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Re: [PATCH v2] [grotty]: Use terminfo.


From: G. Branden Robinson
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] [grotty]: Use terminfo.
Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2023 12:56:43 -0500

[self-follow-up]

At 2023-09-01T12:47:58-0500, G. Branden Robinson wrote:
> >   +  if (curr_back_idx != back_idx) {
> >   +    putp(tparm(set_a_background, back_idx, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0));
> >   +    curr_back_idx = back_idx;
> 
> What were people thinking?  It's SO MUCH CHEAPER to pass 9 longs on
> the stack than a pointer to a struct

[or array]

> (which a good compiler will find a register for anyway).

[but probably not on 32-bit x86]

In reviewing my message I experienced a sudden horror that I may have
been too subtle here.

My remark was intended as the deepest possible,
so-black-that-Anish-Kapoor-has-already-sent-me-a-cease-and-desist-letter
sarcasm.

Regards,
Branden

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