From: the.beez.speaks@gmail.com   
      
   On 18-01-2026 05:21, Paul Rubin wrote:   
   > Hans Bezemer  writes:   
   >> The tail call method however, requires an entirely different   
   >> VM. That's a lot of work for about 10% performance improvement - that   
   >> may not even last for a single GCC update. And requires two VM's to   
   >> maintain..   
   >   
   > You'd have to change the VM but on the other hand, it's a documented and   
   > supported feature of both GCC and Clang, and other compilers might get   
   > it too.  I wouldn't worry about it vanishing with the next GCC update.   
      
   Well, the "goto" feature hasn't disappeared as well. It's just been   
   nullified. Rendered useless. That's what I mean. And again? 10%? Really?   
      
   Hans Bezemer   
      
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