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diff --git a/libjulia/optimiser/README.md b/libjulia/optimiser/README.md index b26da0c7..877f8255 100644 --- a/libjulia/optimiser/README.md +++ b/libjulia/optimiser/README.md @@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ a new identifier needs to be introduced, a new unique name is generated. ## Function Hoister -The function hoister moves all function definitions to the topmost block. This is +The function hoister moves all function definitions to the end of the topmost block. This is a semantically equivalent transformation as long as it is performed after the -disambiguation stage. The reason is that moving a definition upwards cannot decrease +disambiguation stage. The reason is that moving a definition to a higher-level block cannot decrease its visibility and it is impossible to reference variables defined in a different function. The benefit of this stage is that function definitions can be looked up more easily. |