The Runtime

Originally written by:

Tony Mann, Jonathan Bachrach at Harlequin, Ltd.

4 December 1995

• Object Representation
  • Tagging Scheme
  • Integers and Characters
  • Boxed Objects
  • Boxed Objects
  • Variably Sized Objects
  • Function Objects
• Calling Convention
  • Some terminology
  • The register model
  • The argument passing conventions
  • Calling Convention Goals
  • The External Entry Point Convention
  • Internal Entry Point Convention
  • The Method Entry Point Convention
• Special Features
  • Introduction to bind-exit and unwind-protect
  • unwind-protect
  • bind-exit
  • Multiple Values
• Name Mangling
• Compiler Support for Threads
  • Dylan Portability Interface
    • Portability and Runtime Layers
    • Implementations of Dylan Thread Interfaces
    • Dylan Types for Threads Portability
    • Correspondence Between Dylan Types and C Types
  • Compiler Support for the Portability Interface
    • The Compiler Flow Graph
    • Compiler Support for Atomic and Fluid Variables
    • Compiler Support for Primitives
  • Support for Dylan Language Features
    • Interfacing to Foreign Code
    • Finalization
• Startup
  • LLVM
  • HARP (Win32)