I would vote no. HOWEVER, I would think that the user should have the
option to turn on checking for malformed bytecode (i.e. Safe mode). In the
default case, I think the bytecode should be assumed well formed and no
extra checking be performed.
-----Original Message-----
From: Damien Neil
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 9/18/2001 4:37 PM
Subject: Bytecode safety
Proposed: Parrot should never crash due to malformed bytecode. When
choosing between execution speed and bytecode safety, safety should
always win. Careful op design and possibly a validation pass before
execution will hopefully keep the speed penalty to a minimum.
Yes, no?
- Damien
