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From: jbn@wdl1.UUCP (John B. Nagle)
Newsgroups: net.works
Subject: Sun "as" incredibly slow for large programs
Message-ID: <436@wdl1.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 25-Sep-84 21:08:37 EDT
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Posted: Tue Sep 25 21:08:37 1984
Date-Received: Sat, 29-Sep-84 09:25:38 EDT
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     When compiling a 10,000 line Pascal program on a Sun 2, the assembly
phase took an excessive length of time to complete - thirty-three (33) 
hours.  It completed successfully and the output was apparently correct.
The problem appears to be an ill-designed optimization algorithm for long
jumps.