[m-rev.] for review: Remove mentions of 'dead' and 'mostly_dead' from reference manual.

[Julien Fischer]

Hi Zoltan,

On Sat, 5 Aug 2017, Zoltan Somogyi wrote:

> On Sat, 5 Aug 2017 15:48:15 +1000 (AEST), Julien Fischer <jfischer at opturion.com> wrote:
>> My preference would be to use 'dead' instead of 'clobbered'.
>> I think the former is a better name.
>
> I think that while "dead" is easier to remember, "clobbered"
> is more descriptive.

I have found that some users, particularly those for whom English is not
at first language, are confused by what "clobbered" means; less so with
"dead".

> I also think that mentioning only one of the two in the reference
> manual may be clearer for new users,

Agreed; it's somewhat unfortunate that there are two names for the same
thing in the first place.  (As such, I have no objection to Peter's change
to the reference manual.)

> removing either name from the compiler would cause needless problems
> for old code, and therefore we shouldn't do it.

Agreed.

Julien.