Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [v3] coccinelle: semantic patch to check for inappropriate do_div() calls | From | Markus Elfring <> | Date | Sat, 11 Jan 2020 09:03:49 +0100 |
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>> Can the avoidance of duplicate source code (according to SmPL disjunctions) >> trigger positive effects on run time characteristics and software maintenance? > > Markus. Please stop asking this question.
This will not happen for a while.
> You are bothering people with this advice,
I present just another view.
> why don't _you_ figure out once and for all whether the change > that you suggest has any "positive effects on the run time characteristics"? > Hint: it will not.
* How much attention do you give to the software development principle "Don't repeat yourself"?
* Can the file size of a SmPL script matter a bit?
> Coccinelle has a pass that propagates disjunctions at the sub-statement level > to the statement level.
This data processing can probably trigger further development considerations.
Regards, Markus
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