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From: wehr@fmeed1.UUCP (Bruce Wehr)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: Possible HP-UX compiler optimizer bug (found while making Perl)
Summary: Hear! Hear!
Message-ID: <4510@fmeed1.UUCP>
Date: 15 Nov 89 16:04:43 GMT
References: <4413@fmeed1.UUCP> <368@node17.mecazh.UUCP>
Organization: Ford Electronics Division, Dearborn MI
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In article <368@node17.mecazh.UUCP>, paul@mecazh.UUCP (Paul Breslaw) writes:
> I think the easiest advice is NEVER EVER to compile PD software (or
> anything that you do not know initimately) with the HP pessimiser.

That's good :-) I'll have to remember that one.

> Either an optimiser works correctly as often as the rest of the compiler, 
> or you can forget about it.

I couldn't agree more.

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