Fix do while continue stmt#160
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A continue statement inside a `do while` breakes the iteration and
re-evaluates the condition.
Our previous translation, i.e.
```rs
loop {
...
if !cond {
break
}
}
```
never re-evaluated the condition after a continue, resulting in an
infinite loop.
To fix this, use while instead of loop. This ensures that the condition
is re-evaluated right after the continue:
```rs
let mut __do_while = true;
while __do_while || cond {
__do_while = false;
...
}
```
__do_while makes sure that the first iteration of the loop is always
executed.
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A continue statement inside a
do whilebreakes the iteration and re-evaluates the condition.Our previous translation, i.e.
never re-evaluated the condition after a continue, resulting in an infinite loop.
To fix this, use while instead of loop. This ensures that the condition is re-evaluated right after the continue:
__do_while makes sure that the first iteration of the loop is always executed.