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Subject: Re: curiosity killed the cat... hi/lo bit C verses Assembly

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 10:23:59 07/18/03

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For MS VC++, the CPU options will never generate code that will not run on lower
processors.

For the Intel compiler, you can generate CPU specific binaries.

When you pick a particular CPU with the MS compiler, it emits instructions with
fewer cycles and better scheduling for the chip.  That is all.




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