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Re: finite state machines in guile


> OK, this is one of the oldest sources of confusion when using gcc.
> Basically, as soon as you turn the optimiser on, you get no guarantees
> about code being debuggable. In my opinion, you shouldn't be debugging
> optimised code unless you just want to take a quick peek at something.
> 
> Unless you allow the optimiser to break the debugger, you don't have
> sufficient freedom to optimise.

Humph.  I debug optimized code every day, for a living.

The optimizer shouldn't worry about breaking the debugger --- the
debugger must scramble to keep up.  :)