[J3] function references and optimization

Malcolm Cohen malcolm at nag-j.co.jp
Tue Oct 9 22:01:17 EDT 2018


Van Snyder asks:

> Does the permission in 10.1.5.2.4p2, under the rubric "Evaluation of
>numeric intrinsic operations" include statement functions?

 

I refer you to my earlier message:

> No matter what kind of function F is, if the processor “knows” that
> the value of the function is y, it need not evaluate the function
> reference at all.



This is nothing to do with statement functions and everything to do with knowing the value of a function reference.  Any expression or subexpression whose value is “known” need not be evaluated.

 

Cheers,

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..............Malcolm Cohen, NAG Oxford/Tokyo.

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