From: mjmeie@ss5.magec.com (Mike Meier)
Subject: Re: generic instantiation question ...
Date: 1995/04/19
Date: 1995-04-19T00:00:00+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <D7AA9w.8xF@ss3.magec.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 1995Apr16.121025.28242@news.cs.indiana.edu
Paul Hager (hagerp@cs.indiana.edu) wrote:
: Q: Is machine code generated every time a generic is
: instantiated? In other words, does each "copy" of
: the generic generate additional code?
If I remember correctly, our Alsys compiler actually has a compiler
switch which allows us to select whether separate copies are made
for each instantiation or a shared copy is used. Of course,
you can't have it one way for some generics and another way for
others, but that seems a reasonable limitation when you think of all
the implementation trade-offs. I expect that other compilers have
similar capabilities.
Mike Meier
Magnavox Electronic Systems Company
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