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Article #620727Re: xref Nostalgia
From: Charlie Gibbs
Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2018 01:11
Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2018 01:11
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On 2018-03-01, Peter Flass <peter...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Scott Lurndal <scott@slp53.sl.home> wrote: > >> Peter Flass <peter...@yahoo.com> writes: >> >>> Bob Eager <news...@eager.cx> wrote: >>> >>>> On Thu, 01 Mar 2018 10:13:07 -0800, Gene Wirchenko wrote: >>>> >>>>> Which is why I think it should be in the compiler. The UNIX >>>>> philosophy of simple tools is not so workable here. I say keep the >>>>> source in one spot. >>>> >>>> Nothing wrong with having it as part of the compiler package, built at >>>> the same time from the same sources. That's how I used to do it. >>>> >>> >>> I suppose it doesn't matter these days, but it involves running a second >>> program to re-do the work that the first has already done. Nobody cares >>> about CPU usage these days. >> >> But you don't _need_ the xref for most compiles, so really, having >> the code to generate it in the compiler is wasting resources, >> semi-precious resources in the olden days. > > In the olden days it would have been a separately-loadable phase. My point > is that the compiler has done all the work and has the data handy. Been there, wrote that. > All it needs to do is print it, which is not a large program or and > especially big chore. Well, the cross-reference phase would also sort the data, which for a large assembly would be written to disk rather than filling up (possibly scarce) memory. -- /~\ cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid (Charlie Gibbs) \ / I'm really at ac.dekanfrus if you read it the right way. X Top-posted messages will probably be ignored. See RFC1855. / \ HTML will DEFINITELY be ignored. Join the ASCII ribbon campaign!
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