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From: mneerach@iiic.ethz.ch (Matthias Ulrich Neeracher)
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Subject: Re: MPW 3 - why bother?
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Date: 14 Jan 91 13:30:31 GMT
References: <48030@apple.Apple.COM> <1991Jan10.222325.2753@fennel.cc.uwa.oz.au> <1991Jan10.190126.12521@cbnewsk.att.com> <3037@ux.acs.umn.edu>
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In article <48030@apple.Apple.COM>, ksand@Apple.COM (Kent Sandvik) writes:
> The GNU C compiler is a very optimizing C compiler, and highly regarded in
> the development world. 

I am disappointed, however, in GCC's poor code generated for multiplication 
with small integer constants. MPW C is much better in this respect.

Matthias

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Matthias Neeracher                                   mneerach@iiic.ethz.ch
   "These days, though, you have to be pretty technical before you can 
    even aspire to crudeness." -- William Gibson, _Johnny Mnemonic_