Re: [NTLK] PDFNewt

From: BOURGUIGNON D DvSI/SNPI MTY (didier.bourguignon_at_francetelecom.com)
Date: Mon Apr 15 2002 - 09:30:47 EDT


> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : newtontalk-bounce_at_newtontalk.net
> [mailto:newtontalk-bounce_at_newtontalk.net]De la part de Eric L. Strobel
> Envoye : jeudi 11 avril 2002 15:30
> A : newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net
> Objet : Re: [NTLK] PDFNewt
>
> Certainly! All the original Mac stuff was Pascal. That's
> why all Mac C/C++
> compilers since ancient times have had provisions to do 'pascal'
> declaration. As I recall, what you find is that many Toolbox
> calls in other
> languages are just wrappers that ensure the arguments are
> cast properly and
> placed on the stack in Pascal ordering, then they do an
> inline assembly call
> to the appropriate Toolbox routine.
>

  That's maybe why Mac OS is more secure than Win$

> I suspect that Apple (& Borland) unnaturally prolonged the
> existence of
> Pascal for many years... ;-)
>
> - Eric.
>

  I love this idea ;-)

Cordialement
Didier BOURGUIGNON

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