source mgt. requirements solicitation

[Robert Dewar]

> Maybe it's true because for writing compiler optimizations one 
> should have some knowledge in mathematics.  Most of the new techniques 
> developped for optimizing compilers use abstract representations 
> based on mathematical objects (such as graphs, lattices, vectorial spaces, 
> polyhedras, ...)

Indeed, and the model of miscelleaneous local tinkering with a compiler
by people who do not know the entire environment is a risky one.