Re: AVR compilers

From: CBFalconer (cbfalconer_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 01/11/05

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    Ville Voipio wrote:
    >
    ... snip ...
    >
    > It would be nice to see comparisons between different compilers
    > with real-life applications. The unfortunate thing is that
    > the source code optimized for compiler A may be pessimized
    > for compiler B, so making such comparisons is difficult.

    However source code should be optimized for readability and
    maintainability, and optimization left to the code generator. The
    results should be quite viable for compiler comparisons.

    This does not preclude algorithmic improvement. 

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