Add structured Pointer system (CREATEPTR, GETPTR, SETPTR) #3157
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Closes #3154
This PR introduces a new, fully backward-compatible pointer system for low-level kOS bytecode.
It enables indirect access to stack entries, variables, and nested data structures.
This feature is intended for assembly authors and compiler backends.
It has no effect on normal Kerboscript unless future changes to the compiler are made.
Summary
New
PointerValuestructureScalarIntValue: absolute stack indexStringValuebeginning with$: variable nameNew opcodes
CREATEPTR nsegN..seg1nstack segmentsGETPTRptrvalueSETPTRvalueptrALLOCATE nNull...Nullnnulls onto the stack (reserves stack space)FREE n...nvalue from the stack (releases stack space)STACKPTRspINSTPTRipThese replace the previously proposed PEEK/POKE/STORNAME approach with a more flexible and extensible system.
Compatibility
PointerValueinaccessible to normal Kerboscript