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From: Mikko <mikko.levanto@iki.fi>
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Subject: Re: Flat out dishonest or totally ignorant?
Date: Thu, 4 Jul 2024 09:09:20 +0300
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On 2024-07-03 13:11:30 +0000, olcott said:

> On 7/3/2024 2:27 AM, Mikko wrote:
>> On 2024-07-02 12:20:54 +0000, olcott said:
>> 
>>> On 7/2/2024 1:23 AM, Mikko wrote:
>>>> On 2024-07-02 01:25:40 +0000, olcott said:
>>>> 
>>>>> typedef void (*ptr)();
>>>>> int HHH(ptr P);
>>>>> 
>>>>> void Infinite_Loop()
>>>>> {
>>>>>    HERE: goto HERE;
>>>>> }
>>>>> 
>>>>> void Infinite_Recursion()
>>>>> {
>>>>>    Infinite_Recursion();
>>>>> }
>>>>> 
>>>>> void DDD()
>>>>> {
>>>>>    HHH(DDD);
>>>>> }
>>>>> 
>>>>> int main()
>>>>> {
>>>>>    HHH(Infinite_Loop);
>>>>>    HHH(Infinite_Recursion);
>>>>>    HHH(DDD);
>>>>> }
>>>>> 
>>>>> Every C programmer that knows what an x86 emulator is knows
>>>>> that when HHH emulates the machine language of Infinite_Loop,
>>>>> Infinite_Recursion, and DDD that it must abort these emulations
>>>>> so that itself can terminate normally.
>>>> 
>>>> The "must" there is not quite correct. If the emulator does not abort
>>>> then it will run forever or until the emulator is aborted by some
>>>> external agent. That is not a problem unless there is an additional
>>>> requirement, not specified above, that the emulator must terminate
>>>> normally.
>>> 
>>> This <is> the problem that I am willing to discuss.
>> 
>> What is the problem you are willing to discuss?
>> Are you willing to do anything else about to that problem?
> 
> The part that you ignored.

And still ignore as you failed to answer.

-- 
Mikko