Re: [MI400] Neebie Question

["Leif Svalgaard" <leif@xxxxxxxx>]

I assumed throughout that you meant the SETSSP
instruction as there is no SETSP instruction.

----- Original Message -----
From: Leif Svalgaard <leif@leif.org>
To: <mi400@midrange.com>
Sent: Monday, June 24, 2002 9:21 AM
Subject: Re: [MI400] Neebie Question


> SETSP  pointer, data
> makes a pointer to the data
> CPYBWP data1, data2
> copies data2 to data1 in such
> a way that any pointers already
> with data2 are preserved as
> pointer in data1.
> CPYBLA data1, data2 would
> copy the bytes only, but would not
> copy the "tagbits" that mark some
> data as a pointer.
>
> I have a feeling that the question is ill posed
> and that you really want something else.
> Could you show the piece of code you
> have and explain what you are trying to do?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Bobby.Hicks@ccc-michigan.com>
> To: <mi400@midrange.com>
> Sent: Monday, June 24, 2002 8:51 AM
> Subject: [MI400] Neebie Question
>
>
> > What's the difference in using the SETSP instruction and the CPYBWP
> > instruction?  Thanks for any help that you can provide me.
> >
> >
> > Robert Hicks
> > Combinatorics Consulting Company
> > Tel.: (248) 347 - 7222, ext. 222
> > Fax: (248) 347 - 7227
> > Email:  Robert.Hicks@ccc-michigan.com
> >
> > If you have any questions, give me a shout. Bobby.
> >
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