This is the mail archive of the
gcc@gcc.gnu.org
mailing list for the GCC project.
Re: Some help with fold_convert() on RECORD_TYPEs
On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 2:48 PM, FX <fxcoudert@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Another workaround is to use a VIEW_CONVERT_EXPR in case
> > fold_convertible_p () returns false but you still think you are ok.
>
> I'm trying that, but fold_convertible_p () return true and it still
> ICEs in in fold_convert, at fold-const.c:2643! Basically,
> fold_convert() can't handle RECORD_TYPEs, but in fold_convertible_p()
> it falls into the default case and returns TRUE, in my case. Is it
> considered a middle-end bug?
Yeah, it should return false for some classes of types, RECORD_TYPE, UNION_TYPE,
ARRAY_TYPE come to my mind here. Patch welcome ;)
Richard.