On Fri, 2 Mar 2001, James Newton wrote:

> And open source C compiler that can be easily changed to generate better ASM
> code would be just as good, I think...
>
> If you gave it some C code and then looked at the ASM it generated and
> re-wrote it, why couldn't the compiler LEARN from your changes and apply
> your ASM code the next time it compiled the C code that matched it.

Wow...  a "create-your-own-compiler-bugs" feature!  I could break ANYTHING
with this!

Seriously...  I could fix a few things too, but I surely could not expect
the manufacturer of the compiler to ever support the product again, and I
would think any updates would be problematic.  It'd be a nice wish-list
feature though.

Dale
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