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Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 18:11:41 -0500
From: Rob Wilkens <robw@optonline.net>
Subject: Re: any chance of 2.6.0-test*?
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On Sun, 2003-01-12 at 17:52, Aaron Lehmann wrote:
> On Sun, Jan 12, 2003 at 05:34:58PM -0500, Rob Wilkens wrote:
> > You're wrong.  You wouldn't have to jump over them any more than you
> > have to jump over the "goto" statement.
> 
> The goto is a conditional jump. You propose replacing it with a
> conditional jump past the error handling code predicated on the
> opposite condition. Where's the improvement?

The goto is absolutely not a conditional jump.  The if that precedes it
is conditional.  The goto is not.  The if is already there.

-Rob

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