Regan Heath wrote:
So, these generators are essentially inline functions?
No. They may be inlined, but this is just an optimization just like for regular functions. If they are not inlined, these generators are simply functions with a special calling convention that allows them to retain their local data and execution point on the stack in between calls.
I did work out the assembly code for this some time ago and it worked nicely. Very similar to what is needed for co-routines, but it is possible to do everything on the stack.
