# HG changeset patch
# User Michael Goffioul <michael.goffioul@gmail.com>
# Date 1369068243 14400
# Node ID 04e1104388730653301d453a380907f4294e971b
# Parent  edbb123cbe3aea4fcb68001c7ffe23353537ca73
Expose builtin meta.* classes.

* libinterp/octave-value/ov-classdef.cc
(cdef_package::cdef_package_rep::meta_release): Do not unregister
package for the time being. Cdef symbol management needs to be sorted
out.
(install_classdef): Install meta.* classes as builtin functions.

diff --git a/libinterp/octave-value/ov-classdef.cc b/libinterp/octave-value/ov-classdef.cc
--- a/libinterp/octave-value/ov-classdef.cc
+++ b/libinterp/octave-value/ov-classdef.cc
@@ -2863,7 +2863,13 @@
 void
 cdef_package::cdef_package_rep::meta_release (void)
 {
-  cdef_manager::unregister_package (wrap ());
+  // FIXME: Do we really want to unregister the package, as it
+  //        could still be referenced by classes or sub-packages?
+  //        If the package object is recreated later on, it won't
+  //        match the one already referenced by those classes or
+  //        sub-packages.
+
+  //cdef_manager::unregister_package (wrap ());
 }
 
 cdef_class cdef_class::_meta_class = cdef_class ();
@@ -3021,6 +3027,20 @@
   package_meta.install_class (meta_package,     "package");
   package_meta.install_class (meta_event,       "event");
   package_meta.install_class (meta_dynproperty, "dynproperty");
+
+  /* install built-in classes into the symbol table */
+  symbol_table::install_built_in_function
+    ("meta.class", octave_value (meta_class.get_constructor_function ()));
+  symbol_table::install_built_in_function
+    ("meta.method", octave_value (meta_method.get_constructor_function ()));
+  symbol_table::install_built_in_function
+    ("meta.property", octave_value (meta_property.get_constructor_function ()));
+  symbol_table::install_built_in_function
+    ("meta.package", octave_value (meta_package.get_constructor_function ()));
+  symbol_table::install_built_in_function
+    ("meta.event", octave_value (meta_event.get_constructor_function ()));
+  symbol_table::install_built_in_function
+    ("meta.dynproperty", octave_value (meta_dynproperty.get_constructor_function ()));
 }
 
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