In article <3d517fdb@news.povray.org>,
 "Pandora" <pan### [at] pandora-softwarecom> wrote:

> >   Wrong. For example if you call a function to get the value of the
> > parameter, eg. max(function1(), function2()), the compiler can't optimize
> > that double call away unless it can inline the function in question.
> 
>     Easily solved by doing :
> 
> a=function1();
> b=function2();
> c=max(a,b);

So something that looks like a function can't be used like one. That is 
not a solution, it is a workaround. Plus, it requires two temporary 
variables and three lines of code instead of one simple line.


> >   Using the template solution fixes all problems.
> 
>     Only if you have a compiler that allows you to use templates.

If you don't have one, get one.

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