Re: The C Stack in interpreters - why?

haberg@math.su.se (Hans Aberg)
14 May 2005 01:10:43 -0400

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From: haberg@math.su.se (Hans Aberg)
Newsgroups: comp.compilers
Date: 14 May 2005 01:10:43 -0400
Organization: Mathematics
References: 05-05-072
Keywords: C, practice
Posted-Date: 14 May 2005 01:10:38 EDT

clearm@comcast.net wrote:


> I am trying to understand why the C stack is used in interpreters
> rather than an explicity built stack on the heap?


In part this may depend on the OS. On UNIX computers, the function
parameter stack is put in its own memory space, and thus there is are
no growth problems. Building ones own stack can only be motivated if
it is more efficient than the one supplied by the OS.


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    Hans Aberg

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