alchss. a happy ending. -- MI400

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A few days ago I posted a msg saying I had a 8+ hr bug in code that used alchss and asked if anyone knew of problems with that opcode.

Well let me just post back that the problem was with my code entirely ( allocated some space, set ptrs in the space to other locations in the same space, allocated a 2nd space, copied the 1st space to the 2nd, freed the 1st space, used the ptrs in the 2nd space ( which pointed back to the freed space ) and every now and then ... boom. )

So any doubt, which I did not intend, that was cast on alchss should be removed.

In fact, alchss looks to be an outstanding op code. both in performance and functionality. Makes the implementation of a free store a very easy task. A great example of a well done os primitive.

-Steve Richter

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