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On Wed, Mar 18, 2026 at 05:59:31PM -0400, Marek Polacek wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 06, 2026 at 10:15:37AM +0000, Boris Staletic wrote:
> > On Thursday, March 5th, 2026 at 11:31 PM, Marek Polacek 
> > <[email protected]> wrote:
> > 
> > > On Thu, Mar 05, 2026 at 06:18:13PM -0500, Jason Merrill wrote:
> > > > On 3/5/26 5:35 PM, Marek Polacek wrote:
> > > > > On Thu, Mar 05, 2026 at 05:13:32PM -0500, Jason Merrill wrote:
> > > > > > On 3/5/26 2:07 PM, Marek Polacek wrote:
> > > > > > > On Wed, Mar 04, 2026 at 07:13:33PM +0000, Boris Staletic wrote:
> > > > > > > > Bootstrapped and tested on x86_64-pc-linux-gnu.
> > > > > > > > I have only ran g++.dg/reflect/* tests.
> > > > > > > > If needed/wanted, I can run the entire `make check`, though
> > > > > > > > that will take me the rest of the night.
> > > > > > > > -- >8 --
> > > > > > > > With an annotation like [[=func]] gcc ends up calling
> > > > > > > > handle_annotation_attribute with TREE_VALUE (args) being a
> > > > > > > > VIEW_CONVERT_EXPR, whose type is a FUNCTION_TYPE.
> > > > > > > > That kind of annotation value should be decayed before checking
> > > > > > > > if the type is structural.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Boris Staletic <[email protected]>
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >         PR c++/124177
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > gcc/cp/ChangeLog:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >         * tree.cc (handle_annotation_attribute): Decay 
> > > > > > > > annotation
> > > > > > > >         values.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > This can fit on one line (80 is the limit).
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I prefer to wrap at 76 in commit messages because git log adds 4 
> > > > > > spaces at
> > > > > > the beginning.
> > > > >
> > > > > Fair.
> > > > >
> > > > > > > > gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >         * g++.dg/reflect/annotations11.C: New test.
> > > > > > > > ---
> > > > > > > >    gcc/cp/tree.cc                               |  1 +
> > > > > > > >    gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/reflect/annotations11.C | 17 
> > > > > > > > +++++++++++++++++
> > > > > > > >    2 files changed, 18 insertions(+)
> > > > > > > >    create mode 100644 
> > > > > > > > gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/reflect/annotations11.C
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > diff --git a/gcc/cp/tree.cc b/gcc/cp/tree.cc
> > > > > > > > index 20288ed04e..5c7df0a1d9 100644
> > > > > > > > --- a/gcc/cp/tree.cc
> > > > > > > > +++ b/gcc/cp/tree.cc
> > > > > > > > @@ -5912,6 +5912,7 @@ handle_annotation_attribute (tree *node, 
> > > > > > > > tree ARG_UNUSED (name),
> > > > > > > >          *no_add_attrs = true;
> > > > > > > >          return NULL_TREE;
> > > > > > > >        }
> > > > > > > > +  TREE_VALUE (args) = decay_conversion (TREE_VALUE (args), 
> > > > > > > > tf_warning_or_error);
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I'm not sure if it's reasonable to call decay_conversion on 
> > > > > > > something
> > > > > > > type-dependent, so perhaps this should be moved inside of the 
> > > > > > > following
> > > > > > > block.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Good point.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > But annotations are treated as late attributes so I'm not sure
> > > > > > > how we'd get here with anything type-dependent, and I couldn't 
> > > > > > > construct
> > > > > > > such a test.  Maybe the !t_d_e_p check could be dropped?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Or turned into an assert.
> > > > >
> > > > > Sounds good.  I can do it later.
> > > > >
> > > > > > > We're supposed to treat the expression as reflect_constant(arg) 
> > > > > > > but
> > > > > > > doing the whole convert_reflect_constant_arg thing here seems 
> > > > > > > unpleasant.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Hmm, why unpleasant?  It seems straightforward and might be needed 
> > > > > > to get
> > > > > > some messy cases right.
> > > > >
> > > > > I think it might need
> > > > >
> > > > >    /* Figure out the type for reflect_constant.  */
> > > > >    type = TREE_TYPE (convert_from_reference (r));
> > > > >    type = type_decays_to (type);
> > > > >    type = cv_unqualified (type);
> > > >
> > > > convert_for_reference shouldn't be needed here.
> > > 
> > > Without it we don't compile this:
> > > 
> > >   constexpr int a = 3;
> > >   constexpr const int &ref = a;
> > >   static_assert (type_of (constant_of (^^ref)) == ^^int);
> > > 
> > > due to
> > > 
> > >   error: 'const int&' must be a cv-unqualified structural type that is 
> > > not a reference type
> > > 
> > > > type_decays_to/cv_unqualified to correspond to the [type.deduct.call]
> > > > changes in maybe_adjust_types_for_deduction, sure.  And then we wouldn't
> > > > need the decay_conversion after all.
> > > >
> > > > > for the type, then check !structural_type_p and copy constructibility,
> > > > > then call convert_reflect_constant_arg, and check for error_mark_node.
> > > >
> > > > Agreed.
> > > >
> > > > > But I think convert_reflect_constant_arg isn't entirely correct yet
> > > > > (FIXME in reflect_constant6.C).
> > > >
> > > > Perhaps, but that doesn't seem like an argument against using it here.
> > > 
> > > I agree, it will probably work for all our annotation uses.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Boris, let me know if you want me to take this over.
> > 
> > I did implement the proposed changes, but it resulted in three regressions.
> > Here's the commit with the changes (I was lazy and didn't adjust the commit 
> > message):
> > https://codeberg.org/bstaletic/gcc/commit/8bacdc8ac390df094c9cec74ca6f717168eb7213
> > I pushed my updated commit to my fork[0].
> > 
> > Make sure to ignore whitespace when looking at the diff, due to indentation 
> > changes.
> > 
> > The regressions are:
> > 1. For `[[=(throw 2, 0)]]`, the annotation evaluation no longer throws. 
> > Test at: [1]
> > 2. One test[2] is now hitting an assert[3]
> > 3. Annotations whose value is a user defined type no longer have a proper 
> > source location.
> > 3.1. Existing test case: [4]
> > 
> > For the throw expression, if I change it to `[[=(throw 2)]]`, then I just 
> > get
> > "annotation does not have a structural type", but there's no uncaught 
> > exception error.
> > 
> > Regarding source location, both DECL_ARTIFICIAL (expr) and DECL_IGNORED_P 
> > (expr),
> > so we end up returning early from maybe_wrap_with_location here: [5]
> > I have not checked whether that is also the case for these test cases: 
> > [6][7]
> > 
> > Then, for the assert, the full trace is:
> > 
> > ```
> > 0x2a9417f internal_error(char const*, ...)
> >         ../../gcc/diagnostic-global-context.cc:787
> > 0xafd767 fancy_abort(char const*, int, char const*)
> >         ../../gcc/diagnostics/context.cc:1813
> > 0x830050 create_template_parm_object
> >         ../../gcc/cp/pt.cc:7504
> > 0x830050 convert_nontype_argument
> >         ../../gcc/cp/pt.cc:8042
> > 0xd8dc5c convert_reflect_constant_arg(tree_node*, tree_node*)
> >         ../../gcc/cp/pt.cc:33576
> > 0xe38a34 handle_annotation_attribute
> >         ../../gcc/cp/tree.cc:5947
> > 0xbf691a xref_basetypes(tree_node*, tree_node*)
> >         ../../gcc/cp/decl.cc:18611
> > 0xdc5225 instantiate_class_template(tree_node*)
> >         ../../gcc/cp/pt.cc:12919
> > 0xe3eb03 complete_type(tree_node*)
> >         ../../gcc/cp/typeck.cc:138
> > 0xe3eca4 complete_type(tree_node*)
> >         ../../gcc/cp/typeck.cc:164
> > 0xe3eca4 complete_type_or_maybe_complain(tree_node*, tree_node*, int)
> >         ../../gcc/cp/typeck.cc:151
> > 0xde3a92 eval_bases_of
> >         ../../gcc/cp/reflect.cc:6845
> > 0xde3a92 process_metafunction(constexpr_ctx const*, tree_node*, tree_node*, 
> > bool*, bool*, tree_node**)
> >         ../../gcc/cp/reflect.cc:7661
> > 0xb5c204 cxx_eval_call_expression
> >         ../../gcc/cp/constexpr.cc:4014
> > 0xb5fcfd cxx_eval_constant_expression(constexpr_ctx const*, tree_node*, 
> > value_cat, bool*, bool*, tree_node**)
> >         ../../gcc/cp/constexpr.cc:9352
> > 0xb62b7c cxx_eval_constant_expression(constexpr_ctx const*, tree_node*, 
> > value_cat, bool*, bool*, tree_node**)
> >         ../../gcc/cp/constexpr.cc:9489
> > 0xb60d15 cxx_eval_constant_expression(constexpr_ctx const*, tree_node*, 
> > value_cat, bool*, bool*, tree_node**)
> >         ../../gcc/cp/constexpr.cc:9770
> > 0xb5c772 cxx_bind_parameters_in_call
> >         ../../gcc/cp/constexpr.cc:2913
> > 0xb5c772 cxx_eval_call_expression
> >         ../../gcc/cp/constexpr.cc:4234
> > 0xb5fcfd cxx_eval_constant_expression(constexpr_ctx const*, tree_node*, 
> > value_cat, bool*, bool*, tree_node**)
> >         ../../gcc/cp/constexpr.cc:9352
> > ```
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > [0]: 
> > https://codeberg.org/bstaletic/gcc/commit/8bacdc8ac390df094c9cec74ca6f717168eb7213
> > [1]: 
> > https://gcc.gnu.org/git/?p=gcc.git;a=blob;f=gcc/testsuite/g%2B%2B.dg/reflect/annotations2.C;h=77b581165f14ddffbba51275caa0b5810d680075;hb=HEAD#l33
> > [2]: 
> > https://gcc.gnu.org/git/?p=gcc.git;a=blob;f=gcc/testsuite/g%2B%2B.dg/reflect/annotations3.C;h=1f80d7a1851298bc931b89db163711c5a29a3ab9;hb=HEAD#l147
> > [3]: 
> > https://gcc.gnu.org/git/?p=gcc.git;a=blob;f=gcc/cp/pt.cc;h=ddf492b34354ec1aa398cd945162378a09ac570e;hb=b95955b8854ae1e859cc7c87700922924e9a5e5f#l7504
> > [4]: 
> > https://gcc.gnu.org/git/?p=gcc.git;a=blob;f=gcc/testsuite/g%2B%2B.dg/reflect/source_location_of1.C;h=8ba34dbbaa7b93cf9d0ae1441581d099c538840e;hb=HEAD#l42
> > [5]: 
> > https://gcc.gnu.org/git/?p=gcc.git;a=blob;f=gcc/tree.cc;h=d0e745e8d281afce27f8f3f0e25d5b13a5bdc0eb;hb=HEAD#l15000
> > [6]: 
> > https://gcc.gnu.org/git/?p=gcc.git;a=blob;f=gcc/testsuite/g%2B%2B.dg/reflect/source_location_of1.C;h=8ba34dbbaa7b93cf9d0ae1441581d099c538840e;hb=HEAD#l104
> > [7]: 
> > https://gcc.gnu.org/git/?p=gcc.git;a=blob;f=gcc/testsuite/g%2B%2B.dg/reflect/source_location_of1.C;h=8ba34dbbaa7b93cf9d0ae1441581d099c538840e;hb=HEAD#l105
> 
> Uh.  I've not been able to make it work with convert_reflect_constant_arg,
> either.  How about we go back to the original patch, but with the condition
> turned into an assert?
> 
> Patch generated with -w.
> 
> Bootstrapped/regtested on x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, ok for trunk?
> 
> -- >8 --
> With an annotation like [[=func]] gcc ends up calling
> handle_annotation_attribute with TREE_VALUE (args) being
> a VIEW_CONVERT_EXPR, whose type is a FUNCTION_TYPE.  That kind of
> annotation value should be decayed before checking if the type is
> structural.
> 
>       PR c++/124177
> 
> gcc/cp/ChangeLog:
> 
>       * tree.cc (handle_annotation_attribute): Decay annotation
>       values.  Turn if !type_dependent_expression_p into an assert.
> 
> gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog:
> 
>       * g++.dg/reflect/annotations15.C: New test.
> 
> Co-authored-by: Boris Staletic <[email protected]>
> ---
>  gcc/cp/tree.cc                               |  9 ++++++---
>  gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/reflect/annotations15.C | 17 +++++++++++++++++
>  2 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>  create mode 100644 gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/reflect/annotations15.C
> 
> diff --git a/gcc/cp/tree.cc b/gcc/cp/tree.cc
> index 7296f2b5c0d..add2758d12f 100644
> --- a/gcc/cp/tree.cc
> +++ b/gcc/cp/tree.cc
> @@ -5918,8 +5918,12 @@ handle_annotation_attribute (tree *node, tree 
> ARG_UNUSED (name),
>        *no_add_attrs = true;
>        return NULL_TREE;
>      }
> -  if (!type_dependent_expression_p (TREE_VALUE (args)))
> -    {
> +
> +  /* Annotations are treated as late attributes so we shouldn't see
> +     anything type-dependent now.  */
> +  gcc_assert (!type_dependent_expression_p (TREE_VALUE (args)));
> +  TREE_VALUE (args) = decay_conversion (TREE_VALUE (args), 
> tf_warning_or_error);
> +
>    if (!structural_type_p (TREE_TYPE (TREE_VALUE (args))))
>      {
>        auto_diagnostic_group d;
> @@ -5944,7 +5948,6 @@ handle_annotation_attribute (tree *node, tree 
> ARG_UNUSED (name),
>         return NULL_TREE;
>       }
>      }
> -    }
>    if (!processing_template_decl)
>      {
>        location_t loc = EXPR_LOCATION (TREE_VALUE (args));
> diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/reflect/annotations15.C 
> b/gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/reflect/annotations15.C
> new file mode 100644
> index 00000000000..8030960b0b2
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/reflect/annotations15.C
> @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
> +// PR c++/124177
> +// { dg-do compile { target c++26 } }
> +// { dg-additional-options "-freflection" }
> +
> +#include <meta>
> +
> +constexpr int f() { return 42; }
> +[[=f]] void g() {}
> +
> +static_assert (annotations_of (^^g).size () == 1);
> +static_assert (extract<int(*)()> (annotations_of (^^g)[0])() == 42);
> +
> +constexpr int x[5]{};
> +[[=x]] void h() {}
> +
> +static_assert (annotations_of (^^h).size () == 1);
> +static_assert (type_of (annotations_of (^^h)[0]) == ^^const int*);
> 
> base-commit: 5a16651495171d8e6f60df29757f2b396e30a2d5
> -- 
> 2.53.0
> 

Marek

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