Re: Patches to remove TREE_COMPLEXITY for C and C++

[Mark Mitchell <mark at codesourcery dot com>]

Per Bothner wrote:

> Zack Weinberg wrote:
>
> > We don't yet know if we're picking up one of those compilers, but I
> > think it's a safe bet that we aren't doing it for 3.5 - not when we're
> > already in stage 2.
>
>
> Well, plugging in the Eclipse compiler, as a separate pass,
> should be a modest project technically.  Since I think using
> the Eclipse compiler (either as a stand-alone pass or somehow
> linked in) is the best long-term solution, I think it would be
> good to explore that.

The Eclipse compiler is source->bytecode, right?

> > Whereas it would be really nice if the complexity
> > field could go away in 3.5.  So I'd encourage doing this work now.
>
> Well, it's quite a hefty amount of work to do as an unpaid volunteer.
> A complication is that name resolution uses EXPR_WITH_FILE_LOCATION
> in a rather kludgy way.  It was written by Alex Petit-Bianco, and
> I don't know if anyone understands the code - I don't.

You definitely have no obligation here, and I don't think Zack or I 
meant to imply that you did.  It was just like "wow, it would sure be 
cool if Per would do this."

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