From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: <775b8d190604100137g2b2e02f2i8a2586b71b8a2164@mail.gmail.com> Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 18:37:33 +1000 From: "Bruce Ellis" To: "Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs" <9fans@cse.psu.edu> Subject: Re: [9fans] Good enough approximation for ape/pcc In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline References: Topicbox-Message-UUID: 34048b62-ead1-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 distrust anthing with more than one underscore. i've seen ... #define iniline __inline__ more than once, and don't care what it means. the ps2 linux port is crazy. trying to align things. brucee On 4/10/06, lucio@proxima.alt.za wrote: > > Gcc does all these kinds of optimizations and more. I can't imagine > > what they're optimizing for. > > > > gcc-developer time? many hours went into writing that code. > > On the contrary, they are protecting their "job" just like any other > employee, by making themselves indispensable. I don't think it's > necessary or a conscious decision on their part, but it's that aspect > of human nature that eventually defeats any attempt at benevolent > social engineering. Call it "the tragedy of the commons", if you need > a label. > > ++L > >