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1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/util.ml b/lib/util.ml index 36282b2da..6de012da0 100644 --- a/lib/util.ml +++ b/lib/util.ml @@ -171,3 +171,12 @@ let open_utf8_file_in fname = let s = Bytes.make 3 ' ' in if input in_chan s 0 3 < 3 || not (is_bom s) then seek_in in_chan 0; in_chan + +(** A trick which can typically be used to store on the fly the + computation of values in the "when" clause of a "match" then + retrieve the evaluated result in the r.h.s of the clause *) + +let set_temporary_memory () = + let a = ref None in + (fun x -> assert (!a = None); a := Some x; x), + (fun () -> match !a with Some x -> x | None -> assert false) |