Compiler Speed Trials

[boriel]

I think Hisoft optimized down to whether ink or paper changes were made, and didn't include code for them if not used.

I suppose you could arrange for the print routine to not include the BOLD and ITALIC (and INVERSE and OVER) routines, if it was made fairly modular?

I just looked at the print.asm - and it looks like it IS modular. All those #includes at the start - could the compiler make them optional, if not needed?

Because people asked me to support attribute control codes (e.g. CHR$(22, 1, 10) = AT 1, 10; etc...) Since PRINT a$ could also mean PRINT INVERSE 1; ITALIC 1; "xxx" in a single string, all must be included.

So only ROM print would fix that.