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BCPL Reference Manual James E. Curry Compiled on: September 9, 1975 Computer Sciences Laboratory Xerox Palo Alto Research Center 3333 Coyote Hill Road Palo Alto, California 94304 Copyright @) 1975 by Xerox Corporation. Revised BCPL Manual, September 9, 1975 TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION PAGE 1 INTRODUCTION 2 A SAMPLE PROGRAM 2-1 The Queens Problem 2.1 2-2 Source Code -- QUEENS. 2.2 2-3 Source. Code -- QUEENS1 2.3 2-4 Notes on the Source Code 2.4 2-5 Compiling and Loading QUEENS . . . . . . . . 2.4 3 DECLARATIONS AND PROCEDURES 3-1 BCPL Variables 3.1 3-2 Scope Rules. . 3.1 3-3 Manifest Constants 3.3 3-4 Structure Declarations 3.3 3-5 Static and External Variables . . . . . . . . . . 3.3 3-6 Procedure Declarations 3.5 3-7 Procedure Execution . . 3.6 3-8 Dynll;mic Variables. . 3.7 4 EXPRESSIONS 4-1 Memory References 4.1 4-2 Constants . . . . 4.2 4-3 Precedence of Expressions 4.3 4-4 BCPL Expressions . . . . 4.4 5 STATEMENTS 5-1 Assignment Statements: 5.1 i Revised BCPL Manual, September 9, 1975 TABLE OF CONTENTS 5-2 Routine Calls: . 5.1 5-3 Conditionals and Iterative Statements:. 5.1 5-4 Condi tional Compilation Statements: 5.3 5-5 Labels and Goto Statements:. 5.4 5-6 Returns: . 5.5 5-7 Switches: