim metadata to autogenerate the runtime checks (later, perhaps).
+
-         absolutely need this, but  may require some thought. which phase should
-         do the checks? also may require looking at lib files because you need
-         to check each application point, and need to look up the function to
-         see how many args it can receive.
      - type checking
        ideally want to do this in a way that minimizes performance impacts.
        will probaby require extensive checks within apply() though, since that
        all happens at runtime.
 
-     - error checking
-       need errors for things such as file not existing, to bullet-proof the runtime
-       some things to check for - file not found, divide by zero. what else?
-
      without these, it will be impossible (or at least time-consuming) to debug issues going forward
 
      2) Need to either allow code to read an import after macro expansion, or have another main module for self-hosting
@@ -85,12 +77,14 @@ Working TODO list:
 
  http://www.pvk.ca/Blog/2012/02/19/fixed-points-and-strike-mandates/
 
- - Error handling
+- FUTURE error handling
-   need to perform much more error handling of input code. one of the biggest is to report if a function is passed the wrong number of arguments, as this will result in segfauls, bad transport errors, etc downstream if it is allowed.
+  - param count checks
-
+    * should have checks in compiler as well. could possibly
-  idea: set num_args and var_args in closure types. then can modify apply() to 
+      use prim metadata to autogenerate the runtime checks (later, perhaps).
-  check that the right number of args is provided for closure types. don't want to check
+      absolutely need this, but  may require some thought. which phase should
-  numargs all the time, especially for compiled code. but this seems like a good compromise.
+      do the checks? also may require looking at lib files because you need
+      to check each application point, and need to look up the function to
+      see how many args it can receive.
 
  - Add unit tests for exception handlers, and new constructs added to lib