> I am considering implementing the following feature into GCC using > the patch on http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2006-11/msg01769.html > : a compiler probe which permits to probe the run of a compilation, > e.g. by displaying in emacs or a graphical GTK application the > current pass, Gimple representations, etc..
What you're describing sounds a bit like the VISTA interactive compilation environment which allows users to dynamically adjust the optimisation regime of individual functions and examine the effect: http://citeseer.ist.psu.edu/433065.html Ben
