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<p>This document describes the changes made to the Compiler
application.</p>
+<section><title>Compiler 7.4</title>
+
+ <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ The compiler has been rewritten to internally use an
+ intermediate representation based on Static Single
+ Assignment (SSA). The new intermediate representation
+ makes more optimizations possible.</p>
+ <p>
+ Most noticeable is that the binary matching optimizations
+ are now applicable in many more circumstances than
+ before.</p>
+ <p>
+ Another noticeable change is that type optimizations are
+ now applied across local function calls, and will remove
+ a lot more redundant type tests than before.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-14894 Aux Id: ERL-714 </p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>Funs are no longer created when they are only used
+ locally, greatly improving the performance of named funs
+ and "fun-wrapped" macros.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-15273 Aux Id: ERL-639 </p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>All compiler options that can be given in the source
+ file can now also be given in the option list or from the
+ command line for <c>erlc</c>.</p>
+ <p>Specifically, the option
+ <c>{nowarn_deprecated_function,MFAs}</c> was only
+ recognized when given in the file with the attribute
+ <c>-compile()</c>. The option
+ <c>{nowarn_unused_function,FAs}</c> was incorrectly
+ documented to only work in a file, but it also worked
+ when given in the option list.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-15456</p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+
+</section>
+
<section><title>Compiler 7.3.2</title>
<section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>