Most compiler optimizations and software productivity tools rely on information about the effects of pointer dereferences in a program. The purpose of points-to analysis is to compute this information safely, and as accurately as is practical. Unfortunately, accurate points-to information is difficult to obtain for large programs, because the time and space requirements of the analysis become prohibitive.
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