begin quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED] as of Fri, Jan 11, 2008 at 11:02:59PM -0800: [snip] > Even assembly could modify itself at run time.
Especially assembly/machine code. Self-modifying code is neither new nor especially desirable. Code modifying other code is not especially new either -- that's what a linker does. > So in a sense "macros" (or at least self modifying code) even predates > Fortran and Lisp! A macro system is VERY useful when writing assembly. -- I see that some members have adopted a patronizing tone Growling little insults and gibes like a dog with a bone. Stewart Stremler -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-lpsg
