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   From: marcov@stack.nl   
      
   On 2008-06-02, Jim Leonard  wrote:   
   >>   
   >> Wrong wish, too easy macro facilities lead to abuse.   
   >   
   > Why?  I *want* to abuse it :-) (I need the speed in a few places)   
      
   There is no difference in speed. Macro's are the "my only tool is a hammer,   
   so make it a big and blunt one". It has the perception of powerful, but it   
   damages the equipment too much long term.   
      
   >> Better have inlining of proper functions, also across units. Admitted it   
   >> doesn't solve this case (assembler can't be inlined, and you can see why   
   >> from the example), but it is a very powerful feature.   
   >   
   > Well, a proper macro facility would eliminate the PUSH/POP behavior I   
   > just noted, so yes, I'd rather have macros.  With Inline code Pascal   
   > still thinks I am writing a "normal" procedure/function...   
      
   Not necessarily, since with inlining pascal that entire part (parameter   
   allocation, prologue, epilogue) is governed by the compiler, and thus can be   
   eliminated by it.   
      
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