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3Purpose
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6The purpose of the branch is to abstract a layer out of
7compiler-pass2 to manage byte code emission, with stack and local
8types tracked throughout the code emission.
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10The result should be a layer which collects enough information
11to be able to generate "format 50" class files. Additionally,
12the layer should provide for a place to hook in other code
13backends.
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15Status
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18The branch is used to record my thoughts and progress on the matter
19as well as discuss the general direction with co-developers.
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21Actual code can be compiled, but isn't used so far.
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