On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 3:11 PM, Alec Teal <a.t...@warwick.ac.uk> wrote:
>> That is a need that g++ cannot currently satisfy.  With plugins, one
>> could do something along those lines, but they are heavier, and are at
>> the mercy of the full compiler.  Additionally, g++ has very low
>> fidelity wrt the input program; it breaks down the original C++ input
>> almost immediately.
>
> I don't quite follow, as opposed to? (Sorry if dumb question)

As opposed to an AST that is a very close representation of the
original C++ program.  Such that if you pretty printed that AST, you'd
get something that resembles the original program very closely.


Diego.

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