From: Mark Probert <probertm@...>
Date: 2003-01-06T09:19:06+09:00
Subject: Re: Compile time constant folding?


Hi.

Dan Sugalski wrote in comp.lang.ruby:
> 
> Is it valid to do compile-time constant folding as an optimization?
> 

IMO, the POLS wouldn't be breeched if this were to happen.
Unless the overloaded operator does something completely
strange (eg redefine "+" as "*"). I guess that typing may 
also be an issue.

-mark.