/// <summary>
        /// Retrieves the local stack operand at the specified <paramref name="index"/>.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="index">The index of the stack operand to retrieve.</param>
        /// <returns>The operand at the specified index.</returns>
        /// <exception cref="System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException">The <paramref name="index"/> is not valid.</exception>
        public Operand GetLocalOperand(int index)
        {
            // HACK: Returning a new instance here breaks object identity. We should reuse operands,
            // which represent the same memory location. If we need to move a variable in an optimization
            // stage to a different memory location, it should actually be a new one so sharing object
            // only saves runtime space/perf.
            Debug.Assert(_localsSig != null, @"Method doesn't have _locals.");
            Debug.Assert(index < _localsSig.Types.Length, @"Invalid local index requested.");
            if (_localsSig == null || _localsSig.Types.Length < index)
                throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(@"index", index, @"Invalid parameter index");

            Operand local = null;
            if (_locals.Count > index)
                local = _locals[index];

            if (local == null) {

                SigType signatureType = _localsSig.Types[index];
                this.ScheduleDependencyForCompilation(signatureType);

                local = new LocalVariableOperand(_architecture.StackFrameRegister, String.Format("L_{0}", index), index, signatureType);
                _locals[index] = local;
            }

            return local;
        }
        /// <summary>
        /// Retrieves the local stack operand at the specified <paramref name="index"/>.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="index">The index of the stack operand to retrieve.</param>
        /// <returns>The operand at the specified index.</returns>
        /// <exception cref="System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException">The <paramref name="index"/> is not valid.</exception>
        public Operand GetLocalOperand(int index)
        {
            // HACK: Returning a new instance here breaks object identity. We should reuse operands,
            // which represent the same memory location. If we need to move a variable in an optimization
            // stage to a different memory location, it should actually be a new one so sharing object
            // only saves runtime space/perf.
            // PG: Isn't that implemented below? Comment seems out of date with code

            Debug.Assert(localsSig != null, @"Method doesn't have locals.");
            Debug.Assert(index < localsSig.Locals.Length, @"Invalid local index requested.");

            if (localsSig == null || localsSig.Locals.Length < index)
                throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(@"index", index, @"Invalid parameter index");

            Operand local = locals[index];

            if (local == null)
            {
                VariableSignature localVariable = localsSig.Locals[index];

                //ScheduleDependencyForCompilation(localVariable.Type);

                local = new LocalVariableOperand(architecture.StackFrameRegister, String.Format("L_{0}", index), index, localVariable.Type);

                locals[index] = local;
            }

            return local;
        }