On Thu, 11 Dec 2014 08:57:56 +0000 Tobias Pankrath via Digitalmars-d <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> > >> Storing it as body IR accomplishes nothing practical over > >> storing it as source file, i.e. .di files. > > except that there's no need to parse source code over and over > > again, > > which is good for other tools (like completion suggesting, > > intelligent > > code browsing and so on). > > Which usually hold an AST in memory anyway. We have a fast > parser, parsing even a big codebase once is really not a problem, > see DCD for example. > > If the only advantage is to skip a parsing stage here or there, > it does not justify the work that would be needed. as we have a fast compiler too, i can't see any sense in producing machine code files at all. the only advantage is to skip a parsing and compiling stages here or there, it does not justify the work that would be needed.
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