Hi Harald,
I think I understand much of what is said, but I feel that I do
not really understand what *clobber* means for the different
beasts we are discussing (although I have an impression of what
it means for a scalar object).
Obviously, "clobber" means taking a big stick and hitting the beast
in question over the head with it :-)
More seriously: My understanding of a clobber it is a hint to
the middle end that the value in question will not be used,
and that operations leading to this value can be removed,
unless they are used otherwise.
If I'm wrong or imprecise, I'm sure somebody will correct me :-)
Regards
Thomas
