Re: forwarded message from Jerry Quinn

[Paolo Carlini <pcarlini at unitus dot it>]

Jerry Quinn wrote:

> Well, we're still a factor of 2 slower than gcc 2.95 for basic number
> and small string writing.  So every little bit helps.
Yes. And I take the occasion to thank you for your recent contributions. 
Please keep on working
on such issues!

> This looks great.  I wish I'd thought of it :-)
Fine ;)

If in the next few hours nobody obejcts I will commit this change to 
both trunk and 3_3.

Paolo.