US 2006/0070028 A1 · Procedure invocation in an integrated computing environment having both compiled and interpreted code segments

Abstract

Software code sections can include at least one calling procedure (110) and a called procedure (140). The called procedure can include an interpreted code body (144). Execution of the interpreted code body can require the use of an associated interpreter. The software code sections can also include prologue (142) associated with the called procedure. The prologue can be invoked by the at least one calling procedure and can responsively actuate the interpreted code body causing programmatic actions defined within the interpreted code body to execute. Execution of the prologue does not require use of an interpreter. In one embodiment, the interpreted code body of the called procedure can execute upon a platform having an application binary interface (115). The prologue can actuate the interpreted code body according to specifications of the application binary interface.

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Dependent claims

Software code sections comprising:

at least one calling procedure;
a called procedure comprising an interpreted code body, execution of the interpreted code body requiring use of an associated interpreter;
and
a prologue associated with the called procedure, said prologue being invoked by the at least one calling procedure and responsively actuating said interpreted code body causing programmatic actions defined within the interpreted code body to execute, wherein execution of the prologue does not require use of an interpreter.

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A machine-readable storage having stored thereon, a computer program having a plurality of code sections, the code sections executable by a machine for causing the machine to:

call a compiled program from a virtual machine using a native program calling technique;
execute at least one programmatic action in a computing space outside the virtual machine as a result of the call;
and
invoke a procedure within the virtual machine responsive to the at least one programmatic action, wherein before invoking the procedure, the at least one programmatic action alters environment settings within the virtual machine to place the virtual machine in a state that permits the procedure to execute within the virtual machine, wherein the at least one programmatic actions conform to rules of an application binary interface established for the virtual machine.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Procedure invocation in an integrated computing environment having both compiled and interpreted code segments

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Procedure invocation in an integrated computing environment having both compiled and interpreted code segments

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Abstract

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