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[PATCH,tree-ssa,doc] Fix wording in and provide index for 'PHI nodes'
- From: Bernhard Fischer <rep dot dot dot nop at gmail dot com>
- To: gcc-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Cc: rep dot dot dot nop at gmail dot com
- Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2008 18:45:57 +0100
- Subject: [PATCH,tree-ssa,doc] Fix wording in and provide index for 'PHI nodes'
Hi,
The attached patch adds an index for 'PHI nodes' to make it easier to
find the corresponding documentation. Also it improves the wording a
little bit.
Tested with make info.
Ok for trunk?
gcc/ChangeLog
2008-01-27 Bernhard Fischer <>
* doc/tree-ssa.texi: Add findex PHI nodes and improve wording.
Index: gcc/doc/tree-ssa.texi
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--- gcc/doc/tree-ssa.texi (revision 131883)
+++ gcc/doc/tree-ssa.texi (working copy)
@@ -1198,7 +1198,8 @@ the version number and the statement tha
@code{SSA_NAME}. Only definitions and virtual definitions may
create new @code{SSA_NAME} nodes.
-Sometimes, flow of control makes it impossible to determine what is the
+@findex PHI nodes
+Sometimes, flow of control makes it impossible to determine the
most recent version of a variable. In these cases, the compiler
inserts an artificial definition for that variable called
@dfn{PHI function} or @dfn{PHI node}. This new definition merges