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2 -- --
3 -- GNAT COMPILER COMPONENTS --
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26 -- This package implements a light expansion which is used in formal
27 -- verification mode. Instead of a complete expansion of nodes for code
28 -- generation, this Alfa expansion targets generation of intermediate code
29 -- for formal verification.
30
31 -- Expand_Alfa is called directly by Expander.Expand.
32
33 -- Alfa expansion has three main objectives:
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35 -- 1. Perform limited expansion to explicit some Ada rules and constructs
36 -- (translate 'Old and 'Result, replace renamings by renamed, insert
37 -- conversions, expand actuals in calls to introduce temporaries)
38
39 -- 2. Facilitate treatment for the formal verification back-end (fully
40 -- qualify names)
41
42 -- 3. Avoid the introduction of low-level code that is difficult to analyze
43 -- formally, as typically done in the full expansion for high-level
44 -- constructs (tasking, dispatching)
45
46 with Types; use Types;
47
48 package Exp_Alfa is
49
50 procedure Expand_Alfa (N : Node_Id);
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52 end Exp_Alfa;