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<P><FONT SIZE=2>> -----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> From: Jonas Maebe [<A HREF="mailto:jonas@zeus.rug.ac.be">mailto:jonas@zeus.rug.ac.be</A>]</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Sent: mardi 20 août 2002 21:08</FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> On dinsdag, augustus 20, 2002, at 08:37 , Peter H.M. Brooks wrote:</FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > Why should either back end add limitations?</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Because e.g. Java doesn't know the concept of pointers, so you can't </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> compile anything that uses pointers.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>The Java language doesn't know the concept of pointers, but the java byte-code does. You can compile Pascal program for the JVM like you compile it for IA-32. You can treat the JVM like another CPU target. I think the .NET VM is identical on this point.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>But I am to let Microsoft show is evil plan behind .Net before sign with the evil :-)</FONT>
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