Re: suggestion: slight optimization for UT_String


Subject: Re: suggestion: slight optimization for UT_String
rms@greymalkin.yi.org
Date: Mon Mar 19 2001 - 10:17:09 CST


On Mon, Mar 19, 2001 at 10:27:17AM -0500, Randy Kramer wrote:
> rms@greymalkin.yi.org wrote:
> > Can we have a sort of middle point here?
> > x = x * y should be replaced by x *= y
> Just out of curiosity, is that just a "cosmetic" change, or does that
> actually change the machine code emitted by the compiler?

not sure, but if it's there, it might be for a reason. Maybe depending on optimization level it may make a difference.

Hugs, rms



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