Re: C++ API: Union types are missing

["Marc Nieper-Wißkirchen" <marc.nieper+gnu@gmail.com>]

Am Mo., 31. Jan. 2022 um 15:57 Uhr schrieb David Malcolm <
dmalcolm@redhat.com>:

> On Sun, 2022-01-30 at 20:34 +0100, Marc Nieper-Wißkirchen wrote:
> > The C++ analog for gcc_jit_context_new_union_type is missing in
> > libgccjit++.h.
> >
> > I can send a patch adding it and anything else I may find missing as
> > well.
>
> Yes please; ideally with test coverage.
>
> > Dave, as only one header file is concerned, would a single patch be
> > okay? I
> > hope it could still make it into GCC 12 as no component outside of the
> > file
> > would be touched.
>
> It's technically something I ought to ask permission for from the
> release managers given that the rest of gcc 12 is in deep feature
> freeze, but I think there's a good case for this - especially if the
> patch has test coverage (if nothing else, I've found that it's
> impossible to gauge how good an API is without writing code to consume
> that API).
>

A patch is already out with a test case. :)

Another one will follow that adds the missing support for function pointer
types in the C++ API.

Marc