Re: [Axiom-developer] macro STEP

[Gabriel Dos Reis]

On Thu, 9 Aug 2007, Stephen Wilson wrote:

| Hi Gaby,
| 
| Gabriel Dos Reis <address@hidden> writes:
| 
| > Tim --
| > 
| > I believe Spad defines the macro STEP (for iteration purposes, like 
COLLECT).
| > I'm unable to locate it right now.  Do you happen to know where it is 
defined? 
| 
| It has been a while since I looked at this, but I have a vivid
| recollection that STEP is effectively an IR meta-op, never emitted
| into actual code -- thus not defined as a macro or similar.

You're exactly right.  Shortly after I sent my message, I discovered that
it isn't a macro, but a non-executable opcode that is taken care of by the
macro -REPEAT.  And your message came while I was composing the one
instructing to disregard my query.

Sorry for the noise.

-- Gaby