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Ang BeePeng

CompiledMethod trailer

Hi.

I saw a "trailer" section described in CompiledMethod class comment. I haven't see it in the bluebook. Why do we need it, what is practical usage of trailer?

Thanks.

Ang Beepeng

Bert Freudenberg

Re: [squeak-dev] CompiledMethod trailer

On 06.08.2009, at 16:07, Ang Beepeng wrote:

>
> Hi.
>
> I saw a "trailer" section described in CompiledMethod class comment. I
> haven't see it in the bluebook. Why do we need it, what is practical
> usage
> of trailer?

It stores the source pointer.

- Bert -

Eliot Miranda-2

Re: [squeak-dev] CompiledMethod trailer

On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 7:57 AM, Bert Freudenberg <[hidden email]> wrote:

On 06.08.2009, at 16:07, Ang Beepeng wrote:

Hi.

I saw a "trailer" section described in CompiledMethod class comment. I
haven't see it in the bluebook. Why do we need it, what is practical usage
of trailer?

It stores the source pointer.

and also the names of any temporaries in compressed form if one discards the sources.

Eliot

- Bert -