Re: RFC: Bytecode file format

[Jarkko Hietaniemi]

On Fri, Sep 14, 2001 at 03:01:11PM -0700, Damien Neil wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 14, 2001 at 04:42:21PM -0400, Dan Sugalski wrote:
> > Where all word values are as big as the word size says they are.
> 
> What should the byteloader do when it encounters data in a word that
> cannot fit in a native word?

It can start screaming instantly or it can start screaming when it
finds data in the upper portions of the foreign words (of the
initialized data section).

> Re: IFF.  Being an old Amiga user, I find it appealing.  Is the lack
> of a dictionary likely to be a significant problem?

Please elaborate. 

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