[photran] How difficult is it to find dead code

[photran] How difficult is it to find dead code

From: Carl Slater <ce.slater@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2013 10:12:04 -0700 (PDT)
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Hmmm I was thinking ... I know dangerous.

You have a database of function definitions and function usages .... how hard is it to identify routines that are never used?

When you inherit a code worked on by multiple authors it is easy to have "dead code" that gets updated but never used.

Regards

Carl