[Info-vax] x86 Update 4/22/19

[Dave Froble]

On 4/26/2019 3:26 PM, John Reagan wrote:
> On Friday, April 26, 2019 at 3:08:09 PM UTC-4, Robert A. Brooks wrote:
>> On 4/26/2019 1:40 PM, Simon Clubley wrote:
>>
>>> What will be the basis for x86-64 TECO ? Will it be built from
>>> source or will it also be translated from Alpha ?
>>
>> TECO cannot be built from source on Alpha, IA64, or X86_64.
>>
>> The MACRO-32 compiler simply cannot handle the exploration of the
>> MACRO-32 syntax that TECO uses.
>>
>> Reagan can give the details.
>>
>>
>> --
>>                    -- Rob
>
> My understanding is that it does both co-routines (modifies saved return addresses on the VAX stack) and JSBs that return condition codes.  Both of these are not supported by the Macro compiler.
>

Is this in many places, or just a few?  Got to figure one option is to 
re-write part, or all, of the program.

Perhaps the easiest solution is running a VAX emulator, and run the VAX 
version of TECO?  Hmmm ...  would have storage issues, might have to 
move files to "VAX storage" for editing, and then back?

Or, just use EDT ...

Docha just hate "too smart" programmers?

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