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• I am nbrown on github.
• I am nbrown04 (https://keybase.io/nbrown04) on keybase.
• I have a public key whose fingerprint is AA5A 7988 5E8D 30E3 A77D 0D70 E8E4 D604 EEF2 B1D5

To claim this, I am signing this object:

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Debugger:

Use the same m0 run loop and ops as m0 proper

The debugger main function, should be called from m0 proper

Store all state data in a debugger state struct

The struct has the following fields:

• Run state => an enumerated value which is initialized to STEP. The valid values for the enumeration are:
  • INIT => the initial state during which the debugger state structure is initialized from command line arguments if they exist

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per-callframe constants segment layout:

constants segment starts with a list of fixed-width pointers.  I/N entries are stored directly.  S/P entries are pointers to later in the constants segment
The data segment has a couple options.  It can be appended after the constants segment (either on the next page or immediately after), with the constants data being marked read-only.  Alternately, it can just be another segment attached to a special register.

If callframes are analogous to subs, the constants and data segment can be analogous to lexical data.

If callframes are analogous to subs, how will recursion work?
 * clone a callframe (when?  before entering ( -> no state) or after entering (less waste, leftover state))
 * need to work out calling conventions