Re: Pointers as 3-tuples

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From: Felix Lee
Date: Tue, 10 Apr 1990 17:31

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I just had a nasty thought.  If pointers were implemented as 3-tuples,
then the compiler could generate run-time checks for aliasing, and
then switch to either a fast- or slow-coded loop.  This is probably
doable to some extent without 3-tuple pointers.
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Felix Lee	flee@shire.cs.psu.edu	*!psuvax1!flee

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