WebAssembly / WebAssembly/binaryen
Constant propagation pass
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Description
We should add one. The closest thing we have is Precompute, which should probably also do constant propagation (as the two operations help each other).
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating and reading the existing Precompute pass, since the issue identifies it as the closest related entry point. Determine the intended scope and interaction between Precompute and constant propagation; done should include a constant propagation pass that works together with Precompute.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp, wasm
- Domain
- compilers
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100