forcing tail/sibling call optimization

[Fergus Henderson]

On 26-Nov-2000, Robert Dewar <dewar@gnat.com> wrote:
> The formal definition seems quite reasonable here, but I must say
> I dislike the syntax [...]

OK, you've convinced me that reusing `goto' is a bad idea.

How about `return __tailcall <func> ( <args> ) ;'?

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