;; Non-tail self-recursion implemented with a local auxiliary function
;; is a lot faster than doing it the straightforward way (at least
;; on x86oids) due to calling convention differences. -- JES, 2005-12-30
;; Non-tail self-recursion implemented with a local auxiliary function
;; is a lot faster than doing it the straightforward way (at least
;; on x86oids) due to calling convention differences. -- JES, 2005-12-30