Re: [cc65] Optimization for size

From: Groepaz <groepaz1gmx.net>
Date: 2006-04-06 14:13:37
On Thursday 06 April 2006 14:11, Oliver Schmidt wrote:
> Hi,
>
> > However, the approach is beyond what would normally be done by a
> > compiler, because to generate an optimal set of patterns, you will have
> > to look at all assembly files for a complete project, not just at one
> > module (as the compiler does).
>
> BTW, more recent MS compiler offer 'link time code generation' (LTCG),
> which means that the object files generated by calling the compiler only
> contain some compiler-internal representation and that the linker calls the
> compiler backend just-in-time to generate the actual code - and here
> cross-module inlining etc. is performed.

sounds like something that can be added to cc65 easily :=D

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