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From: zlsiial@cms.manchester-computing-centre.ac.uk (A. V. Le Blanc)
Newsgroups: comp.compilers
Subject: Re: Parameter Passing Via Registers
Keywords: Pascal, registers, design
Message-ID: <2470@m1.cs.man.ac.uk>
Date: 30 Apr 91 11:05:52 GMT
References: <1991Apr30.022048.4539@iecc.cambridge.ma.us>
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The ETH Pascal 6000 compiler, at least the versions I used,
passed the first four arguments to procedures and functions
in registers.  It was also possible to change this for
certain procedures or functions, either increasing or decreasing
the number of parameters passed.

			A. V. Le Blanc
			Computing Centre
			University of Manchester
			ZLSIIAL@uk.ac.mcc.cms
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