From: "Nick Roberts" <Nick.Roberts@dial.pipex.com>
Subject: Re: Shared Generic Instance Code
Date: 1997/04/06
Date: 1997-04-06T00:00:00+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <01bc42b0$18bc4440$90f482c1@xhv46.dial.pipex.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 3346F7E8.78E6@bix.com
Tom Moran <tmoran@bix.com> wrote in article <3346F7E8.78E6@bix.com>...
> > design choice that favors efficiency over space
> Though I haven't done a lot of timing studies, I have the distinct
> impression that big generics can *drastically* slow down compilation
> (Gnat 3.04a NT/95). I presume the macro is essentially expanded and
> recompiled each time it's instantiated?
>
I think he means efficiency (i.e. greater executional speed) of the output
executable, not of the compilation process itself.
Nick.
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Thread overview: 30+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
1997-04-01 0:00 Shared Generic Instance Code david scott gibson
1997-04-01 0:00 ` Joel VanLaven
1997-04-01 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1997-04-02 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-04-02 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1997-04-02 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-04-02 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1997-04-01 0:00 ` Pat Rogers
1997-04-01 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1997-04-02 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-04-05 0:00 ` Nick Roberts
1997-04-05 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1997-04-05 0:00 ` Nick Roberts
1997-04-06 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-04-02 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1997-04-02 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1997-04-03 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-04-03 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1997-04-03 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-04-03 0:00 ` Corey Minyard
1997-04-03 0:00 ` Bill Keen
1997-04-03 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-04-04 0:00 ` Fergus Henderson
1997-04-04 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-04-04 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1997-04-04 0:00 ` Bill Keen
1997-04-04 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-04-05 0:00 ` Tom Moran
1997-04-06 0:00 ` Nick Roberts [this message]
1997-04-07 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
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