On 5/6/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> besides, its so easy to write one.
> provided you have the instruction set manuals.
Oh, yeah? For the Intel x86 series? Across all its instruction sets,
emulation modes and addressing modes? How long do you think it will
take you? And what language would you write in? On what platform?
++L
yes. and is it easier if you build it into the code generator? the
designers actually dont give you a choice.
i wrote an assembler as a testing tool for the code generator. in the
end i just refactored the assembler into the code generator. i just
coded for a small subset that is needed.
the root of all this evil is the designer of the processor. can we
make them change their ways? not until we start designing our own.
oh right i could just buy a non-x86 non-pc system. like i can find any
within 1k km where i live.
