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fjh@munta.cs.mu.OZ.AU (Fergus Henderson) writes:

>damian@abacus.demon.co.uk (Damian Hamill) writes:


>>What would you say were the main advantages of using gcc in preference to
>>a compiler supplied by a computer manufacturer ?
...

One important advantage I find, and which no other compiler offers, is the
inclusion of Assembler templates, where the compiler fits in the appropriate
addressing instructions, reloads if necessary, stores back, knows about
all modified registers, and about those that are not, chooses appropriate
registers itself, and the optimizer does not get the least bit worried
or cautious.

Together with inline functions, and even more so, wrapped in C++ classes
(sad that g++ still has way to go), this provides machine effectiveness
with perfect high level *inline* cushioning. An unbeatable combination.
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