On 7/26/24 09:24, Joseph Myers wrote:
Maybe someone who was around then could
explain what "noalias" was, what the problems with it were and how it
differs from "restrict"
You can get a hint by reading Dennis Ritchie's 1988 email with the
unforgettable bottom line "Noalias must go. This is non-negotiable."
https://www.lysator.liu.se/c/dmr-on-noalias.html
... and this is partly why I haven't read Alejandro's proposal. Fiddling
with 'restrict' should be done only very carefully and only if there are
really important advantages to messing around with it.
