41CL image identifiers

[Monte Dalrymple]

(04-14-2019 05:21 AM)Ángel Martin Wrote:  

(04-13-2019 04:23 PM)Jurgen Keller Wrote:  The IMDB? function looks indeed promising. I'm feeling a bit oldschool right now, I guess I have to switch to YFNX NOW.

Most definitely, YFNX is *the* way to use the CL without a doubt.
IMDB? is just one reason but there are many other advantages to it.

BTW I've been considering a re-design of the CLLIB and ROMLIB functions in the PowerCL_Extreme. Currently they use their own subset of the IMDB with the ROM id# mnemonics instead of looking in the IMDB itself, which is not the best approach for complete coverage and also requires constant maintenance. Besides, the space needed has already exceeded the available room in the module, so I need to find a better alternative.

IMDB? is almost perfect, but I'll like to find a faster way to scan the entries, something that CLLIB/ROMLIB do. We'll see if I can come up with a good idea...

Best,
ÁM

Just out of curiosity, how do CLLIB/ROMLIB scan faster? Perhaps I can implement a better algorithm. I know that removing the "SEARCHING" message would make things faster...