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Re: Designs for better debug info in GCC
On Nov 27, 2007, Michael Matz <matz@suse.de> wrote:
> Hi,
> On Mon, 26 Nov 2007, Alexandre Oliva wrote:
>> >> And then, you have to tweak everything else to keep the note that
>> >> replaced the set up to date as you further optimize the code.
>>
>> > No. remove_insn() would replace the SET with a note.
>>
>> What information would this note convey?
> Oh my, sorry for adding confusion to the topic: I meant to write "would
> _not_ replace the SET with a note".
Aah, ok. So, you do indeed completely lose track of the crucial
differences between the two cases for the removal of a SET. And not
only about their implications, but also about where they ought to take
effect.
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