1 files changed, 26 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/shell/eval.mu b/shell/eval.mu
index e69de29b..b8284426 100644
--- a/shell/eval.mu
+++ b/shell/eval.mu
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+fn evaluate _in: (addr handle cell), out: (addr handle cell), trace: (addr trace) {
+  trace-text trace, "eval", "evaluate"
+  trace-lower trace
+  var in/eax: (addr handle cell) <- copy _in
+  var in-addr/eax: (addr cell) <- lookup *in
+  {
+    var is-nil?/eax: boolean <- is-nil? in-addr
+    compare is-nil?, 0/false
+    break-if-=
+    # nil is a literal
+    copy-object _in, out
+    trace-higher trace
+    return
+  }
+  var in-type/ecx: (addr int) <- get in-addr, type
+  compare *in-type, 1/number
+  {
+    break-if-!=
+    # numbers are literals
+    copy-object _in, out
+    trace-higher trace
+    return
+  }
+  copy-object _in, out
+  trace-higher trace
+}