tool: GNU superoptimizer

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Language:	C
Version:	2.5
Parts:	exhaustive instruction sequence optimizer
Author:	Torbjorn Granlund <tege@gnu.ai.mit.edu> with Tom Wood
Location:	ftp://gatekeeper.dec.com/superopt-2.5.tar.Z or any other GNU archive site
Description:	GSO is a function sequence generator that uses an exhaustive generate-and-test approach to find the shortest instruction sequence for a given function. You have to tell the superoptimizer which function and which CPU you want to get code for. This is useful for compiler writers.
Bugs:	Torbjorn Granlund <tege@gnu.ai.mit.edu>
Restriction:	GNU General Public License
Ports:	Alpha, Sparc, i386, 88k, RS/6000, 68k, 29k, Pyramid(SP,AP,XP)
Updated:	1995

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