[OT] [sdiy] IN your mind, what is ....

[Neil Johnson]

Hi,

> 	LDA #a
> 	CPMA #0
> 	BNE x1
> 		...a...
> 	BRA x3
> x1:	CMPA #1
> 	BNE x2
> 		...b...
> 	BRA x3
> x2:
> 		...default...
> x3:

> As an assembly programmer I would prefer the first solution whereas
> compilers (to my knowledge) tend to like the second one which is a 1:1
> translation of a switch/case statement.

Some compilers do emit jump tables where the case labels are densely
packed, as in your example.

Neil

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