Re: Most important aspect of any compiler (C or otherwise)

From	"Chris M. Thomasson" <invalid@invalid.invalid>
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Subject	Re: Most important aspect of any compiler (C or otherwise)
Date	2016-10-05 18:03 -0700
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On 10/5/2016 2:25 PM, Rick C. Hodgin wrote:
> Supercat wrote:
>> What should happen if a pointer to bar.y is passed to a function,
>> code is stopped within that function, and array "arr" is changed to 5 elements?
>
> The location of all data is known.  Pointers can be examined to see
> what they point into in ABI_stale, to see how things are translated
> into ABI_new, and a series of data change ops are created, including
> updating pointer values.
>
> Everything in the ABI is known.  It's a natural and resolvable projection
> from the logical image into the physical.

When do you think your compiler might be is a state that can allow for a 
beta test?

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Most important aspect of any compiler (C or otherwise) "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2016-10-04 11:02 -0700
  Re: Most important aspect of any compiler (C or otherwise) John Gordon <gordon@panix.com> - 2016-10-04 19:00 +0000
    Re: Most important aspect of any compiler (C or otherwise) "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2016-10-04 12:08 -0700
      Re: Most important aspect of any compiler (C or otherwise) jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2016-10-04 21:56 +0200
        Re: Most important aspect of any compiler (C or otherwise) "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2016-10-04 13:06 -0700
      Re: Most important aspect of any compiler (C or otherwise) BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-10-04 21:29 +0100
        Re: Most important aspect of any compiler (C or otherwise) "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2016-10-04 13:46 -0700
          Re: Most important aspect of any compiler (C or otherwise) BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-10-05 00:30 +0100
            Re: Most important aspect of any compiler (C or otherwise) "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2016-10-04 16:58 -0700
              Re: Most important aspect of any compiler (C or otherwise) gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2016-10-05 01:07 +0000
            Re: Most important aspect of any compiler (C or otherwise) supercat@casperkitty.com - 2016-10-05 08:07 -0700
              Re: Most important aspect of any compiler (C or otherwise) "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2016-10-05 11:51 -0700
                Re: Most important aspect of any compiler (C or otherwise) supercat@casperkitty.com - 2016-10-05 14:08 -0700
                Re: Most important aspect of any compiler (C or otherwise) "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2016-10-05 14:25 -0700
                Re: Most important aspect of any compiler (C or otherwise) "Chris M. Thomasson" <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2016-10-05 18:03 -0700
                Re: Most important aspect of any compiler (C or otherwise) "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2016-10-05 18:13 -0700
                Re: Most important aspect of any compiler (C or otherwise) Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2016-10-05 19:08 -0700
                Re: Most important aspect of any compiler (C or otherwise) "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2016-10-05 19:18 -0700
                Re: Most important aspect of any compiler (C or otherwise) Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2016-10-05 19:31 -0700
                Re: Most important aspect of any compiler (C or otherwise) "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2016-10-05 19:43 -0700
                Re: Most important aspect of any compiler (C or otherwise) Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-10-05 22:22 -0400
                Re: Most important aspect of any compiler (C or otherwise) jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2016-10-06 09:56 +0200
                Re: Most important aspect of any compiler (C or otherwise) "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2016-10-06 04:54 -0700
                Re: Most important aspect of any compiler (C or otherwise) mark.bluemel@gmail.com - 2016-10-06 05:06 -0700
                Re: Most important aspect of any compiler (C or otherwise) "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2016-10-06 05:27 -0700
                Re: Most important aspect of any compiler (C or otherwise) "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2016-10-06 05:32 -0700
          Re: Most important aspect of any compiler (C or otherwise) Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2016-10-04 19:12 -0700
      Re: Most important aspect of any compiler (C or otherwise) Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2016-10-05 13:42 +1300
        Re: Most important aspect of any compiler (C or otherwise) "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2016-10-05 04:53 -0700
          Re: Most important aspect of any compiler (C or otherwise) Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2016-10-05 05:04 -0700
            Re: Most important aspect of any compiler (C or otherwise) "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2016-10-05 05:12 -0700
  Re: Most important aspect of any compiler (C or otherwise) Anand Hariharan <mailto.anand.hariharan@gmail.com> - 2016-10-07 15:02 -0700
    Re: Most important aspect of any compiler (C or otherwise) supercat@casperkitty.com - 2016-10-07 16:17 -0700
      Re: Most important aspect of any compiler (C or otherwise) luser droog <luser.droog@gmail.com> - 2016-10-07 18:11 -0700
        Re: Most important aspect of any compiler (C or otherwise) James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2016-10-07 23:53 -0400
          Re: Most important aspect of any compiler (C or otherwise) supercat@casperkitty.com - 2016-10-08 01:12 -0700
            Re: Most important aspect of any compiler (C or otherwise) jameskuyper@verizon.net - 2016-10-08 08:05 -0700
              Re: Most important aspect of any compiler (C or otherwise) supercat@casperkitty.com - 2016-10-08 10:15 -0700
          Re: Most important aspect of any compiler (C or otherwise) Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2016-10-08 02:17 -0700
            Re: Most important aspect of any compiler (C or otherwise) gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2016-10-08 11:02 +0000
              Re: Most important aspect of any compiler (C or otherwise) "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2016-10-08 05:14 -0700
              Re: Most important aspect of any compiler (C or otherwise) Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2016-10-08 12:20 -0700
                Re: Most important aspect of any compiler (C or otherwise) supercat@casperkitty.com - 2016-10-08 15:31 -0700
                Re: Most important aspect of any compiler (C or otherwise) Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2016-10-08 15:58 -0700
                Re: Most important aspect of any compiler (C or otherwise) supercat@casperkitty.com - 2016-10-08 17:46 -0700
            Re: Most important aspect of any compiler (C or otherwise) jameskuyper@verizon.net - 2016-10-08 08:09 -0700
          Re: Most important aspect of any compiler (C or otherwise) Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-10-08 14:49 -0700
            Re: Most important aspect of any compiler (C or otherwise) "James R. Kuyper" <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2016-10-09 11:12 -0400
      Re: Most important aspect of any compiler (C or otherwise) Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-10-07 21:15 -0400
        Re: Most important aspect of any compiler (C or otherwise) supercat@casperkitty.com - 2016-10-08 01:02 -0700
          Re: Most important aspect of any compiler (C or otherwise) Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-10-08 06:04 -0400
            Re: Most important aspect of any compiler (C or otherwise) Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-10-08 11:45 +0100
              Re: Most important aspect of any compiler (C or otherwise) Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-10-08 16:57 -0400
                Re: Most important aspect of any compiler (C or otherwise) Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-10-09 01:25 +0100
                Re: Most important aspect of any compiler (C or otherwise) Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-10-08 21:29 -0400
            Re: Most important aspect of any compiler (C or otherwise) jameskuyper@verizon.net - 2016-10-08 07:49 -0700
              Re: Most important aspect of any compiler (C or otherwise) "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2016-10-08 08:04 -0700
              Re: Most important aspect of any compiler (C or otherwise) Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-10-08 16:58 -0400
                Re: Most important aspect of any compiler (C or otherwise) jameskuyper@verizon.net - 2016-10-08 14:42 -0700
                Re: Most important aspect of any compiler (C or otherwise) Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-10-08 15:08 -0700
                Re: Most important aspect of any compiler (C or otherwise) Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-10-08 19:27 -0400
                Re: Most important aspect of any compiler (C or otherwise) Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2016-10-08 16:37 -0700
                Re: Most important aspect of any compiler (C or otherwise) Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-10-08 21:30 -0400
    Re: Most important aspect of any compiler (C or otherwise) "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2016-10-07 18:31 -0700

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