Date:	Mon, 22 Jul 1996 14:28:10 -0400 (EDT)
From:	Nissim Chudnoff <nchudnof AT mbhs DOT edu>
To:	DJGPP Questions <djgpp AT delorie DOT com>
Subject:	Auto-Optimze
Message-ID:	<Pine.LNX.3.93.960722142557.22379A-100000@binx.mbhs.edu>
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Will DJGPP substitute a bit shift for a multiply by power of 2?
I heard that if you are doing say:
var = wow * 64

Some compilers will place a bit shift in the output code to speed it up.

Thanks!
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