the C switch

[David Sherman]

> Do any C compilers perform switch optimization? I.e. tradeoff cascaded if
> for table lookup.

The code generation algorithms (three of them) are described
in an article by LeRoy Fundingsland, "Code Generation for the
``Switch'' By the Version 7 C Compiler" which appears in UNIX Review,
Feb-March 1984 (vol. 2 #1), pp. 94-100 and 123.  I found it very
instructive.

Dave Sherman
Toronto
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