C code for Block context
Stefan Matthias Aust
sma at kiel.netsurf.de
Sat Nov 21 18:41:38 UTC 1998
>How does the Squeak Smalltalk to C translation handle Smalltalk code that
>contains Blcok context? It was my impression that it is difficult to
>program Block context in C.
Actually, it cannot translate real blocks. The translator only translates
a subset of Smalltalk, just enough to compile the interpreter. It does the
usual optimization for ifTrue: and whileTrue: blocks, but can't handle full
block closures.
bye
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Stefan Matthias Aust // Are you ready to discover the twilight zone?
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