A new constant expression interpreter for Clang, Part 2

DisclaimerThis piece was originally published on the Red Hat Blog.This is part 2 of a 3-part series on Clang. Read part 1 here.A popular technique modern compilers use to improve the runtime performance of compiled code is to perform computations at compile time instead of at runtime. However, constant expressions need to be evaluated at compile time for a variety of reasons. To help resolve this problem, I've been working on improving the Clang's constant interpreter. Here's a look at just how ...

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