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From: dvljrt@cs.umu.se (Joakim Rosqvist)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.programmer
Subject: Re: Short Hello World
Message-ID: <1991May23.082222.4691@cs.umu.se>
Date: 23 May 91 08:22:22 GMT
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>>Unfortunately, they are not as smart as you. They use:
>>
>>OldOpenLibrary:
>>	  moveq.l #0,d0 
>>	  jsr     OpenLibrary(a6)
>>	  rts
>>
>>6 bytes more than necessary!
>
>You think so?  What happens if someone SetFunction()s OpenLibrary()?
>The way that "saves" 6 bytes means that OldOpenLibrary() doesn't
>go through the SetFunction().  The "wasteful" way works perfectly,
>and is REQUIRED for proper system operation.
>
>I'd be careful who you call smart or not smart.  Smart isn't knowing
>how to save six bytes.  Smart is knowing WHEN.
>

Alright, but they could at least use:

OldOpenLibrary:
	  moveq   #0,d0
	  jmp     OpenLibrary(a6)



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