add clarifying comment

rigetti · Jun 27, 2023 · ebad470 · ebad470
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diff --git a/pyquil/api/_rewrite_arithmetic.py b/pyquil/api/_rewrite_arithmetic.py
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ def expr_mref(expr: object) -> MemoryReference:
  # so we divide by 8...
  expr = str(Div(inst.scale, 8))
  updated.inst(SetScale(inst.frame, expr_mref(expr)))
+ # Program.copy_everything_except_instructions persists DECLARE statements
  elif not isinstance(inst, Declare):
  updated.inst(inst)