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Article #13393Re: String Processing Instruction
From: stubbs
Date: Fri, 03 Apr 1987 21:46
Date: Fri, 03 Apr 1987 21:46
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In article <978@ames.UUCP> lamaster@pioneer.UUCP (Hugh LaMaster) writes: > >My question is this: How likely is it that a compiler itself will be able to >detect the case when it can use an instruction like this and generate code >automatically to use it. In this case, these instructions would be used in the hand coded strcopy and strcmp C library routines, so compilers need not be concerned. My guess is they are still a win, because these libraries are used a bunch. Jan Stubbs ....sdcsvax!ncr-sd!stubbs 619 485-3052 NCR Corporation Advanced Development 16550 W. Bernardo Drive MS4010 San Diego, CA. 92127
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!water!watnot!watmath!clyde!cbatt!ncr-sd!stubbs From: stubbs@ncr-sd.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.arch,comp.lang.c Subject: Re: String Processing Instruction Message-ID: <1484@ncr-sd.SanDiego.NCR.COM> Date: Fri, 3-Apr-87 16:46:39 EST Article-I.D.: ncr-sd.1484 Posted: Fri Apr 3 16:46:39 1987 Date-Received: Sun, 5-Apr-87 03:09:35 EST Reply-To: stubbs@ncr-sd.UUCP (0000-Jan Stubbs) Organization: NCR Corporation, Rancho Bernardo Lines: 17 Keywords: instruction set architectures, Am29000