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example/src/main.nub

@@ -8,11 +8,7 @@ struct Human
 
 export func main(args: []cstring): i64
 {
-    let x: cstring
-
-    x = "john"
-
-    c::puts(x)
+    c::puts("john")
 
     return 0
 }

src/compiler/Generation/QBE/QBEGenerator.cs

@@ -1297,9 +1297,6 @@ public static class QBEGenerator
 
         foreach (var parameter in funcCall.Parameters)
         {
-            var result = EmitUnwrap(EmitExpression(parameter));
-            var copy = EmitCopy(parameter.Type, result);
-
             var qbeType = parameter.Type switch
             {
                 NubArrayType => "l",
@@ -1326,6 +1323,7 @@ public static class QBEGenerator
                 _ => throw new NotSupportedException($"'{parameter.Type}' type cannot be used in function calls")
             };
 
+            var copy = EmitCopy(parameter.Type, EmitUnwrap(EmitExpression(parameter)));
             parameterStrings.Add($"{qbeType} {copy}");
         }