Re: RFC 214 (v1) Emit warnings and errors based on unoptimized code

[Nathan Torkington]

Steve Fink writes:
> I suspect perl can do a much better job than it does now, but if you
> make it a requirement, you prevent many optimizations. I think the RFC
> should be very specific about when it applies and when it gets out of
> the way.

I can't be more specific unless I know the optimizations.  So I'll
fudge and say "unless a compelling case can be made for an
optimization that absolutely cannot preserve this information".

I don't mind a bloated optree, so long as there's a way to trim it.

Nat