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Article #5347Re: Self-Modifying Code
From: Eric C. Olson
Date: Sat, 28 Oct 1989 00:15
Date: Sat, 28 Oct 1989 00:15
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Really Self-Modifying Data Lisp systems typically have a 'dumplisp' function which dump an image of itself to disk. Thus, invoking the dumped lisp, returns you to the exact environment you dumped. This is easier to do in lisp since it treats its source code as data. Although modify the executable file seems bad to me, I think that modifying the resource file is completely reasonable solution (and simple). By parsing the structure of the resource file, your program can quickly determine which parameter (object) needs to be modified. In fact, if your program uses text, then you should put the text in the resource file as well. This is how the resource file is supposed to be used. By putting the text in the resource file, non-English speaking people can replace it with meaningful non-English text. Eric ericco@sag4.ssl.berkeley.edu Eric ericco@ssl.berkeley.edu
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!wuarchive!gem.mps.ohio-state.edu!apple!agate!stew.ssl.berkeley.edu!ericco From: ericco@stew.ssl.berkeley.edu (Eric C. Olson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: Re: Self-Modifying Code Message-ID: <1989Oct28.001548.20290@agate.berkeley.edu> Date: 28 Oct 89 00:15:48 GMT References: <8910270333.AA14741@cscwam.UMD.EDU> <0927891128429423@thelake.UUCP> Sender: usenet@agate.berkeley.edu (USENET Administrator;;;;ZU44) Organization: University of California, Berkeley Lines: 22