Quote: C-- procedure names are expressions of native code-pointer type; multiple results, tail call, and fixed argument list

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-- In addition, C-- provides a procedure abstraction … [p. 8] "C--supports procedures that are both more and … calls, but they have a fixed number of … -- C-- supports fully general tail calls, identified … frame before each jump. … -- C-- supports procedures with multiple results, just … -- A C-- procedure call is always a … [i.e., f(g(x)) is illegal] … [p. 9] -- The name of a procedure is … an arbitrary expression … For example … bits32[ptr] = sp1; /* Store procedure address */ … r,s = (bits32[ptr])(4); /* Call stored procedure */ …   Google-1   Google-2

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