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Re: [DotGNU]Internet C++
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Scott Lanham |
Subject: |
Re: [DotGNU]Internet C++ |
Date: |
Mon, 13 Aug 2001 08:22:36 +0000 |
> One thing I was wondering, couldn't we take an architecture, remove any
> restrictions that are placed on it because it's implemented in hardware,
> and use that? The changes to gcc would be smaller.
>
> For example, choosing the SPARC processor which is open, and partially
> stack based anyway (i.e. rolling stack frame of registers), give each
> thread of execution in the VM its own register stack, and remove the
> architected maximum of 32 frames (make it infinite) and use this?
>
How easy is it to take, for example, code compiled for the SPARC architecture
and run it on an x86 machine?
Best Regards
Scott.L.