[Tfug] GCC optimizations

[Bexley Hall]

Hi,

Does anyone know if GCC -- and other "non-toy"
compilers -- is smart enough to convert a small
"switch" statement into an equivalent "if-comb"?
And, if so, what criteria it uses to decide when
to do so?

I.e. I'd prefer to leave the optimization to the
compiler, but suspect it may not be smart enough
to do this on its own (and *definitely* not smart
enough to come up with the optimal statement
ordering).

I guess I can rummage through the sources :< and
see what sorts of optimizations it might apply
(though that doesn't tell me how other compilers
would perform).  :(

Thanks!
--don

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