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- From: jamie@jamie.interpath.net (Jim Cooper)
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- Subject: Re: >>>>>>> The Future: Amiga goes PC (...aeh: "PowerMsPenti...?) <<<<<<<<
- Date: 7 Jan 1996 18:00:52 GMT
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- In article <judas.0h5d@tomtec.abg.sub.org> judas@tomtec.abg.sub.org (Th.Huber) writes:
- > In article <jdjivizalvw.fsf@keinuhevonen.cs.hut.fi> Osma.Ahvenlampi@hut.fi (Osma Ahvenlampi) writes:
- > >>> To make things clear: patch020 kills your illusion that C compilers are able to
- > >>> generate code that can cope with assembly.
- > >
- > >If you knew what you were talking about, you'd know that what patch020
- > >replaces is not code generated for 020.
- >
- > That`s just waht I`m talking about. I`m not claiming, that it`s impossible
- > to write C-compilers that produce similar outputs to asm programmers.
- > But existing C-compilers (reality !) don`t use every chance to optimize.
- >
- > Thus an assembly programmer is still able to produce faster code, as
- > the best C-programmer can`t, because of limitations of C-compilers.
-
- Please!!
-
- Its more a question of time & space. :-)
-
- If we had included CPU specific versions of each of the SAS/C link libraries,
- not only would we have been forced to distribute on CDROM, but it would have
- taken even longer to get each version out the door, and it would have cost
- more.
-
- The link libraries for the compiler are written as generic routines, compiled
- with CPU=ANY, so that they can be used no matter what CPU= switch you use for
- your main code.
-
- This is hardly a limitation of the compiler, just a question of practicalities.
-
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