Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!lavaca.uh.edu!menudo.uh.edu!sugar!ficc!peter From: peter@ficc.ferranti.com (Peter da Silva) Newsgroups: comp.lang.misc Subject: Re: Aggressive optimization Message-ID: <6PX6-O@xds13.ferranti.com> Date: 6 Nov 90 14:09:32 GMT References: <2701@l.cc.purdue.edu> <5009@lanl.gov> Reply-To: peter@ficc.ferranti.com (Peter da Silva) Organization: Xenix Support, FICC Lines: 8 What's wrong with: if(array_a_and_array_b_overlap) use_safe_code else use_fast_code_that_doesn't_work_for_aliased_arrays. The whole alias problem is a compiler technology problem. -- Peter da Silva. `-_-' +1 713 274 5180. 'U` peter@ferranti.com