Date: Mon, 22 Jul 1996 14:28:10 -0400 (EDT)
From: Nissim Chudnoff <nchudnof AT mbhs DOT edu>
To: DJGPP Questions <djgpp AT delorie DOT com>
Subject: Auto-Optimze
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Will DJGPP substitute a bit shift for a multiply by power of 2?
I heard that if you are doing say:
var = wow * 64

Some compilers will place a bit shift in the output code to speed it up.

Thanks!
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