Richard Levitte - VMS Whacker wrote:
>
> From: Bodo Moeller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> moeller> So should we delete the superfluous zeroing from those functions that
> moeller> currently do it theirselves, or should we remove zeroing from the
> moeller> expand function and move it to those functions that need it and don't
> moeller> do it? It's not just wasted cycles, also it's confusing to those
> moeller> who try to read the source code.
>
> I'd prefer to have it in one central place than duplicated all over
> the place, so I think that zeroing code should be removed from the
> callers when and if present...
Is zeroing always required, though? Presumably when the number is the
destination, it isn't. So I guess it needs to be made optional for
ultimate efficiency.
Cheers,
Ben.
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