- completed __FUNCSIG__ and __FUNCDNAME__
[cparser] / type.c
diff --git a/type.c b/type.c
index c6c0801..88c52b4 100644 (file)
--- a/type.c
+++ b/type.c
@@ -1,19 +1,41 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of cparser.
+ * Copyright (C) 2007-2008 Matthias Braun <matze@braunis.de>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+ * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA
+ * 02111-1307, USA.
+ */
 #include <config.h>
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <assert.h>
+
 #include "type_t.h"
+#include "symbol_t.h"
 #include "type_hash.h"
 #include "adt/error.h"
+#include "lang_features.h"
 
 static struct obstack   _type_obst;
-struct obstack         *type_obst = &_type_obst;
 static FILE            *out;
-static int              type_visited = 0;
-static bool             print_compound_entries;
+struct obstack         *type_obst                 = &_type_obst;
+static int              type_visited              = 0;
+static bool             print_implicit_array_size = false;
 
-static void intern_print_type_pre(type_t *type);
-static void intern_print_type_post(type_t *type);
+static void intern_print_type_pre(const type_t *type, bool top);
+static void intern_print_type_post(const type_t *type, bool top);
 
 void init_types(void)
 {
@@ -30,74 +52,93 @@ void type_set_output(FILE *stream)
        out = stream;
 }
 
-void set_print_compound_entries(bool enabled)
-{
-       print_compound_entries = enabled;
-}
-
 void inc_type_visited(void)
 {
        type_visited++;
 }
 
-void print_type_qualifiers(unsigned qualifiers)
+void print_type_qualifiers(type_qualifiers_t qualifiers)
 {
        if(qualifiers & TYPE_QUALIFIER_CONST)    fputs("const ",    out);
        if(qualifiers & TYPE_QUALIFIER_VOLATILE) fputs("volatile ", out);
        if(qualifiers & TYPE_QUALIFIER_RESTRICT) fputs("restrict ", out);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Prints the name of a atomic type.
+ *
+ * @param type  The type.
+ */
 static
-void print_atomic_type(const type_t *type)
-{
-       print_type_qualifiers(type->qualifiers);
-
-       const char *s;
-       switch(type->v.atomic_type.atype) {
-       case ATOMIC_TYPE_INVALID:     s = "INVALIDATOMIC";      break;
-       case ATOMIC_TYPE_VOID:        s = "void";               break;
-       case ATOMIC_TYPE_BOOL:        s = "_Bool";              break;
-       case ATOMIC_TYPE_CHAR:        s = "char";               break;
-       case ATOMIC_TYPE_SCHAR:       s = "signed char";        break;
-       case ATOMIC_TYPE_UCHAR:       s = "unsigned char";      break;
-       case ATOMIC_TYPE_INT:         s = "int";                break;
-       case ATOMIC_TYPE_UINT:        s = "unsigned int";       break;
-       case ATOMIC_TYPE_SHORT:       s = "short";              break;
-       case ATOMIC_TYPE_USHORT:      s = "unsigned short";     break;
-       case ATOMIC_TYPE_LONG:        s = "long";               break;
-       case ATOMIC_TYPE_ULONG:       s = "unsigned long";      break;
-       case ATOMIC_TYPE_LONGLONG:    s = "long long";          break;
-       case ATOMIC_TYPE_ULONGLONG:   s = "unsigned long long"; break;
-       case ATOMIC_TYPE_LONG_DOUBLE: s = "long double";        break;
-       case ATOMIC_TYPE_FLOAT:       s = "float";              break;
-       case ATOMIC_TYPE_DOUBLE:      s = "double";             break;
-       default:                      s = "UNKNOWNATOMIC";      break;
+void print_atomic_type(const atomic_type_t *type)
+{
+       print_type_qualifiers(type->type.qualifiers);
+
+       const char *s = "INVALIDATOMIC";
+       switch((atomic_type_kind_t) type->akind) {
+       case ATOMIC_TYPE_INVALID:     break;
+       case ATOMIC_TYPE_VOID:                  s = "void";               break;
+       case ATOMIC_TYPE_BOOL:                  s = "_Bool";              break;
+       case ATOMIC_TYPE_CHAR:                  s = "char";               break;
+       case ATOMIC_TYPE_SCHAR:                 s = "signed char";        break;
+       case ATOMIC_TYPE_UCHAR:                 s = "unsigned char";      break;
+       case ATOMIC_TYPE_INT:                   s = "int";                break;
+       case ATOMIC_TYPE_UINT:                  s = "unsigned int";       break;
+       case ATOMIC_TYPE_SHORT:                 s = "short";              break;
+       case ATOMIC_TYPE_USHORT:                s = "unsigned short";     break;
+       case ATOMIC_TYPE_LONG:                  s = "long";               break;
+       case ATOMIC_TYPE_ULONG:                 s = "unsigned long";      break;
+       case ATOMIC_TYPE_LONGLONG:              s = "long long";          break;
+       case ATOMIC_TYPE_ULONGLONG:             s = "unsigned long long"; break;
+       case ATOMIC_TYPE_LONG_DOUBLE:           s = "long double";        break;
+       case ATOMIC_TYPE_FLOAT:                 s = "float";              break;
+       case ATOMIC_TYPE_DOUBLE:                s = "double";             break;
+       case ATOMIC_TYPE_FLOAT_COMPLEX:         s = "_Complex float";     break;
+       case ATOMIC_TYPE_DOUBLE_COMPLEX:        s = "_Complex float";     break;
+       case ATOMIC_TYPE_LONG_DOUBLE_COMPLEX:   s = "_Complex float";     break;
+       case ATOMIC_TYPE_FLOAT_IMAGINARY:       s = "_Imaginary float";   break;
+       case ATOMIC_TYPE_DOUBLE_IMAGINARY:      s = "_Imaginary float";   break;
+       case ATOMIC_TYPE_LONG_DOUBLE_IMAGINARY: s = "_Imaginary float";   break;
        }
        fputs(s, out);
 }
 
-static void print_function_type_pre(const type_t *type)
+/**
+ * Print the first part (the prefix) of a type.
+ *
+ * @param type   The type to print.
+ * @param top    true, if this is the top type, false if it's an embedded type.
+ */
+static void print_function_type_pre(const function_type_t *type, bool top)
 {
-       print_type_qualifiers(type->qualifiers);
+       print_type_qualifiers(type->type.qualifiers);
 
-       intern_print_type_pre(type->v.function_type.result_type);
+       intern_print_type_pre(type->return_type, false);
 
-       /* TODO: don't emit braces if we're the toplevel type... */
-       fputc('(', out);
+       /* don't emit braces if we're the toplevel type... */
+       if(!top)
+               fputc('(', out);
 }
 
-static void print_function_type_post(const type_t *type,
-                                     const context_t *context)
+/**
+ * Print the second part (the postfix) of a type.
+ *
+ * @param type   The type to print.
+ * @param top    true, if this is the top type, false if it's an embedded type.
+ */
+static void print_function_type_post(const function_type_t *type,
+                                     const scope_t *scope, bool top)
 {
-       /* TODO: don't emit braces if we're the toplevel type... */
-       intern_print_type_post(type->v.function_type.result_type);
-       fputc(')', out);
+       intern_print_type_post(type->return_type, false);
+       /* don't emit braces if we're the toplevel type... */
+       if(!top)
+               fputc(')', out);
 
        fputc('(', out);
 
-       int                 first     = 1;
-       if(context == NULL) {
-               function_parameter_t *parameter = type->v.function_type.parameters;
+       int first = 1;
+       if(scope == NULL) {
+               function_parameter_t *parameter = type->parameters;
                for( ; parameter != NULL; parameter = parameter->next) {
                        if(first) {
                                first = 0;
@@ -107,7 +148,7 @@ static void print_function_type_post(const type_t *type,
                        print_type(parameter->type);
                }
        } else {
-               declaration_t *parameter = context->declarations;
+               declaration_t *parameter = scope->declarations;
                for( ; parameter != NULL; parameter = parameter->next) {
                        if(first) {
                                first = 0;
@@ -115,10 +156,10 @@ static void print_function_type_post(const type_t *type,
                                fputs(", ", out);
                        }
                        print_type_ext(parameter->type, parameter->symbol,
-                                      &parameter->context);
+                                      &parameter->scope);
                }
        }
-       if(type->v.function_type.variadic) {
+       if(type->variadic) {
                if(first) {
                        first = 0;
                } else {
@@ -126,43 +167,81 @@ static void print_function_type_post(const type_t *type,
                }
                fputs("...", out);
        }
-       if(first && !type->v.function_type.unspecified_parameters) {
+       if(first && !type->unspecified_parameters) {
                fputs("void", out);
        }
        fputc(')', out);
 }
 
-static void print_pointer_type_pre(const type_t *type)
+/**
+ * Prints the prefix part of a pointer type.
+ *
+ * @param type   The pointer type.
+ */
+static void print_pointer_type_pre(const pointer_type_t *type)
 {
-       intern_print_type_pre(type->v.pointer_type.points_to);
+       intern_print_type_pre(type->points_to, false);
        fputs("*", out);
-       print_type_qualifiers(type->qualifiers);
+       print_type_qualifiers(type->type.qualifiers);
 }
 
-static void print_pointer_type_post(const type_t *type)
+/**
+ * Prints the postfix part of a pointer type.
+ *
+ * @param type   The pointer type.
+ */
+static void print_pointer_type_post(const pointer_type_t *type)
 {
-       intern_print_type_post(type->v.pointer_type.points_to);
+       intern_print_type_post(type->points_to, false);
 }
 
-static void print_array_type_pre(const type_t *type)
+/**
+ * Prints the prefix part of an array type.
+ *
+ * @param type   The array type.
+ */
+static void print_array_type_pre(const array_type_t *type)
 {
-       intern_print_type_pre(type->v.array_type.element_type);
+       intern_print_type_pre(type->element_type, false);
 }
 
-static void print_array_type_post(const type_t *type)
+/**
+ * Prints the postfix part of an array type.
+ *
+ * @param type   The array type.
+ */
+static void print_array_type_post(const array_type_t *type)
 {
        fputc('[', out);
-       if(type->v.array_type.is_static) {
+       if(type->is_static) {
                fputs("static ", out);
        }
-       print_type_qualifiers(type->qualifiers);
-       if(type->v.array_type.size != NULL) {
-               print_expression(type->v.array_type.size);
+       print_type_qualifiers(type->type.qualifiers);
+       if(type->size_expression != NULL
+                       && (print_implicit_array_size || !type->has_implicit_size)) {
+               print_expression(type->size_expression);
        }
        fputc(']', out);
-       intern_print_type_post(type->v.array_type.element_type);
+       intern_print_type_post(type->element_type, false);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Prints the postfix part of a bitfield type.
+ *
+ * @param type   The array type.
+ */
+static void print_bitfield_type_post(const bitfield_type_t *type)
+{
+       fputs(" : ", out);
+       print_expression(type->size);
+       intern_print_type_post(type->base, false);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Prints an enum definition.
+ *
+ * @param declaration  The enum's type declaration.
+ */
 void print_enum_definition(const declaration_t *declaration)
 {
        fputs("{\n", out);
@@ -177,7 +256,13 @@ void print_enum_definition(const declaration_t *declaration)
                fprintf(out, "%s", entry->symbol->string);
                if(entry->init.initializer != NULL) {
                        fprintf(out, " = ");
-                       print_expression(entry->init.enum_value);
+
+                       /* skip the implicit cast */
+                       expression_t *expression = entry->init.enum_value;
+                       if(expression->kind == EXPR_UNARY_CAST_IMPLICIT) {
+                               expression = expression->unary.value;
+                       }
+                       print_expression(expression);
                }
                fprintf(out, ",\n");
        }
@@ -187,12 +272,17 @@ void print_enum_definition(const declaration_t *declaration)
        fputs("}", out);
 }
 
-static void print_type_enum(const type_t *type)
+/**
+ * Prints an enum type.
+ *
+ * @param type  The enum type.
+ */
+static void print_type_enum(const enum_type_t *type)
 {
-       print_type_qualifiers(type->qualifiers);
+       print_type_qualifiers(type->type.qualifiers);
        fputs("enum ", out);
 
-       declaration_t *declaration = type->v.enum_type.declaration;
+       declaration_t *declaration = type->declaration;
        symbol_t      *symbol      = declaration->symbol;
        if(symbol != NULL) {
                fputs(symbol->string, out);
@@ -201,12 +291,17 @@ static void print_type_enum(const type_t *type)
        }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Print the compound part of a compound type.
+ *
+ * @param declaration  The declaration of the compound type.
+ */
 void print_compound_definition(const declaration_t *declaration)
 {
        fputs("{\n", out);
        change_indent(1);
 
-       declaration_t *iter = declaration->context.declarations;
+       declaration_t *iter = declaration->scope.declarations;
        for( ; iter != NULL; iter = iter->next) {
                print_indent();
                print_declaration(iter);
@@ -218,18 +313,23 @@ void print_compound_definition(const declaration_t *declaration)
        fputs("}", out);
 }
 
-static void print_compound_type(const type_t *type)
+/**
+ * Prints a compound type.
+ *
+ * @param type  The compound type.
+ */
+static void print_compound_type(const compound_type_t *type)
 {
-       print_type_qualifiers(type->qualifiers);
+       print_type_qualifiers(type->type.qualifiers);
 
-       if(type->type == TYPE_COMPOUND_STRUCT) {
+       if(type->type.kind == TYPE_COMPOUND_STRUCT) {
                fputs("struct ", out);
        } else {
-               assert(type->type == TYPE_COMPOUND_UNION);
+               assert(type->type.kind == TYPE_COMPOUND_UNION);
                fputs("union ", out);
        }
 
-       declaration_t *declaration = type->v.compound_type.declaration;
+       declaration_t *declaration = type->declaration;
        symbol_t      *symbol      = declaration->symbol;
        if(symbol != NULL) {
                fputs(symbol->string, out);
@@ -238,73 +338,105 @@ static void print_compound_type(const type_t *type)
        }
 }
 
-static void print_typedef_type_pre(type_t *type)
+/**
+ * Prints the prefix part of a typedef type.
+ *
+ * @param type   The typedef type.
+ */
+static void print_typedef_type_pre(const typedef_type_t *const type)
 {
-       fputs(type->v.typedef_type.declaration->symbol->string, out);
+       print_type_qualifiers(type->type.qualifiers);
+       fputs(type->declaration->symbol->string, out);
 }
 
-static void print_typeof_type_pre(type_t *type)
+/**
+ * Prints the prefix part of a typeof type.
+ *
+ * @param type   The typeof type.
+ */
+static void print_typeof_type_pre(const typeof_type_t *const type)
 {
        fputs("typeof(", out);
-       if(type->v.typeof_type.expression != NULL) {
-               assert(type->v.typeof_type.typeof_type == NULL);
-               print_expression(type->v.typeof_type.expression);
+       if(type->expression != NULL) {
+               assert(type->typeof_type == NULL);
+               print_expression(type->expression);
        } else {
-               print_type(type->v.typeof_type.typeof_type);
+               print_type(type->typeof_type);
        }
        fputc(')', out);
 }
 
-static void intern_print_type_pre(type_t *type)
+/**
+ * Prints the prefix part of a type.
+ *
+ * @param type   The type.
+ * @param top    true if we print the toplevel type, false else.
+ */
+static void intern_print_type_pre(const type_t *const type, const bool top)
 {
-       switch(type->type) {
+       switch(type->kind) {
+       case TYPE_ERROR:
+               fputs("<error>", out);
        case TYPE_INVALID:
-               fputs("invalid", out);
+               fputs("<invalid>", out);
                return;
        case TYPE_ENUM:
-               print_type_enum(type);
+               print_type_enum(&type->enumt);
                return;
        case TYPE_ATOMIC:
-               print_atomic_type(type);
+               print_atomic_type(&type->atomic);
                return;
        case TYPE_COMPOUND_STRUCT:
        case TYPE_COMPOUND_UNION:
-               print_compound_type(type);
+               print_compound_type(&type->compound);
                return;
        case TYPE_BUILTIN:
-               fputs(type->v.builtin_type.symbol->string, out);
+               fputs(type->builtin.symbol->string, out);
                return;
        case TYPE_FUNCTION:
-               print_function_type_pre(type);
+               print_function_type_pre(&type->function, top);
                return;
        case TYPE_POINTER:
-               print_pointer_type_pre(type);
+               print_pointer_type_pre(&type->pointer);
+               return;
+       case TYPE_BITFIELD:
+               intern_print_type_pre(type->bitfield.base, top);
                return;
        case TYPE_ARRAY:
-               print_array_type_pre(type);
+               print_array_type_pre(&type->array);
                return;
        case TYPE_TYPEDEF:
-               print_typedef_type_pre(type);
+               print_typedef_type_pre(&type->typedeft);
                return;
        case TYPE_TYPEOF:
-               print_typeof_type_pre(type);
+               print_typeof_type_pre(&type->typeoft);
                return;
        }
        fputs("unknown", out);
 }
 
-static void intern_print_type_post(type_t *type)
+/**
+ * Prints the postfix part of a type.
+ *
+ * @param type   The type.
+ * @param top    true if we print the toplevel type, false else.
+ */
+static void intern_print_type_post(const type_t *const type, const bool top)
 {
-       switch(type->type) {
+       switch(type->kind) {
        case TYPE_FUNCTION:
-               print_function_type_post(type, NULL);
+               print_function_type_post(&type->function, NULL, top);
                return;
        case TYPE_POINTER:
-               print_pointer_type_post(type);
+               print_pointer_type_post(&type->pointer);
                return;
        case TYPE_ARRAY:
-               print_array_type_post(type);
+               print_array_type_post(&type->array);
                return;
+       case TYPE_BITFIELD:
+               print_bitfield_type_post(&type->bitfield);
+               return;
+       case TYPE_ERROR:
        case TYPE_INVALID:
        case TYPE_ATOMIC:
        case TYPE_ENUM:
@@ -317,45 +449,129 @@ static void intern_print_type_post(type_t *type)
        }
 }
 
-void print_type(type_t *type)
+/**
+ * Prints a type.
+ *
+ * @param type   The type.
+ */
+void print_type(const type_t *const type)
 {
        print_type_ext(type, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
-void print_type_ext(type_t *type, const symbol_t *symbol,
-                    const context_t *context)
+void print_type_ext(const type_t *const type, const symbol_t *symbol,
+                    const scope_t *scope)
 {
        if(type == NULL) {
                fputs("nil type", out);
                return;
        }
 
-       intern_print_type_pre(type);
+       intern_print_type_pre(type, true);
        if(symbol != NULL) {
                fputc(' ', out);
                fputs(symbol->string, out);
        }
-       if(type->type == TYPE_FUNCTION) {
-               print_function_type_post(type, context);
+       if(type->kind == TYPE_FUNCTION) {
+               print_function_type_post(&type->function, scope, true);
        } else {
-               intern_print_type_post(type);
+               intern_print_type_post(type, true);
+       }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Return the size of a type AST node.
+ *
+ * @param type  The type.
+ */
+static size_t get_type_size(const type_t *type)
+{
+       switch(type->kind) {
+       case TYPE_ATOMIC:          return sizeof(atomic_type_t);
+       case TYPE_COMPOUND_STRUCT:
+       case TYPE_COMPOUND_UNION:  return sizeof(compound_type_t);
+       case TYPE_ENUM:            return sizeof(enum_type_t);
+       case TYPE_FUNCTION:        return sizeof(function_type_t);
+       case TYPE_POINTER:         return sizeof(pointer_type_t);
+       case TYPE_ARRAY:           return sizeof(array_type_t);
+       case TYPE_BUILTIN:         return sizeof(builtin_type_t);
+       case TYPE_TYPEDEF:         return sizeof(typedef_type_t);
+       case TYPE_TYPEOF:          return sizeof(typeof_type_t);
+       case TYPE_BITFIELD:        return sizeof(bitfield_type_t);
+       case TYPE_ERROR:           panic("error type found");
+       case TYPE_INVALID:         panic("invalid type found");
+       }
+       panic("unknown type found");
+}
+
+/**
+ * Duplicates a type.
+ *
+ * @param type  The type to copy.
+ * @return A copy of the type.
+ *
+ * @note This does not produce a deep copy!
+ */
+type_t *duplicate_type(const type_t *type)
+{
+       size_t size = get_type_size(type);
+
+       type_t *copy = obstack_alloc(type_obst, size);
+       memcpy(copy, type, size);
+
+       return copy;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns the unqualified type of a given type.
+ *
+ * @param type  The type.
+ * @returns The unqualified type.
+ */
+type_t *get_unqualified_type(type_t *type)
+{
+       if(type->base.qualifiers == TYPE_QUALIFIER_NONE)
+               return type;
+
+       type_t *unqualified_type          = duplicate_type(type);
+       unqualified_type->base.qualifiers = TYPE_QUALIFIER_NONE;
+
+       type_t *result = typehash_insert(unqualified_type);
+       if(result != unqualified_type) {
+               obstack_free(type_obst, unqualified_type);
        }
+
+       return result;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Check if a type is valid.
+ *
+ * @param type  The type to check.
+ * @return true if type represents a valid type.
+ */
 bool type_valid(const type_t *type)
 {
-       return type->type != TYPE_INVALID;
+       return type->kind != TYPE_INVALID;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Returns true if the given type is an integer type.
+ *
+ * @param type  The type to check.
+ * @return True if type is an integer type.
+ */
 bool is_type_integer(const type_t *type)
 {
-       if(type->type == TYPE_ENUM)
+       assert(!is_typeref(type));
+
+       if(type->kind == TYPE_ENUM)
                return true;
 
-       if(type->type != TYPE_ATOMIC)
+       if(type->kind != TYPE_ATOMIC)
                return false;
 
-       switch(type->v.atomic_type.atype) {
+       switch((atomic_type_kind_t) type->atomic.akind) {
        case ATOMIC_TYPE_BOOL:
        case ATOMIC_TYPE_CHAR:
        case ATOMIC_TYPE_SCHAR:
@@ -369,44 +585,87 @@ bool is_type_integer(const type_t *type)
        case ATOMIC_TYPE_LONGLONG:
        case ATOMIC_TYPE_ULONGLONG:
                return true;
-       default:
+
+       case ATOMIC_TYPE_INVALID:
+       case ATOMIC_TYPE_VOID:
+       case ATOMIC_TYPE_FLOAT:
+       case ATOMIC_TYPE_DOUBLE:
+       case ATOMIC_TYPE_LONG_DOUBLE:
+       case ATOMIC_TYPE_FLOAT_COMPLEX:
+       case ATOMIC_TYPE_DOUBLE_COMPLEX:
+       case ATOMIC_TYPE_LONG_DOUBLE_COMPLEX:
+       case ATOMIC_TYPE_FLOAT_IMAGINARY:
+       case ATOMIC_TYPE_DOUBLE_IMAGINARY:
+       case ATOMIC_TYPE_LONG_DOUBLE_IMAGINARY:
                return false;
        }
+
+       panic("unexpected atomic type kind");
 }
 
-bool is_type_floating(const type_t *type)
+/**
+ * Returns true if the given type is an floating point type.
+ *
+ * @param type  The type to check.
+ * @return True if type is a floating point type.
+ */
+bool is_type_float(const type_t *type)
 {
-       if(type->type != TYPE_ATOMIC)
+       assert(!is_typeref(type));
+
+       if(type->kind != TYPE_ATOMIC)
                return false;
 
-       switch(type->v.atomic_type.atype) {
+       switch((atomic_type_kind_t) type->atomic.akind) {
        case ATOMIC_TYPE_FLOAT:
        case ATOMIC_TYPE_DOUBLE:
        case ATOMIC_TYPE_LONG_DOUBLE:
-#ifdef PROVIDE_COMPLEX
        case ATOMIC_TYPE_FLOAT_COMPLEX:
        case ATOMIC_TYPE_DOUBLE_COMPLEX:
        case ATOMIC_TYPE_LONG_DOUBLE_COMPLEX:
        case ATOMIC_TYPE_FLOAT_IMAGINARY:
        case ATOMIC_TYPE_DOUBLE_IMAGINARY:
        case ATOMIC_TYPE_LONG_DOUBLE_IMAGINARY:
-#endif
                return true;
-       default:
+
+       case ATOMIC_TYPE_INVALID:
+       case ATOMIC_TYPE_VOID:
+       case ATOMIC_TYPE_BOOL:
+       case ATOMIC_TYPE_CHAR:
+       case ATOMIC_TYPE_SCHAR:
+       case ATOMIC_TYPE_UCHAR:
+       case ATOMIC_TYPE_SHORT:
+       case ATOMIC_TYPE_USHORT:
+       case ATOMIC_TYPE_INT:
+       case ATOMIC_TYPE_UINT:
+       case ATOMIC_TYPE_LONG:
+       case ATOMIC_TYPE_ULONG:
+       case ATOMIC_TYPE_LONGLONG:
+       case ATOMIC_TYPE_ULONGLONG:
                return false;
        }
+
+       panic("unexpected atomic type kind");
 }
 
+/**
+ * Returns true if the given type is a signed type.
+ *
+ * @param type  The type to check.
+ * @return True if type is a signed type.
+ */
 bool is_type_signed(const type_t *type)
 {
+       assert(!is_typeref(type));
+
        /* enum types are int for now */
-       if(type->type == TYPE_ENUM)
+       if(type->kind == TYPE_ENUM)
                return true;
 
-       if(type->type != TYPE_ATOMIC)
+       if(type->kind != TYPE_ATOMIC)
                return false;
 
-       switch(type->v.atomic_type.atype) {
+       switch((atomic_type_kind_t) type->atomic.akind) {
        case ATOMIC_TYPE_CHAR:
        case ATOMIC_TYPE_SCHAR:
        case ATOMIC_TYPE_SHORT:
@@ -416,14 +675,12 @@ bool is_type_signed(const type_t *type)
        case ATOMIC_TYPE_FLOAT:
        case ATOMIC_TYPE_DOUBLE:
        case ATOMIC_TYPE_LONG_DOUBLE:
-#ifdef PROVIDE_COMPLEX
        case ATOMIC_TYPE_FLOAT_COMPLEX:
        case ATOMIC_TYPE_DOUBLE_COMPLEX:
        case ATOMIC_TYPE_LONG_DOUBLE_COMPLEX:
        case ATOMIC_TYPE_FLOAT_IMAGINARY:
        case ATOMIC_TYPE_DOUBLE_IMAGINARY:
        case ATOMIC_TYPE_LONG_DOUBLE_IMAGINARY:
-#endif
                return true;
 
        case ATOMIC_TYPE_BOOL:
@@ -434,8 +691,8 @@ bool is_type_signed(const type_t *type)
        case ATOMIC_TYPE_ULONGLONG:
                return false;
 
-       case ATOMIC_TYPE_INVALID:
        case ATOMIC_TYPE_VOID:
+       case ATOMIC_TYPE_INVALID:
                return false;
        }
 
@@ -443,44 +700,83 @@ bool is_type_signed(const type_t *type)
        return false;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Returns true if the given type represents an arithmetic type.
+ *
+ * @param type  The type to check.
+ * @return True if type represents an arithmetic type.
+ */
 bool is_type_arithmetic(const type_t *type)
 {
-       if(is_type_integer(type) || is_type_floating(type))
-               return 1;
+       assert(!is_typeref(type));
+
+       if(type->kind == TYPE_BITFIELD)
+               return true;
+
+       if(is_type_integer(type) || is_type_float(type))
+               return true;
 
-       return 0;
+       return false;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Returns true if the given type represents a scalar type.
+ *
+ * @param type  The type to check.
+ * @return True if type represents a scalar type.
+ */
 bool is_type_scalar(const type_t *type)
 {
-       if(type->type == TYPE_POINTER)
-               return 1;
+       assert(!is_typeref(type));
+
+       switch (type->kind) {
+               case TYPE_POINTER: return true;
+               case TYPE_BUILTIN: return is_type_scalar(type->builtin.real_type);
+               default:            break;
+       }
 
        return is_type_arithmetic(type);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Check if a given type is incomplete.
+ *
+ * @param type  The type to check.
+ * @return True if the given type is incomplete (ie. just forward).
+ */
 bool is_type_incomplete(const type_t *type)
 {
-       switch(type->type) {
+       assert(!is_typeref(type));
+
+       switch(type->kind) {
        case TYPE_COMPOUND_STRUCT:
        case TYPE_COMPOUND_UNION: {
-               declaration_t *declaration = type->v.compound_type.declaration;
+               const compound_type_t *compound_type = &type->compound;
+               declaration_t         *declaration   = compound_type->declaration;
+               return !declaration->init.is_defined;
+       }
+       case TYPE_ENUM: {
+               const enum_type_t *enum_type   = &type->enumt;
+               declaration_t     *declaration = enum_type->declaration;
                return !declaration->init.is_defined;
        }
+       case TYPE_BITFIELD:
        case TYPE_FUNCTION:
                return true;
 
        case TYPE_ARRAY:
-               return type->v.array_type.size == NULL;
+               return type->array.size_expression == NULL;
 
        case TYPE_ATOMIC:
+               return type->atomic.akind == ATOMIC_TYPE_VOID;
+
        case TYPE_POINTER:
-       case TYPE_ENUM:
+       case TYPE_BUILTIN:
+       case TYPE_ERROR:
                return false;
 
        case TYPE_TYPEDEF:
        case TYPE_TYPEOF:
-       case TYPE_BUILTIN:
                panic("is_type_incomplete called without typerefs skipped");
        case TYPE_INVALID:
                break;
@@ -489,78 +785,299 @@ bool is_type_incomplete(const type_t *type)
        panic("invalid type found");
 }
 
-bool types_compatible(const type_t *type1, const type_t *type2)
+/**
+ * Check if two function types are compatible.
+ */
+static bool function_types_compatible(const function_type_t *func1,
+                                      const function_type_t *func2)
 {
-       /* TODO: really incomplete */
-       if(type1 == type2)
+       const type_t* const ret1 = skip_typeref(func1->return_type);
+       const type_t* const ret2 = skip_typeref(func2->return_type);
+       if (!types_compatible(ret1, ret2))
+               return false;
+
+       /* can parameters be compared? */
+       if(func1->unspecified_parameters || func2->unspecified_parameters)
                return true;
 
-       if(type1->type == TYPE_ATOMIC && type2->type == TYPE_ATOMIC)
-               return type1->v.atomic_type.atype == type2->v.atomic_type.atype;
+       if(func1->variadic != func2->variadic)
+               return false;
 
-       return false;
+       /* TODO: handling of unspecified parameters not correct yet */
+
+       /* all argument types must be compatible */
+       function_parameter_t *parameter1 = func1->parameters;
+       function_parameter_t *parameter2 = func2->parameters;
+       for( ; parameter1 != NULL && parameter2 != NULL;
+                       parameter1 = parameter1->next, parameter2 = parameter2->next) {
+               type_t *parameter1_type = skip_typeref(parameter1->type);
+               type_t *parameter2_type = skip_typeref(parameter2->type);
+
+               parameter1_type = get_unqualified_type(parameter1_type);
+               parameter2_type = get_unqualified_type(parameter2_type);
+
+               if(!types_compatible(parameter1_type, parameter2_type))
+                       return false;
+       }
+       /* same number of arguments? */
+       if(parameter1 != NULL || parameter2 != NULL)
+               return false;
+
+       return true;
 }
 
-bool pointers_compatible(const type_t *type1, const type_t *type2)
+/**
+ * Check if two array types are compatible.
+ */
+static bool array_types_compatible(const array_type_t *array1,
+                                   const array_type_t *array2)
 {
-       assert(type1->type == TYPE_POINTER);
-       assert(type2->type == TYPE_POINTER);
-#if 0
-       return types_compatible(type1->v.pointer_type.points_to,
-                               type2->v.pointer_type.points_to);
-#endif
-       return true;
+       type_t *element_type1 = skip_typeref(array1->element_type);
+       type_t *element_type2 = skip_typeref(array2->element_type);
+       if(!types_compatible(element_type1, element_type2))
+               return false;
+
+       if(!array1->size_constant || !array2->size_constant)
+               return true;
+
+       return array1->size == array2->size;
 }
 
 /**
- * duplicates a type
- * note that this does not produce a deep copy!
+ * Check if two types are compatible.
  */
-static type_t *duplicate_type(type_t *type)
+bool types_compatible(const type_t *type1, const type_t *type2)
 {
-       type_t *copy = obstack_alloc(type_obst, sizeof(*copy));
-       memcpy(copy, type, sizeof(*copy));
+       assert(!is_typeref(type1));
+       assert(!is_typeref(type2));
 
-       (void) duplicate_type;
+       /* shortcut: the same type is always compatible */
+       if(type1 == type2)
+               return true;
 
-       return type;
+       if(type1->base.qualifiers != type2->base.qualifiers)
+               return false;
+       if(type1->kind != type2->kind)
+               return false;
+
+       switch(type1->kind) {
+       case TYPE_FUNCTION:
+               return function_types_compatible(&type1->function, &type2->function);
+       case TYPE_ATOMIC:
+               return type1->atomic.akind == type2->atomic.akind;
+       case TYPE_ARRAY:
+               return array_types_compatible(&type1->array, &type2->array);
+
+       case TYPE_POINTER: {
+               const type_t *const to1 = skip_typeref(type1->pointer.points_to);
+               const type_t *const to2 = skip_typeref(type2->pointer.points_to);
+               return types_compatible(to1, to2);
+       }
+
+       case TYPE_COMPOUND_STRUCT:
+       case TYPE_COMPOUND_UNION:
+       case TYPE_ENUM:
+       case TYPE_BUILTIN:
+               /* TODO: not implemented */
+               break;
+
+       case TYPE_BITFIELD:
+               /* not sure if this makes sense or is even needed, implement it if you
+                * really need it! */
+               panic("type compatibility check for bitfield type");
+
+       case TYPE_ERROR:
+               /* Hmm, the error type should be compatible to all other types */
+               return true;
+       case TYPE_INVALID:
+               panic("invalid type found in compatible types");
+       case TYPE_TYPEDEF:
+       case TYPE_TYPEOF:
+               panic("typerefs not skipped in compatible types?!?");
+       }
+
+       /* TODO: incomplete */
+       return false;
 }
 
-type_t *skip_typeref(type_t *type)
+/**
+ * Check if two pointer types are compatible.
+ */
+bool pointers_compatible(const type_t *type1, const type_t *type2)
 {
-       unsigned qualifiers = type->qualifiers;
+       assert(!is_typeref(type1));
+       assert(!is_typeref(type2));
+
+       assert(type1->kind == TYPE_POINTER);
+       assert(type2->kind == TYPE_POINTER);
+       (void) type1;
+       (void) type2;
+       /* TODO */
+       return true;
+}
 
-       while(1) {
-               switch(type->type) {
-               case TYPE_TYPEDEF:
-                       qualifiers |= type->qualifiers;
-                       if(type->v.typedef_type.resolved_type != NULL) {
-                               type = type->v.typedef_type.resolved_type;
+/**
+ * Skip all typerefs and return the underlying type.
+ */
+type_t *skip_typeref(type_t *type)
+{
+       unsigned qualifiers = TYPE_QUALIFIER_NONE;
+
+       while(true) {
+               switch(type->kind) {
+               case TYPE_ERROR:
+                       return type;
+               case TYPE_TYPEDEF: {
+                       qualifiers |= type->base.qualifiers;
+                       const typedef_type_t *typedef_type = &type->typedeft;
+                       if(typedef_type->resolved_type != NULL) {
+                               type = typedef_type->resolved_type;
                                break;
                        }
-                       type = type->v.typedef_type.declaration->type;
+                       type = typedef_type->declaration->type;
                        continue;
-               case TYPE_TYPEOF:
-                       if(type->v.typeof_type.typeof_type != NULL) {
-                               type = type->v.typeof_type.typeof_type;
+               }
+               case TYPE_TYPEOF: {
+                       const typeof_type_t *typeof_type = &type->typeoft;
+                       if(typeof_type->typeof_type != NULL) {
+                               type = typeof_type->typeof_type;
                        } else {
-                               type = type->v.typeof_type.expression->datatype;
+                               type = typeof_type->expression->base.type;
                        }
                        continue;
-               case TYPE_BUILTIN:
-                       type = type->v.builtin_type.real_type;
-                       continue;
+               }
                default:
                        break;
                }
                break;
        }
 
+       if (qualifiers != TYPE_QUALIFIER_NONE) {
+               type_t *const copy     = duplicate_type(type);
+               copy->base.qualifiers |= qualifiers;
+
+               type = typehash_insert(copy);
+               if (type != copy) {
+                       obstack_free(type_obst, copy);
+               }
+       }
+
        return type;
 }
 
+unsigned get_atomic_type_size(atomic_type_kind_t kind)
+{
+       switch(kind) {
+       case ATOMIC_TYPE_CHAR:
+       case ATOMIC_TYPE_SCHAR:
+       case ATOMIC_TYPE_UCHAR:
+               return 1;
+
+       case ATOMIC_TYPE_SHORT:
+       case ATOMIC_TYPE_USHORT:
+               return 2;
+
+       case ATOMIC_TYPE_BOOL:
+       case ATOMIC_TYPE_INT:
+       case ATOMIC_TYPE_UINT:
+               return machine_size >> 3;
+
+       case ATOMIC_TYPE_LONG:
+       case ATOMIC_TYPE_ULONG:
+               return machine_size > 16 ? machine_size >> 3 : 4;
+
+       case ATOMIC_TYPE_LONGLONG:
+       case ATOMIC_TYPE_ULONGLONG:
+               return machine_size > 16 ? 8 : 4;
+
+       case ATOMIC_TYPE_FLOAT_IMAGINARY:
+       case ATOMIC_TYPE_FLOAT:
+               return 4;
+
+       case ATOMIC_TYPE_DOUBLE_IMAGINARY:
+       case ATOMIC_TYPE_DOUBLE:
+               return 8;
+
+       case ATOMIC_TYPE_LONG_DOUBLE_IMAGINARY:
+       case ATOMIC_TYPE_LONG_DOUBLE:
+               return 12;
+
+       case ATOMIC_TYPE_VOID:
+               return 1;
+
+       case ATOMIC_TYPE_FLOAT_COMPLEX:
+               return 2 * get_atomic_type_size(ATOMIC_TYPE_FLOAT);
+
+       case ATOMIC_TYPE_DOUBLE_COMPLEX:
+               return 2 * get_atomic_type_size(ATOMIC_TYPE_DOUBLE);
+
+       case ATOMIC_TYPE_LONG_DOUBLE_COMPLEX:
+               return 2 * get_atomic_type_size(ATOMIC_TYPE_LONG_DOUBLE);
+
+       case ATOMIC_TYPE_INVALID:
+               break;
+       }
+       panic("Trying to determine size of invalid atomic type");
+}
+
+/**
+ * Find the atomic type kind representing a given size (signed).
+ */
+atomic_type_kind_t find_signed_int_atomic_type_kind_for_size(unsigned size) {
+       static atomic_type_kind_t kinds[32];
+
+       assert(size < 32);
+       atomic_type_kind_t kind = kinds[size];
+       if(kind == ATOMIC_TYPE_INVALID) {
+               static const atomic_type_kind_t possible_kinds[] = {
+                       ATOMIC_TYPE_SCHAR,
+                       ATOMIC_TYPE_SHORT,
+                       ATOMIC_TYPE_INT,
+                       ATOMIC_TYPE_LONG,
+                       ATOMIC_TYPE_LONGLONG
+               };
+               for(unsigned i = 0; i < sizeof(possible_kinds)/sizeof(possible_kinds[0]); ++i) {
+                       if(get_atomic_type_size(possible_kinds[i]) == size) {
+                               kind = possible_kinds[i];
+                               break;
+                       }
+               }
+               kinds[size] = kind;
+       }
+       return kind;
+}
 
+/**
+ * Find the atomic type kind representing a given size (signed).
+ */
+atomic_type_kind_t find_unsigned_int_atomic_type_kind_for_size(unsigned size) {
+       static atomic_type_kind_t kinds[32];
+
+       assert(size < 32);
+       atomic_type_kind_t kind = kinds[size];
+       if(kind == ATOMIC_TYPE_INVALID) {
+               static const atomic_type_kind_t possible_kinds[] = {
+                       ATOMIC_TYPE_UCHAR,
+                       ATOMIC_TYPE_USHORT,
+                       ATOMIC_TYPE_UINT,
+                       ATOMIC_TYPE_ULONG,
+                       ATOMIC_TYPE_ULONGLONG
+               };
+               for(unsigned i = 0; i < sizeof(possible_kinds)/sizeof(possible_kinds[0]); ++i) {
+                       if(get_atomic_type_size(possible_kinds[i]) == size) {
+                               kind = possible_kinds[i];
+                               break;
+                       }
+               }
+               kinds[size] = kind;
+       }
+       return kind;
+}
 
+/**
+ * Hash the given type and return the "singleton" version
+ * of it.
+ */
 static type_t *identify_new_type(type_t *type)
 {
        type_t *result = typehash_insert(type);
@@ -570,30 +1087,67 @@ static type_t *identify_new_type(type_t *type)
        return result;
 }
 
-type_t *make_atomic_type(atomic_type_type_t type, type_qualifiers_t qualifiers)
+/**
+ * Creates a new atomic type.
+ *
+ * @param akind       The kind of the atomic type.
+ * @param qualifiers  Type qualifiers for the new type.
+ */
+type_t *make_atomic_type(atomic_type_kind_t atype, type_qualifiers_t qualifiers)
 {
-       type_t *atomic_type = obstack_alloc(type_obst, sizeof(atomic_type[0]));
-       memset(atomic_type, 0, sizeof(atomic_type[0]));
-       atomic_type->type                = TYPE_ATOMIC;
-       atomic_type->qualifiers          = qualifiers;
-       atomic_type->v.atomic_type.atype = type;
+       type_t *type = obstack_alloc(type_obst, sizeof(atomic_type_t));
+       memset(type, 0, sizeof(atomic_type_t));
 
-       return identify_new_type(atomic_type);
+       type->kind            = TYPE_ATOMIC;
+       type->base.qualifiers = qualifiers;
+       type->base.alignment  = 0;
+       type->atomic.akind    = atype;
+
+       /* TODO: set the alignment depending on the atype here */
+
+       return identify_new_type(type);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Creates a new pointer type.
+ *
+ * @param points_to   The points-to type for the new type.
+ * @param qualifiers  Type qualifiers for the new type.
+ */
 type_t *make_pointer_type(type_t *points_to, type_qualifiers_t qualifiers)
 {
-       type_t *pointer_type = obstack_alloc(type_obst, sizeof(pointer_type[0]));
-       memset(pointer_type, 0, sizeof(pointer_type[0]));
-       pointer_type->type                     = TYPE_POINTER;
-       pointer_type->qualifiers               = qualifiers;
-       pointer_type->v.pointer_type.points_to = points_to;
+       type_t *type = obstack_alloc(type_obst, sizeof(pointer_type_t));
+       memset(type, 0, sizeof(pointer_type_t));
 
-       return identify_new_type(pointer_type);
+       type->kind              = TYPE_POINTER;
+       type->base.qualifiers   = qualifiers;
+       type->base.alignment    = 0;
+       type->pointer.points_to = points_to;
+
+       return identify_new_type(type);
+}
+
+type_t *make_array_type(type_t *element_type, size_t size,
+                        type_qualifiers_t qualifiers)
+{
+       type_t *type = obstack_alloc(type_obst, sizeof(array_type_t));
+       memset(type, 0, sizeof(array_type_t));
+
+       type->kind                = TYPE_ARRAY;
+       type->base.qualifiers     = qualifiers;
+       type->base.alignment      = 0;
+       type->array.element_type  = element_type;
+       type->array.size          = size;
+       type->array.size_constant = true;
+
+       return identify_new_type(type);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Debug helper. Prints the given type to stdout.
+ */
 static __attribute__((unused))
-void dbg_type(type_t *type)
+void dbg_type(const type_t *type)
 {
        FILE *old_out = out;
        out = stderr;