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/**
 * A collection of classes that support the processing of bytecodes.
 * The majority are merely utility classes that simplify and reduce errors during bytecode processing,
 * whereas, {@link com.sun.cri.bytecode.INTRINSIC} and {@link com.sun.cri.bytecode.BytecodeIntrinsifier}
 * provide the capability to transform the bytecodes of a method by replacing certain bytecode instructions
 * with alternatives drawn from a set of <i>extended</i> bytecodes.
 *
 */
package com.sun.cri.bytecode;

/**
 * @author Ben Titzer
 * @author Mick Jordan
 */