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Fix members of an extern template class from being in every TU [GH #252] - #432
Currently, when an inline member of a class template is used in a translation unit that also sees an explicit instantiation declaration (extern template), the front end still instantiates the member for inlining so it is emitted in every TU. This impacts libstdc++ such as the extern template class used for std::allocator<char>, and every Boost library of two or more sources with std::string, streams, etc.
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Bug Fixes
Corrected generated C and C++ output for inline-only functions across GNU inline modes, preventing duplicate external definitions that could cause linking failures in multi-file programs.
Improved compatibility with GCC and Clang, including support for variadic inline functions.
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Added regression coverage for inline definitions, variadic functions, and symbol definitions across C and C++ builds.
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The C back end adjusts GNU inline-only definition emission, including GNU C89 rules and variadic functions. New C and C++ regression tests check behavior across translation units. Existing compiler test expectations are updated.
The back end excludes gnu_c89_inline routines from the C99 inline path, requests gnu_inline for applicable GNU inline-only definitions, and permits eligible variadic definitions. The release note describes these changes.
C multi-translation-unit regression tests/tests/regressions/gh-252-c/*
The C regression adds inline-only definitions and external definitions in separate translation units. Its test checks call results in C11 and GNU C modes.
C++ template-member regression tests/tests/regressions/gh-252/*
The C++ regression adds template members and explicit instantiation across translation units. Its script checks which object file defines the member symbols, and the test checks program results.
Existing compiler test outputs tests/tests/imported/gnu/c/torture/.pr70123.rto/*, tests/tests/imported/gnu/cpp/ext/.*.rto/*
Expected outputs remove selected direct argument-pack diagnostics. One fixture adds compiler output, and another records ./a.out.
edgcpp/compiler#252 — The C++ regression checks inline template-member definitions across translation units and which object file defines the specified symbols.
edgcpp/compiler#68 — The back-end change addresses generated extern __inline__ definitions becoming external definitions under GNU inline rules.
Possibly related PRs
edgcpp/compiler#433 — Both PRs address member emission for class-template instantiations suppressed by extern template.
Suggested reviewers:nv-cmeerw, daveedvdv-nvidia
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observed — src (service) was modified; 2 changed files map to changed impact.
observed — tests (service) was modified; 35 changed files map to changed impact.
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observed — Modified behavior in src/pending_changes/Members of an extern template class are emitted as external definitions in every TU #252-extern-inline-definitions.txt: Added a changelog entry describing the prior duplicate-definition problem for inline-only definitions across the stated C modes and function forms, and documenting the three back-end output changes that address it.
observed — Modified behavior in tests/tests/imported/gnu/c/torture/.pr70123.rto/default.1.1.txt: Removed the expected diagnostics for invalid __builtin_va_arg_pack () use and the resulting GCC compilation failure.
observed — Modified behavior in tests/tests/imported/gnu/c/torture/.pr70123.rto/default.1.2.txt: Added ./a.out as the file’s only content.
observed — Modified behavior in tests/tests/imported/gnu/c/torture/.pr70123.rto/edg_x86_32_cp.1.1.txt: Removed the expected diagnostics for invalid use of __builtin_va_arg_pack () and the message reporting that GCC compilation returned exit status 1.
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The title names the main change: members of an extern template class were being emitted in every translation unit. The raw summary covers inline-only definitions in src/c_gen_be.c and the GH #252 regression tests with extern template A<int>. The title also contains the GH #252 reference. The title does not mention the C-side inline-only changes, but those are secondary to the stated extern template fix in the PR objectives. The title is specific and matches the PR objectives. Note: the summary does not mention extern template class members directly, so relevance rests on the PR objectives and the a.h/inst.C test changes, which do use extern template struct A<int>.
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Review comments at @src/pending_changes/gh-252-extern-inline-definitions.txt:
- Around line 24-26: Add a third translation unit with an explicit instantiation
of A<int> so the extern template declaration has a matching definition available
at link time; leave the existing b.cpp call to g2 unchanged.
Review comments at @tests/tests/regressions/gh-252/test.mft.cpp:
- Around line 1-10: Extend the regression test for A<int>::f and A<int>::g to
inspect per-translation-unit object symbols and assert that only inst.C defines
these members, while use.C and the test translation unit do not. Keep the
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Preserve __gnu_inline__ for explicit gnu_inline definitions.
The head moves extern inline __attribute__((gnu_inline)) into the external-definition path, then removes __gnu_inline__ from the generated declaration. Under C99 rules, each generated translation unit can define k, causing a multiple-definition linker failure in the gh-252-c fixture.
Remove only this suppression. Keep the existing old-GCC version check.
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-#if GNU_EXTENSIONS_ALLOWED- if (rout->gnu_c89_inline) need_gnu_inline_attr = FALSE;-#endif /* GNU_EXTENSIONS_ALLOWED */
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Review comment at @src/c_gen_be.c around lines 10891 - 10907:
Remove the GNU_EXTENSIONS_ALLOWED suppression of need_gnu_inline_attr based on
rout->gnu_c89_inline in the extern-inline definition path, so explicit
gnu_inline definitions retain the attribute. Keep the existing old-GCC version
check unchanged.
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- Around line 10891-10907: Remove the GNU_EXTENSIONS_ALLOWED suppression of
need_gnu_inline_attr based on rout->gnu_c89_inline in the extern-inline
definition path, so explicit gnu_inline definitions retain the attribute. Keep
the existing old-GCC version check unchanged.
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Currently, when an inline member of a class template is used in a translation unit that also sees an explicit instantiation declaration (
extern template), the front end still instantiates the member for inlining so it is emitted in every TU. This impacts libstdc++ such as theextern template classused forstd::allocator<char>, and every Boost library of two or more sources withstd::string, streams, etc.Summary by CodeRabbit