On 12-May-06, at 6:51 PM, Andreas Raab wrote:

> Alejandro F. Reimondo wrote:
>> Thankyou Andreas for the explanation and code.
>> I asked for a non-assembly option to compile for PocketPC
>>  without learning assembly (to rewrite 20lines of code :-)
>
> You still need to understand the ABI and personally, I typically  
> find this harder than learning the basics of the assembler language  
> involved. For an unknown ABI I'd actually recommend learning the  
> assembler language as a starter, to understand the processor  
> architecture. It explains a lot when you read through the ABI and  
> try to understand some oddball reference to a register you've never  
> heard about and what its purpose might be.
>
> Cheers,
>   - Andreas


Yes, and when reading the ABI ensure you follow *all* the clues,  
casual mention of "quad word alignment" lurking
casually somewhere really does mean that, perhaps the code *will*  
appear to  run,  right to the point you make
the first OpenGL call...

Oh, and careful about assuming you have a correct ABI, look for the  
revised edition (if any).

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