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2011-02-19 23:30:01
Compiled Program Object
A Compiled Program Object (CPO) is the output of a successful pre-linkage of a vm program. the CPO contains enough information to allow any host executive to load and execute its contents. This is the data structure of the CPO:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 | /* [4] magic number [4] target architecture version [8] datetime of file creation [4] required stack size [4] program namespace length [n] program namespace string [4] import count array of... [4] import identifier length [n] import identifier string [4] import reference count array of... [4] bytecode offset of import reference [4] export count array of... [4] export identifier length [n] export identifier string [4] bytecode offset of export [4] data segment size [4] code segment size [n] data segment [n] code segment */ |
it is the responsibility of the executive to post-link the CPO into the runtime environment using the program metadata.