[Simh] Simh execution speed improvement

[Davis Johnson]

Bailey, Scott wrote:

> Here's another little contribution to this discussion. I of course 
> have not
> lowered myself so far as to conduct any benchmarks :-) but with a few 
> minor
> tweaks, it is possible to compile using gcc with the "-fwhole-program
> --combine" flags -- on paper, this presents the compiler with additional
> opportunities for optimization.
>
If the compiler is smart enough to do this, might it be smart enough to 
inline without being asked? I really need to read the compiler 
documentation again.