Unix Stack Frame Questions

[Henry Spencer]

In article <1991Apr4.181854.5016 at Think.COM> barmar at think.com (Barry Margolin) writes:
>You're right, there are machines which provide instructions that manipulate
>the stack and assume a particular stack frame layout.  However, there's
>nothing *forcing* programs to use those instructions...

On the more fascistic such machines, you don't get a choice:  there is no
other way to do calls and returns.
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