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Originally Posted by bloodline
Perhaps you are in a position to think about it, moving forward  |
No. And even if, it would be far too late to fix that.
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Originally Posted by bloodline
Given my (limited) understanding of BOOPSI, I can’t think how it could be implemented any other way, using ANSI C?
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At least the most common methods like OM_NEW, OM_DELETE, OM_GET, OM_SET or OM_DRAW should have been mapped to standard LVOs of the boopsi class which would help already to streamline the dispatch mechanism. There would be still a way for a "generic" dispatcher entry in case none of the above match, or a smart "hash" algorithm that derives from the method ID the entry. Or make the method ID the offset to the entry point (even easier). This is how C++ virtual function calls work. Replace the vtable with the library vector entries, and you have a possible design with less overhead.
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Originally Posted by bloodline
You are really painting a bad picture here  perhaps it’s time to replace it!? |
Wrong man, wrong time.