[comp.lang.smalltalk] questions for SmallTalk/V.

wei@tiger.Princeton.EDU (P Wei) (08/06/87)

I would like to write a primitive in assembly language , which
returns a Float object.
In the assembly code, the floating number is stored in CS:floatbuffer
which is 8 bytes long.
Now, before I return to smalltalk by calling exitWithSuccess macro,
I should put the result object pointer into BX register.
Question: What should I put in BX, giving the situation above?
(or should I move the float number into smalltalk image ? where and how?)
* the primitive will be in class String with the name asFloat
* I will also need the primitive for my custom class.
HP Wei        princeton!tiger!wei