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Re: VirtualAlloc to DosAllocMem

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On Sat, 9 Jul 2011 03:46:10 +0200, Lars Erdmann <lars.erdmann@arcor.de> wrote:

>> Strewth, you like typing don't you...
>>
>> return PAG_READ | (writable ? PAG_WRITE : 0) | (executable ? PAG_EXECUTE : 
>> 0);
>>
>> ... but why use 1 line when you can use 10, eh?
> 
> It's all a matter of style.

Sometimes, sometimes not.

> In the end, most compilers will generate the same binary code from that.

Possibly, possibly not.

> At least if the optimizer is turned on. It depends on what you consider to 
> be better readable.

Yes, a simple one liner like the above is perfectly readable and much more
so than either of the examples quoted previously.

> By the way: In a DO178B project people might rip your balls off if they see 
> "condensed" code like you have been writing.

Fuck 'em.
That isn't "condensed" code. There is absolutely nothing wrong with it.

I see you didn't pick up on my little jibe about the pointless comments.

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