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> but inline assembly in C relies on vendor-specific extensions. Whereas Rust is a standard with multiple implementations?

• oconnor663 3y ago
  I should've said "stabilized" instead of "standardized" to avoid stepping on this conversational landmine. But an important practical difference is that Rust supports inline assembly on Windows. (Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think MSVC mostly does not support inline asm.)
  • trealira 3y ago
    It does support inline assembly [1]. However, it's different than the way GCC supports inline assembly. It seems nicer, TBH. [1]: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/assembler/inline/inline-assembler?view=msvc-170 https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/assembler/inline/inlin...
    • oconnor663 3y ago
      From that source: > Inline assembly is not supported on the ARM and x64 processors.
      • trealira 3y ago
        Oh, my bad. I should have read the source more closely. I hadn't realized only 32-bit x86 processors were supported.
        • jeremyjh 3y ago
          That's hilarious. Like, the compiler team had ONE GUY that believed in and developed this feature and retired in 1999.
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