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From: grunwald@flute.cs.uiuc.edu
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Subject: Re: Register usage [was Re: 80486 vs. 68040 code size]
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Date: 11 May 89 02:57:33 GMT
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you neglect to mention that PCC is/was an antiquated compiler; a more
meaningful measure would be to look at e.g., `gcc' which does better
register allocation, CSE and code hoisting. How much do these affect
register usage?
--
Dirk Grunwald
Univ. of Illinois
grunwald@flute.cs.uiuc.edu