[erlang-questions] inlining math:pi()

[Tony Arcieri]

Use a macro?

On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 8:31 AM, James Hague <james.hague@REDACTED> wrote:

> I tend to use math:pi/0 a lot in code I'm writing. The math module is
> essentially all BIFs, except math:pi/0, which is simple:
>
>   pi() -> 3.1415926535897932.
>
> If this constant could simply be inlined at compile time, it would
> improve the generated code quite a bit. Two examples:
>
> 1. "math:pi() * 2" could be a constant, instead of a call to an
> external function and causing a float to be heap allocated.
> 2. "{100.0, 50.0, math:pi()}" could be a constant term, instead of
> having to be constructed at runtime.
>
> Perhaps there's a more general need for what are essentially "constant
> BIFs"?
>
> James
>
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