Re: [PATCH 6/8] xdl_change_compact(): keep track of the earliest end

> Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu> writes:
> 
>> This makes it easier to detect whether shifting is possible, and will
>> also make the next change easier.
> 
> I can see the code keeping track of earliest_end but the above does
> not make it clear what the new "continue" is about.
> 
> ... easier to detect whether shifting is possible (in which case we
> can skip the shifting), and will also make ...
> 
> perhaps.