50941 - JS shell help command shows obsolete command-style syntax

Status: VERIFIED WONTFIX

(Core :: JavaScript Engine, defect, P3)

Description

[Brendan Eich [:brendan]]

It could be whacked to use function call syntax.  OTOH, is there any chance of a
"command-syntax" preprocessor for the shell?  This bug is obviously not a high
priority one, but I thought I'd ask.

/be

Comment 1

[John Bandhauer]

Attachment: patch to fix the help text (not the commands)

Comment 2

[Mike Shaver (:shaver emeritus)]

I miss the mocha reference, but r=shaver.

Comment 3

[Brendan Eich [:brendan]]

Fix clear's help to be "clear([obj]) ..." (it uses its 'this' param, the global
object, by default), and a=[e-mail].

/be

Comment 4

[John Bandhauer]

Yeah, I was tempted to leave 'Quit mocha'. But no one who actually uses this 
help is likely to know what that means.

I fixed the 'clear' text and will check this in.

brendan, do you want to morph this bug to be about reviving the old syntax, or 
shall I close it after I check in my patch?

Comment 5

[Brendan Eich [:brendan]]

I'd leave it for mccabe to close, or to implement command syntax if he's got the
time and motivation.  I know I'd use it, but it's not that important.  The js
program is not a "shell", but I do find myself typing at it often.  So I find
shell-like things such as mccabe's libreadline usage to be righteous.

/be

Comment 6

[John Bandhauer]

I checked in my help text fix. Leaving this to mccabe to decide on whether to 
revert to the old command syntax or close the bug.

Comment 7

[Mike McCabe]

Wontfix!  Beard has something similar based on a hybrid of his java shell and
Rhino.

Comment 8

[Phil Schwartau]

Marking Verified -