1 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/hir/expr_ptr.cpp b/src/hir/expr_ptr.cpp
index fcef34bd..7f493a0d 100644
--- a/src/hir/expr_ptr.cpp
+++ b/src/hir/expr_ptr.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,13 @@
 }
 
 
+const Span& HIR::ExprPtr::span() const
+{
+    static Span static_sp;
+    if( *this )
+        return (*this)->span();
+    return static_sp;
+}
 const ::MIR::Function* HIR::ExprPtr::get_mir_opt() const
 {
     if(!this->m_mir)
@@ -83,6 +90,15 @@ void HIR::ExprPtr::set_mir(::MIR::FunctionPointer mir)
 {
     assert( !this->m_mir );
     m_mir = ::std::move(mir);
+    // Reset the HIR tree to be a placeholder node (thus freeing the backing memory)
+    if( false && node )
+    {
+        auto sp = node->span();
+        node = ExprPtrInner(::std::unique_ptr<HIR::ExprNode>(new ::HIR::ExprNode_Loop(
+                        sp, "",
+                        ::std::unique_ptr<HIR::ExprNode>(new ::HIR::ExprNode_Tuple(sp, {}))
+                        )));
+    }
 }