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From: chris@umcp-cs.UUCP (Chris Torek)
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Subject: Re: Re: M680*0 "small model"
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Date: Sun, 23-Jun-85 03:10:34 EDT
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Actually, the 4BSD Vax assembler doesn't shrink long branches, it
expands short ones.  This generally (always? have't though about it
enough) produces shorter code.

The assembler also does branch tunneling (branch to a branch that gets
you to your destination if it's shorter & faster to do so).
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