Re: Processor specific optimisations

The short answer is "No".


Too many of the hand-optimizations done by assembly language programmers
(e.g. wraparound/overflow tricks) depend on information about the intent of
the design of which the compiler itself is ignorant.


An optimizing compiler will never accomplish such things until it can carry
on a dialog with the programmer about these matters without inundating the
programmer by rote with every possible question, at which point it will
become not a compiler but an automated assembly language programmer.


BTW, a humorous story about the lengths to which bare metal programmers will
go can be found at:


http://www.linuxguruz.org/foldoc/foldoc.php?query=the+story+of+mel&action=Se
arch




----- Original Message -----
From: "Mickaël Pointier" <mpointie@eden-studios.fr>




> So, the question finaly is: Is it possible to apply the modern
> compiler optimisation strategies to this old processor and have a
> result that an experimented 6502 assembly coder would have a hard time
> to beat ?

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