> I must also say llvm has a lot of functionality. But even so > there is a lot of bloat. Let me just say the bloat is due to > many factors but it has far *less* to do with graphs. > Download llvm and take a peek. I think the chosen language > and the habits it promotes and the "impedance match" with the > problem domain does play a significant role.
do you know of a compiler that uses a graph-based approach that isn't huge? > Or something equivalent. Example: How do you know moving an > expression out of a for loop is valid? The optimizer needs to > understand the control flow. is this still a useful thing to be doing? - erik
