On Thu, 21 Jun 2001, Brian Ingerson wrote:
> OK. I think there's still some basic confusion. Inline *IS* XS. It's all
> a very sophisticated automation trick. There is very little new software
[snip]
> But comparing Inline to XS in speed and memory terms is a little fuzzy.
> Everything depends on the quality of the typemap code, and this will be
> the same code in either usage. You really only need to look at the XS
[snip]
> If you have a stable project written with XS, there is no reason to
> switch to Inline. You've already done the work. There will be no
> performance or memory improvements.
>
> But if you're starting something new, or want to share your code, or
> want to get other people to start maintaining your project, Inline has
> some real benefits.
>
> Hope this helps, Brian
It does indeed. Thanks for the clarification. Based on a few hints that
you had mentioned before I _thought_ that what you now say explicitly was
true, but given the exuberant enthusiasm expressed here recently I
appreciate having the record set straight. I might indeed look into an
"Inline::S390Assembler" for a CVAF FILT procedure that I'd like to write
for mainframes.
Peter Prymmer
