Re: Asm or C (was: Re: New Web browser for MiNT)

[Andreas Schwab <schwab@issan.informatik.uni-dortmund.de>]

Konrad Kokoszkiewicz <draco@piwo.bl.pg.gda.pl> writes:

|> Of course, I easily believe, that C compiler is able to create a
|> reasonable good code, if you use proper syntax in your source file. But do
|> you all think that, following Andreas' example:

|> 	a = ((i << 8) | (i >> (8)));

|> is really easier and less cryptic than rol.w d0 ?

You can always use a macro to hide the details.  That makes it even much
easier to port to other compilers that want different magic to get things
you want.

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