RE: newbie question....

2004-03-12 Thread Matt Greenwood
> How, exactly, is taking two strings, making a third string that's big > enough to contain both, and copying the contents of those two strings > into the third one like taking two numbers, doing a binary OR with > carry, and storing the result in a third number? Firstly, you have made an assumpti

RE: newbie question....

2004-03-12 Thread Matt Greenwood
d add...? Matt > -Original Message- > From: Leopold Toetsch [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 2:07 AM > To: Matt Greenwood > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: newbie question.... > > Matt Greenwood <[EMAIL PROTECTE

newbie question....

2004-03-11 Thread Matt Greenwood
Hi all, I have a newbie question. If the answer exists in a doc, just point the way (I browsed the docs directory). What is the design rationale for so many opcodes in parrot? What are the criteria for adding/deleting them? Thanks, Ma