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Re: [PATCH] setup.exe: Stop NetIO_HTTP from treating entire stream as a header


Christopher Faylor wrote:
> 
> 
> Why?  For the reasons that both Gary and I mentioned.  It's self
> documenting?
> 
> Did you miss the point that I decided on the !foo because I had no
> choice?
> 

Once upon a time, not so very long ago, your self documentation added
precious cycles to the processing.  GCC fortunately is smart enough to
know how to get this right regardless.  I.E.: It makes no freaking
difference because the assembler is the same. ;)

Earnie.

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