On 7/31/2014 12:01 AM, simendsjo wrote:
On 07/31/2014 12:01 AM, Walter Bright wrote:
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2. The compiler can make use of assert expressions to improve
optimization, even in -release mode.
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Does this mean that assertions used for optimization will be left in
-release? There's plenty of times where I've had an old incorrect
assertion in my code after a refactoring - sometimes in seldom used paths.
If the compiler would aggressively optimize my code based on some wrong
assumptions I give it, it would be very useful if that assumption would
stay in the code to trigger an assertion.
To get this behavior, don't use the -release switch.
