----Original Message----
>From: Paolo Bonzini
>Sent: 31 August 2005 10:07
>> if I modify the type of my_funct to take 3 args (int, int, float),
>> then the type checker ( which runs before my pass for "main" ) bombs
>> out saying that the call to "my_funct" has lesser than required
>> parameters. Where should I be running this pass? The way it looks is
>> that i need the pass manager to run my pass for all the functions,
>> instead of running all the passes for each function, and then
>> processing the next function. Is this possible to specify to the pass
>> manager?
>
> My guess is that you should run your pass as part of the
> inter-procedural analysis passes (IPA). Maybe only if
> flag_unit_at_a_time is set.
>
> Paolo
My guess is that he should modify the relevant language frontend to add
the new parameter from the first moment it creates the trees for functions
and calls, rather than using an optimiser pass at all. Would that
necessarily be any more difficult, overall?
cheers,
DaveK
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