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From: tim@hoptoad.uucp (Tim Maroney)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: code optimizers
Message-ID: <3063@hoptoad.uucp>
Date: Sat, 26-Sep-87 08:13:45 EDT
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Posted: Sat Sep 26 08:13:45 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 27-Sep-87 10:42:54 EDT
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Reply-To: tim@hoptoad.UUCP (Tim Maroney)
Organization: Sun Microsystems, TOPS Division, Berkeley
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A new code optimizing phase would be great.  However, if it only works for
applications, forget it.  There is plenty of software on the Mac that is not
in application format, but could benefit from optimization.  This is not
only standard stuff like desk accessories and INITs and definition procs,
but also strange and unique one-project-only code resources that load
themselves into the system heap or above BufPtr.  The optimizer should work
on unlinked object code files, MPW format.  Other C developers should bring
their products into line with the MPW standard if they want to be able to
use compilation enhancement products for the Mac.
-- 
Tim Maroney, {ihnp4,sun,well,ptsfa,lll-crg}!hoptoad!tim (uucp)
hoptoad!tim@lll-crg (arpa)