[coldfire-gnu-discuss] Multiplying by a constant

[Mark Mitchell]

David Brown wrote:

> When multiplying by a constant, the compiler generates a series of
> shifts and adds (or subs) instead of using the appropriate "mul"
> instruction.

Thanks for the idea; we've recorded the idea in our issue tracker, and
will implement it in a future release, time permitting.

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Mark Mitchell
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