+ return identify_new_type(type);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Creates a new complex type.
+ *
+ * @param akind The kind of the atomic type.
+ * @param qualifiers Type qualifiers for the new type.
+ */
+type_t *make_complex_type(atomic_type_kind_t akind, type_qualifiers_t qualifiers)
+{
+ type_t *type = obstack_alloc(type_obst, sizeof(complex_type_t));
+ memset(type, 0, sizeof(complex_type_t));
+
+ type->kind = TYPE_COMPLEX;
+ type->base.qualifiers = qualifiers;
+ type->base.alignment = get_atomic_type_alignment(akind);
+ type->complex.akind = akind;
+
+ return identify_new_type(type);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Creates a new imaginary type.
+ *
+ * @param akind The kind of the atomic type.
+ * @param qualifiers Type qualifiers for the new type.
+ */
+type_t *make_imaginary_type(atomic_type_kind_t akind, type_qualifiers_t qualifiers)
+{
+ type_t *type = obstack_alloc(type_obst, sizeof(imaginary_type_t));
+ memset(type, 0, sizeof(imaginary_type_t));
+
+ type->kind = TYPE_IMAGINARY;
+ type->base.qualifiers = qualifiers;
+ type->base.alignment = get_atomic_type_alignment(akind);
+ type->imaginary.akind = akind;