[M3commit] CVS Update: cm3

[Jay K]

 > But then doloophole could conceivably be called in the compiler

 > for some additional purpose besides translating source code LOOPHOLE.

 

It is. As the comment says -- VAL calls doloophole.

In fact every single array substract calls doloophole, usually to convert Int32 to In32..seems pointless..

 

 - Jay
 
> Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 11:12:46 -0600
> From: rodney_bates at lcwb.coop
> To: m3commit at elegosoft.com
> Subject: Re: [M3commit] CVS Update: cm3
> 
> 
> 
> Jay Krell wrote:
> > CVSROOT: /usr/cvs
> > Changes by: jkrell at birch. 10/02/05 10:48:42
> > 
> > Modified files:
> > cm3/m3-sys/m3back/src/: Stackx86.m3 
> > 
> > Log message:
> > adapt procedure doloophole for int64/longint though probably we should sign extend sometimes? VAL calls loophole.
> > 
> > 
> If doloophole is used only to compile LOOPHOLE, this is irrelevant, as the language requires the
> two types to have the same size (or arranges it thus, for conversion to an open array).
> 
> But then doloophole could conceivable be called in the compiler for some additional purpose
> besides translating source code LOOPHOLE.
 		 	   		  
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