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- From: pete@borland.com (Pete Becker)
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
- Subject: Re: Symantec C++ 7.1 or Borland C++ 4.53
- Date: 25 Mar 1996 19:18:36 GMT
- Organization: Borland International
- Message-ID: <4j6ric$hfm@druid.borland.com>
- References: <4c560k$e7d@dyson.brisnet.org.au> <vi8ybor48ui.fsf@thor.fnal.gov>
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- In article <vi8ybor48ui.fsf@thor.fnal.gov>, kriol@thor.fnal.gov says...
- >
- >
- >man,
- >tell me about OS (Windows/*IX/Mac...) where linker ( !!!LINKER!!! )
- >generates _ANY_ code (fast or slow one) AT ALL !!!
- >
- >think before giving an advice... OK
-
- Well, the linker in BC++ generates code. For example, in 16-bit programs it
- optimizes intrasegment far calls into a PUSH CS followed by a near call. This
- is significantly faster than a normal far call. In 32-bit programs it generates
- jump stubs for calls to functions in DLLs. Admittedly, neither of these is
- difficult to do, but both are definitely code generation.
- -- Pete
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