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From:         Tim Boemker <boemker at hpfcdc.HP.COM>
Subject:      Re: Portable "asm" (Was: The D Programming Language)
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To:           Vic Kapella <SXJVK at ALASKA>

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?

(Please don't tell me about needing just a rotate here or there
for performance; reconsider the original partitioning of the task
and find an alternative that separates the high-level part and
the low-level part.)

(Yes, I have written separately compiled assembly routines, and
I have repartitioned tasks to find an aesthetically appealing,
efficient alternative.)

Tim Boemker