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how the fuck does the sicp fig 5.12 work

Name: Anonymous 2011-04-13 16:30

(controller
   (assign continue (label fib-done))
 fib-loop
   (test (op <) (reg n) (const 2))
   (branch (label immediate-answer))
   ;; set up to compute Fib(n - 1)
   (save continue)
   (assign continue (label afterfib-n-1))
   (save n)                           ; save old value of n
   (assign n (op -) (reg n) (const 1)); clobber n to n - 1
   (goto (label fib-loop))            ; perform recursive call
 afterfib-n-1                         ; upon return, val contains Fib(n - 1)
   (restore n)
   (restore continue)
   ;; set up to compute Fib(n - 2)
   (assign n (op -) (reg n) (const 2))
   (save continue)
   (assign continue (label afterfib-n-2))
   (save val)                         ; save Fib(n - 1)
   (goto (label fib-loop))
 afterfib-n-2                         ; upon return, val contains Fib(n - 2)
   (assign n (reg val))               ; n now contains Fib(n - 2)
   (restore val)                      ; val now contains Fib(n - 1)
   (restore continue)
   (assign val                        ;  Fib(n - 1) +  Fib(n - 2)
           (op +) (reg val) (reg n))
   (goto (reg continue))              ; return to caller, answer is in val
 immediate-answer
   (assign val (reg n))               ; base case:  Fib(n) = n
   (goto (reg continue))
 fib-done)


wat

Name: Anonymous 2011-04-13 17:29

It's self-explanatory, unless you've never seen an assembler before (except this uses S-Expressions/symbols instead of text statements). Do you have a more specific question?

Name: anonymous@eecs.berkeley.edu 2011-04-13 19:07

>>2
You're a fucking moron.

Name: Anonymous 2011-04-14 3:34

   (goto (label fib-loop))            ; perform recursive call
Recursion considered harmful.

Name: 1 2011-04-14 11:48

Just figured it out. I apologize for my mental deficiency and promise to read SICP more often.

Name: Anonymous 2011-04-14 11:51

>>5
I love you, please post more. You're my favourite /prog/rider.

Name: Anonymous 2011-04-14 14:55

fuck yuo

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