OpenEuphoria

Re: Question about the interpreter

• Posted by Robert Craig <rds at RapidEuphoria.com> Oct 06, 2001
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Martin Stachon writes:
> I'd like to know is the interpreter is pure "i386 arch"
> or whatever it is using advenced CPU's optimizations
> (486, Pentium etc.). For example MMX may speed up
> operation on sequences.

It only uses instructions that exist on all 386 and higher.
However, it is optimized for the Pentium, in terms of 
data alignment and instruction sequences used 
(some instructions take fewer cycles on a Pentium 
than a 386 or 486, plus the Pentium can execute some
instructions in parallel).

I don't think MMX instructions would help very much.
Maybe when someone gets the source they can 
prove me wrong.

Regards,
   Rob Craig
   Rapid Deployment Software
   http://www.RapidEuphoria.com