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From: Ted Dennison <dennison@telepath.com>
Subject: Re: Q:ADA/Java/C++ feature mapping question!?
Date: 2000/01/20
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In article <38875E47.75A994CA@averstar.com>,
  Tucker Taft <stt@averstar.com> wrote:
> alex wrote:
> > register:    "asks" compiler to place variable in CPU register
>
> No particular equivalent.  The "inverse" exists, "aliased", which
> disallows use of a register.

Since C compilers usually ignore "register", you could say that the Ada
eqiuvalent is the following comment:
   -- Please please please compiler, place this object in a
   -- register. I'll be your best friend...

--
T.E.D.

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