[m-rev.] State variable syntax transformation

[Fergus Henderson]

On 26-Feb-2002, Michael Day <mikeday at bigpond.net.au> wrote:
> 
> > > 	( if we_have_a_problem(X) then throw_an_exception(X) )
> > 
> > Code like this should be avoided, since it will get entirely optimized away
> > if you compile with `--no-fully-strict'.
> 
> This is something I've done several times for debugging purposes. I would 
> have thought that the compiler won't optimise things away that have 
> determinism erroneous?

The determinism of the goal `if we_have_a_problem(X) then throw(...) else true'
is `det', not `erroneous'.

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