>> 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