Am 27.10.2010 01:49, schrieb Dimitri Smits: > Hi, > > I was wondering why on several occasions in discussions regarding > compiler design and parser branches it was mentioned (especially by > Florian) that FPC is in need of a faster FillChar. > > The reason for this bewonderment is that I see code regarding the > fastmove that is by John O'Harrow of fastcode fame in the i386 dir. Was > this donated by him, or was it an adaptation of the fastcode code with > another licence slapped onto it?
I asked him, got his permission and adapted the code to FPC. > > If so, why not contact him for his fillchar routine (or do the same as > with the fastmove) that was entered in the fastcode contest for a > fillchar method? Because it is much easier to act up oneself on the mailing list than doing actual work. _______________________________________________ fpc-devel maillist - fpc-devel@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-devel