Xref: utzoo comp.unix.questions:30108 comp.unix.internals:2490 comp.unix.programmer:1503 comp.lang.c:37977 Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.internals,comp.unix.programmer,comp.lang.c Path: utzoo!henry From: henry@zoo.toronto.edu (Henry Spencer) Subject: Re: Unix Stack Frame Questions Message-ID: <1991Apr5.181802.2999@zoo.toronto.edu> Date: Fri, 5 Apr 1991 18:18:02 GMT References: <3465@unisoft.UUCP> <19157@rpp386.cactus.org> <1991Apr4.181854.5016@Think.COM> Organization: U of Toronto Zoology In article <1991Apr4.181854.5016@Think.COM> barmar@think.com (Barry Margolin) writes: >You're right, there are machines which provide instructions that manipulate >the stack and assume a particular stack frame layout. However, there's >nothing *forcing* programs to use those instructions... On the more fascistic such machines, you don't get a choice: there is no other way to do calls and returns. -- "The stories one hears about putting up | Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology SunOS 4.1.1 are all true." -D. Harrison| henry@zoo.toronto.edu utzoo!henry