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From: mcnab@sp067.cern.ch (Andrew Mcnab)
Subject: Z-code _compiler_ ???
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This is may be a FAQ but a haven't seen it lurking here for two weeks:
would a program which converts Z-code output from Inform to, say, C 
acceptable to gcc, solve some of the performance issues on slower
machines? That way you could distribute compiled binaries to people not
in a position to compile it themselves, C or Z source code to those
who could, and as now, anyone still stuck could at least carry on using
their Z interpreter.

Or is the time spent interpreting Z-code small and there is no 
substantial performance gain from speeding this part up? Or would
maintaining portability be too difficult?

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