[futurebasic] Re: [FB] Number of presently available registers

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From: Robert Covington <artlythere@...>
Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 07:42:26 -0500
>Dear experts,
>
>with FB^3 Release 5 we can use PPC registers for floating point variables
>(DOUBLE) (see the Reference Manual p.399).
>
>Now, _how many_ of these floating point registers are available for our code?
>Does their number depend on the PPC-machine?
>
>Furthermore, how many integer registers (LONG) can presently be used by
>our code?
>(I remember that certain registers are "privately used by Andy".)
>
>Best
>
>Herbie  (on List Digest)
>*************************************************
>H.Glu@...


Not sure, but I think you get 8 registers each, 8 data registers, and 8 FP
registers.

Local
// anything floating that is in this area gets a  FP reg
Local FN SomeFN


RC