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It was always only a suggestion to the compiler, to hold this variable in a register. Compilers got so good at optimization that there is little point using it
by randomNumber7 4mo ago
It was always only a suggestion to the compiler, to hold this variable in a register.
Compilers got so good at optimization that there is little point using it.
If a variable is held in a register you can't access it with a pointer. So if your intention is it should be in a register you can't take the address.
- tardedmeme 4mo agoIt once told the compiler to hold the value in a register because the compiler wasn't very smart at all.