Re: another C-like language? was Compilers :)

Hans-Peter Diettrich <DrDiettrich1@netscape.net>
Mon, 9 Jan 2023 04:48:37 +0100

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From: Hans-Peter Diettrich <DrDiettrich1@netscape.net>
Newsgroups: comp.compilers
Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2023 04:48:37 +0100
Organization: Compilers Central
References: 23-01-001 23-01-002 23-01-003 23-01-008 23-01-020 23-01-024
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Keywords: C, optimize
Posted-Date: 09 Jan 2023 11:39:31 EST
In-Reply-To: 23-01-024

On 1/8/23 8:21 PM, David Brown wrote:


> In other words, it can combine all the variables declared in nested
> scope and act as though they were all defined at the start of the
> function.


AFAIR nested scopes were introduced just to allow for space saving
memory overlays. Regardless of whether a compiler really takes that
optimization *option*.


Of course problems can arise from malware assuming memory contents as
left over from a previous block, as it's not required that the compiler
initializes all local variables on block entry.


DoDi


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