On May 3, 2011, at 8:34 AM, "Joseph S. Myers" <jos...@codesourcery.com> wrote:. > I don't think the forms in which some of the machine-specific built-in > functions exist are particularly good for being available everywhere
I take it you've never just wanted something to compile, and hit one of these yet. Let me know if you change your opinion after you do. I have. For anyone that wants it to just compile, trust me, they just want it to compile.