Re: C as assembly language

"Morrisett" <jmorris2@twcny.rr.com>
10 Apr 2001 01:24:04 -0400

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From:	"Morrisett" <jmorris2@twcny.rr.com>
Newsgroups:	comp.compilers
Date:	10 Apr 2001 01:24:04 -0400
Organization:	Time Warner Road Runner - Syracuse NY
References:	01-03-006 01-03-046 01-03-130 01-04-027
Keywords:	C, comment
Posted-Date:	10 Apr 2001 01:24:04 EDT

"Joachim Durchholz" <joachim_d@gmx.de> wrote in message
> 5) It cannot return multiple values in registers

I don't understand this -- what's to prevent a (small) struct
from being returned in registers?

-Greg
[Nothing, many C compilers do that. -John]