Recursion Optimization

[Kevin Atkinson]

Zack Weinberg wrote:
> 
> where push, pop, and stack_empty are operations on some generic stack.
> By doing this, you avoid having to push "stop", the return address,
> the frame pointer, any call-saved registers, and so on.  It can be a
> *huge* win in terms of stack usage. 

What about speed, assuming there is enough memory?

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Kevin Atkinson
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