GNU bug report logs - #11935
XINT etc. should be functions

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>

Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2012 15:15:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: patch

Done: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
Cc: 11935 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#11935: XINT etc. should be functions
Date: Sat, 08 Jun 2013 23:04:45 -0400

>> Having XCONS and friends duplicated into a macro version and a function
>> version is a non-starter for me.
> Yes, I didn't like those macros either.  I'll remove them; they're no
> longer needed now that GCC has the -Og option.

Sadly, I don't live in the same era as you do: my gcc doesn't take -Og yet.

>   -O0 unpatched    2.89        3.1       12.4        57	       1099
>   -O0 patched     21.66        3.0       20.0        63        2442

An almost 10 times slowdown for the -O0 case is really problematic.
IOW I think it'll be a fine idea but only when -Og is supported in
Debian stable.


        Stefan
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