[Info-vax] Anyone still around ? :-)

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 10/8/2019 10:19 AM, osuvman50 at gmail.com wrote:
> I was considering making a post about the failure of the C compiler's optimizer
> to recognize and optimize the pattern:
> 
>       choice = permutation % (CARDS_IN_DECK-i);
>       permutation = permutation / (CARDS_IN_DECK-i);
> 
> but didn't think I'd get any constructive responses. (refactoring to eliminate a
> divide makes the whole program run 18% faster on both alpha and IA64).

What happens if you use stdlib.h div?

Arne