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From: andrew@orca.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards
Subject: stack memory allocation: a compiler that can't do it
Message-ID: <1412@orca.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 19-Jul-83 16:38:51 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jul 19 16:38:51 1983
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The Aztec C compiler for 8080/8085/Z80 makes the stack pointer do
double duty as a frame pointer.  [It understands how to change frame
offsets when stacking parameters to procedure calls.]  The "alloca"
scheme would fail with code from this compiler.

  -- Andrew Klossner   (decvax!teklabs!tekecs!andrew)  [UUCP]
                       (andrew.tektronix@rand-relay)   [ARPA]