From: Julian Assange <proff@iq.org>
To: Nicolas barnier <barnier@recherche.enac.fr>
Cc: ocaml <caml-list@inria.fr>
Cc: proff@iq.org
Subject: Re: Warning messages and lonely variables
Date: 16 Jun 2000 23:55:53 +1000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <wxn1klwx06.fsf@suburbia.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: Nicolas barnier's message of "Wed, 14 Jun 2000 15:22:00 +0200"
Nicolas barnier <barnier@recherche.enac.fr> writes:
> Wouldn't it be judicious to warn the user whenever a variable appears in
> the left hand-side of a (let/pattern-) binding and not used anymore in
> the following code, like they do in Prolog (e.g. within the Eclipse
> compiler) ? This is one of the source of many (of my) stupid bugs
> (especially when modifying pieces of code) and surely a desirable
> feature of a correct program. It seems also not
> so intricate to check (from my naive user standpoint at least).
Yes, this has bitten me off several times already.
Similarly, code computed as unreachable in graph/flow analysis should
generate a warning.
Cheers,
Julian.
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