Portable "asm" (Was: The D Programming Language)

[Eddie Wyatt]

> Since the interface between C and in-line asm seems to be so
> problematic (not to mention non-portable), why not write
> those routines that should be written in assembly in assembly?

To which the obvious reply is speed - functions invocation can be 
RELATIVELY expensive.  The time taken to invoke a subroutine may
out way any gains that the asm statement made. Disclaimer - I don't use
asm - don't plan on it either.



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Eddie Wyatt 				e-mail: edw at ius1.cs.cmu.edu