From 0b8060648eddceedbedebff27eb8a3362f95fe2d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: chriseth Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2018 18:16:08 +0100 Subject: Add comments to UnusedPruner --- libjulia/optimiser/UnusedPruner.cpp | 7 +++++++ libjulia/optimiser/UnusedPruner.h | 2 ++ 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+) diff --git a/libjulia/optimiser/UnusedPruner.cpp b/libjulia/optimiser/UnusedPruner.cpp index 50f4d9f1..50038431 100644 --- a/libjulia/optimiser/UnusedPruner.cpp +++ b/libjulia/optimiser/UnusedPruner.cpp @@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ void UnusedPruner::operator()(Block& _block) else if (statement.type() == typeid(VariableDeclaration)) { VariableDeclaration& varDecl = boost::get(statement); + // Multi-variable declarations are special. We can only remove it + // if all vairables are unused and the right-hand-side is either + // movable or it return a single value. In the latter case, we + // replace `let a := f()` by `pop(f())` (in pure IULIA, this will be + // `drop(f())`). if (boost::algorithm::none_of( varDecl.variables, [=](TypedName const& _typedName) { return used(_typedName.name); } @@ -68,6 +73,8 @@ void UnusedPruner::operator()(Block& _block) statement = Block{std::move(varDecl.location), {}}; } else if (varDecl.variables.size() == 1) + // In pure IULIA, this should be replaced by a function call to `drop` + // instead of `pop`. statement = ExpressionStatement{varDecl.location, FunctionalInstruction{ varDecl.location, solidity::Instruction::POP, diff --git a/libjulia/optimiser/UnusedPruner.h b/libjulia/optimiser/UnusedPruner.h index 8b521232..73e8de7c 100644 --- a/libjulia/optimiser/UnusedPruner.h +++ b/libjulia/optimiser/UnusedPruner.h @@ -49,8 +49,10 @@ public: using ASTModifier::operator(); virtual void operator()(Block& _block) override; + // @returns true iff the code changed in the previous run. bool shouldRunAgain() const { return m_shouldRunAgain; } + // Run the pruner until the code does not change anymore. static void runUntilStabilised(Block& _ast); private: -- cgit v1.2.3