On Sun, 22 Oct 2023, Ken Matsui wrote:

> Hi Patrick,
> 
> There is an issue with the code in
> libstdc++-v3/include/bits/cpp_type_traits.h. Specifically, Clang 16
> does not accept the code, while Clang 17 does. Given that we aim to
> support the last two versions of Clang, we need to ensure that Clang
> 16 accepts this code. Can you please advise on the best course of
> action regarding this matter?

The following workaround seems to make Clang happy:

    #include <type_traits>

    template<typename T, bool B = __is_pointer(T)>
    struct __is_pointer : std::bool_constant<B> { };

> 
> https://godbolt.org/z/PbxhYcb7q
> 
> Sincerely,
> Ken Matsui
> 
> On Fri, Oct 20, 2023 at 7:12 AM Ken Matsui <kmatsui@gcc.gnu.org> wrote:
> >
> > This patch optimizes the compilation performance of std::is_pointer
> > by dispatching to the new __is_pointer built-in trait.
> >
> > libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog:
> >
> >         * include/bits/cpp_type_traits.h (__is_pointer): Use __is_pointer
> >         built-in trait.
> >         * include/std/type_traits (is_pointer): Likewise. Optimize its
> >         implementation.
> >         (is_pointer_v): Likewise.
> >
> > Co-authored-by: Jonathan Wakely <jwakely@redhat.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Ken Matsui <kmatsui@gcc.gnu.org>
> > ---
> >  libstdc++-v3/include/bits/cpp_type_traits.h |  8 ++++
> >  libstdc++-v3/include/std/type_traits        | 44 +++++++++++++++++----
> >  2 files changed, 44 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/include/bits/cpp_type_traits.h b/libstdc++-v3/include/bits/cpp_type_traits.h
> > index 4312f32a4e0..246f2cc0b17 100644
> > --- a/libstdc++-v3/include/bits/cpp_type_traits.h
> > +++ b/libstdc++-v3/include/bits/cpp_type_traits.h
> > @@ -363,6 +363,13 @@ __INT_N(__GLIBCXX_TYPE_INT_N_3)
> >    //
> >    // Pointer types
> >    //
> > +#if _GLIBCXX_USE_BUILTIN_TRAIT(__is_pointer)
> > +  template<typename _Tp>
> > +    struct __is_pointer : __truth_type<__is_pointer(_Tp)>
> > +    {
> > +      enum { __value = __is_pointer(_Tp) };
> > +    };
> > +#else
> >    template<typename _Tp>
> >      struct __is_pointer
> >      {
> > @@ -376,6 +383,7 @@ __INT_N(__GLIBCXX_TYPE_INT_N_3)
> >        enum { __value = 1 };
> >        typedef __true_type __type;
> >      };
> > +#endif
> >
> >    //
> >    // An arithmetic type is an integer type or a floating point type
> > diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/include/std/type_traits b/libstdc++-v3/include/std/type_traits
> > index 0641ecfdf2b..75a94cb8d7e 100644
> > --- a/libstdc++-v3/include/std/type_traits
> > +++ b/libstdc++-v3/include/std/type_traits
> > @@ -542,19 +542,33 @@ _GLIBCXX_BEGIN_NAMESPACE_VERSION
> >      : public true_type { };
> >  #endif
> >
> > -  template<typename>
> > -    struct __is_pointer_helper
> > +  /// is_pointer
> > +#if _GLIBCXX_USE_BUILTIN_TRAIT(__is_pointer)
> > +  template<typename _Tp>
> > +    struct is_pointer
> > +    : public __bool_constant<__is_pointer(_Tp)>
> > +    { };
> > +#else
> > +  template<typename _Tp>
> > +    struct is_pointer
> >      : public false_type { };
> >
> >    template<typename _Tp>
> > -    struct __is_pointer_helper<_Tp*>
> > +    struct is_pointer<_Tp*>
> >      : public true_type { };
> >
> > -  /// is_pointer
> >    template<typename _Tp>
> > -    struct is_pointer
> > -    : public __is_pointer_helper<__remove_cv_t<_Tp>>::type
> > -    { };
> > +    struct is_pointer<_Tp* const>
> > +    : public true_type { };
> > +
> > +  template<typename _Tp>
> > +    struct is_pointer<_Tp* volatile>
> > +    : public true_type { };
> > +
> > +  template<typename _Tp>
> > +    struct is_pointer<_Tp* const volatile>
> > +    : public true_type { };
> > +#endif
> >
> >    /// is_lvalue_reference
> >    template<typename>
> > @@ -3252,8 +3266,22 @@ template <typename _Tp, size_t _Num>
> >    inline constexpr bool is_array_v<_Tp[_Num]> = true;
> >  #endif
> >
> > +#if _GLIBCXX_USE_BUILTIN_TRAIT(__is_pointer)
> > +template <typename _Tp>
> > +  inline constexpr bool is_pointer_v = __is_pointer(_Tp);
> > +#else
> >  template <typename _Tp>
> > -  inline constexpr bool is_pointer_v = is_pointer<_Tp>::value;
> > +  inline constexpr bool is_pointer_v = false;
> > +template <typename _Tp>
> > +  inline constexpr bool is_pointer_v<_Tp*> = true;
> > +template <typename _Tp>
> > +  inline constexpr bool is_pointer_v<_Tp* const> = true;
> > +template <typename _Tp>
> > +  inline constexpr bool is_pointer_v<_Tp* volatile> = true;
> > +template <typename _Tp>
> > +  inline constexpr bool is_pointer_v<_Tp* const volatile> = true;
> > +#endif
> > +
> >  template <typename _Tp>
> >    inline constexpr bool is_lvalue_reference_v = false;
> >  template <typename _Tp>
> > --
> > 2.42.0
> >
> 
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