On Mon, 2002-02-11 at 18:30, Bryan C. Warnock wrote: > On Monday 11 February 2002 16:18, Gregor N. Purdy wrote: > > Bryan -- > > > > > > IIRC sizeof(opcode_t) === 4, since it is required that opcode_t be 32 > > > > bits. So, that 4 is supposed to be a 4, although turning it into a > > > > symbolic constant is not a bad idea. Using sizeof(opcode_t) as that > > > > constant isn't evil either, although I don't think its necessary. > > > > > > Nope. sizeof(opcode_t) >= 32 and sizeof(opcode_t) <= sizeof(INTVAL). > > > The *contents* are limited to 32 bits, but the container is not. > > > (64-bit efficiency hack.) > > > > On disk, its 4 bytes per. > > Currently, it's whatever it's currently written to currently do. Currently. > Ultimately, it will be as above. (Well, "will" is a strong word. "should > be" may be less zealous.)
Whether the code is right or wrong, it was intended to write out 4-byte opcodes. However, probably if I go back and look at it, its using sizeof, which would mean 8 bytes on 8-byte-opcode_t platforms. And then the factor of 4 pointed out earlier really should use a sizeof. Yup; we definitely want the updated PBC spec in and implemented. We should pick a release (0.0.4 or 0.0.5?) to target and go for it. > This hasn't really been an issue (except for FLOATVALs) because we've only > been dealing with "native bytecode." Sure enough. > We've hashed through PBCv2 a couple times - there are still some changes to > be made on the last iteration. I've been holding off on any freezes to it > until we're fairly certain we've everything covered. I'd like to see what you've got so far... Dan has agreed to post some requirements and antirequirements. I know there's plenty of discussion in the archive, but I don't remember there being many points that actually reached consensus (or decision by dictate). Probably there were, but I don't remember them. I'm happy to participate in the coding when the time comes, and I'm hoping we can mostly muddle through with the existing code until then. Regards, -- Gregor ____________________________________________________________________ / Inspiration >> Innovation >> Excellence (TM) \ Gregor N. Purdy [EMAIL PROTECTED] Focus Research, Inc. http://www.focusresearch.com/ 8080 Beckett Center Drive #203 513-860-3570 vox West Chester, OH 45069 513-860-3579 fax \____________________________________________________________________/ [[EMAIL PROTECTED]]$ ping osama.taliban.af PING osama.taliban.af (68.69.65.68) from 20.1.9.11 : 56 bytes of data. >From 85.83.77.67: Time to live exceeded
