[Vm-dev] VM Maker: VMMaker-oscog-dtl.59.mcz

[squeak-dev-noreply at lists.squeakfoundation.org]

Dave Lewis uploaded a new version of VMMaker to project VM Maker:
http://www.squeaksource.com/VMMaker/VMMaker-oscog-dtl.59.mcz

==================== Summary ====================

Name: VMMaker-oscog-dtl.59
Author: dtl
Time: 17 April 2011, 10:32:55 am
UUID: c1d30608-042d-4bb7-20ca-2bf7a46c1508
Ancestors: VMMaker-oscog-dtl.58

Merge VMMaker-oscog.dtl.58, and add #primitiveImageFormatVersion

Add primitiveMillisecondClockMask, an optional named primitive used in conjunction with primitiveMillisecondClock for duration calculations. The image assumes a value for this constant that is assumed to correspond to the actual value used in the VM. This primitive permits the VM to report the actual value being used.

Add primitiveImageFormatVersion, an optional named primitive answering the image format number of the current image. This is the value stored in the first word of an image file header when the image is saved, and possibly modified on image load if the VM adds or removes capabilities for the running image. This primitive was added to VMMaker trunk in VMMaker-dtl.169. Rationale: supports float word order handing for image segments, reference http://lists.squeakfoundation.org/pipermail/vm-dev/2011-April/007712.html