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Re: Difference between {expand,fold,simplify}_builtin_foo ???
On Mon, 2004-09-20 at 12:45, Kaveh R. Ghazi wrote:
> > The key difference between them is the simplify_ variant is not
> > allowed to generate RTL nor create non-gimple code.
> > jeff
>
> Ok thanks, that explains expand_builtin_* vs. simplify_builtin_*.
>
> However what about fold_builtin_*? Both fold_builin_* and
> simplify_builtin_* return trees. Are the fold_ variants allowed to
> produce non-gimple? Or are fold_builtin_* and simplify_builtin_*
> really the same and we should canonicalize the naming convention?
I didn't realize we had a 3rd routine. Ugh. I don't know which is
preferred. Sigh.
jeff