>
> The optimizer (gcc version is 4.1.2) behaves much better with the
> second function. I'm wondering what mysterious beast lurks in the
> optimization routines... :)
>
I've just finished compiling gcc 4.2.3, and I'm very pleased to
announce that all of the snippets posted to this thread are properly
optimized (with -O2). Hail to the gcc team!
Dario
