On 18.03.2010, at 15:57, Stéphane Rollandin wrote:
> 
>> E.g. this
>> 
>> 	| a b |
>> 	a := 42.
>> 	b := a.
>> 	^ b
>> 
>> is fully equivalent to
>> 
>> 	| a b |
>> 	a := 42.
>> 	thisContext at: 2 put: (thisContext at: 1).
>> 	^ b
> 
> thanks for the clarification.
> 
> can the
> 	| a b |
> part also be rewritten by sending messages to thisContext ?
> 
> Stef

No, because the context is allocated before the method is executed. How many temps are needed is stored in the CompiledMethod.

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