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Re: LOOP_EXPR
On Tue, 2004-12-28 at 10:44 -0800, Devang Patel wrote:
> I see following in c-tree.texi.
>
> @item LOOP_EXPR
> These nodes represent ``infinite'' loops. The @code{LOOP_EXPR_BODY}
> represents the body of the loop. It should be executed forever, unless
> an @code{EXIT_EXPR} is encountered.
> @item EXIT_EXPR
> These nodes represent conditional exits from the nearest enclosing
> @code{LOOP_EXPR}. The single operand is the condition; if it is
> nonzero, then the loop should be exited. An @code{EXIT_EXPR} will only
> appear within a @code{LOOP_EXPR}.
They are in c-tree.texi because they are now GENERIC, not GIMPLEtrees.
GIMPLE lowers LOOP_EXPRS.
He asked about using LOOP_EXPR in GIMPLE.
As the docs say, LOOP_EXPRS are no longer GIMPLE, they are lowered to
explicit gotos.
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> Devang
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