On Wed, 8 Oct 2003, Leopold Toetsch wrote:

> Dan Sugalski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > ... (More bizarrely, it's actually *faster* to use Integer PMCs, which
> > do MMD, than it is to use PerlInt PMCs, which don't do MMD. Go figure :)
>
> I don't have that here (Athlon). They are equally fast. PerlInts have
> some overhead due to possible type morphing, though.

Hrm. This system's showing the PerlInt at about 25% slower for a tight
division loop, though that's the most expensive case)

> > I'll see about getting some docs into the system so this stuff is actually
> > usable.
>
> That would be really necessary. I've some troubles to follow the flow of
> execution with MMD and how all these methods play together.

Prelim docs are in.

                                        Dan

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