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[wwwdocs] Mention work on array temporaries

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Thomas Koenig Dec. 18, 2010, 11:47 a.m. UTC 
Hello Gerald,


> This looks good.  The one question I'll pose is "What's the benefit
> for the user?"  Performance, presumably?

here's what I committed, taking your remark into account.  Thanks!

	Thomas

2010-12-18  Thomas Koenig  <tkoenig@gcc.gnu.org>

        * changes.html: Mention work on reducing array temporaries.
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     support <code>REAL(16)</code> in hardware nor those which do not support
     <code>libquadmath</code>.</li>
     <li>Much improved compile time for large array constructors.</li>
+    <li>In order to reduce execution time and memory usage, use of
+      temporary arrays in assignment expressions is avoided for
+      many cases.  The compiler now reverses loops in order to avoid
+      generating a temporary array where possible.</li>
     <li>Improved diagnostics, especially with
       <code>-fwhole-file</code>.</li>
     <li>The <code>-fwhole-file</code> flag is now enabled by default. This