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cmd/cgo: Opaque pointers handled incorrectly #6473

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lukescott opened this issue Sep 24, 2013 · 2 comments
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cmd/cgo: Opaque pointers handled incorrectly #6473

lukescott opened this issue Sep 24, 2013 · 2 comments

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@lukescott
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What steps will reproduce the problem?

This code:

#ifdef __cplusplus
class Test1 {};
class Test2 {};
class Test3 {};
#else
typedef struct Test1 Test1;
typedef void Test2;
typedef int Test3;
#endif

Should generate Go types and use them in functions.

What is the expected output?

_cgo_gotypes.go:

// ...
type _Ctype_void [0]byte
type _Ctype_int int32
type _Ctype_Test1 _Ctype_void
type _Ctype_Test2 _Ctype_void
type _Ctype_Test3 _Ctype_int


func _Cfunc_TestFunc1(*_Ctype_Test1) _Ctype_void
func _Cfunc_TestFunc2(*_Ctype_Test2) _Ctype_void
func _Cfunc_TestFunc3(*_Ctype_Test3) _Ctype_void

What do you see instead?

_cgo_gotypes.go:

// ...
type _Ctype_Test2 _Ctype_void
type _Ctype_Test3 _Ctype_int
type _Ctype_int int32
type _Ctype_void [0]byte

func _Cfunc_TestFunc1(*[0]byte) _Ctype_void
func _Cfunc_TestFunc2(unsafe.Pointer) _Ctype_void
func _Cfunc_TestFunc3(*_Ctype_Test3) _Ctype_void

Which compiler are you using (5g, 6g, 8g, gccgo)?

gc default
g++ 4.8 (GNU) OR clang++

Which operating system are you using?

OS X 10.8.5

Which version are you using?  (run 'go version')

go version devel +f4d1cb8d9a91 Thu Sep 19 22:34:33 2013 +1000 darwin/amd64

Please provide any additional information below.

Run it like this:

CXX=g++-4.8 go tool cgo -- cgotest.go
CXX=clang++ go tool cgo -- cgotest.go

Test case attached.

Attachments:

  1. cgotest.zip (7656 bytes)
@rsc
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rsc commented Oct 18, 2013

Comment 1:

You're lying to cgo. Since you're already lying, it won't hurt to lie a little more:
typedef struct Test1 { int x; } Test1;
and that will work fine.

Status changed to WorkingAsIntended.

@lukescott
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Comment 2:

For Test3, sure I am. And it works. Test2 isn't a unique type, it's just an alias of
void (another typedef of void would be considered the same type in C).
Test1 is a unique and honest type. It declares "something" that can be passed around as
a pointer, but not understandable by C.
These two types are considered different in C:
typedef struct Foo Foo;
typedef struct Bar Bar;
Yet Go translates both explicitly to [0]byte. The two should be separately translated to
_Ctype_Foo _Ctype_Bar.
Strangely in my example Test2 is given a type, but that type is not used. Test1 is a
legitiment type, yet none is generated or used.
I guess to make this work I will have to continue lying to cgo. Although I don't
consider "typedef struct Test1 Test1;" a lie at all.

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