On Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 11:26 AM, Bob Rogers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: "jerry gay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2008 07:04:24 -0700 > > . . . > > also, if i understand satisfy patrick's use case in pge, > > 3) add the ability to select the register allocator used, or disable > it, within a sub. > > a programmer who knows what he's doing should have the ability to > disable the register allocator and manage registers himself. the scope > of the action must be limited to make the intent clear and to ease > maintenance programming; it must occur at the sub level rather than at > the file level. > > ~jerry > > I once suggested a "null register allocator" that would do this > globally, but this is a better idea. The only use case I can think of > is debugging, particularly of the register allocator, but that's still > important. > > -- Bob Rogers > http://rgrjr.dyndns.org/ >
I not convinced that debugging the register allocation from -inside PIR- makes sense. -- Will "Coke" Coleda
