On Tuesday, 13 January 2026 13:49:30 Pacific Standard Time Hans Åberg wrote:
> The traditional multiprecision division algorithm uses a loop in order to be
> able to handle all multiword sizes. For 2-by-1 word division, it can be
> removed by hand, and I suggest doing it for higher multiword sizes by
> recursive templates. So the loop can be removed, it is only very
> complicated to do so.

And have you done that complicated thing? And if so, why can't the compiler do
the same? What is the reason it cannot do the same?

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