From: Darren Grant <darn AT merlin DOT imag DOT net>
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Subject: Re: FYI: speed of Allegro/DJGPP
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 1997 02:14:27 -0700
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Salvador Eduardo Tropea (SET) wrote:
> 
> You can't compare the code generated by the old BC++ 3.0 with DJGPP. GCC
> optimize much better.


I have an interesting question regarding the optimization: Is DJGPP used
to compile faster versions of itself (DJGPP)?  It seems to me that any
compiler with a well-written optimizer might evolve that way, but I'm
not sure how viable the technique actually is.