Number: 2042

Date:  2-Sep-84 15':03':09

Submitter: Masinter

Source: Masinter, JonL

Subject: change BOXIPLUS2 opcode to omit type check on box

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Attn: JonL, Charnley, Herring, Purcell

Status: Open

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Impact: Moderate

Difficulty: Moderate

Frequency: Everytime

Priority: Perhaps

System: Language Support

Subsystem: Microcode

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Lisp Version: 31-Aug-84 16':17':57

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Description: Date':  1 Aug 84 16':09 PDT'
From': JonL.pa'
Subject': Need for ucode changes'
To': vanMelle,Charnley'
cc': Masinter,Purcell,Kaplan'
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In view of Ron''s recent note about the break-down in BREAKDOWN, I''d suggest eliminating the ucode check for \FIXP -- simply let it take any valid address and clobber that cell.  As it happens, I too have been bitten by that restriction in other circumstances.'


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