hacks to make Arabic compile on GF3

lib/resource/arabic/ParadigmsAra.gf

@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ resource ParadigmsAra = open
   mkV0  : V -> V0 ;
   mkVS  : V -> VS ;
   mkV2S : V -> Str -> V2S ;
-  mkVV  : V -> VV ;
+--  mkVV  : V -> VV ;
   mkV2V : V -> Str -> Str -> V2V ;
   mkVA  : V -> VA ;
   mkV2A : V -> Str -> V2A ;
@@ -187,6 +187,8 @@ resource ParadigmsAra = open
 -- The definitions should not bother the user of the API. So they are
 -- hidden from the document.
 
+{-
+-- AED's original definition of regV
 
   regV = \word ->
     case word of {
@@ -195,6 +197,36 @@ resource ParadigmsAra = open
       "يَ" + f@_ + c@_ + "َ" + l@_ => v1 (f+c+l) a a ;
       f@_ + "َ" + c@_ + "ِ" + l@_   => v1 (f+c+l) i a 
     };
+-}
+
+---- begin workaround for a problem with pattern matching, AR 27/6/2008
+
+  regV = \word ->
+    case Predef.eqStr (Predef.take 2 word) "يَ" of {
+      Predef.PTrue => vYa (Predef.drop 2 word) ; 
+      _ => vCo word
+    };
+
+  vYa : Str -> V = \word ->
+    let
+      fcl = Predef.take 2 word + Predef.drop 3 word ;
+      voc = case Predef.take 1 (Predef.drop 2 word) of {
+        "ُ" => u ;
+        "ِ" => i ;
+        _ => a 
+        }
+    in
+    v1 fcl a voc ;
+    
+  vCo : Str -> V = \word -> 
+    let 
+      f = Predef.take 1 word ;
+      c = Predef.take 1 (Predef.drop 2 word) ;
+      l = Predef.drop 4 word
+    in
+    v1 (f + c + l) i a ;
+
+---- end workaround definition
 
   v1 = \rootStr,vPerf,vImpf -> 
     let { raw = v1' rootStr vPerf vImpf } in

lib/resource/arabic/ResAra.gf

@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ resource ResAra = PatternsAra ** open  Prelude, Predef   in {
           case <length rS : Ints 100> of {
             6 | 5 => mkWeak pat rS ; --3=>
             4 | 3 => mkBilit pat (mkRoot2 rS) ; --2=>
-            _ => error "expected 3--6" 
+            _ => rS ---- AR error "expected 3--6" 
           }
       };
 
@@ -734,8 +734,9 @@ patHollowImp : (_,_ :Str) -> Gender => Number => Str =\xaf,xAf ->
     sing : Str -> State => Case => Str = 
       \word -> 
       case word of {
-        lemma + "ِي"       => \\s,c => Al ! s + lemma + dec2sg ! s ! c ;
-        lemma + ("ا"|"ى") => \\s,c => Al ! s + word + dec3sg ! s ! c ;
+---- the first case gives compiler error in gf3, AR 27/6/2008
+----         lemma + "ِي" => \\s,c => Al ! s + lemma + dec2sg ! s ! c ;
+        _ + ("ا"|"ى") => \\s,c => Al ! s + word + dec3sg ! s ! c ;
         _                 => \\s,c => Al ! s + word + dec1sg ! s ! c 
       };
 

lib/resource/arabic/SentenceAra.gf

@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ concrete SentenceAra of Sentence = CatAra ** open
           } in
           case o of { 
             Verbal => 
-              case <vp.obj.a.isPron, np.a.isPron> of {
+              case <False, np.a.isPron> of {
+----AR              case <vp.obj.a.isPron, np.a.isPron> of {
                 -- ya2kuluhu
                 <False,True> => (vStr t p) ++ vp.obj.s  ++ vp.s2 ++ (pred t p);
                 -- ya2kuluhu al-waladu, yakuluhu al-2awlaadu