JC>than when you use pointer notation.  A few do the reverse.  However,
JC>this is strictly a compiler question, not a hardware question.
Not entirely.  If you are writing portable code, like going from a
register poor x86 to a register richer 68k, the hardware does make a
difference.
If you are writing any sort of portable code, whether it's among
different compilers or different processors, the whole things a gamble.
JC> HS> With optimizations turned on, my compiler removes unused variables
JC> HS> from registers which can be used for something else.
JC>If you feel it's good to screw up your programs to compensate for a
JC>deficient compiler, great.  However, attacking the rest of the world
Oh,.... I don't know.  I think we ought to congratulate him and praise
his compiler for knowing enough to not keep _unused_ variables in
registers...
One odd thing about his results (one???) is that he's getting these odd
results when the thread he started was talking about DJGPP.... Which
doesn't get those results.
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