+/* this section MUST contain all inline functions */
+#define is_ir_node(thing) __is_ir_node(thing)
+#define get_irn_intra_arity(node) __get_irn_intra_arity(node)
+#define get_irn_inter_arity(node) __get_irn_inter_arity(node)
+#define get_irn_arity(node) __get_irn_arity(node)
+#define get_irn_intra_n(node, n) __get_irn_intra_n(node, n)
+#define get_irn_inter_n(node, n) __get_irn_inter_n(node, n)
+#define get_irn_n(node, n) __get_irn_n(node, n)
+#define get_irn_mode(node) __get_irn_mode(node)
+#define set_irn_mode(node, mode) __set_irn_mode(node, mode)
+#define get_irn_op(node) __get_irn_op(node)
+#define get_irn_opcode(node) __get_irn_opcode(node)
+#define get_irn_visited(node) __get_irn_visited(node)
+#define set_irn_visited(node, v) __set_irn_visited(node, v)
+#define mark_irn_visited(node) __mark_irn_visited(node)
+#define irn_visited(node) __irn_visited(node)
+#define irn_not_visited(node) __irn_not_visited(node)
+#define set_irn_link(node, link) __set_irn_link(node, link)
+#define get_irn_link(node) __get_irn_link(node)