+
+-- Does the given CoreExpr have any free local vars?
+has_free_vars :: CoreSyn.CoreExpr -> Bool
+has_free_vars = not . VarSet.isEmptyVarSet . CoreFVs.exprFreeVars
+
+-- Turns a Var CoreExpr into the Id inside it. Will of course only work for
+-- simple Var CoreExprs, not complexer ones.
+exprToVar :: CoreSyn.CoreExpr -> Var.Id
+exprToVar (CoreSyn.Var id) = id