From: Nate Eldredge <neldredge AT hmc DOT edu>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: inefficiency of GCC output code & -O problem
Date: 17 Apr 2000 12:46:09 -0700
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"Alexei A. Frounze" <alex DOT fru AT mtu-net DOT ru> writes:

> Also Watcom C/C++ has one very feature. It can generate code for
> register and stack based calling conventions. I.e. parameters may be
> passed either via stack or via registers. It also helps greatly.

GCC can do this.  Look up `regparm' in the Function Attributes section
of the gcc manual.

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Nate Eldredge
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