abg-dwarf-reader.cc

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// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
// -*- Mode: C++ -*-
//
// Copyright (C) 2013-2025 Red Hat, Inc.
//
// Author: Dodji Seketeli

/// @file
///
/// This file contains the definitions of the entry points to
/// de-serialize an instance of @ref abigail::corpus from a file in
/// elf format, containing dwarf information.

#include "abg-internal.h"
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <libgen.h>
#include <assert.h>
#include <limits.h>
#include <elfutils/libdwfl.h>
#include <dwarf.h>
#include <algorithm>
#include <cmath>
#include <cstring>
#include <deque>
#include <list>
#include <memory>
#include <ostream>
#include <sstream>
#include <stack>
#include <unordered_map>
#include <unordered_set>
#include <map>

#include "abg-ir-priv.h"
#include "abg-suppression-priv.h"
#include "abg-corpus-priv.h"
#include "abg-symtab-reader.h"

// <headers defining libabigail's API go under here>
ABG_BEGIN_EXPORT_DECLARATIONS

#include "abg-dwarf-reader.h"
#include "abg-elf-based-reader.h"
#include "abg-sptr-utils.h"
#include "abg-tools-utils.h"
#include "abg-elf-helpers.h"

ABG_END_EXPORT_DECLARATIONS
// </headers defining libabigail's API>

#ifndef UINT64_MAX
#define UINT64_MAX 0xffffffffffffffff
#endif

using std::string;

namespace abigail
{

using std::cerr;

/// The namespace for the DWARF reader.
namespace dwarf
{

using std::dynamic_pointer_cast;
using std::static_pointer_cast;
using std::unordered_map;
using std::unordered_set;
using std::stack;
using std::deque;
using std::list;
using std::map;
using abg_compat::optional;

using namespace elf_helpers; // TODO: avoid using namespace

/// Where a DIE comes from. For instance, a DIE can come from the main
/// debug info section, the alternate debug info section or from the
/// type unit section.
enum die_source
{
  NO_DEBUG_INFO_DIE_SOURCE,
  PRIMARY_DEBUG_INFO_DIE_SOURCE,
  ALT_DEBUG_INFO_DIE_SOURCE,
  TYPE_UNIT_DIE_SOURCE,
  NUMBER_OF_DIE_SOURCES,    // This one must always be the latest
                // enumerator
};


/// A convenience typedef for a vector of Dwarf_Off.
typedef vector<Dwarf_Off> dwarf_offsets_type;

/// Convenience typedef for a map which key is the offset of a dwarf
/// die and which value is the corresponding artefact.
typedef unordered_map<Dwarf_Off, type_or_decl_base_sptr> die_artefact_map_type;

/// Convenience typedef for a map which key is the offset of a dwarf
/// die, (given by dwarf_dieoffset()) and which value is the
/// corresponding class_decl.
typedef unordered_map<Dwarf_Off, class_decl_sptr> die_class_map_type;

/// Convenience typedef for a map which key is the offset of a dwarf
/// die, (given by dwarf_dieoffset()) and which value is the
/// corresponding class_or_union_sptr.
typedef unordered_map<Dwarf_Off, class_or_union_sptr> die_class_or_union_map_type;

/// Convenience typedef for a map which key the offset of a dwarf die
/// and which value is the corresponding function_decl.
typedef unordered_map<Dwarf_Off, function_decl_sptr> die_function_decl_map_type;

/// Convenience typedef for a map which key is the offset of a dwarf
/// die and which value is the corresponding function_type.
typedef unordered_map<Dwarf_Off, function_type_sptr> die_function_type_map_type;

/// Convenience typedef for a map which key is the offset of a
/// DW_TAG_compile_unit and the value is the corresponding @ref
/// translation_unit_sptr.
typedef unordered_map<Dwarf_Off, translation_unit_sptr> die_tu_map_type;

/// Convenience typedef for a map which key is the offset of a DIE and
/// the value is the corresponding qualified name of the DIE.
typedef unordered_map<Dwarf_Off, interned_string> die_istring_map_type;

/// Convenience typedef for a map which is an interned_string and
/// which value is a vector of offsets.
typedef unordered_map<interned_string,
              dwarf_offsets_type,
              hash_interned_string>
istring_dwarf_offsets_map_type;

/// A hasher for a pair of Dwarf_Off.  This is used as a hasher for
/// the type @ref dwarf_offset_pair_set_type.
struct dwarf_offset_pair_hash
{
  size_t
  operator()(const std::pair<Dwarf_Off, Dwarf_Off>& p) const
  {return *abigail::hashing::combine_hashes(hash_t(p.first), hash_t(p.second));}
};// end struct dwarf_offset_pair_hash

typedef unordered_set<std::pair<Dwarf_Off,
                Dwarf_Off>,
              dwarf_offset_pair_hash> dwarf_offset_pair_set_type;

/// An abstraction of a DIE offset that also encapsulate the source of
/// the DIE.
struct offset_type
{
  die_source source_;
  Dwarf_Off offset_;

  offset_type()
    : source_(PRIMARY_DEBUG_INFO_DIE_SOURCE),
      offset_(0)
  {}

  offset_type(die_source source, Dwarf_Off offset)
    : source_(source),
      offset_(offset)
  {}

  offset_type(Dwarf_Off offset)
    : source_(PRIMARY_DEBUG_INFO_DIE_SOURCE),
      offset_(offset)
  {}

  bool operator==(const offset_type& o) const
  {return source_ == o.source_ && offset_ == o.offset_;}

  operator Dwarf_Off() const
  {return offset_;}
}; // end struct offset_type

/// A convenience typedef for a pair of offset_type.
typedef std::pair<offset_type, offset_type> offset_pair_type;

/// A hasher for an instance of offset_type.
struct offset_hash
{
  size_t
  operator()(const offset_type& p) const
  {
    return *abigail::hashing::combine_hashes(hash_t(p.source_),
                         hash_t(p.offset_));
  }
};// end struct offset_hash

/// A hasher for a pair of offset_type.  This is used as a hasher for
/// the type @ref offset_pair_set_type, for instance.
struct offset_pair_hash
{
  size_t
  operator()(const std::pair<offset_type, offset_type>& p) const
  {
    hash_t h1 = abigail::hashing::combine_hashes(hash_t(p.first.source_),
                         hash_t(p.first.offset_));
    hash_t h2 = abigail::hashing::combine_hashes(hash_t(p.second.source_),
                         hash_t(p.second.offset_));
    return *abigail::hashing::combine_hashes(h1, h2);
  }
};// end struct offset_pair_hash

/// A convenience typedef for an unordered set of DIE offsets.
typedef unordered_set<offset_type, offset_hash> offset_set_type;

///A convenience typedef for an unordered set of pairs of offset_type.
typedef unordered_set<std::pair<offset_type,
                offset_type>,
              offset_pair_hash> offset_pair_set_type;

/// A convenience typedef for a vector of pairs of offset_type.
typedef vector<std::pair<offset_type, offset_type>> offset_pair_vector_type;

/// A convenience typedef for an unordered map that associates a pair
/// of offset_type to a vector of pairs offset_type.
typedef unordered_map<std::pair<offset_type, offset_type>,
              offset_pair_vector_type,
              offset_pair_hash> offset_pair_vect_map_type;

/// A convenience typedef for an unordered_map that associates a pair
/// of offset_type to a set of pairs of offset_type.
typedef unordered_map<std::pair<offset_type, offset_type>,
              offset_pair_set_type,
              offset_pair_hash> offset_pair_set_map_type;

/// A convenience typedef for a vector of pairs of offset_type.
typedef vector<std::pair<offset_type, offset_type>> offset_pair_vector_type;

class reader;

static translation_unit_sptr
build_translation_unit_and_add_to_ir(reader&    rdr,
                     Dwarf_Die* die,
                     char       address_size);

static void
maybe_propagate_canonical_type(const reader& rdr,
                   const Dwarf_Die* l,
                   const Dwarf_Die* r);

static void
propagate_canonical_type(const reader& rdr,
             const Dwarf_Die* l,
             const Dwarf_Die* r);

static void
maybe_set_member_type_access_specifier(decl_base_sptr member_type_declaration,
                       Dwarf_Die* die);

static void
cleanup_decl_name(string&);

/// Convenience typedef for a shared pointer to an
/// addr_elf_symbol_sptr_map_type.
typedef shared_ptr<addr_elf_symbol_sptr_map_type> addr_elf_symbol_sptr_map_sptr;

/// Convenience typedef for a map that associates an @ref
/// interned_string to a @ref function_type_sptr.
typedef unordered_map<interned_string,
              function_type_sptr,
              hash_interned_string> istring_fn_type_map_type;

/// Convenience typedef for a stack containing the scopes up to the
/// current point in the abigail Internal Representation (aka IR) tree
/// that is being built.
typedef stack<scope_decl*> scope_stack_type;

/// Convenience typedef for a map which key is a dwarf offset.  The
/// value is also a dwarf offset.
typedef unordered_map<Dwarf_Off, Dwarf_Off> offset_offset_map_type;

/// Convenience typedef for a map which key is a string and which
/// value is a vector of smart pointer to a class_or_union_sptr.
typedef unordered_map<string, classes_or_unions_type> string_classes_or_unions_map;

/// Convenience typedef for a map which key is a string and which
/// value is a vector of smart pointer to a class.
typedef unordered_map<string, classes_type> string_classes_map;

/// Convenience typedef for a map which key is a string and which
/// value is a vector of smart pointer to a enum.
typedef unordered_map<string, enums_type> string_enums_map;

/// The abstraction of the place where a partial unit has been
/// imported.  This is what the DW_TAG_imported_unit DIE expresses.
///
/// This type thus contains:
/// - the offset to which the partial unit is imported
/// - the offset of the imported partial unit.
/// - the offset of the imported partial unit.
struct imported_unit_point
{
  Dwarf_Off offset_of_import;
  // The boolean below is true iff the imported unit comes from the
  // alternate debug info file.
  die_source    imported_unit_die_source;
  Dwarf_Off imported_unit_die_off;
  Dwarf_Off imported_unit_cu_off;
  Dwarf_Off imported_unit_child_off;

  /// Default constructor for @ref the type imported_unit_point.
  imported_unit_point()
    : offset_of_import(),
      imported_unit_die_source(PRIMARY_DEBUG_INFO_DIE_SOURCE),
      imported_unit_die_off(),
      imported_unit_cu_off(),
      imported_unit_child_off()
  {}

  /// Constructor of @ref the type imported_unit_point.
  ///
  /// @param import_off the offset of the point at which the unit has
  /// been imported.
  imported_unit_point(Dwarf_Off import_off)
    : offset_of_import(import_off),
      imported_unit_die_source(PRIMARY_DEBUG_INFO_DIE_SOURCE),
      imported_unit_die_off(),
      imported_unit_cu_off(),
      imported_unit_child_off()
  {}

  /// Constructor of @ref the type imported_unit_point.
  ///
  /// @param import_off the offset of the point at which the unit has
  /// been imported.
  ///
  /// @param from where the imported DIE comes from.
  ///
  /// @param imported_die the die of the unit that has been imported.
  imported_unit_point(Dwarf_Off import_off,
              const Dwarf_Die& imported_die,
              die_source from)
    : offset_of_import(import_off),
      imported_unit_die_source(from),
      imported_unit_die_off(dwarf_dieoffset
                (const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(&imported_die))),
      imported_unit_cu_off(),
      imported_unit_child_off()
  {
    Dwarf_Die imported_unit_child;

    ABG_ASSERT(dwarf_child(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(&imported_die),
               &imported_unit_child) == 0);

    imported_unit_child_off =
      dwarf_dieoffset(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(&imported_unit_child));

    Dwarf_Die cu_die_memory;
    Dwarf_Die *cu_die;

    cu_die = dwarf_diecu(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(&imported_unit_child),
             &cu_die_memory, 0, 0);
    imported_unit_cu_off = dwarf_dieoffset(cu_die);
  }
}; // struct imported_unit_point

/// Convenience typedef for a vector of @ref imported_unit_point.
typedef vector<imported_unit_point> imported_unit_points_type;

/// Convenience typedef for a vector of @ref imported_unit_point.
typedef unordered_map<Dwarf_Off, imported_unit_points_type>
tu_die_imported_unit_points_map_type;

/// "Less than" operator for instances of @ref imported_unit_point
/// type.
///
/// @param the left hand side operand of the "Less than" operator.
///
/// @param the right hand side operand of the "Less than" operator.
///
/// @return true iff @p l is less than @p r.
static bool
operator<(const imported_unit_point& l, const imported_unit_point& r)
{return l.offset_of_import < r.offset_of_import;}

static bool
get_parent_die(const reader&    rdr,
           const Dwarf_Die* die,
           Dwarf_Die&       parent_die,
           size_t           where_offset);

static bool
get_scope_die(const reader& rdr,
          const Dwarf_Die*      die,
          size_t            where_offset,
          Dwarf_Die&        scope_die);

static bool
get_die_language(const Dwarf_Die *die, translation_unit::language &lang) ;

static bool
die_is_in_c(const Dwarf_Die *die);

static bool
die_is_in_cplus_plus(const Dwarf_Die *die);

static bool
die_is_in_c_or_cplusplus(const Dwarf_Die *die);

static bool
die_is_anonymous(const Dwarf_Die* die);

static bool
die_is_anonymous_data_member(const Dwarf_Die* die);

static bool
die_is_type(const Dwarf_Die* die);

static bool
die_is_decl(const Dwarf_Die* die);

static bool
die_is_declaration_only(Dwarf_Die* die);

static bool
die_is_variable_decl(const Dwarf_Die *die);

static bool
die_is_function_decl(const Dwarf_Die *die);

static bool
die_has_size_attribute(const Dwarf_Die *die);

static bool
die_has_no_child(const Dwarf_Die *die);

static bool
die_is_namespace(const Dwarf_Die* die);

static bool
die_is_unspecified(Dwarf_Die* die);

static bool
die_is_void_type(Dwarf_Die* die);

static bool
die_is_pointer_type(const Dwarf_Die* die);

static bool
pointer_or_qual_die_of_anonymous_class_type(const Dwarf_Die* die);

static bool
die_is_reference_type(const Dwarf_Die* die);

static bool
die_is_pointer_array_or_reference_type(const Dwarf_Die* die);

static bool
die_is_pointer_or_reference_type(const Dwarf_Die* die);

static bool
die_is_pointer_reference_or_typedef_type(const Dwarf_Die* die);

static bool
die_is_class_type(const Dwarf_Die* die);

static bool
die_is_qualified_type(const Dwarf_Die* die);

static bool
die_is_function_type(const Dwarf_Die *die);

static bool
die_has_object_pointer(const Dwarf_Die* die,
               Dwarf_Die& object_pointer);

static bool
die_has_children(const Dwarf_Die* die);

static bool
fn_die_first_parameter_die(const Dwarf_Die* die, Dwarf_Die& first_parm_die);

static bool
member_fn_die_has_this_pointer(const reader& rdr,
                   const Dwarf_Die* die,
                   size_t where_offset,
                   Dwarf_Die& class_die,
                   Dwarf_Die& object_pointer_die);

static bool
die_this_pointer_from_object_pointer(Dwarf_Die* die,
                     Dwarf_Die& this_pointer);

static bool
die_this_pointer_is_const(Dwarf_Die* die);

static bool
die_object_pointer_is_for_const_method(Dwarf_Die* die);

static bool
is_type_die_to_be_canonicalized(const Dwarf_Die *die);

static bool
die_is_at_class_scope(const reader& rdr,
              const Dwarf_Die* die,
              size_t where_offset,
              Dwarf_Die& class_scope_die);
static bool
eval_last_constant_dwarf_sub_expr(Dwarf_Op* expr,
                  size_t    expr_len,
                  int64_t&  value,
                  bool& is_tls_address);

static translation_unit::language
dwarf_language_to_tu_language(size_t l);

static bool
die_unsigned_constant_attribute(const Dwarf_Die*    die,
                unsigned        attr_name,
                uint64_t&       cst);

static bool
die_signed_constant_attribute(const Dwarf_Die*die,
                  unsigned  attr_name,
                  int64_t&  cst);

static bool
die_constant_attribute(const Dwarf_Die *die,
               unsigned attr_name,
               bool is_signed,
               array_type_def::subrange_type::bound_value &value);

static bool
die_member_offset(const reader& rdr,
          const Dwarf_Die* die,
          int64_t& offset);

static bool
form_is_DW_FORM_strx(unsigned form);

static bool
form_is_DW_FORM_line_strp(unsigned form);

static bool
die_address_attribute(Dwarf_Die* die, unsigned attr_name, Dwarf_Addr& result);

static string
die_name(const Dwarf_Die* die);

static void
die_name_and_linkage_name(const Dwarf_Die*  die,
              string&       name,
              string&       linkage_name);
static location
die_location(const reader& rdr, const Dwarf_Die* die);

static bool
die_location_address(Dwarf_Die* die,
             Dwarf_Addr&    address,
             bool&      is_tls_address);

static bool
die_die_attribute(const Dwarf_Die* die,
          unsigned attr_name,
          Dwarf_Die& result,
          bool recursively = true);

static bool
die_origin_die(const Dwarf_Die* die, Dwarf_Die& origin_die);

static bool
subrange_die_indirect_bound_value(const Dwarf_Die *die,
                  unsigned attr_name,
                  array_type_def::subrange_type::bound_value& v,
                  bool& is_signed);

static bool
subrange_die_indirectly_references_subrange_die(const Dwarf_Die *die,
                        unsigned attr_name,
                        Dwarf_Die& referenced_subrange);
static string
get_internal_anonymous_die_prefix_name(const Dwarf_Die *die);

static string
build_internal_anonymous_die_name(const string &base_name,
                  size_t anonymous_type_index);

static string
die_qualified_type_name(const reader& rdr,
            const Dwarf_Die* die,
            size_t where,
            unordered_set<uint64_t>& guard);

static string
die_qualified_decl_name(const reader& rdr,
            const Dwarf_Die* die,
            size_t where,
            unordered_set<uint64_t>& guard);

static string
die_qualified_name(const reader& rdr,
           const Dwarf_Die* die,
           size_t where,
           unordered_set<uint64_t>& guard);

static string
die_qualified_name(const reader& rdr,
           const Dwarf_Die* die,
           size_t where);

static string
die_type_name(const reader& rdr, const Dwarf_Die* die,
          bool qualified_name, size_t where_offset,
          unordered_set<uint64_t>& infinite_loop_guard);

static string
die_type_name(const reader& rdr, const Dwarf_Die* die,
          bool qualified_name, size_t where_offset);

static bool
die_qualified_type_name_empty(const reader& rdr,
                  const Dwarf_Die* die, size_t where,
                  string &qualified_name,
                  unordered_set<uint64_t>& infinite_loop_guard);

static void
die_return_and_parm_names_from_fn_type_die(const reader& rdr,
                       const Dwarf_Die* die,
                       size_t where_offset,
                       bool pretty_print,
                       bool qualified_name,
                       bool &is_method_type,
                       string &return_type_name,
                       string &class_name,
                       vector<string>& parm_names,
                       bool& is_const,
                       bool& is_static,
                       unordered_set<uint64_t>& infinite_loop_guard);

static string
die_function_signature(const reader& rdr,
               const Dwarf_Die *die,
               bool qualified_name,
               size_t where_offset,
               unordered_set<uint64_t>& infinite_loop_guard);

static bool
die_peel_qual_ptr(Dwarf_Die *die, Dwarf_Die& peeled_die);

static bool
die_peel_qualified(Dwarf_Die *die, Dwarf_Die& peeled_die);

static bool
die_peel_typedef(Dwarf_Die *die, Dwarf_Die& peeled_die);

static bool
die_function_type_is_method_type(const reader& rdr,
                 const Dwarf_Die *die,
                 size_t where_offset,
                 Dwarf_Die& object_pointer_die,
                 Dwarf_Die& class_die,
                 bool& is_static);

static string
die_enum_flat_representation(const reader&  rdr,
                 const Dwarf_Die*   die,
                 const string&  indent,
                 bool       one_line,
                 bool       qualified_names,
                 size_t     where_offset);

static string
die_class_flat_representation(const reader& rdr,
                  const Dwarf_Die*  die,
                  const string& indent,
                  bool      one_line,
                  bool      qualified_names,
                  size_t        where_offset,
                  unordered_set<uint64_t>& infinite_loop_guard);

static string
die_class_or_enum_flat_representation(const reader& rdr,
                      const Dwarf_Die* die,
                      const string& indent,
                      bool      one_line,
                      bool      qualified_names,
                      size_t        where_offset,
                      unordered_set<uint64_t>& infinite_loop_guard);

static string
die_class_or_enum_flat_representation(const reader& rdr,
                      const Dwarf_Die* die,
                      const string& indent,
                      bool      one_line,
                      bool      qualified_names,
                      size_t        where_offset);

static string
die_pretty_print_type(const reader& rdr,
              const Dwarf_Die* die,
              size_t where_offset,
              unordered_set<uint64_t>& guard);

static string
die_pretty_print_decl(const reader& rdr,
              const Dwarf_Die* die,
              bool qualified_name,
              bool include_fns,
              size_t where_offset,
              unordered_set<uint64_t>& infinite_loop_guard);

static string
die_pretty_print(reader& rdr,
         const Dwarf_Die* die,
         size_t where_offset,
         unordered_set<uint64_t>& infinite_loop_guard);

static void
maybe_canonicalize_type(const type_base_sptr&   t,
            reader&     rdr);

static uint64_t
get_default_array_lower_bound(translation_unit::language l);

static bool
find_lower_bound_in_imported_unit_points(const imported_unit_points_type&,
                     Dwarf_Off,
                     imported_unit_points_type::const_iterator&);

static array_type_def::subrange_sptr
build_subrange_type(reader& rdr,
            const Dwarf_Die*    die,
            size_t      where_offset,
            bool        associate_type_to_die = true);

static void
build_subranges_from_array_type_die(const reader&           rdr,
                    const Dwarf_Die*            die,
                    array_type_def::subranges_type& subranges,
                    size_t              where_offset,
                    bool                associate_type_to_die = true);

static comparison_result
compare_dies(const reader& rdr,
         const Dwarf_Die *l, const Dwarf_Die *r,
         bool update_canonical_dies_on_the_fly);

static bool
compare_dies_during_canonicalization(reader& rdr,
                     const Dwarf_Die *l, const Dwarf_Die *r,
                     bool update_canonical_dies_on_the_fly);

static bool
get_member_child_die(const Dwarf_Die *die, Dwarf_Die *child);

static bool
get_next_member_sibling_die(const Dwarf_Die *die, Dwarf_Die *member);

/// Get the language used to generate a given DIE.
///
/// @param die the DIE to consider.
///
/// @param lang the resulting language.
///
/// @return true iff the language of the DIE was found.
static bool
get_die_language(const Dwarf_Die *die, translation_unit::language &lang) 
{
  Dwarf_Die cu_die;
  ABG_ASSERT(dwarf_diecu(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(die), &cu_die, 0, 0));

  uint64_t l = 0;
  if (!die_unsigned_constant_attribute(&cu_die, DW_AT_language, l))
    return false;

  lang = dwarf_language_to_tu_language(l);
  return true;
}

/// Test if a given DIE originates from a program written in the C
/// language.
///
/// @param die the DIE to consider.
///
/// @return true iff @p die originates from a program in the C
/// language.
static bool
die_is_in_c(const Dwarf_Die *die)
{
  translation_unit::language l = translation_unit::LANG_UNKNOWN;
  if (!get_die_language(die, l))
    return false;
  return is_c_language(l);
}

/// Test if a given DIE originates from a program written in the C++
/// language.
///
/// @param die the DIE to consider.
///
/// @return true iff @p die originates from a program in the C++
/// language.
static bool
die_is_in_cplus_plus(const Dwarf_Die *die)
{
  translation_unit::language l = translation_unit::LANG_UNKNOWN;
  if (!get_die_language(die, l))
    return false;
  return is_cplus_plus_language(l);
}

/// Test if a given DIE originates from a program written either in
/// C or C++.
///
/// @param die the DIE to consider.
///
/// @return true iff @p die originates from a program written either in
/// C or C++.
static bool
die_is_in_c_or_cplusplus(const Dwarf_Die *die)
{
  translation_unit::language l = translation_unit::LANG_UNKNOWN;
  if (!get_die_language(die, l))
    return false;
  return (is_cplus_plus_language(l) || is_c_language(l));
}

/// Compare a symbol name against another name, possibly demangling
/// the symbol_name before performing the comparison.
///
/// @param symbol_name the symbol_name to take in account.
///
/// @param name the second name to take in account.
///
/// @param demangle if true, demangle @p symbol_name and compare the
/// result of the demangling with @p name.
///
/// @return true iff symbol_name equals name.
static bool
compare_symbol_name(const string& symbol_name,
            const string& name,
            bool demangle)
{
  if (demangle)
    {
      string m = demangle_cplus_mangled_name(symbol_name);
      return m == name;
    }
  return symbol_name == name;
}

/// Lookup a symbol using the SysV ELF hash table.
///
/// Note that this function hasn't been tested.  So it hasn't been
/// debugged yet.  IOW, it is not known to work.  Or rather, it's
/// almost like it's surely doesn't work ;-)
///
/// Use it at your own risks.  :-)
///
///@parm env the environment we are operating from.
///
/// @param elf_handle the elf_handle to use.
///
/// @param sym_name the symbol name to look for.
///
/// @param ht_index the index (in the section headers table) of the
/// hash table section to use.
///
/// @param sym_tab_index the index (in the section headers table) of
/// the symbol table to use.
///
/// @param demangle if true, demangle @p sym_name before comparing it
/// to names from the symbol table.
///
/// @param syms_found a vector of symbols found with the name @p
/// sym_name.  table.
static bool
lookup_symbol_from_sysv_hash_tab(const environment&     env,
                 Elf*               elf_handle,
                 const string&          sym_name,
                 size_t         ht_index,
                 size_t         sym_tab_index,
                 bool               demangle,
                 vector<elf_symbol_sptr>&   syms_found)
{
  Elf_Scn* sym_tab_section = elf_getscn(elf_handle, sym_tab_index);
  ABG_ASSERT(sym_tab_section);

  Elf_Data* sym_tab_data = elf_getdata(sym_tab_section, 0);
  ABG_ASSERT(sym_tab_data);

  GElf_Shdr sheader_mem;
  GElf_Shdr* sym_tab_section_header = gelf_getshdr(sym_tab_section,
                           &sheader_mem);
  Elf_Scn* hash_section = elf_getscn(elf_handle, ht_index);
  ABG_ASSERT(hash_section);

  // Poke at the different parts of the hash table and get them ready
  // to be used.
  unsigned long hash = elf_hash(sym_name.c_str());
  Elf_Data* ht_section_data = elf_getdata(hash_section, 0);
  Elf32_Word* ht_data = reinterpret_cast<Elf32_Word*>(ht_section_data->d_buf);
  size_t nb_buckets = ht_data[0];
  size_t nb_chains = ht_data[1];

  if (nb_buckets == 0)
    // An empty hash table.  Not sure if that is possible, but it
    // would mean an empty table of exported symbols.
    return false;

  //size_t nb_chains = ht_data[1];
  Elf32_Word* ht_buckets = &ht_data[2];
  Elf32_Word* ht_chains = &ht_buckets[nb_buckets];

  // Now do the real work.
  size_t bucket = hash % nb_buckets;
  size_t symbol_index = ht_buckets[bucket];

  GElf_Sym symbol;
  const char* sym_name_str;
  size_t sym_size;
  elf_symbol::type sym_type;
  elf_symbol::binding sym_binding;
  elf_symbol::visibility sym_visibility;
  bool found = false;

  do
    {
      ABG_ASSERT(gelf_getsym(sym_tab_data, symbol_index, &symbol));
      sym_name_str = elf_strptr(elf_handle,
                sym_tab_section_header->sh_link,
                symbol.st_name);
      if (sym_name_str
      && compare_symbol_name(sym_name_str, sym_name, demangle))
    {
      sym_type = stt_to_elf_symbol_type(GELF_ST_TYPE(symbol.st_info));
      sym_binding = stb_to_elf_symbol_binding(GELF_ST_BIND(symbol.st_info));
      sym_visibility =
        stv_to_elf_symbol_visibility(GELF_ST_VISIBILITY(symbol.st_other));
      sym_size = symbol.st_size;
      elf_symbol::version ver;
      if (get_version_for_symbol(elf_handle, symbol_index,
                     /*get_def_version=*/true, ver))
        ABG_ASSERT(!ver.str().empty());
      elf_symbol_sptr symbol_found =
        elf_symbol::create(env,
                   symbol_index,
                   sym_size,
                   sym_name_str,
                   sym_type,
                   sym_binding,
                   symbol.st_shndx != SHN_UNDEF,
                   symbol.st_shndx == SHN_COMMON,
                   ver, sym_visibility);
      syms_found.push_back(symbol_found);
      found = true;
    }
      symbol_index = ht_chains[symbol_index];
    } while (symbol_index != STN_UNDEF || symbol_index >= nb_chains);

  return found;
}

/// Get the size of the elf class, in bytes.
///
/// @param elf_handle the elf handle to use.
///
/// @return the size computed.
static char
get_elf_class_size_in_bytes(Elf* elf_handle)
{
  char result = 0;
  GElf_Ehdr hdr;

  ABG_ASSERT(gelf_getehdr(elf_handle, &hdr));
  int c = hdr.e_ident[EI_CLASS];

  switch (c)
    {
    case ELFCLASS32:
      result = 4;
      break;
    case ELFCLASS64:
      result = 8;
      break;
    default:
      ABG_ASSERT_NOT_REACHED;
    }

  return result;
}

/// Get a given word of a bloom filter, referred to by the index of
/// the word.
///
/// The bloom word size depends on the current elf class (32 bits for
/// an ELFCLASS32 or 64 bits for an ELFCLASS64 one) and this function
/// abstracts that nicely.
///
/// @param elf_handle the elf handle to use.
///
/// @param bloom_filter the bloom filter to consider.
///
/// @param index the index of the bloom filter to return.
///
/// @return a 64 bits work containing the bloom word found at index @p
/// index.  Note that if we are looking at an ELFCLASS32 binary, the 4
/// most significant bytes of the result are going to be zero.
static Elf64_Xword
bloom_word_at(Elf*      elf_handle,
          Elf32_Word*   bloom_filter,
          size_t        index)
{
  Elf64_Xword result = 0;
  GElf_Ehdr h;
  ABG_ASSERT(gelf_getehdr(elf_handle, &h));
  int c;
  c = h.e_ident[EI_CLASS];

  switch(c)
    {
    case ELFCLASS32:
      result = bloom_filter[index];
      break ;
    case ELFCLASS64:
      {
    Elf64_Xword* f= reinterpret_cast<Elf64_Xword*>(bloom_filter);
    result = f[index];
      }
      break;
    default:
      abort();
    }

  return result;
}

/// The abstraction of the gnu elf hash table.
///
/// The members of this struct are explained at
///   - https://sourceware.org/ml/binutils/2006-10/msg00377.html
///   - https://blogs.oracle.com/ali/entry/gnu_hash_elf_sections.
struct gnu_ht
{
  size_t nb_buckets;
  Elf32_Word* buckets;
  Elf32_Word* chain;
  size_t first_sym_index;
  size_t bf_nwords;
  size_t bf_size;
  Elf32_Word* bloom_filter;
  size_t shift;
  size_t sym_count;
  Elf_Scn* sym_tab_section;
  GElf_Shdr sym_tab_section_header;

  gnu_ht()
    : nb_buckets(0),
      buckets(0),
      chain(0),
      first_sym_index(0),
      bf_nwords(0),
      bf_size(0),
      bloom_filter(0),
      shift(0),
      sym_count(0),
      sym_tab_section(0)
  {}
}; // end struct gnu_ht

/// Setup the members of the gnu hash table.
///
/// @param elf_handle a handle on the elf file to use.
///
/// @param ht_index the index  (into the elf section headers table) of
/// the hash table section to use.
///
/// @param sym_tab_index the index (into the elf section headers
/// table) of the symbol table the gnu hash table is about.
///
/// @param ht the resulting hash table.
///
/// @return true iff the hash table @ ht could be setup.
static bool
setup_gnu_ht(Elf* elf_handle,
         size_t ht_index,
         size_t sym_tab_index,
         gnu_ht& ht)
{
  ht.sym_tab_section = elf_getscn(elf_handle, sym_tab_index);
  ABG_ASSERT(ht.sym_tab_section);
  ABG_ASSERT(gelf_getshdr(ht.sym_tab_section, &ht.sym_tab_section_header));
  ht.sym_count =
    ht.sym_tab_section_header.sh_size / ht.sym_tab_section_header.sh_entsize;
  Elf_Scn* hash_section = elf_getscn(elf_handle, ht_index);
  ABG_ASSERT(hash_section);

  // Poke at the different parts of the hash table and get them ready
  // to be used.
  Elf_Data* ht_section_data = elf_getdata(hash_section, 0);
  Elf32_Word* ht_data = reinterpret_cast<Elf32_Word*>(ht_section_data->d_buf);

  ht.nb_buckets = ht_data[0];
  if (ht.nb_buckets == 0)
    // An empty hash table.  Not sure if that is possible, but it
    // would mean an empty table of exported symbols.
    return false;
  ht.first_sym_index = ht_data[1];
  // The number of words used by the bloom filter.  A size of a word
  // is ELFCLASS.
  ht.bf_nwords = ht_data[2];
  // The shift used by the bloom filter code.
  ht.shift = ht_data[3];
  // The data of the bloom filter proper.
  ht.bloom_filter = &ht_data[4];
  // The size of the bloom filter in 4 bytes word.  This is going to
  // be used to index the 'bloom_filter' above, which is of type
  // Elf32_Word*; thus we need that bf_size be expressed in 4 bytes
  // words.
  ht.bf_size = (get_elf_class_size_in_bytes(elf_handle) / 4) * ht.bf_nwords;
  // The buckets of the hash table.
  ht.buckets = ht.bloom_filter + ht.bf_size;
  // The chain of the hash table.
  ht.chain = ht.buckets + ht.nb_buckets;

  return true;
}

/// Look into the symbol tables of the underlying elf file and find
/// the symbol we are being asked.
///
/// This function uses the GNU hash table for the symbol lookup.
///
/// The reference of for the implementation of this function can be
/// found at:
///   - https://sourceware.org/ml/binutils/2006-10/msg00377.html
///   - https://blogs.oracle.com/ali/entry/gnu_hash_elf_sections.
///
/// @param elf_handle the elf handle to use.
///
/// @param sym_name the name of the symbol to look for.
///
/// @param ht_index the index of the hash table header to use.
///
/// @param sym_tab_index the index of the symbol table header to use
/// with this hash table.
///
/// @param demangle if true, demangle @p sym_name.
///
/// @param syms_found the vector of symbols found with the name @p
/// sym_name.
///
/// @return true if a symbol was actually found.
static bool
lookup_symbol_from_gnu_hash_tab(const environment&      env,
                Elf*                elf_handle,
                const string&           sym_name,
                size_t              ht_index,
                size_t              sym_tab_index,
                bool                demangle,
                vector<elf_symbol_sptr>&    syms_found)
{
  gnu_ht ht;
  if (!setup_gnu_ht(elf_handle, ht_index, sym_tab_index, ht))
    return false;

  // Now do the real work.

  // Compute bloom hashes (GNU hash and second bloom specific hashes).
  size_t h1 = elf_gnu_hash(sym_name.c_str());
  size_t h2 = h1 >> ht.shift;
  // The size of one of the words used in the bloom
  // filter, in bits.
  int c = get_elf_class_size_in_bytes(elf_handle) * 8;
  int n =  (h1 / c) % ht.bf_nwords;
  // The bitmask of the bloom filter has a size of either 32-bits on
  // ELFCLASS32 binaries or 64-bits on ELFCLASS64 binaries.  So we
  // need a 64-bits type to hold the bitmap, hence the Elf64_Xword
  // type used here.  When dealing with 32bits binaries, the upper
  // bits of the bitmask will be zero anyway.
  Elf64_Xword bitmask = (1ul << (h1 % c)) | (1ul << (h2 % c));

  // Test if the symbol is *NOT* present in this ELF file.
  if ((bloom_word_at(elf_handle, ht.bloom_filter, n) & bitmask) != bitmask)
    return false;

  size_t i = ht.buckets[h1 % ht.nb_buckets];
  if (i == STN_UNDEF)
    return false;

  Elf32_Word stop_word, *stop_wordp;
  elf_symbol::version ver;
  GElf_Sym symbol;
  const char* sym_name_str;
  bool found = false;

  elf_symbol::type sym_type;
  elf_symbol::binding sym_binding;
  elf_symbol::visibility sym_visibility;

  // Let's walk the hash table and record the versions of all the
  // symbols which name equal sym_name.
  for (i = ht.buckets[h1 % ht.nb_buckets],
     stop_wordp = &ht.chain[i - ht.first_sym_index];
       i != STN_UNDEF
     && (stop_wordp
         < ht.chain + (ht.sym_count - ht.first_sym_index));
       ++i, ++stop_wordp)
    {
      stop_word = *stop_wordp;
      if ((stop_word & ~ 1)!= (h1 & ~1))
    // A given bucket can reference several hashes.  Here we
    // stumbled across a hash value different from the one we are
    // looking for.  Let's keep walking.
    continue;

      ABG_ASSERT(gelf_getsym(elf_getdata(ht.sym_tab_section, 0),
             i, &symbol));
      sym_name_str = elf_strptr(elf_handle,
                ht.sym_tab_section_header.sh_link,
                symbol.st_name);
      if (sym_name_str
      && compare_symbol_name(sym_name_str, sym_name, demangle))
    {
      // So we found a symbol (in the symbol table) that equals
      // sym_name.  Now lets try to get its version and record it.
      sym_type = stt_to_elf_symbol_type(GELF_ST_TYPE(symbol.st_info));
      sym_binding = stb_to_elf_symbol_binding(GELF_ST_BIND(symbol.st_info));
     sym_visibility =
       stv_to_elf_symbol_visibility(GELF_ST_VISIBILITY(symbol.st_other));

      if (get_version_for_symbol(elf_handle, i,
                     /*get_def_version=*/true,
                     ver))
        ABG_ASSERT(!ver.str().empty());

      elf_symbol_sptr symbol_found =
        elf_symbol::create(env, i,
                   symbol.st_size,
                   sym_name_str,
                   sym_type, sym_binding,
                   symbol.st_shndx != SHN_UNDEF,
                   symbol.st_shndx == SHN_COMMON,
                   ver, sym_visibility);
      syms_found.push_back(symbol_found);
      found = true;
    }

      if (stop_word & 1)
    // The last bit of the stop_word is 1.  That means we need to
    // stop here.  We reached the end of the chain of values
    // referenced by the hask bucket.
    break;
    }
  return found;
}

/// Look into the symbol tables of the underlying elf file and find
/// the symbol we are being asked.
///
/// This function uses the elf hash table (be it the GNU hash table or
/// the sysv hash table) for the symbol lookup.
///
/// @param env the environment we are operating from.
///
/// @param elf_handle the elf handle to use.
///
/// @param ht_kind the kind of hash table to use.  This is returned by
/// the function function find_hash_table_section_index.
///
/// @param ht_index the index (in the section headers table) of the
/// hash table section to use.
///
/// @param sym_tab_index the index (in section headers table) of the
/// symbol table index to use with this hash table.
///
/// @param symbol_name the name of the symbol to look for.
///
/// @param demangle if true, demangle @p sym_name.
///
/// @param syms_found the symbols that were actually found with the
/// name @p symbol_name.
///
/// @return true iff the function found the symbol from the elf hash
/// table.
static bool
lookup_symbol_from_elf_hash_tab(const environment&      env,
                Elf*                elf_handle,
                hash_table_kind     ht_kind,
                size_t              ht_index,
                size_t              symtab_index,
                const string&           symbol_name,
                bool                demangle,
                vector<elf_symbol_sptr>&    syms_found)
{
  if (elf_handle == 0 || symbol_name.empty())
    return false;

  if (ht_kind == NO_HASH_TABLE_KIND)
    return false;

  if (ht_kind == SYSV_HASH_TABLE_KIND)
    return lookup_symbol_from_sysv_hash_tab(env,
                        elf_handle, symbol_name,
                        ht_index,
                        symtab_index,
                        demangle,
                        syms_found);
  else if (ht_kind == GNU_HASH_TABLE_KIND)
    return lookup_symbol_from_gnu_hash_tab(env,
                       elf_handle, symbol_name,
                       ht_index,
                       symtab_index,
                       demangle,
                       syms_found);
  return false;
}

/// Lookup a symbol from the symbol table directly.
///
///
/// @param env the environment we are operating from.
///
/// @param elf_handle the elf handle to use.
///
/// @param sym_name the name of the symbol to look up.
///
/// @param sym_tab_index the index (in the section headers table) of
/// the symbol table section.
///
/// @param demangle if true, demangle the names found in the symbol
/// table before comparing them with @p sym_name.
///
/// @param sym_name_found the actual name of the symbol found.
///
/// @param sym_type the type of the symbol found.
///
/// @param sym_binding the binding of the symbol found.
///
/// @param sym_versions the versions of the symbol found.
///
/// @return true iff the symbol was found.
static bool
lookup_symbol_from_symtab(const environment&        env,
              Elf*              elf_handle,
              const string&     sym_name,
              size_t            sym_tab_index,
              bool              demangle,
              vector<elf_symbol_sptr>&  syms_found)
{
  // TODO: read all of the symbol table, store it in memory in a data
  // structure that associates each symbol with its versions and in
  // which lookups of a given symbol is fast.
  Elf_Scn* sym_tab_section = elf_getscn(elf_handle, sym_tab_index);
  ABG_ASSERT(sym_tab_section);

  GElf_Shdr header_mem;
  GElf_Shdr * sym_tab_header = gelf_getshdr(sym_tab_section,
                        &header_mem);

  size_t symcount = sym_tab_header->sh_size / sym_tab_header->sh_entsize;
  Elf_Data* symtab = elf_getdata(sym_tab_section, NULL);
  GElf_Sym* sym;
  char* name_str = 0;
  elf_symbol::version ver;
  bool found = false;

  for (size_t i = 0; i < symcount; ++i)
    {
      GElf_Sym sym_mem;
      sym = gelf_getsym(symtab, i, &sym_mem);
      name_str = elf_strptr(elf_handle,
                sym_tab_header->sh_link,
                sym->st_name);

      if (name_str && compare_symbol_name(name_str, sym_name, demangle))
    {
      elf_symbol::type sym_type =
        stt_to_elf_symbol_type(GELF_ST_TYPE(sym->st_info));
      elf_symbol::binding sym_binding =
        stb_to_elf_symbol_binding(GELF_ST_BIND(sym->st_info));
      elf_symbol::visibility sym_visibility =
        stv_to_elf_symbol_visibility(GELF_ST_VISIBILITY(sym->st_other));
      bool sym_is_defined = sym->st_shndx != SHN_UNDEF;
      bool sym_is_common = sym->st_shndx == SHN_COMMON;

      if (get_version_for_symbol(elf_handle, i,
                     /*get_def_version=*/sym_is_defined,
                     ver))
        ABG_ASSERT(!ver.str().empty());
      elf_symbol_sptr symbol_found =
        elf_symbol::create(env, i, sym->st_size,
                   name_str, sym_type,
                   sym_binding, sym_is_defined,
                   sym_is_common, ver, sym_visibility);
      syms_found.push_back(symbol_found);
      found = true;
    }
    }

  if (found)
    return true;

  return false;
}

/// Look into the symbol tables of the underlying elf file and see
/// if we find a given symbol.
///
/// @param env the environment we are operating from.
///
/// @param symbol_name the name of the symbol to look for.
///
/// @param demangle if true, try to demangle the symbol name found in
/// the symbol table before comparing it to @p symbol_name.
///
/// @param syms_found the list of symbols found, with the name @p
/// symbol_name.
///
/// @param sym_type this is set to the type of the symbol found.  This
/// shall b a standard elf.h value for symbol types, that is SHT_OBJECT,
/// STT_FUNC, STT_IFUNC, etc ...
///
/// Note that this parameter is set iff the function returns true.
///
/// @param sym_binding this is set to the binding of the symbol found.
/// This is a standard elf.h value of the symbol binding kind, that
/// is, STB_LOCAL, STB_GLOBAL, or STB_WEAK.
///
/// @param symbol_versions the versions of the symbol @p symbol_name,
/// if it was found.
///
/// @return true iff a symbol with the name @p symbol_name was found.
static bool
lookup_symbol_from_elf(const environment&       env,
               Elf*             elf_handle,
               const string&            symbol_name,
               bool             demangle,
               vector<elf_symbol_sptr>& syms_found)
{
  size_t hash_table_index = 0, symbol_table_index = 0;
  hash_table_kind ht_kind = NO_HASH_TABLE_KIND;

  if (!demangle)
    ht_kind = find_hash_table_section_index(elf_handle,
                        hash_table_index,
                        symbol_table_index);

  if (ht_kind == NO_HASH_TABLE_KIND)
    {
      if (!find_symbol_table_section_index(elf_handle, symbol_table_index))
    return false;

      return lookup_symbol_from_symtab(env,
                       elf_handle,
                       symbol_name,
                       symbol_table_index,
                       demangle,
                       syms_found);
    }

  return lookup_symbol_from_elf_hash_tab(env,
                     elf_handle,
                     ht_kind,
                     hash_table_index,
                     symbol_table_index,
                     symbol_name,
                     demangle,
                     syms_found);
}

/// Look into the symbol tables of the underlying elf file and see if
/// we find a given public (global or weak) symbol of function type.
///
/// @param env the environment we are operating from.
///
/// @param elf_handle the elf handle to use for the query.
///
/// @param symbol_name the function symbol to look for.
///
/// @param func_syms the vector of public functions symbols found, if
/// any.
///
/// @return true iff the symbol was found.
static bool
lookup_public_function_symbol_from_elf(environment&         env,
                       Elf*             elf_handle,
                       const string&            symbol_name,
                       vector<elf_symbol_sptr>& func_syms)
{
  vector<elf_symbol_sptr> syms_found;
  bool found = false;

  if (lookup_symbol_from_elf(env, elf_handle, symbol_name,
                 /*demangle=*/false, syms_found))
    {
      for (vector<elf_symbol_sptr>::const_iterator i = syms_found.begin();
       i != syms_found.end();
       ++i)
    {
      elf_symbol::type type = (*i)->get_type();
      elf_symbol::binding binding = (*i)->get_binding();

      if ((type == elf_symbol::FUNC_TYPE
           || type == elf_symbol::GNU_IFUNC_TYPE
           || type == elf_symbol::COMMON_TYPE)
          && (binding == elf_symbol::GLOBAL_BINDING
          || binding == elf_symbol::WEAK_BINDING))
        {
          func_syms.push_back(*i);
          found = true;
        }
    }
    }

  return found;
}

// ---------------------------------------
// <location expression evaluation types>
// ---------------------------------------

/// An abstraction of a value representing the result of the
/// evaluation of a dwarf expression.  This is abstraction represents
/// a partial view on the possible values because we are only
/// interested in extracting the latest and longuest constant
/// sub-expression of a given dwarf expression.
class expr_result
{
  bool is_const_;
  int64_t const_value_;

public:
  expr_result()
    : is_const_(true),
      const_value_(0)
  {}

  expr_result(bool is_const)
    : is_const_(is_const),
      const_value_(0)
  {}

  explicit expr_result(int64_t v)
    :is_const_(true),
     const_value_(v)
  {}

  /// @return true if the value is a constant.  Otherwise, return
  /// false, meaning the value represents a quantity for which we need
  /// inferior (a running program) state to determine the value.
  bool
  is_const() const
  {return is_const_;}


  /// @param f a flag saying if the value is set to a constant or not.
  void
  is_const(bool f)
  {is_const_ = f;}

  /// Get the current constant value iff this represents a
  /// constant.
  ///
  /// @param value the out parameter.  Is set to the constant value of
  /// the @ref expr_result.  This is set iff the function return true.
  ///
  ///@return true if this has a constant value, false otherwise.
  bool
  const_value(int64_t& value)
  {
    if (is_const())
      {
    value = const_value_;
    return true;
      }
    return false;
  }

  /// Getter of the constant value of the current @ref expr_result.
  ///
  /// Note that the current @ref expr_result must be constant,
  /// otherwise the current process is aborted.
  ///
  /// @return the constant value of the current @ref expr_result.
  int64_t
  const_value() const
  {
    ABG_ASSERT(is_const());
    return const_value_;
  }

  operator int64_t() const
  {return const_value();}

  expr_result&
  operator=(const int64_t v)
  {
    const_value_ = v;
    return *this;
  }

  bool
  operator==(const expr_result& o) const
  {return const_value_ == o.const_value_ && is_const_ == o.is_const_;}

  bool
  operator>=(const expr_result& o) const
  {return const_value_ >= o.const_value_;}

  bool
  operator<=(const expr_result& o) const
  {return const_value_ <= o.const_value_;}

  bool
  operator>(const expr_result& o) const
  {return const_value_ > o.const_value_;}

  bool
  operator<(const expr_result& o) const
  {return const_value_ < o.const_value_;}

  expr_result
  operator+(const expr_result& v) const
  {
    expr_result r(*this);
    r.const_value_ += v.const_value_;
    r.is_const_ = r.is_const_ && v.is_const_;
    return r;
  }

  expr_result&
  operator+=(int64_t v)
  {
    const_value_ += v;
    return *this;
  }

  expr_result
  operator-(const expr_result& v) const
  {
    expr_result r(*this);
    r.const_value_ -= v.const_value_;
    r.is_const_ = r.is_const_ && v.is_const_;
    return r;
  }

  expr_result
  operator%(const expr_result& v) const
  {
    expr_result r(*this);
    r.const_value_ %= v.const_value_;
    r.is_const_ = r.is_const_ && v.is_const();
    return r;
  }

  expr_result
  operator*(const expr_result& v) const
  {
    expr_result r(*this);
    r.const_value_ *= v.const_value_;
    r.is_const_ = r.is_const_ && v.is_const();
    return r;
  }

  expr_result
  operator|(const expr_result& v) const
  {
    expr_result r(*this);
    r.const_value_ |= v.const_value_;
    r.is_const_ = r.is_const_ && v.is_const_;
    return r;
  }

  expr_result
  operator^(const expr_result& v) const
  {
    expr_result r(*this);
    r.const_value_ ^= v.const_value_;
    r.is_const_ = r.is_const_ && v.is_const_;
    return r;
  }

  expr_result
  operator>>(const expr_result& v) const
  {
    expr_result r(*this);
    r.const_value_ = r.const_value_ >> v.const_value_;
    r.is_const_ = r.is_const_ && v.is_const_;
    return r;
  }

  expr_result
  operator<<(const expr_result& v) const
  {
    expr_result r(*this);
    r.const_value_ = r.const_value_ << v.const_value_;
    r.is_const_ = r.is_const_ && v.is_const_;
    return r;
  }

  expr_result
  operator~() const
  {
    expr_result r(*this);
    r.const_value_ = ~r.const_value_;
    return r;
  }

  expr_result
  neg() const
  {
    expr_result r(*this);
    r.const_value_ = -r.const_value_;
    return r;
  }

  expr_result
  abs() const
  {
    expr_result r = *this;
    r.const_value_ = std::abs(static_cast<long double>(r.const_value()));
    return r;
  }

  expr_result
  operator&(const expr_result& o)
  {
    expr_result r(*this);
    r.const_value_ &= o.const_value_;
    r.is_const_ = r.is_const_ && o.is_const_;
    return r;
  }

  expr_result
  operator/(const expr_result& o)
  {
    expr_result r(*this);
    r.is_const_ = r.is_const_ && o.is_const_;
    return r.const_value() / o.const_value();
  }
};// class end expr_result;

/// A class that implements a stack of @ref expr_result, to be used in
/// the engine evaluating DWARF expressions.
class expr_result_stack_type
{
  vector<expr_result> elems_;

public:

  expr_result_stack_type()
  {elems_.reserve(4);}

  expr_result&
  operator[](unsigned i)
  {
    unsigned s = elems_.size();
    ABG_ASSERT(s > i);
    return elems_[s - 1 -i];
  }

  const expr_result&
  operator[](unsigned i) const
  {return const_cast<expr_result_stack_type*>(this)->operator[](i);}

  unsigned
  size() const
  {return elems_.size();}

  vector<expr_result>::reverse_iterator
  begin()
  {return elems_.rbegin();}

  const vector<expr_result>::reverse_iterator
  begin() const
  {return const_cast<expr_result_stack_type*>(this)->begin();}

  vector<expr_result>::reverse_iterator
  end()
  {return elems_.rend();}

  const vector<expr_result>::reverse_iterator
  end() const
  {return const_cast<expr_result_stack_type*>(this)->end();}

  expr_result&
  front()
  {return elems_.back();}

  const expr_result&
  front() const
  {return const_cast<expr_result_stack_type*>(this)->front();}

  void
  push_front(expr_result e)
  {elems_.push_back(e);}

  expr_result
  pop_front()
  {
    expr_result r = front();
    elems_.pop_back();
    return r;
  }

  void
  erase(vector<expr_result>::reverse_iterator i)
  {elems_.erase(--i.base());}

  void
  clear()
  {elems_.clear();}
}; // end class expr_result_stack_type

/// Abstraction of the evaluation context of a dwarf expression.
struct dwarf_expr_eval_context
{
  expr_result accum;
  expr_result_stack_type stack;
  // Is set to true if the result of the expression that got evaluated
  // is a TLS address.
  bool set_tls_addr;

  dwarf_expr_eval_context()
    : accum(/*is_const=*/false),
      set_tls_addr(false)
  {
    stack.push_front(expr_result(true));
  }

  void
  reset()
  {
    stack.clear();
    stack.push_front(expr_result(true));
    accum = expr_result(false);
    set_tls_addr = false;
  }

  /// Set a flag to to tell that the result of the expression that got
  /// evaluated is a TLS address.
  ///
  /// @param f true iff the result of the expression that got
  /// evaluated is a TLS address, false otherwise.
  void
  set_tls_address(bool f)
  {set_tls_addr = f;}

  /// Getter for the flag that tells if the result of the expression
  /// that got evaluated is a TLS address.
  ///
  /// @return true iff the result of the expression that got evaluated
  /// is a TLS address.
  bool
  set_tls_address() const
  {return set_tls_addr;}

  expr_result
  pop()
  {
    expr_result r = stack.front();
    stack.pop_front();
    return r;
  }

  void
  push(const expr_result& v)
  {stack.push_front(v);}
};//end class dwarf_expr_eval_context

// ---------------------------------------
// </location expression evaluation types>
// ---------------------------------------

class reader;

typedef shared_ptr<reader> reader_sptr;

/// The DWARF reader used to build the ABI corpus from debug info in
/// DWARF format.
///
/// This type is to be instanciated
/// abigail::dwarf::reader::create().
class reader : public elf_based_reader
{
public:

  /// A set of containers that contains one container per kind of @ref
  /// die_source.  This allows to associate DIEs to things, depending
  /// on the source of the DIE.
  template <typename ContainerType>
  class die_source_dependant_container_set
  {
    ContainerType primary_debug_info_container_;
    ContainerType alt_debug_info_container_;
    ContainerType type_unit_container_;

  public:

    /// Getter for the container associated to DIEs coming from a
    /// given @ref die_source.
    ///
    /// @param source the die_source for which we want the container.
    ///
    /// @return the container that associates DIEs coming from @p
    /// source to something.
    ContainerType&
    get_container(die_source source)
    {
      ContainerType *result = 0;
      switch (source)
    {
    case PRIMARY_DEBUG_INFO_DIE_SOURCE:
      result = &primary_debug_info_container_;
      break;
    case ALT_DEBUG_INFO_DIE_SOURCE:
      result = &alt_debug_info_container_;
      break;
    case TYPE_UNIT_DIE_SOURCE:
      result = &type_unit_container_;
      break;
    case NO_DEBUG_INFO_DIE_SOURCE:
    case NUMBER_OF_DIE_SOURCES:
      ABG_ASSERT_NOT_REACHED;
    }
      return *result;
    }

    /// Getter for the container associated to DIEs coming from a
    /// given @ref die_source.
    ///
    /// @param source the die_source for which we want the container.
    ///
    /// @return the container that associates DIEs coming from @p
    /// source to something.
    const ContainerType&
    get_container(die_source source) const
    {
      return const_cast<die_source_dependant_container_set*>(this)->
    get_container(source);
    }

    /// Getter for the container associated to DIEs coming from the
    /// same source as a given DIE.
    ///
    /// @param rdr the DWARF reader to consider.
    ///
    /// @param die the DIE which should have the same source as the
    /// source of the container we want.
    ///
    /// @return the container that associates DIEs coming from the
    /// same source as @p die.
    ContainerType&
    get_container(const reader& rdr, const Dwarf_Die *die)
    {
      const die_source source = rdr.get_die_source(die);
      return get_container(source);
    }

    /// Getter for the container associated to DIEs coming from the
    /// same source as a given DIE.
    ///
    /// @param rdr the DWARF reader to consider.
    ///
    /// @param die the DIE which should have the same source as the
    /// source of the container we want.
    ///
    /// @return the container that associates DIEs coming from the
    /// same source as @p die.
    const ContainerType&
    get_container(const reader& rdr, const Dwarf_Die *die) const
    {
      return const_cast<die_source_dependant_container_set*>(this)->
    get_container(rdr, die);
    }

    /// Clear the container set.
    void
    clear()
    {
      primary_debug_info_container_.clear();
      alt_debug_info_container_.clear();
      type_unit_container_.clear();
    }
  }; // end die_dependant_container_set

  /// Statistics to help for debugging purposes.
  struct stats
  {
    unsigned number_of_suppressed_functions = 0;
    unsigned number_of_suppressed_variables = 0;
    unsigned number_of_allowed_functions = 0;
    unsigned number_of_allowed_variables = 0;

    /// Clear the statistic data members.
    void
    clear()
    {
      number_of_suppressed_functions = 0;
      number_of_suppressed_variables = 0;
      number_of_allowed_functions = 0;
      number_of_allowed_variables = 0;
    }
  };

  unsigned short        dwarf_version_;
  Dwarf_Die*            cur_tu_die_;
  mutable dwarf_expr_eval_context   dwarf_expr_eval_context_;
  // A set of maps (one per kind of die source) that associates a decl
  // string representation with the DIEs (offsets) representing that
  // decl.
  mutable die_source_dependant_container_set<istring_dwarf_offsets_map_type>
  decl_die_repr_die_offsets_maps_;
  // A set of maps (one per kind of die source) that associates a type
  // string representation with the DIEs (offsets) representing that
  // type.
  mutable die_source_dependant_container_set<istring_dwarf_offsets_map_type>
  type_die_repr_die_offsets_maps_;
  mutable die_source_dependant_container_set<die_istring_map_type>
  die_qualified_name_maps_;
  mutable die_source_dependant_container_set<die_istring_map_type>
  die_pretty_repr_maps_;
  mutable die_source_dependant_container_set<die_istring_map_type>
  die_pretty_type_repr_maps_;
  // A set of maps (one per kind of die source) that associates the
  // offset of a decl die to its corresponding decl artifact.
  mutable die_source_dependant_container_set<die_artefact_map_type>
  decl_die_artefact_maps_;
  // A set of maps (one per kind of die source) that associates the
  // offset of a type die to its corresponding type artifact.
  mutable die_source_dependant_container_set<die_artefact_map_type>
  type_die_artefact_maps_;
  /// A set of vectors (one per kind of die source) that associates
  /// the offset of a type DIE to the offset of its canonical DIE.
  mutable die_source_dependant_container_set<offset_offset_map_type>
  canonical_type_die_offsets_;
  /// A set of vectors (one per kind of die source) that associates
  /// the offset of a decl DIE to the offset of its canonical DIE.
  mutable die_source_dependant_container_set<offset_offset_map_type>
  canonical_decl_die_offsets_;
  /// A map that associates a function type representations to
  /// function types, inside a translation unit.
  mutable istring_fn_type_map_type per_tu_repr_to_fn_type_maps_;
  /// A map that associates a pair of DIE offsets to the result of the
  /// comparison of that pair.
  mutable std::unordered_map<std::pair<offset_type,offset_type>,
                 abigail::ir::comparison_result,
                 dwarf_offset_pair_hash> die_comparison_results_;
  // The set of types pair that have been canonical-type-propagated.
  mutable offset_pair_set_type propagated_types_;
  die_class_or_union_map_type   die_wip_classes_map_;
  die_class_or_union_map_type   alternate_die_wip_classes_map_;
  die_class_or_union_map_type   type_unit_die_wip_classes_map_;
  die_function_type_map_type    die_wip_function_types_map_;
  die_function_type_map_type    alternate_die_wip_function_types_map_;
  die_function_type_map_type    type_unit_die_wip_function_types_map_;
  die_function_decl_map_type    die_function_with_no_symbol_map_;
  vector<type_base_sptr>    types_to_canonicalize_;
  string_classes_or_unions_map  decl_only_classes_map_;
  string_enums_map      decl_only_enums_map_;
  die_tu_map_type       die_tu_map_;
  translation_unit_sptr cur_tu_;
  scope_decl_sptr       nil_scope_;
  scope_stack_type      scope_stack_;
  offset_offset_map_type    primary_die_parent_map_;
  // A map that associates each tu die to a vector of unit import
  // points, in the main debug info
  tu_die_imported_unit_points_map_type tu_die_imported_unit_points_map_;
  // A map that associates each tu die to a vector of unit import
  // points, in the alternate debug info
  tu_die_imported_unit_points_map_type alt_tu_die_imported_unit_points_map_;
  tu_die_imported_unit_points_map_type type_units_tu_die_imported_unit_points_map_;
  // A DIE -> parent map for DIEs coming from the alternate debug info
  // file.
  offset_offset_map_type    alternate_die_parent_map_;
  offset_offset_map_type    type_section_die_parent_map_;
  list<var_decl_sptr>       var_decls_to_add_;
#ifdef WITH_DEBUG_TYPE_CANONICALIZATION
  bool              debug_die_canonicalization_is_on_;
  bool              use_canonical_die_comparison_;
#endif
  mutable size_t        compare_count_;
  mutable size_t        canonical_propagated_count_;
  mutable size_t        cancelled_propagation_count_;
  mutable optional<bool>    leverage_dwarf_factorization_;
  mutable stats     stats_;

protected:

  reader() = delete;

  /// Constructor of reader.
  ///
  /// @param elf_path the path to the elf file the context is to be
  /// used for.
  ///
  /// @param debug_info_root_paths a vector of pointers to the path to
  /// the root directory under which the debug info is to be found for
  /// @p elf_path.  Leave this empty if the debug info is not in a
  /// split file.
  ///
  /// @param environment the environment used by the current context.
  /// This environment contains resources needed by the DWARF reader and by
  /// the types and declarations that are to be created later.  Note
  /// that ABI artifacts that are to be compared all need to be
  /// created within the same environment.
  ///
  /// Please also note that the life time of this environment object
  /// must be greater than the life time of the resulting @ref
  /// reader the context uses resources that are allocated in
  /// the environment.
  ///
  /// @param load_all_types if set to false only the types that are
  /// reachable from publicly exported declarations (of functions and
  /// variables) are read.  If set to true then all types found in the
  /// debug information are loaded.
  ///
  /// @param linux_kernel_mode if set to true, then consider the special
  /// linux kernel symbol tables when determining if a symbol is
  /// exported or not.
  reader(const string&      elf_path,
     const vector<string>&  debug_info_root_paths,
     environment&       environment,
     bool           load_all_types,
     bool           linux_kernel_mode)
    : elf_based_reader(elf_path,
               debug_info_root_paths,
               environment)
  {
    reset(load_all_types, linux_kernel_mode);
  }

  /// Clear the statistics for reading the current corpus.
  void
  clear_stats()
  {
    stats_.clear();
  }

public:

  /// Initializer of reader.
  ///
  /// Resets the reader so that it can be re-used to read another binary.
  ///
  /// @param load_all_types if set to false only the types that are
  /// reachable from publicly exported declarations (of functions and
  /// variables) are read.  If set to true then all types found in the
  /// debug information are loaded.
  ///
  /// @param linux_kernel_mode if set to true, then consider the
  /// special linux kernel symbol tables when determining if a symbol
  /// is exported or not.
  void
  reset(bool load_all_types, bool linux_kernel_mode)
  {
    dwarf_version_ = 0;
    cur_tu_die_ =  0;
    decl_die_repr_die_offsets_maps_.clear();
    type_die_repr_die_offsets_maps_.clear();
    die_qualified_name_maps_.clear();
    die_pretty_repr_maps_.clear();
    die_pretty_type_repr_maps_.clear();
    decl_die_artefact_maps_.clear();
    type_die_artefact_maps_.clear();
    canonical_type_die_offsets_.clear();
    canonical_decl_die_offsets_.clear();
    die_wip_classes_map_.clear();
    alternate_die_wip_classes_map_.clear();
    type_unit_die_wip_classes_map_.clear();
    die_wip_function_types_map_.clear();
    alternate_die_wip_function_types_map_.clear();
    type_unit_die_wip_function_types_map_.clear();
    die_function_with_no_symbol_map_.clear();
    types_to_canonicalize_.clear();
    decl_only_classes_map_.clear();
    die_tu_map_.clear();
    corpus().reset();
    corpus_group().reset();
    cur_tu_.reset();
    primary_die_parent_map_.clear();
    tu_die_imported_unit_points_map_.clear();
    alt_tu_die_imported_unit_points_map_.clear();
    type_units_tu_die_imported_unit_points_map_.clear();
    alternate_die_parent_map_.clear();
    type_section_die_parent_map_.clear();
    var_decls_to_add_.clear();
    clear_per_translation_unit_data();
    clear_per_corpus_data();
    options().load_in_linux_kernel_mode = linux_kernel_mode;
    options().load_all_types = load_all_types;
#ifdef WITH_DEBUG_TYPE_CANONICALIZATION
    debug_die_canonicalization_is_on_ =
      env().debug_die_canonicalization_is_on();
    use_canonical_die_comparison_ = true;
#endif
    compare_count_ = 0;
    canonical_propagated_count_ = 0;
    cancelled_propagation_count_ = 0;
    load_in_linux_kernel_mode(linux_kernel_mode);
    clear_stats();
  }

  /// Initializer of reader.
  ///
  /// Resets the reader so that it can be re-used to read another binary.
  ///
  /// @param elf_path the path to the new ELF file.
  ///
  /// @param debug_info_root_paths the vector of debug-info path to
  /// look for split debug info.
  ///
  /// @param load_all_types if set to false only the types that are
  /// reachable from publicly exported declarations (of functions and
  /// variables) are read.  If set to true then all types found in the
  /// debug information are loaded.
  ///
  /// @param linux_kernel_mode if set to true, then consider the
  /// special linux kernel symbol tables when determining if a symbol
  /// is exported or not.
  void
  initialize(const string&      elf_path,
         const vector<string>&  debug_info_root_paths,
         bool           load_all_types,
         bool           linux_kernel_mode)
  {
    elf_based_reader::initialize(elf_path, debug_info_root_paths);
    reset(load_all_types, linux_kernel_mode);
  }

  /// Create an instance of DWARF Reader.
  ///
  /// @param elf_path the path to the ELF file to read from.
  ///
  /// @param debug_info_root_paths a vector of paths where to look up
  /// split debug info files.
  ///
  /// @param environment the environment to be used by the reader.
  ///
  /// @param load_all_types if set to false only the types that are
  /// reachable from publicly exported declarations (of functions and
  /// variables) are read.  If set to true then all types found in the
  /// debug information are loaded.
  ///
  /// @param linux_kernel_mode if set to true, then consider the
  /// special linux kernel symbol tables when determining if a symbol
  /// is exported or not.
  static dwarf::reader_sptr
  create(const std::string& elf_path,
     const vector<string>&  debug_info_root_paths,
     environment&       environment,
     bool           load_all_types,
     bool           linux_kernel_mode)
  {
    reader_sptr result(new reader(elf_path, debug_info_root_paths,
                  environment, load_all_types,
                  linux_kernel_mode));
    return result;
  }

  /// Destructor of the @ref reader type.
  ~reader()
  {
  }

  /// Read and analyze the ELF and DWARF information associated with
  /// the underlying ELF file and build an ABI corpus out of it.
  ///
  /// @param status output parameter.  This is set to the status of
  /// the analysis of the debug info.
  ///
  /// @return the resulting ABI corpus.
  corpus_sptr
  read_corpus(status& status)
  {
    status = STATUS_UNKNOWN;

    // Load the generic ELF parts of the corpus.
    elf::reader::read_corpus(status);

    if (!(status & STATUS_OK))
      {
    // Something went badly wrong.  There is nothing we can do
    // with this ELF file.  Bail out.
    return corpus_sptr();
      }

    // If we couldn't find debug info from the elf path, then say it.
    if (dwarf_debug_info() == nullptr)
      status |= STATUS_DEBUG_INFO_NOT_FOUND;

    {
      string alt_di_path;
      if (refers_to_alt_debug_info(alt_di_path)
      && !alternate_dwarf_debug_info())
    status |= STATUS_ALT_DEBUG_INFO_NOT_FOUND;
    }

    if (// If debug info was found but not the required alternate debug
    // info ...
    ((status & STATUS_ALT_DEBUG_INFO_NOT_FOUND)
     && !(status & STATUS_DEBUG_INFO_NOT_FOUND)))
      // ... then we cannot handle the binary.
      return corpus_sptr();

    // Read the variable and function descriptions from the debug info
    // we have, through the dwfl handle.
    corpus_sptr corp = read_debug_info_into_corpus();

    status |= STATUS_OK;

    return corp;
  }

  /// Read an analyze the DWARF information.
  ///
  /// Construct an ABI corpus from it.
  ///
  /// This is a sub-routine of abigail::dwarf::reader::read_corpus().
  ///
  /// @return the resulting ABI corpus.
  corpus_sptr
  read_debug_info_into_corpus()
  {
    // First set some mundane properties of the corpus gathered from
    // ELF.
    corpus::origin origin = corpus()->get_origin();
    origin |= corpus::DWARF_ORIGIN;
    corpus()->set_origin(origin);
    if (corpus_group())
      {
    origin |= corpus_group()->get_origin();
    corpus_group()->set_origin(origin);
      }

    if (origin & corpus::LINUX_KERNEL_BINARY_ORIGIN
    && !env().user_set_analyze_exported_interfaces_only())
      // So we are looking at the Linux Kernel and the user has not set
      // any particular option regarding the amount of types to analyse.
      // In that case, we need to only analyze types that are reachable
      // from exported interfaces otherwise we get such a massive amount
      // of type DIEs to look at that things are just too slow down the
      // road.
      env().analyze_exported_interfaces_only(true);

    corpus()->set_soname(dt_soname());
    corpus()->set_needed(dt_needed());
    corpus()->set_architecture_name(elf_architecture());
    // Set symbols information to the corpus.
    corpus()->set_symtab(symtab());

    // Get out now if no debug info is found or if the symbol table is
    // empty.
    if (!dwarf_debug_info()
    || !corpus()->get_symtab()
    || !corpus()->get_symtab()->has_symbols())
      return corpus();

    uint8_t address_size = 0;
    size_t header_size = 0;

#ifdef WITH_DEBUG_SELF_COMPARISON
    if (env().self_comparison_debug_is_on())
      {
    corpus_group_sptr g = corpus_group();
    if (g)
      env().set_self_comparison_debug_input(g);
    else
      env().set_self_comparison_debug_input(corpus());
      }
#endif

    env().priv_->do_log(do_log());

    // Walk all the DIEs of the debug info to build a DIE -> parent map
    // useful for get_die_parent() to work.
    {
      tools_utils::timer t;
      if (do_log())
    {
      cerr << "building die -> parent maps ...";
      t.start();
    }

      build_die_parent_maps();

      if (do_log())
    {
      t.stop();
      cerr << " DONE@" << corpus()->get_path()
           << ":"
           << t
           << "\n";
    }
    }

    env().canonicalization_is_done(false);

    {
      tools_utils::timer t;
      if (do_log())
    {
      cerr << "DWARF Reader: building the "
        "libabigail internal representation ...\n";
      t.start();
    }
      // And now walk all the DIEs again to build the libabigail IR.
      Dwarf_Half dwarf_vers = 0;
      for (Dwarf_Off offset = 0, next_offset = 0;
       (dwarf_next_unit(const_cast<Dwarf*>(dwarf_debug_info()),
                offset, &next_offset, &header_size,
                &dwarf_vers, NULL, &address_size, NULL,
                NULL, NULL) == 0);
       offset = next_offset)
    {
      Dwarf_Off die_offset = offset + header_size;
      Dwarf_Die unit;
      if (!dwarf_offdie(const_cast<Dwarf*>(dwarf_debug_info()),
                die_offset, &unit)
          || dwarf_tag(&unit) != DW_TAG_compile_unit)
        continue;

      dwarf_version(dwarf_vers);

      address_size *= 8;

      // Build a translation_unit IR node from cu; note that cu must
      // be a DW_TAG_compile_unit die.
      translation_unit_sptr ir_node =
        build_translation_unit_and_add_to_ir(*this, &unit, address_size);
      ABG_ASSERT(ir_node);
    }
      if (do_log())
    {
      t.stop();
      cerr << "DWARF Reader: building "
           << "the libabigail internal representation "
           << "DONE for corpus " << corpus()->get_path()
           << " in: "
           << t
           << "\n";

      cerr << "DWARF Reader: Number of aggregate types compared: "
           << compare_count_ << "\n"
           << "Number of canonical types propagated: "
           << canonical_propagated_count_ << "\n"
           << "Number of cancelled propagated canonical types:"
           << cancelled_propagation_count_ << "\n"
           << "Number of suppressed functions: "
           << stats_.number_of_suppressed_functions << "\n"
           << "Number of allowed functions: "
           << stats_.number_of_allowed_functions << "\n"
           << "Total number of fns in the corpus: "
           << corpus()->get_functions().size() << "\n"
           << "Total number of variables in the corpus: "
           << corpus()->get_variables().size() << "\n";
    }
    }

    {
      tools_utils::timer t;
      if (do_log())
    {
      cerr << "DWARF Reader: resolving declaration only classes ...";
      t.start();
    }
      resolve_declaration_only_classes();
      if (do_log())
    {
      t.stop();
      cerr << " DONE@" << corpus()->get_path()
           << " in :"
           << t
           <<"\n";
    }
    }

    {
      tools_utils::timer t;
      if (do_log())
    {
      cerr << "resolving declaration only enums ...";
      t.start();
    }
      resolve_declaration_only_enums();
      if (do_log())
    {
      t.stop();
      cerr << " DONE@" << corpus()->get_path()
           << ":"
           << t
           <<"\n";
    }
    }

    {
      tools_utils::timer t;
      if (do_log())
    {
      cerr << "DWARF Reader: fixing up functions with linkage name but "
           << "no advertised underlying symbols ....";
      t.start();
    }
      fixup_functions_with_no_symbols();
      if (do_log())
    {
      t.stop();
      cerr << " DONE@" << corpus()->get_path()
           <<" in :"
           << t
           <<"\n";
    }
    }

    merge_member_functions_and_variables_in_classes_of_same_names();

    /// Now, look at the types that needs to be canonicalized after the
    /// translation has been constructed (which is just now) and
    /// canonicalize them.
    ///
    /// These types need to be constructed at the end of the translation
    /// unit reading phase because some types are modified by some DIEs
    /// even after the principal DIE describing the type has been read;
    /// this happens for clones of virtual destructors (for instance) or
    /// even for some static data members.  We need to do that for types
    /// are in the alternate debug info section and for types that in
    /// the main debug info section.
    {
      tools_utils::timer t;
      if (do_log())
    {
      cerr << "DWARF Reader: perform late type canonicalizing ...\n";
      t.start();
    }

      perform_late_type_canonicalizing();
      if (do_log())
    {
      t.stop();
      cerr << "DWARF Reader: late type canonicalizing DONE for "
           << corpus()->get_path()
           << " in :"
           << t
           << "\n";
    }
    }

    env().canonicalization_is_done(true);

    {
      tools_utils::timer t;
      if (do_log())
    {
      cerr << "DWARF Reader: sort functions and variables ...";
      t.start();
    }
      corpus()->sort_functions();
      corpus()->sort_variables();
      if (do_log())
    {
      t.stop();
      cerr << " DONE@" << corpus()->get_path()
           << ":"
           << t
           <<" \n";
    }
    }

    return corpus();
  }

  /// Clear the data that is relevant only for the current translation
  /// unit being read.  The rest of the data is relevant for the
  /// entire ABI corpus.
  void
  clear_per_translation_unit_data()
  {
    while (!scope_stack().empty())
      scope_stack().pop();
    var_decls_to_re_add_to_tree().clear();
    per_tu_repr_to_fn_type_maps().clear();
  }

  /// Clear the data that is relevant for the current corpus being
  /// read.
  void
  clear_per_corpus_data()
  {
    die_qualified_name_maps_.clear();
    die_pretty_repr_maps_.clear();
    die_pretty_type_repr_maps_.clear();
    clear_types_to_canonicalize();
  }

  /// Getter for the current environment.
  ///
  /// @return the current environment.
  environment&
  env()
  {return options().env;}

  /// Getter for the current environment.
  ///
  /// @return the current environment.
  const environment&
  env() const
  {return const_cast<reader*>(this)->env();}

  /// Getter for the flag that tells us if we are dropping functions
  /// and variables that have undefined symbols.
  ///
  /// @return true iff we are dropping functions and variables that have
  /// undefined symbols.
  bool
  drop_undefined_syms() const
  {return options().drop_undefined_syms;}

  /// Setter for the flag that tells us if we are dropping functions
  /// and variables that have undefined symbols.
  ///
  /// @param f the new value of the flag.
  void
  drop_undefined_syms(bool f)
  {options().drop_undefined_syms = f;}

  /// Getter of the DWARF version.
  unsigned short
  dwarf_version() const
  {return dwarf_version_;}

  void
  dwarf_version(unsigned short v)
  {dwarf_version_ = v;}

  /// Return the ELF descriptor used for DWARF access.
  ///
  /// This can be the same as reader::elf_handle() above, if the
  /// DWARF info is in the same ELF file as the one of the binary we
  /// are analizing.  It is different if e.g, the debug info is split
  /// from the ELF file we are analizing.
  ///
  /// @return a pointer to the ELF descriptor used to access debug
  /// info.
  Elf*
  dwarf_elf_handle() const
  {return dwarf_getelf(const_cast<Dwarf*>(dwarf_debug_info()));}

  /// Test if the debug information is in a separate ELF file wrt the
  /// main ELF file of the program (application or shared library) we
  /// are analizing.
  ///
  /// @return true if the debug information is in a separate ELF file
  /// compared to the main ELF file of the program (application or
  /// shared library) that we are looking at.
  bool
  dwarf_is_splitted() const
  {return dwarf_elf_handle() != elf_handle();}

  /// Return the correct debug info, depending on the DIE source we
  /// are looking at.
  ///
  /// @param source the DIE source to consider.
  ///
  /// @return the right debug info, depending on @p source.
  const Dwarf*
  dwarf_per_die_source(die_source source) const
  {
    const Dwarf *result = 0;
    switch(source)
      {
      case PRIMARY_DEBUG_INFO_DIE_SOURCE:
      case TYPE_UNIT_DIE_SOURCE:
    result = dwarf_debug_info();
    break;
      case ALT_DEBUG_INFO_DIE_SOURCE:
    result = alternate_dwarf_debug_info();
    break;
      case NO_DEBUG_INFO_DIE_SOURCE:
      case NUMBER_OF_DIE_SOURCES:
    ABG_ASSERT_NOT_REACHED;
      }
    return result;
  }

  /// Return the path to the ELF path we are reading.
  ///
  /// @return the elf path.
  const string&
  elf_path() const
  {return corpus_path();}

  const Dwarf_Die*
  cur_tu_die() const
  {return cur_tu_die_;}

  void
  cur_tu_die(Dwarf_Die* cur_tu_die)
  {cur_tu_die_ = cur_tu_die;}

  dwarf_expr_eval_context&
  dwarf_expr_eval_ctxt() const
  {return dwarf_expr_eval_context_;}

  /// Getter of the maps set that associates a representation of a
  /// decl DIE to a vector of offsets of DIEs having that representation.
  ///
  /// @return the maps set that associates a representation of a decl
  /// DIE to a vector of offsets of DIEs having that representation.
  const die_source_dependant_container_set<istring_dwarf_offsets_map_type>&
  decl_die_repr_die_offsets_maps() const
  {return decl_die_repr_die_offsets_maps_;}

  /// Getter of the maps set that associates a representation of a
  /// decl DIE to a vector of offsets of DIEs having that representation.
  ///
  /// @return the maps set that associates a representation of a decl
  /// DIE to a vector of offsets of DIEs having that representation.
  die_source_dependant_container_set<istring_dwarf_offsets_map_type>&
  decl_die_repr_die_offsets_maps()
  {return decl_die_repr_die_offsets_maps_;}

  /// Getter of the maps set that associate a representation of a type
  /// DIE to a vector of offsets of DIEs having that representation.
  ///
  /// @return the maps set that associate a representation of a type
  /// DIE to a vector of offsets of DIEs having that representation.
  const die_source_dependant_container_set<istring_dwarf_offsets_map_type>&
  type_die_repr_die_offsets_maps() const
  {return type_die_repr_die_offsets_maps_;}

  /// Getter of the maps set that associate a representation of a type
  /// DIE to a vector of offsets of DIEs having that representation.
  ///
  /// @return the maps set that associate a representation of a type
  /// DIE to a vector of offsets of DIEs having that representation.
  die_source_dependant_container_set<istring_dwarf_offsets_map_type>&
  type_die_repr_die_offsets_maps()
  {return type_die_repr_die_offsets_maps_;}


  /// Compute the offset of the canonical DIE of a given DIE.
  ///
  /// @param die the DIE to consider.
  ///
  /// @param canonical_die_offset out parameter.  This is set to the
  /// resulting canonical DIE that was computed.
  ///
  /// @param die_as_type if yes, it means @p die has to be considered
  /// as a type.
  void
  compute_canonical_die_offset(const Dwarf_Die *die,
                   Dwarf_Off &canonical_die_offset,
                   bool die_as_type) const
  {
    offset_offset_map_type &canonical_dies =
      die_as_type
      ? const_cast<reader*>(this)->canonical_type_die_offsets_.
      get_container(*this, die)
      : const_cast<reader*>(this)->canonical_decl_die_offsets_.
      get_container(*this, die);

    Dwarf_Die canonical_die;
    compute_canonical_die(die, canonical_dies, canonical_die, die_as_type);

    canonical_die_offset = dwarf_dieoffset(&canonical_die);
  }

  /// Compute (find) the canonical DIE of a given DIE.
  ///
  /// @param die the DIE to consider.
  ///
  /// @param canonical_dies the vector in which the canonical dies ar
  /// stored.  The index of each element is the offset of the DIE we
  /// want the canonical DIE for.  And the value of the element at
  /// that index is the canonical DIE offset we are looking for.
  ///
  /// @param canonical_die_offset out parameter.  This is set to the
  /// resulting canonical DIE that was computed.
  ///
  /// @param die_as_type if yes, it means @p die has to be considered
  /// as a type.
  void
  compute_canonical_die(const Dwarf_Die *die,
            offset_offset_map_type& canonical_dies,
            Dwarf_Die &canonical_die,
            bool die_as_type) const
  {
    const die_source source = get_die_source(die);

    Dwarf_Off die_offset = dwarf_dieoffset(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(die));

    compute_canonical_die(die_offset, source,
              canonical_dies,
              canonical_die, die_as_type);
  }

  /// Compute (find) the canonical DIE of a given DIE.
  ///
  /// @param die_offset the offset of the DIE to consider.
  ///
  /// @param source the source of the DIE to consider.
  ///
  /// @param canonical_dies the vector in which the canonical dies ar
  /// stored.  The index of each element is the offset of the DIE we
  /// want the canonical DIE for.  And the value of the element at
  /// that index is the canonical DIE offset we are looking for.
  ///
  /// @param canonical_die_offset out parameter.  This is set to the
  /// resulting canonical DIE that was computed.
  ///
  /// @param die_as_type if yes, it means @p die has to be considered
  /// as a type.
  void
  compute_canonical_die(Dwarf_Off die_offset,
            die_source source,
            offset_offset_map_type& canonical_dies,
            Dwarf_Die &canonical_die,
            bool die_as_type) const
  {
    // The map that associates the string representation of 'die'
    // with a vector of offsets of potentially equivalent DIEs.
    istring_dwarf_offsets_map_type& map =
      die_as_type
      ? (const_cast<reader*>(this)->
     type_die_repr_die_offsets_maps().get_container(source))
      : (const_cast<reader*>(this)->
     decl_die_repr_die_offsets_maps().get_container(source));

    Dwarf_Die die;
    ABG_ASSERT(dwarf_offdie(const_cast<Dwarf*>(dwarf_per_die_source(source)),
                die_offset, &die));

    // The variable repr is the the string representation of 'die'.
    //
    // Even if die_as_type is true -- which means that 'die' is said
    // to be considered as a type -- we always consider a
    // DW_TAG_subprogram DIE as a decl here, as far as its string
    // representation is concerned.
    interned_string name =
      (die_as_type)
      ? get_die_pretty_type_representation(&die, /*where=*/0)
      : get_die_pretty_representation(&die, /*where=*/0);

    Dwarf_Off canonical_die_offset = 0;
    istring_dwarf_offsets_map_type::iterator i = map.find(name);
    if (i == map.end())
      {
    dwarf_offsets_type offsets;
    offsets.push_back(die_offset);
    map[name] = offsets;
    set_canonical_die_offset(canonical_dies, die_offset, die_offset);
    get_die_from_offset(source, die_offset, &canonical_die);
    return;
      }

    Dwarf_Off cur_die_offset;
    Dwarf_Die potential_canonical_die;
    for (dwarf_offsets_type::const_iterator o = i->second.begin();
     o != i->second.end();
     ++o)
      {
    cur_die_offset = *o;
    get_die_from_offset(source, cur_die_offset, &potential_canonical_die);
    if (compare_dies(*this, &die, &potential_canonical_die,
             /*update_canonical_dies_on_the_fly=*/false))
      {
        canonical_die_offset = cur_die_offset;
        set_canonical_die_offset(canonical_dies, die_offset,
                     canonical_die_offset);
        get_die_from_offset(source, canonical_die_offset, &canonical_die);
        return;
      }
      }

    canonical_die_offset = die_offset;
    i->second.push_back(die_offset);
    set_canonical_die_offset(canonical_dies, die_offset, die_offset);
    get_die_from_offset(source, canonical_die_offset, &canonical_die);
  }

  /// Getter of the canonical DIE of a given DIE.
  ///
  /// @param die the DIE to consider.
  ///
  /// @param canonical_die output parameter.  Is set to the resulting
  /// canonical die, if this function returns true.
  ///
  /// @param where the offset of the logical DIE we are supposed to be
  /// calling this function from.  If set to zero this means this is
  /// to be ignored.
  ///
  /// @param die_as_type if set to yes, it means @p die is to be
  /// considered as a type DIE.
  ///
  /// @return true iff a canonical DIE was found for @p die.
  bool
  get_canonical_die(const Dwarf_Die *die,
            Dwarf_Die &canonical_die,
            size_t where,
            bool die_as_type)
  {
    const die_source source = get_die_source(die);

    offset_offset_map_type &canonical_dies =
      die_as_type
      ? const_cast<reader*>(this)->canonical_type_die_offsets_.
      get_container(source)
      : const_cast<reader*>(this)->canonical_decl_die_offsets_.
      get_container(source);

    Dwarf_Off die_offset = dwarf_dieoffset(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(die));
    if (Dwarf_Off canonical_die_offset =
    get_canonical_die_offset(canonical_dies, die_offset))
      {
    get_die_from_offset(source, canonical_die_offset, &canonical_die);
    return true;
      }

    // The map that associates the string representation of 'die'
    // with a vector of offsets of potentially equivalent DIEs.
    istring_dwarf_offsets_map_type& map =
      die_as_type
      ? (const_cast<reader*>(this)->
     type_die_repr_die_offsets_maps().get_container(*this, die))
      : (const_cast<reader*>(this)->
     decl_die_repr_die_offsets_maps().get_container(*this, die));

    // The variable repr is the the string representation of 'die'.
    //
    // Even if die_as_type is true -- which means that 'die' is said
    // to be considered as a type -- we always consider a
    // DW_TAG_subprogram DIE as a decl here, as far as its string
    // representation is concerned.
    interned_string name =
      (die_as_type /*&& dwarf_tag(die) != DW_TAG_subprogram*/)
      ? get_die_pretty_type_representation(die, where)
      : get_die_pretty_representation(die, where);

    istring_dwarf_offsets_map_type::iterator i = map.find(name);
    if (i == map.end())
      return false;

    Dwarf_Off cur_die_offset;
    for (dwarf_offsets_type::const_iterator o = i->second.begin();
     o != i->second.end();
     ++o)
      {
    cur_die_offset = *o;
    get_die_from_offset(source, cur_die_offset, &canonical_die);
    // compare die and canonical_die.
    if (compare_dies_during_canonicalization(const_cast<reader&>(*this),
                         die, &canonical_die,
                         /*update_canonical_dies_on_the_fly=*/true))
      {
        set_canonical_die_offset(canonical_dies,
                     die_offset,
                     cur_die_offset);
        return true;
      }
      }

    return false;
  }

  /// Retrieve the canonical DIE of a given DIE.
  ///
  /// The canonical DIE is a DIE that is structurally equivalent to
  /// this one.
  ///
  /// Note that this function caches the canonical DIE that was
  /// computed.  Subsequent invocations of this function on the same
  /// DIE return the same cached DIE.
  ///
  /// @param die the DIE to get a canonical type for.
  ///
  /// @param canonical_die the resulting canonical DIE.
  ///
  /// @param where the offset of the logical DIE we are supposed to be
  /// calling this function from.  If set to zero this means this is
  /// to be ignored.
  ///
  /// @param die_as_type if true, consider DIE is a type.
  ///
  /// @return true if an *existing* canonical DIE was found.
  /// Otherwise, @p die is considered as being a canonical DIE for
  /// itself. @p canonical_die is thus set to the canonical die in
  /// either cases.
  bool
  get_or_compute_canonical_die(const Dwarf_Die* die,
                   Dwarf_Die& canonical_die,
                   size_t where,
                   bool die_as_type) const
  {
    const die_source source = get_die_source(die);

    offset_offset_map_type &canonical_dies =
      die_as_type
      ? const_cast<reader*>(this)->canonical_type_die_offsets_.
      get_container(source)
      : const_cast<reader*>(this)->canonical_decl_die_offsets_.
      get_container(source);

    Dwarf_Off initial_die_offset = dwarf_dieoffset(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(die));

    if (Dwarf_Off canonical_die_offset =
    get_canonical_die_offset(canonical_dies,
                 initial_die_offset))
      {
    get_die_from_offset(source, canonical_die_offset, &canonical_die);
    return true;
      }

    if (!is_type_die_to_be_canonicalized(die))
      return false;

    // The map that associates the string representation of 'die'
    // with a vector of offsets of potentially equivalent DIEs.
    istring_dwarf_offsets_map_type& map =
      die_as_type
      ? (const_cast<reader*>(this)->
     type_die_repr_die_offsets_maps().get_container(*this, die))
      : (const_cast<reader*>(this)->
     decl_die_repr_die_offsets_maps().get_container(*this, die));

    // The variable repr is the the string representation of 'die'.
    //
    // Even if die_as_type is true -- which means that 'die' is said
    // to be considered as a type -- we always consider a
    // DW_TAG_subprogram DIE as a decl here, as far as its string
    // representation is concerned.
    interned_string name =
      (die_as_type)
      ? get_die_pretty_type_representation(die, where)
      : get_die_pretty_representation(die, where);

    istring_dwarf_offsets_map_type::iterator i = map.find(name);
    if (i == map.end())
      {
    dwarf_offsets_type offsets;
    offsets.push_back(initial_die_offset);
    map[name] = offsets;
    get_die_from_offset(source, initial_die_offset, &canonical_die);
    set_canonical_die_offset(canonical_dies,
                 initial_die_offset,
                 initial_die_offset);
    return false;
      }

    // walk i->second without any iterator (using a while loop rather
    // than a for loop) because compare_dies might add new content to
    // the end of the i->second vector during the walking.
    dwarf_offsets_type::size_type n = 0, s = i->second.size();
    while (n < s)
      {
    Dwarf_Off die_offset = i->second[n];
    get_die_from_offset(source, die_offset, &canonical_die);
    // compare die and canonical_die.
    if (compare_dies_during_canonicalization(const_cast<reader&>(*this),
                         die, &canonical_die,
                         /*update_canonical_dies_on_the_fly=*/true))
      {
        set_canonical_die_offset(canonical_dies,
                     initial_die_offset,
                     die_offset);
        return true;
      }
    ++n;
      }

    // We didn't find a canonical DIE for 'die'.  So let's consider
    // that it is its own canonical DIE.
    get_die_from_offset(source, initial_die_offset, &canonical_die);
    i->second.push_back(initial_die_offset);
    set_canonical_die_offset(canonical_dies,
                 initial_die_offset,
                 initial_die_offset);

    return false;
  }

  /// Get the source of the DIE.
  ///
  /// The function returns an enumerator value saying if the DIE comes
  /// from the .debug_info section of the primary debug info file, the
  /// .debug_info section of the alternate debug info file, or the
  /// .debug_types section.
  ///
  /// @param die the DIE to get the source of.
  ///
  /// @return the source of the DIE if it could be determined,
  /// NO_DEBUG_INFO_DIE_SOURCE otherwise.
  die_source
  get_die_source(const Dwarf_Die *die) const
  {
    die_source source = NO_DEBUG_INFO_DIE_SOURCE;
    ABG_ASSERT(die);
    ABG_ASSERT(get_die_source(*die, source));
    return source;
  }

  /// Get the source of the DIE.
  ///
  /// The function returns an enumerator value saying if the DIE comes
  /// from the .debug_info section of the primary debug info file, the
  /// .debug_info section of the alternate debug info file, or the
  /// .debug_types section.
  ///
  /// @param die the DIE to get the source of.
  ///
  /// @param source out parameter.  The function sets this parameter
  /// to the source of the DIE @p iff it returns true.
  ///
  /// @return true iff the source of the DIE could be determined and
  /// returned.
  bool
  get_die_source(const Dwarf_Die &die, die_source &source) const
  {
    Dwarf_Die cu_die;
    Dwarf_Die cu_kind;
    uint8_t address_size = 0, offset_size = 0;
    if (!dwarf_diecu(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(&die),
             &cu_die, &address_size,
             &offset_size))
      return false;

    Dwarf_Half version = 0;
    Dwarf_Off abbrev_offset = 0;
    uint64_t type_signature = 0;
    Dwarf_Off type_offset = 0;
    if (!dwarf_cu_die(cu_die.cu, &cu_kind,
              &version, &abbrev_offset,
              &address_size, &offset_size,
              &type_signature, &type_offset))
      return false;

    int tag = dwarf_tag(&cu_kind);

    if (tag == DW_TAG_compile_unit
    || tag == DW_TAG_partial_unit)
      {
    const Dwarf *die_dwarf = dwarf_cu_getdwarf(cu_die.cu);
    if (dwarf_debug_info() == die_dwarf)
      source = PRIMARY_DEBUG_INFO_DIE_SOURCE;
    else if (alternate_dwarf_debug_info() == die_dwarf)
      source = ALT_DEBUG_INFO_DIE_SOURCE;
    else
      ABG_ASSERT_NOT_REACHED;
      }
    else if (tag == DW_TAG_type_unit)
      source = TYPE_UNIT_DIE_SOURCE;
    else
      return false;

    return true;
  }

  /// Getter for the DIE designated by an offset.
  ///
  /// @param source the source of the DIE to get.
  ///
  /// @param offset the offset of the DIE to get.
  ///
  /// @param die the resulting DIE.  The pointer has to point to an
  /// allocated memory region.
  void
  get_die_from_offset(die_source source, Dwarf_Off offset, Dwarf_Die *die) const
  {
    if (source == TYPE_UNIT_DIE_SOURCE)
      ABG_ASSERT(dwarf_offdie_types(const_cast<Dwarf*>(dwarf_per_die_source(source)),
                    offset, die));
    else
      ABG_ASSERT(dwarf_offdie(const_cast<Dwarf*>(dwarf_per_die_source(source)),
                  offset, die));
  }

public:

  /// Add an entry to the relevant die->decl map.
  ///
  /// @param die the DIE to add the the map.
  ///
  /// @param decl the decl to consider.
  ///
  /// @param where_offset where in the DIE stream we logically are.
  ///
  /// @param do_associate_by_repr if true then this function
  /// associates the representation string of @p die with the
  /// declaration @p decl, in a corpus-wide manner.  That is, in the
  /// entire current corpus, there is going to be just one declaration
  /// associated with a DIE of the string representation of @p die.
  ///
  /// @param do_associate_by_repr_per_tu if true, then this function
  /// associates the representation string of @p die with the
  /// declaration @p decl in a translation unit wide manner.  That is,
  /// in the entire current translation unit, there is going to be
  /// just one declaration associated with a DIE of the string
  /// representation of @p die.
  void
  associate_die_to_decl(Dwarf_Die* die,
            decl_base_sptr decl,
            size_t where_offset,
            bool do_associate_by_repr = false)
  {
    const die_source source = get_die_source(die);

    die_artefact_map_type& m =
      decl_die_artefact_maps().get_container(source);

    size_t die_offset;
    if (do_associate_by_repr)
      {
    Dwarf_Die equiv_die;
    if (!get_or_compute_canonical_die(die, equiv_die, where_offset,
                      /*die_as_type=*/false))
      return;
    die_offset = dwarf_dieoffset(&equiv_die);
      }
    else
      die_offset = dwarf_dieoffset(die);

    m[die_offset] = decl;
  }

  /// Lookup the decl for a given DIE.
  ///
  /// The returned decl is either the decl of the DIE that as the
  /// exact offset @p die_offset
  /// die_offset, or
  /// give
  ///
  /// @param die_offset the offset of the DIE to consider.
  ///
  /// @param source where the DIE represented by @p die_offset comes
  /// from.
  ///
  /// Note that "alternate debug info sections" is a GNU extension as
  /// of DWARF4 and is described at
  /// http://www.dwarfstd.org/ShowIssue.php?issue=120604.1
  ///
  /// @return the resulting decl, or null if no decl is associated to
  /// the DIE represented by @p die_offset.
  decl_base_sptr
  lookup_decl_from_die_offset(Dwarf_Off die_offset, die_source source)
  {
    decl_base_sptr result =
      is_decl(lookup_artifact_from_die_offset(die_offset, source,
                          /*die_as_type=*/false));

    return result;
  }

  /// Get the qualified name of a given DIE.
  ///
  /// If the name of the DIE was already computed before just return
  /// that name from a cache.  Otherwise, build the name, cache it and
  /// return it.
  ///
  /// @param die the DIE to consider.
  ///
  /// @param where_offset where in the DIE stream we logically are.
  ///
  /// @param guard the set of DIE offsets of the stack of DIEs
  /// involved in the construction of the qualified name of the type.
  /// This set is used to detect (and avoid) cycles in the stack of
  /// DIEs that is going to be walked to compute the qualified type
  /// name.
  ///
  /// @return the interned string representing the qualified name of
  /// @p die.
  interned_string
  get_die_qualified_name(Dwarf_Die *die, size_t where_offset,
             unordered_set<uint64_t>& guard) const
  {
    ABG_ASSERT(die);
    die_istring_map_type& map =
      die_qualified_name_maps_.get_container(*this, die);

    size_t die_offset = dwarf_dieoffset(die);
    die_istring_map_type::const_iterator i = map.find(die_offset);

    if (i == map.end())
      {
    reader& rdr  = *const_cast<reader*>(this);
    string qualified_name = die_qualified_name(rdr, die,
                           where_offset,
                           guard);
    interned_string istr = env().intern(qualified_name);
    map[die_offset] = istr;
    return istr;
      }

    return i->second;
  }

  /// Get the qualified name of a given DIE which is considered to be
  /// the DIE for a type.
  ///
  /// For instance, for a DW_TAG_subprogram DIE, this function
  /// computes the name of the function *type* that corresponds to the
  /// function.
  ///
  /// If the name of the DIE was already computed before just return
  /// that name from a cache.  Otherwise, build the name, cache it and
  /// return it.
  ///
  /// @param die the DIE to consider.
  ///
  /// @param where_offset where in the DIE stream we logically are.
  ///
  /// @param guard the set of DIE offsets of the stack of DIEs
  /// involved in the construction of the qualified name of the type.
  /// This set is used to detect (and avoid) cycles in the stack of
  /// DIEs that is going to be walked to compute the qualified type
  /// name.
  ///
  /// @return the interned string representing the qualified name of
  /// @p die.
  interned_string
  get_die_qualified_type_name(const Dwarf_Die *die, size_t where_offset,
                  unordered_set<uint64_t>& guard) const
  {
    ABG_ASSERT(die);

    // The name of the translation unit die is "".
    if (die == cur_tu_die())
      return env().intern("");

    die_istring_map_type& map =
      die_qualified_name_maps_.get_container(*const_cast<reader*>(this),
                         die);

    size_t die_offset = dwarf_dieoffset(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(die));
    die_istring_map_type::const_iterator i =
      map.find(die_offset);

    if (i == map.end())
      {
    reader& rdr  = *const_cast<reader*>(this);
    string qualified_name;
    int tag = dwarf_tag(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(die));
    if ((tag == DW_TAG_structure_type
         || tag == DW_TAG_class_type
         || tag == DW_TAG_union_type)
        && die_is_anonymous(die))
      qualified_name =
        die_class_or_enum_flat_representation(*this, die, /*indent=*/"",
                          /*one_line=*/true,
                          /*qualified_name=*/false,
                          where_offset,
                          guard);
    else
      qualified_name = die_qualified_type_name(rdr, die,
                           where_offset,
                           guard);

    interned_string istr = env().intern(qualified_name);
    map[die_offset] = istr;
    return istr;
      }

    return i->second;
  }

  /// Get the pretty representation of a DIE that represents a type.
  ///
  /// For instance, for the DW_TAG_subprogram, this function computes
  /// the pretty representation of the type of the function, not the
  /// pretty representation of the function declaration.
  ///
  /// Once the pretty representation is computed, it's stored in a
  /// cache.  Subsequent invocations of this function on the same DIE
  /// will yield the cached name.
  ///
  /// @param die the DIE to consider.
  ///
  /// @param where_offset where in the DIE stream we logically are.
  ///
  /// @param guard the set of DIE offsets of the stack of DIEs
  /// involved in the construction of the pretty representation of the
  /// type.  This set is used to detect (and avoid) cycles in the
  /// stack of DIEs that is going to be walked to compute the
  /// pretty representation.
  ///
  /// @return the interned_string that represents the pretty
  /// representation.
  interned_string
  get_die_pretty_type_representation(const Dwarf_Die *die,
                     size_t where_offset,
                     unordered_set<uint64_t>& guard) const
  {
    ABG_ASSERT(die);
    die_istring_map_type& map =
      die_pretty_type_repr_maps_.get_container(*const_cast<reader*>(this),
                           die);

    size_t die_offset = dwarf_dieoffset(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(die));
    die_istring_map_type::const_iterator i = map.find(die_offset);

    if (i == map.end())
      {
    reader& rdr = *const_cast<reader*>(this);
    string pretty_representation =
      die_pretty_print_type(rdr, die, where_offset, guard);
    interned_string istr = env().intern(pretty_representation);
    map[die_offset] = istr;
    return istr;
      }

    return i->second;
  }

  
  /// Get the pretty representation of a DIE that represents a type.
  ///
  /// For instance, for the DW_TAG_subprogram, this function computes
  /// the pretty representation of the type of the function, not the
  /// pretty representation of the function declaration.
  ///
  /// Once the pretty representation is computed, it's stored in a
  /// cache.  Subsequent invocations of this function on the same DIE
  /// will yield the cached name.
  ///
  /// @param die the DIE to consider.
  ///
  /// @param where_offset where in the DIE stream we logically are.
  ///
  /// @return the interned_string that represents the pretty
  /// representation.
  interned_string
  get_die_pretty_type_representation(const Dwarf_Die *die,
                     size_t where_offset) const
  {
    unordered_set<uint64_t> guard;
    return get_die_pretty_type_representation(die, where_offset, guard);
  }

  /// Get the pretty representation of a DIE.
  ///
  /// Once the pretty representation is computed, it's stored in a
  /// cache.  Subsequent invocations of this function on the same DIE
  /// will yield the cached name.
  ///
  /// @param die the DIE to consider.
  ///
  /// @param where_offset where in the DIE stream we logically are.
  ///
  /// @param guard the set of DIE offsets of the stack of DIEs
  /// involved in the construction of the pretty representation of the
  /// type.  This set is used to detect (and avoid) cycles in the
  /// stack of DIEs that is going to be walked to compute the
  /// pretty representation.
  ///
  /// @return the interned_string that represents the pretty
  /// representation.
  interned_string
  get_die_pretty_representation(const Dwarf_Die *die, size_t where_offset,
                  unordered_set<uint64_t>& guard) const
  {
    ABG_ASSERT(die);

    die_istring_map_type& map =
      die_pretty_repr_maps_.get_container(*const_cast<reader*>(this),
                      die);

    size_t die_offset = dwarf_dieoffset(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(die));
    die_istring_map_type::const_iterator i = map.find(die_offset);

    if (i == map.end())
      {
    reader& rdr = *const_cast<reader*>(this);
    string pretty_representation =
      die_pretty_print(rdr, die, where_offset, guard);
    interned_string istr = env().intern(pretty_representation);
    map[die_offset] = istr;
    return istr;
      }

    return i->second;
  }

  /// Get the pretty representation of a DIE.
  ///
  /// Once the pretty representation is computed, it's stored in a
  /// cache.  Subsequent invocations of this function on the same DIE
  /// will yield the cached name.
  ///
  /// @param die the DIE to consider.
  ///
  /// @param where_offset where in the DIE stream we logically are.
  ///
  /// @return the interned_string that represents the pretty
  /// representation.
  interned_string
  get_die_pretty_representation(const Dwarf_Die *die, size_t where_offset) const
  {
    unordered_set<uint64_t> guard;
    return get_die_pretty_representation(die, where_offset, guard);
  }

  /// Lookup the artifact that was built to represent a type that has
  /// the same pretty representation as the type denoted by a given
  /// DIE.
  ///
  /// Note that the DIE must have previously been associated with the
  /// artifact using the functions associate_die_to_decl or
  /// associate_die_to_type.
  ///
  /// Also, note that the scope of the lookup is the current ABI
  /// corpus.
  ///
  /// @param die the DIE to consider.
  ///
  /// @param where_offset where in the DIE stream we logically are.
  ///
  /// @return the type artifact found.
  type_or_decl_base_sptr
  lookup_type_artifact_from_die(Dwarf_Die *die) const
  {
    type_or_decl_base_sptr artifact =
      lookup_artifact_from_die(die, /*type_as_die=*/true);
    if (function_decl_sptr fn = is_function_decl(artifact))
      return fn->get_type();
    return artifact;
  }

  /// Lookup the artifact that was built to represent a type or a
  /// declaration that has the same pretty representation as the type
  /// denoted by a given DIE.
  ///
  /// Note that the DIE must have previously been associated with the
  /// artifact using the functions associate_die_to_decl or
  /// associate_die_to_type.
  ///
  /// Also, note that the scope of the lookup is the current ABI
  /// corpus.
  ///
  /// @param die the DIE to consider.
  ///
  /// @param where_offset where in the DIE stream we logically are.
  ///
  /// @param die_as_type if true, it means the DIE is to be considered
  /// as a type.
  ///
  /// @return the artifact found.
  type_or_decl_base_sptr
  lookup_artifact_from_die(const Dwarf_Die *die, bool die_as_type = false) const
  {
    Dwarf_Die equiv_die;
    if (!get_or_compute_canonical_die(die, equiv_die, /*where=*/0, die_as_type))
      return type_or_decl_base_sptr();

    const die_artefact_map_type& m =
      die_as_type
      ? type_die_artefact_maps().get_container(*this, &equiv_die)
      : decl_die_artefact_maps().get_container(*this, &equiv_die);

    size_t die_offset = dwarf_dieoffset(&equiv_die);
    die_artefact_map_type::const_iterator i = m.find(die_offset);

    if (i == m.end())
      return type_or_decl_base_sptr();
    return i->second;
  }

  /// Lookup the artifact that was built to represent a type or a
  /// declaration that has the same pretty representation as the type
  /// denoted by the offset of a given DIE.
  ///
  /// Note that the DIE must have previously been associated with the
  /// artifact using either associate_die_to_decl or
  /// associate_die_to_type.
  ///
  /// Also, note that the scope of the lookup is the current ABI
  /// corpus.
  ///
  /// @param die the DIE to consider.
  ///
  /// @param where_offset where in the DIE stream we logically are.
  ///
  /// @param die_as_type if true, it means the DIE is to be considered
  /// as a type.
  ///
  /// @return the artifact found.
  type_or_decl_base_sptr
  lookup_artifact_from_die_offset(Dwarf_Off die_offset,
                  die_source source,
                  bool die_as_type = false) const
  {
    const die_artefact_map_type& m =
      die_as_type
      ? type_die_artefact_maps().get_container(source)
      : decl_die_artefact_maps().get_container(source);

    die_artefact_map_type::const_iterator i = m.find(die_offset);
    if (i == m.end())
      return type_or_decl_base_sptr();
    return i->second;
  }

  /// Check if we can assume the One Definition Rule[1] to be relevant
  /// for the current translation unit.
  ///
  /// [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Definition_Rule
  ///
  /// At the moment this returns true if the current translation unit
  /// is in C++ language.  In that case, it's relevant to assume that
  /// we use optimizations based on the ODR.
  bool
  odr_is_relevant() const
  {return odr_is_relevant(cur_transl_unit()->get_language());}

  /// Check if we can assume the One Definition Rule[1] to be relevant
  /// for a given language.
  ///
  /// [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Definition_Rule
  ///
  /// At the moment this returns true if the language considered
  /// is C++, Java or Ada.
  bool
  odr_is_relevant(translation_unit::language l) const
  {
    return (is_cplus_plus_language(l)
        || is_java_language(l)
        || is_ada_language(l));
  }

  /// Check if we can assume the One Definition Rule to be relevant
  /// for a given DIE.
  ///
  /// @param die the DIE to consider.
  ///
  /// @return true if the ODR is relevant for @p die.
  bool
  odr_is_relevant(Dwarf_Off die_offset, die_source source) const
  {
    Dwarf_Die die;
    ABG_ASSERT(dwarf_offdie(const_cast<Dwarf*>(dwarf_per_die_source(source)),
                die_offset, &die));
    return odr_is_relevant(&die);
  }

  /// Check if we can assume the One Definition Rule to be relevant
  /// for a given DIE.
  ///
  /// @param die the DIE to consider.
  ///
  /// @return true if the ODR is relevant for @p die.
  bool
  odr_is_relevant(const Dwarf_Die *die) const
  {
    translation_unit::language lang;
    if (!get_die_language(die, lang))
      return odr_is_relevant();

    return odr_is_relevant(lang);
  }

  /// Getter for the maps set that associates a decl DIE offset to an
  /// artifact.
  ///
  /// @return the maps set that associates a decl DIE offset to an
  /// artifact.
  die_source_dependant_container_set<die_artefact_map_type>&
  decl_die_artefact_maps()
  {return decl_die_artefact_maps_;}

  /// Getter for the maps set that associates a decl DIE offset to an
  /// artifact.
  ///
  /// @return the maps set that associates a decl DIE offset to an
  /// artifact.
  const die_source_dependant_container_set<die_artefact_map_type>&
  decl_die_artefact_maps() const
  {return decl_die_artefact_maps_;}

  /// Getter for the maps set that associates a type DIE offset to an
  /// artifact.
  ///
  /// @return the maps set that associates a type DIE offset to an
  /// artifact.
  die_source_dependant_container_set<die_artefact_map_type>&
  type_die_artefact_maps()
  {return type_die_artefact_maps_;}

  /// Getter for the maps set that associates a type DIE offset to an
  /// artifact.
  ///
  /// @return the maps set that associates a type DIE offset to an
  /// artifact.
  const die_source_dependant_container_set<die_artefact_map_type>&
  type_die_artefact_maps() const
  {return type_die_artefact_maps_;}

  /// Getter of the maps that associates function type representations
  /// to function types, inside a translation unit.
  ///
  /// @return the maps that associates function type representations
  /// to function types, inside a translation unit.
  istring_fn_type_map_type&
  per_tu_repr_to_fn_type_maps()
  {return per_tu_repr_to_fn_type_maps_;}

  /// Getter of the maps that associates function type representations
  /// to function types, inside a translation unit.
  ///
  /// @return the maps that associates function type representations
  /// to function types, inside a translation unit.
  const istring_fn_type_map_type&
  per_tu_repr_to_fn_type_maps() const
  {return per_tu_repr_to_fn_type_maps_;}

  /// Associate the representation of a function type DIE to a given
  /// function type, inside the current translation unit.
  ///
  /// @param die the DIE to associate to the function type, using its
  /// representation.
  ///
  /// @param fn_type the function type to associate to @p die.
  void
  associate_die_repr_to_fn_type_per_tu(const Dwarf_Die *die,
                       const function_type_sptr &fn_type)
  {
    if (!die_is_function_type(die))
      return;

    interned_string repr =
      get_die_pretty_type_representation(die, /*where=*/0);
    ABG_ASSERT(!repr.empty());

    per_tu_repr_to_fn_type_maps()[repr]= fn_type;
  }

  /// Lookup the function type associated to a given function type
  /// DIE, in the current translation unit.
  ///
  /// @param die the DIE of function type to consider.
  ///
  /// @return the @ref function_type_sptr associated to @p die, or nil
  /// of no function_type is associated to @p die.
  function_type_sptr
  lookup_fn_type_from_die_repr_per_tu(const Dwarf_Die *die)
  {
    if (!die_is_function_type(die))
      return function_type_sptr();

    interned_string repr = die_name(die).empty() ?
      get_die_pretty_type_representation(die, /*where=*/0)
      : get_die_pretty_representation(die, /*where=*/0);
    ABG_ASSERT(!repr.empty());

    istring_fn_type_map_type::const_iterator i =
      per_tu_repr_to_fn_type_maps().find(repr);

    if (i == per_tu_repr_to_fn_type_maps().end())
      return function_type_sptr();

    return i->second;
  }

  /// Set the canonical DIE offset of a given DIE.
  ///
  /// @param canonical_dies the vector that holds canonical DIEs.
  ///
  /// @param die_offset the offset of the DIE to set the canonical DIE
  /// for.
  ///
  /// @param canonical_die_offset the canonical DIE offset to
  /// associate to @p die_offset.
  void
  set_canonical_die_offset(offset_offset_map_type &canonical_dies,
               Dwarf_Off die_offset,
               Dwarf_Off canonical_die_offset) const
  {
    canonical_dies[die_offset] = canonical_die_offset;}

  /// Set the canonical DIE offset of a given DIE.
  ///
  ///
  /// @param die_offset the offset of the DIE to set the canonical DIE
  /// for.
  ///
  /// @param source the source of the DIE denoted by @p die_offset.
  ///
  /// @param canonical_die_offset the canonical DIE offset to
  /// associate to @p die_offset.
  ///
  /// @param die_as_type if true, it means that @p die_offset has to
  /// be considered as a type.
  void
  set_canonical_die_offset(Dwarf_Off die_offset,
               die_source source,
               Dwarf_Off canonical_die_offset,
               bool die_as_type) const
  {
    offset_offset_map_type &canonical_dies =
      die_as_type
      ? const_cast<reader*>(this)->canonical_type_die_offsets_.
      get_container(source)
      : const_cast<reader*>(this)->canonical_decl_die_offsets_.
      get_container(source);

    set_canonical_die_offset(canonical_dies,
                 die_offset,
                 canonical_die_offset);
  }

  /// Set the canonical DIE offset of a given DIE.
  ///
  ///
  /// @param die the DIE to set the canonical DIE for.
  ///
  /// @param canonical_die_offset the canonical DIE offset to
  /// associate to @p die_offset.
  ///
  /// @param die_as_type if true, it means that @p die has to be
  /// considered as a type.
  void
  set_canonical_die_offset(const Dwarf_Die *die,
               Dwarf_Off canonical_die_offset,
               bool die_as_type) const
  {
    const die_source source = get_die_source(die);

    Dwarf_Off die_offset = dwarf_dieoffset(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(die));

    set_canonical_die_offset(die_offset, source,
                 canonical_die_offset,
                 die_as_type);
  }

  /// Get the canonical DIE offset of a given DIE.
  ///
  /// @param canonical_dies the vector that contains canonical DIES.
  ///
  /// @param die_offset the offset of the DIE to consider.
  ///
  /// @return the canonical of the DIE denoted by @p die_offset, or
  /// zero if no canonical DIE was found.
  Dwarf_Off
  get_canonical_die_offset(offset_offset_map_type &canonical_dies,
               Dwarf_Off die_offset) const
  {
    offset_offset_map_type::const_iterator it = canonical_dies.find(die_offset);
    if (it == canonical_dies.end())
      return 0;
    return it->second;
  }

  /// Get the canonical DIE offset of a given DIE.
  ///
  /// @param die_offset the offset of the DIE to consider.
  ///
  /// @param source the source of the DIE denoted by @p die_offset.
  ///
  /// @param die_as_type if true, it means that @p is to be considered
  /// as a type DIE.
  ///
  /// @return the canonical of the DIE denoted by @p die_offset, or
  /// zero if no canonical DIE was found.
  Dwarf_Off
  get_canonical_die_offset(Dwarf_Off die_offset,
               die_source source,
               bool die_as_type) const
  {
    offset_offset_map_type &canonical_dies =
      die_as_type
      ? const_cast<reader*>(this)->canonical_type_die_offsets_.
      get_container(source)
      : const_cast<reader*>(this)->canonical_decl_die_offsets_.
      get_container(source);

    return get_canonical_die_offset(canonical_dies, die_offset);
  }

  /// Erase the canonical type of a given DIE.
  ///
  /// @param die_offset the offset of the DIE to consider.
  ///
  /// @param source the source of the canonical type.
  ///
  /// @param die_as_type if true, it means that @p is to be considered
  /// as a type DIE.
  ///
  /// @return the canonical of the DIE denoted by @p die_offset, or
  /// zero if no canonical DIE was found and erased..
  bool
  erase_canonical_die_offset(Dwarf_Off die_offset,
                 die_source source,
                 bool die_as_type) const
  {
    offset_offset_map_type &canonical_dies =
      die_as_type
      ? const_cast<reader*>(this)->canonical_type_die_offsets_.
      get_container(source)
      : const_cast<reader*>(this)->canonical_decl_die_offsets_.
      get_container(source);

    return canonical_dies.erase(die_offset);
  }


  /// Associate a DIE (representing a type) to the type that it
  /// represents.
  ///
  /// @param die the DIE to consider.
  ///
  /// @param type the type to associate the DIE to.
  ///
  /// @param where_offset where in the DIE stream we logically are.
  void
  associate_die_to_type(const Dwarf_Die *die,
            type_base_sptr  type,
            size_t      where)
  {
    if (!type)
      return;

    Dwarf_Die equiv_die;
    if (!get_or_compute_canonical_die(die, equiv_die, where,
                      /*die_as_type=*/true))
      return;

    die_artefact_map_type& m =
      type_die_artefact_maps().get_container(*this, &equiv_die);

    size_t die_offset = dwarf_dieoffset(&equiv_die);
    m[die_offset] = type;
  }

  /// Lookup the type associated to a given DIE.
  ///
  /// Note that the DIE must have been associated to type by a
  /// previous invocation of the function
  /// reader::associate_die_to_type().
  ///
  /// @param die the DIE to consider.
  ///
  /// @return the type associated to the DIE or NULL if no type is
  /// associated to the DIE.
  type_base_sptr
  lookup_type_from_die(const Dwarf_Die* die) const
  {
    type_or_decl_base_sptr artifact =
      lookup_artifact_from_die(die, /*die_as_type=*/true);
    if (function_decl_sptr fn = is_function_decl(artifact))
      return fn->get_type();
    return is_type(artifact);
  }

  /// Lookup the type associated to a DIE at a given offset, from a
  /// given source.
  ///
  /// Note that the DIE must have been associated to type by a
  /// previous invocation of the function
  /// reader::associate_die_to_type().
  ///
  /// @param die_offset the offset of the DIE to consider.
  ///
  /// @param source the source of the DIE to consider.
  ///
  /// @return the type associated to the DIE or NULL if no type is
  /// associated to the DIE.
  type_base_sptr
  lookup_type_from_die_offset(size_t die_offset, die_source source) const
  {
    type_base_sptr result;
    const die_artefact_map_type& m =
      type_die_artefact_maps().get_container(source);
    die_artefact_map_type::const_iterator i = m.find(die_offset);
    if (i != m.end())
      {
    if (function_decl_sptr fn = is_function_decl(i->second))
      return fn->get_type();
    result = is_type(i->second);
      }

    if (!result)
      {
    // Maybe we are looking for a class type being constructed?
    const die_class_or_union_map_type& m = die_wip_classes_map(source);
    die_class_or_union_map_type::const_iterator i = m.find(die_offset);

    if (i != m.end())
      result = i->second;
      }

    if (!result)
      {
    // Maybe we are looking for a function type being constructed?
    const die_function_type_map_type& m =
      die_wip_function_types_map(source);
    die_function_type_map_type::const_iterator i = m.find(die_offset);

    if (i != m.end())
      result = i->second;
      }

    return result;
  }

  /// Getter of a map that associates a die that represents a
  /// class/struct with the declaration of the class, while the class
  /// is being constructed.
  ///
  /// @param source where the DIE is from.
  ///
  /// @return the map that associates a DIE to the class that is being
  /// built.
  const die_class_or_union_map_type&
  die_wip_classes_map(die_source source) const
  {return const_cast<reader*>(this)->die_wip_classes_map(source);}

  /// Getter of a map that associates a die that represents a
  /// class/struct with the declaration of the class, while the class
  /// is being constructed.
  ///
  /// @param source where the DIE comes from.
  ///
  /// @return the map that associates a DIE to the class that is being
  /// built.
  die_class_or_union_map_type&
  die_wip_classes_map(die_source source)
  {
    switch (source)
      {
      case PRIMARY_DEBUG_INFO_DIE_SOURCE:
    break;
      case ALT_DEBUG_INFO_DIE_SOURCE:
    return alternate_die_wip_classes_map_;
      case TYPE_UNIT_DIE_SOURCE:
    return type_unit_die_wip_classes_map_;
      case NO_DEBUG_INFO_DIE_SOURCE:
      case NUMBER_OF_DIE_SOURCES:
    ABG_ASSERT_NOT_REACHED;
      }
    return die_wip_classes_map_;
  }

  /// Getter for a map that associates a die (that represents a
  /// function type) whith a function type, while the function type is
  /// being constructed (WIP == work in progress).
  ///
  /// @param source where the DIE comes from.n
  ///
  /// @return the map of wip function types.
  const die_function_type_map_type&
  die_wip_function_types_map(die_source source) const
  {return const_cast<reader*>(this)->die_wip_function_types_map(source);}

  /// Getter for a map that associates a die (that represents a
  /// function type) whith a function type, while the function type is
  /// being constructed (WIP == work in progress).
  ///
  /// @param source where DIEs of the map come from.
  ///
  /// @return the map of wip function types.
  die_function_type_map_type&
  die_wip_function_types_map(die_source source)
  {
    switch (source)
      {
      case PRIMARY_DEBUG_INFO_DIE_SOURCE:
    break;
      case ALT_DEBUG_INFO_DIE_SOURCE:
    return alternate_die_wip_function_types_map_;
      case TYPE_UNIT_DIE_SOURCE:
    return type_unit_die_wip_function_types_map_;
      case NO_DEBUG_INFO_DIE_SOURCE:
      case NUMBER_OF_DIE_SOURCES:
    ABG_ASSERT_NOT_REACHED;
      }
    return die_wip_function_types_map_;
  }

  /// Getter for a map that associates a die with a function decl
  /// which has a linkage name but no elf symbol yet.
  ///
  /// This is to fixup function decls with linkage names, but with no
  /// link to their underlying elf symbol.  There are some DIEs like
  /// that in DWARF sometimes, especially when the compiler optimizes
  /// stuff aggressively.
  die_function_decl_map_type&
  die_function_decl_with_no_symbol_map()
  {return die_function_with_no_symbol_map_;}

  /// Return true iff a given offset is for the DIE of a class that is
  /// being built, but that is not fully built yet.  WIP == "work in
  /// progress".
  ///
  /// @param offset the DIE offset to consider.
  ///
  /// @param source where the DIE of the map come from.
  ///
  /// @return true iff @p offset is the offset of the DIE of a class
  /// that is being currently built.
  bool
  is_wip_class_die_offset(Dwarf_Off offset, die_source source) const
  {
    die_class_or_union_map_type::const_iterator i =
      die_wip_classes_map(source).find(offset);
    return (i != die_wip_classes_map(source).end());
  }

  /// Return true iff a given offset is for the DIE of a function type
  /// that is being built at the moment, but is not fully built yet.
  /// WIP == work in progress.
  ///
  /// @param offset DIE offset to consider.
  ///
  /// @param source where the DIE comes from.
  ///
  /// @return true iff @p offset is the offset of the DIE of a
  /// function type that is being currently built.
  bool
  is_wip_function_type_die_offset(Dwarf_Off offset, die_source source) const
  {
    die_function_type_map_type::const_iterator i =
      die_wip_function_types_map(source).find(offset);
    return (i != die_wip_function_types_map(source).end());
  }

  /// Sometimes, a data member die can erroneously have an empty name as
  /// a result of a bug of the DWARF emitter.
  ///
  /// This is what happens in
  /// https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29934.
  ///
  /// In that case, this function constructs an artificial name for that
  /// data member.  The pattern of the name is as follows:
  ///
  ///          "unnamed-@-<location>".
  ///
  ///location is either the value of the data member location of the
  ///data member if it has one or  concatenation of its source location
  ///if it has none.  If no location can be calculated then the function
  ///returns the empty string.
  string
  build_name_for_buggy_anonymous_data_member(Dwarf_Die *die)
  {
    string result;
    // Let's make sure we are looking at a data member with an empty
    // name ...
    if (!die
    || dwarf_tag(die) != DW_TAG_member
    || !die_name(die).empty())
      return result;

    // ... and yet, it's not an anonymous data member (aka unnamed
    // field) as described in
    // https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Unnamed-Fields.html.
    if (die_is_anonymous_data_member(die))
      return result;

    // If we come this far, it means we are looking at a buggy data
    // member with no name.  Let's build a name for it so that it can be
    // addressed.
    int64_t offset_in_bits = 0;
    bool has_offset = die_member_offset(*this, die, offset_in_bits);
    location loc;
    if (!has_offset)
      {
    loc = die_location(*this, die);
    if (!loc)
      return result;
      }

    std::ostringstream o;
    o << "unnamed-dm-@-";
    if (has_offset)
      o << "offset-" << offset_in_bits << "bits";
    else
      o << "loc-" << loc.expand();

    return o.str();
  }

  /// Getter for the map of declaration-only classes that are to be
  /// resolved to their definition classes by the end of the corpus
  /// loading.
  ///
  /// @return a map of string -> vector of classes where the key is
  /// the fully qualified name of the class and the value is the
  /// vector of declaration-only class.
  const string_classes_or_unions_map&
  declaration_only_classes() const
  {return decl_only_classes_map_;}

  /// Getter for the map of declaration-only classes that are to be
  /// resolved to their definition classes by the end of the corpus
  /// loading.
  ///
  /// @return a map of string -> vector of classes where the key is
  /// the fully qualified name of the class and the value is the
  /// vector of declaration-only class.
  string_classes_or_unions_map&
  declaration_only_classes()
  {return decl_only_classes_map_;}

  /// If a given artifact is a class, union or enum that is
  /// declaration-only, then stash it on the side so that at the end
  /// of the construction of the IR for the ABI corpus, we can resolve
  /// that declaration to its definition.
  ///
  /// @parameter t the ABI artifact to consider.
  void
  maybe_schedule_decl_only_type_for_resolution(const type_or_decl_base_sptr& t)
  {
    if (class_or_union_sptr cou = is_class_or_union_type(t))
      maybe_schedule_declaration_only_class_for_resolution(cou);
    else if (enum_type_decl_sptr e = is_enum_type(t))
      maybe_schedule_declaration_only_enum_for_resolution(e);
  }

  /// If a given class is a declaration-only class then stash it on
  /// the side so that at the end of the corpus reading we can resolve
  /// it to its definition.
  ///
  /// @param klass the class to consider.
  void
  maybe_schedule_declaration_only_class_for_resolution(const class_or_union_sptr& cou)
  {
    if (cou->get_is_declaration_only()
    && cou->get_definition_of_declaration() == 0
    // Make sure the class is not anonymous.  Anonymous classes
    // are usually later named by a typedef.  At that time, after
    // being named by a typedef, this method is going to be called
    // with the class being named by the typedef.
    && !cou->get_qualified_name().empty())
      {
    string qn = cou->get_qualified_name();
    string_classes_or_unions_map::iterator record =
      declaration_only_classes().find(qn);
    if (record == declaration_only_classes().end())
      declaration_only_classes()[qn].push_back(cou);
    else
      record->second.push_back(cou);
      }
  }

  /// Test if a given declaration-only class has been scheduled for
  /// resolution to a defined class.
  ///
  /// @param klass the class to consider for the test.
  ///
  /// @return true iff @p klass is a declaration-only class and if
  /// it's been scheduled for resolution to a defined class.
  bool
  is_decl_only_class_scheduled_for_resolution(const class_or_union_sptr& cou)
  {
    if (cou->get_is_declaration_only())
      return ((declaration_only_classes().find(cou->get_qualified_name())
           != declaration_only_classes().end())
          || (declaration_only_classes().find(cou->get_name())
          != declaration_only_classes().end()));

    return false;
  }

  /// Compare two ABI artifacts in a context which canonicalization
  /// has not be done yet.
  ///
  /// Please note that this should only be called on IR nodes that
  /// belong to the same binary.
  ///
  /// @param l the left-hand-side operand of the comparison
  ///
  /// @param r the right-hand-side operand of the comparison.
  ///
  /// @return true if @p l equals @p r.
  bool
  compare_before_canonicalisation(const type_or_decl_base_sptr &l,
                  const type_or_decl_base_sptr &r)
  {
    if (!l || !r)
      return !!l == !!r;

    const environment& e = l->get_environment();
    ABG_ASSERT(!e.canonicalization_is_done());

    if (is_decl(l) && is_decl(r)
    && l->kind() == r->kind()
    && ((l->get_corpus() && r->get_corpus()
         && (l->get_corpus() == r->get_corpus()))
        ||(l->get_translation_unit()
           && r->get_translation_unit()
           && l->get_translation_unit() == r->get_translation_unit())))
      {
    // Fast path optimization.  If the two types are declared at
    // the same location (in the same binary) then it very likely
    // means the two types are equal.
    //
    // We really need every bit of optimization here because
    // otherwise, comparing types before canonicalization can take
    // forever.*
    decl_base *ld = is_decl(l.get());
    decl_base *rd = is_decl(r.get());
    ABG_ASSERT(ld && rd);
    if (ld->get_qualified_name() != rd->get_qualified_name())
      return false;

    location ll = ld->get_location(), rl = rd->get_location();
    if (ll && rl)
      {
        string l1 = ll.expand();
        string l2 = rl.expand();
        if (l1 == l2)
          return true;
      }
      }

    e.priv_->allow_type_comparison_results_caching(true);
    bool s0 = e.decl_only_class_equals_definition();
    e.decl_only_class_equals_definition(true);
    bool equal = l == r;
    e.decl_only_class_equals_definition(s0);
    e.priv_->clear_type_comparison_results_cache();
    e.priv_->allow_type_comparison_results_caching(false);
    return equal;
  }

  /// Walk the declaration-only classes that have been found during
  /// the building of the corpus and resolve them to their definitions.
  void
  resolve_declaration_only_classes()
  {
    vector<string> resolved_classes;

    for (string_classes_or_unions_map::iterator i =
       declaration_only_classes().begin();
     i != declaration_only_classes().end();
     ++i)
      {
    bool to_resolve = false;
    for (classes_or_unions_type::iterator j = i->second.begin();
         j != i->second.end();
         ++j)
      if ((*j)->get_is_declaration_only()
          && ((*j)->get_definition_of_declaration() == 0))
        to_resolve = true;

    if (!to_resolve)
      {
        resolved_classes.push_back(i->first);
        continue;
      }

    // Now, for each decl-only class that have the current name
    // 'i->first', let's try to poke at the fully defined class
    // that is defined in the same translation unit as the
    // declaration.
    //
    // If we find one class (defined in the TU of the declaration)
    // that defines the declaration, then the declaration can be
    // resolved to that class.
    //
    // If no defining class is found in the TU of the declaration,
    // then there are possibly three cases to consider:
    //
    //   1/ There is exactly one class that defines the
    //   declaration and that class is defined in another TU.  In
    //   this case, the declaration is resolved to that
    //   definition.
    //
    //   2/ There are more than one class that define that
    //   declaration and none of them is defined in the TU of the
    //   declaration.  If those classes are all different, then
    //   the declaration is left unresolved.
    //
    //   3/ No class defines the declaration.  In this case, the
    //   declaration is left unresoved.

    // So get the classes that might define the current
    // declarations which name is i->first.
    const type_base_wptrs_type *classes =
      lookup_class_types(i->first, *corpus());
    if (!classes)
      classes = lookup_union_types(i->first, *corpus());

    if (!classes)
      continue;

    // This is a map that associates the translation unit path to
    // the class (that potentially defines the declarations that
    // we consider) that are defined in that translation unit.  It
    // should stay ordered by using the TU path as key to ensure
    // stability of the order of classe definitions in ABIXML
    // output.
    map<string, class_or_union_sptr> per_tu_class_map;
    for (type_base_wptrs_type::const_iterator c = classes->begin();
         c != classes->end();
         ++c)
      {
        class_or_union_sptr klass = is_class_or_union_type(type_base_sptr(*c));
        ABG_ASSERT(klass);

        klass = is_class_or_union_type(look_through_decl_only_class(klass));
        if (klass->get_is_declaration_only())
          continue;

        string tu_path = klass->get_translation_unit()->get_absolute_path();
        if (tu_path.empty())
          continue;

        // Build a map that associates the translation unit path
        // to the class (that potentially defines the declarations
        // that we consider) that are defined in that translation unit.
        per_tu_class_map[tu_path] = klass;
      }

    if (!per_tu_class_map.empty())
      {
        // Walk the declarations to resolve and resolve them
        // either to the definitions that are in the same TU as
        // the declaration, or to the definition found elsewhere,
        // if there is only one such definition.
        for (classes_or_unions_type::iterator j = i->second.begin();
         j != i->second.end();
         ++j)
          {
        if ((*j)->get_is_declaration_only()
            && ((*j)->get_definition_of_declaration() == 0))
          {
            string tu_path =
              (*j)->get_translation_unit()->get_absolute_path();
            map<string, class_or_union_sptr>::const_iterator e =
              per_tu_class_map.find(tu_path);
            if (e != per_tu_class_map.end())
              (*j)->set_definition_of_declaration(e->second);
            else if (per_tu_class_map.size() == 1)
              (*j)->set_definition_of_declaration
            (per_tu_class_map.begin()->second);
            else
              {
            // We are in case where there are more than
            // one definition for the declaration.  Let's
            // see if they are all equal.  If they are,
            // then the declaration resolves to the
            // definition.  Otherwise, we are in the case
            // 3/ described above.
            map<string,
                class_or_union_sptr>::const_iterator it;
            class_or_union_sptr first_class =
              per_tu_class_map.begin()->second;
            bool all_class_definitions_are_equal = true;
            for (it = per_tu_class_map.begin();
                 it != per_tu_class_map.end();
                 ++it)
              {
                if (it == per_tu_class_map.begin())
                  continue;
                else
                  {
                if (!compare_before_canonicalisation(it->second,
                                     first_class))
                  {
                    all_class_definitions_are_equal = false;
                    break;
                  }
                  }
              }
            if (all_class_definitions_are_equal)
              (*j)->set_definition_of_declaration(first_class);
              }
          }
          }
        resolved_classes.push_back(i->first);
      }
      }

    size_t num_decl_only_classes = declaration_only_classes().size(),
      num_resolved = resolved_classes.size();
    if (show_stats())
      cerr << "resolved " << num_resolved
       << " class declarations out of "
       << num_decl_only_classes
       << "\n";

    for (vector<string>::const_iterator i = resolved_classes.begin();
     i != resolved_classes.end();
     ++i)
      declaration_only_classes().erase(*i);

    if (show_stats() && !declaration_only_classes().empty())
      {
    cerr << "Here are the "
         << num_decl_only_classes - num_resolved
         << " unresolved class declarations:\n";
    for (string_classes_or_unions_map::iterator i =
           declaration_only_classes().begin();
         i != declaration_only_classes().end();
         ++i)
      cerr << "    " << i->first << "\n";
      }
  }

  /// Getter for the map of declaration-only enums that are to be
  /// resolved to their definition enums by the end of the corpus
  /// loading.
  ///
  /// @return a map of string -> vector of enums where the key is
  /// the fully qualified name of the enum and the value is the
  /// vector of declaration-only enum.
  const string_enums_map&
  declaration_only_enums() const
  {return decl_only_enums_map_;}

  /// Getter for the map of declaration-only enums that are to be
  /// resolved to their definition enums by the end of the corpus
  /// loading.
  ///
  /// @return a map of string -> vector of enums where the key is
  /// the fully qualified name of the enum and the value is the
  /// vector of declaration-only enum.
  string_enums_map&
  declaration_only_enums()
  {return decl_only_enums_map_;}

  /// If a given enum is a declaration-only enum then stash it on
  /// the side so that at the end of the corpus reading we can resolve
  /// it to its definition.
  ///
  /// @param enom the enum to consider.
  void
  maybe_schedule_declaration_only_enum_for_resolution(const enum_type_decl_sptr& enom)
  {
    if (enom->get_is_declaration_only()
    && enom->get_definition_of_declaration() == 0
    // Make sure the enum is not anonymous.  Anonymous enums are
    // usually later named by a typedef.  At that time, after
    // being named by a typedef, this method is going to be called
    // with the enum being named by the typedef.
    && !enom->get_qualified_name().empty())
      {
    string qn = enom->get_qualified_name();
    string_enums_map::iterator record =
      declaration_only_enums().find(qn);
    if (record == declaration_only_enums().end())
      declaration_only_enums()[qn].push_back(enom);
    else
      record->second.push_back(enom);
      }
  }

  /// Test if a given declaration-only enum has been scheduled for
  /// resolution to a defined enum.
  ///
  /// @param enom the enum to consider for the test.
  ///
  /// @return true iff @p enom is a declaration-only enum and if
  /// it's been scheduled for resolution to a defined enum.
  bool
  is_decl_only_enum_scheduled_for_resolution(enum_type_decl_sptr& enom)
  {
    if (enom->get_is_declaration_only())
      return (declaration_only_enums().find(enom->get_qualified_name())
          != declaration_only_enums().end());

    return false;
  }

  /// Walk the declaration-only enums that have been found during
  /// the building of the corpus and resolve them to their definitions.
  ///
  /// TODO: Do away with this function by factorizing it with
  /// resolve_declaration_only_classes.  All declaration-only decls
  /// could be handled the same way as declaration-only-ness is a
  /// property of abigail::ir::decl_base now.
  void
  resolve_declaration_only_enums()
  {
    vector<string> resolved_enums;

    for (string_enums_map::iterator i =
       declaration_only_enums().begin();
     i != declaration_only_enums().end();
     ++i)
      {
    bool to_resolve = false;
    for (enums_type::iterator j = i->second.begin();
         j != i->second.end();
         ++j)
      if ((*j)->get_is_declaration_only()
          && ((*j)->get_definition_of_declaration() == 0))
        to_resolve = true;

    if (!to_resolve)
      {
        resolved_enums.push_back(i->first);
        continue;
      }

    // Now, for each decl-only enum that have the current name
    // 'i->first', let's try to poke at the fully defined enum
    // that is defined in the same translation unit as the
    // declaration.
    //
    // If we find one enum (defined in the TU of the declaration)
    // that defines the declaration, then the declaration can be
    // resolved to that enum.
    //
    // If no defining enum is found in the TU of the declaration,
    // then there are possibly three cases to consider:
    //
    //   1/ There is exactly one enum that defines the
    //   declaration and that enum is defined in another TU.  In
    //   this case, the declaration is resolved to that
    //   definition.
    //
    //   2/ There are more than one (different) enum that define
    //   that declaration and none of them is defined in the TU of
    //   the declaration.  In this case, the declaration is left
    //   unresolved.
    //
    //   3/ No enum defines the declaration.  In this case, the
    //   declaration is left unresolved.

    // So get the enums that might define the current
    // declarations which name is i->first.
    const type_base_wptrs_type *enums =
      lookup_enum_types(i->first, *corpus());
    if (!enums)
      continue;

    // This is a map that associates the translation unit path to
    // the enum (that potentially defines the declarations that
    // we consider) that are defined in that translation unit.  It
    // should stay ordered by using the TU path as key to ensure
    // stability of the order of enum definitions in ABIXML
    // output.
    map<string, enum_type_decl_sptr> per_tu_enum_map;
    for (type_base_wptrs_type::const_iterator c = enums->begin();
         c != enums->end();
         ++c)
      {
        enum_type_decl_sptr enom = is_enum_type(type_base_sptr(*c));
        ABG_ASSERT(enom);

        enom = is_enum_type(look_through_decl_only_enum(enom));
        if (enom->get_is_declaration_only())
          continue;

        string tu_path = enom->get_translation_unit()->get_absolute_path();
        if (tu_path.empty())
          continue;

        // Build a map that associates the translation unit path
        // to the enum (that potentially defines the declarations
        // that we consider) that are defined in that translation unit.
        per_tu_enum_map[tu_path] = enom;
      }

    if (!per_tu_enum_map.empty())
      {
        // Walk the declarations to resolve and resolve them
        // either to the definitions that are in the same TU as
        // the declaration, or to the definition found elsewhere,
        // if there is only one such definition.
        for (enums_type::iterator j = i->second.begin();
         j != i->second.end();
         ++j)
          {
        if ((*j)->get_is_declaration_only()
            && ((*j)->get_definition_of_declaration() == 0))
          {
            string tu_path =
              (*j)->get_translation_unit()->get_absolute_path();
            map<string, enum_type_decl_sptr>::const_iterator e =
              per_tu_enum_map.find(tu_path);
            if (e != per_tu_enum_map.end())
              (*j)->set_definition_of_declaration(e->second);
            else if (per_tu_enum_map.size() == 1)
              (*j)->set_definition_of_declaration
            (per_tu_enum_map.begin()->second);
            else
              {
            // We are in case where there are more than
            // one definition for the declaration.  Let's
            // see if they are all equal.  If they are,
            // then the declaration resolves to the
            // definition.  Otherwise, we are in the case
            // 3/ described above.
            map<string,
                enum_type_decl_sptr>::const_iterator it;
            enum_type_decl_sptr first_enum =
              per_tu_enum_map.begin()->second;
            bool all_enum_definitions_are_equal = true;
            for (it = per_tu_enum_map.begin();
                 it != per_tu_enum_map.end();
                 ++it)
              {
                if (it == per_tu_enum_map.begin())
                  continue;
                else
                  {
                if (!compare_before_canonicalisation(it->second,
                                     first_enum))
                  {
                    all_enum_definitions_are_equal = false;
                    break;
                  }
                  }
              }
            if (all_enum_definitions_are_equal)
              (*j)->set_definition_of_declaration(first_enum);
              }
          }
          }
        resolved_enums.push_back(i->first);
      }
      }

    size_t num_decl_only_enums = declaration_only_enums().size(),
      num_resolved = resolved_enums.size();
    if (show_stats())
      cerr << "resolved " << num_resolved
       << " enum declarations out of "
       << num_decl_only_enums
       << "\n";

    for (vector<string>::const_iterator i = resolved_enums.begin();
     i != resolved_enums.end();
     ++i)
      declaration_only_enums().erase(*i);

    if (show_stats() && !declaration_only_enums().empty())
      {
    cerr << "Here are the "
         << num_decl_only_enums - num_resolved
         << " unresolved enum declarations:\n";
    for (string_enums_map::iterator i = declaration_only_enums().begin();
         i != declaration_only_enums().end();
         ++i)
      cerr << "    " << i->first << "\n";
      }
  }

  /// Test if a symbol belongs to a function of the current ABI
  /// corpus.
  ///
  /// This is a sub-routine of fixup_functions_with_no_symbols.
  ///
  /// @param fn the function symbol to consider.
  ///
  /// @returnt true if @p fn belongs to a function of the current ABI
  /// corpus.
  bool
  symbol_already_belongs_to_a_function(elf_symbol_sptr& fn)
  {
    corpus_sptr corp = corpus();
    if (!corp)
      return false;

    interned_string id = corp->get_environment().intern(fn->get_id_string());

    const std::unordered_set<function_decl*> *fns = corp->lookup_functions(id);
    if (!fns)
      return false;

    for (auto f : *fns)
      if (f->get_symbol())
    return true;

    return false;
  }

  /// Some functions described by DWARF may have their linkage name
  /// set, but no link to their actual underlying elf symbol.  When
  /// these are virtual member functions, comparing the enclosing type
  /// against another one which has its underlying symbol properly set
  /// might lead to spurious type changes.
  ///
  /// If the corpus contains a symbol with the same name as the
  /// linkage name of the function, then set up the link between the
  /// function and its underlying symbol.
  ///
  /// Note that for the moment, only virtual member functions are
  /// fixed up like this.  This is because they really are the only
  /// fuctions of functions that can affect types (in spurious ways).
  void
  fixup_functions_with_no_symbols()
  {
    corpus_sptr corp = corpus();
    if (!corp)
      return;

    die_function_decl_map_type &fns_with_no_symbol =
      die_function_decl_with_no_symbol_map();

    if (do_log())
      cerr << fns_with_no_symbol.size()
       << " functions to fixup, potentially\n";

    for (die_function_decl_map_type::iterator i = fns_with_no_symbol.begin();
     i != fns_with_no_symbol.end();
     ++i)
      if (elf_symbol_sptr sym =
      corp->lookup_function_symbol(i->second->get_linkage_name()))
    {
      // So i->second is a virtual member function that was
      // previously scheduled to be set a function symbol.
      //
      // But if it appears that it now has a symbol already set,
      // then do not set a symbol to it again.
      //
      // Or if it appears that another virtual member function
      // from the current ABI Corpus, with the same linkage
      // (mangled) name has already been set a symbol, then do not
      // set a symbol to this function either.  Otherwise, there
      // will be two virtual member functions with the same symbol
      // in the class and that leads to spurious hard-to-debug
      // change reports later down the road.
      if (i->second->get_symbol()
          || symbol_already_belongs_to_a_function(sym))
        continue;

      ABG_ASSERT(is_member_function(i->second));
      ABG_ASSERT(get_member_function_is_virtual(i->second));
      i->second->set_symbol(sym);

      if (do_log())
        cerr << "fixed up '"
         << i->second->get_pretty_representation()
         << "' with symbol '"
         << sym->get_id_string()
         << "'\n";
    }

    fns_with_no_symbol.clear();
  }

  /// Copy missing member functions from a source @ref class_decl to a
  /// destination one.
  ///
  /// If a function is present on the source @ref class_decl and not
  /// on the destination one, then it's copied from the source class
  /// to the destination one.
  void
  copy_missing_member_functions(class_decl_sptr& dest_class,
                const class_decl_sptr& src_class)
  {
    for (auto method : src_class->get_member_functions())
      if (!method->get_linkage_name().empty())
    if (!dest_class->find_member_function(method->get_linkage_name()))
      {
        method_decl_sptr copied_method =
          copy_member_function(dest_class, method);
        ABG_ASSERT(copied_method);
        schedule_type_for_late_canonicalization(copied_method->get_type());
      }
  }

  /// Copy missing data members from a source @ref class_decl to a
  /// destination one.
  ///
  /// If a data membe is present on the source @ref class_decl and not
  /// on the destination one, then it's copied from the source class
  /// to the destination one.
  ///
  /// @param dest_class the destination class type to copy the data
  /// member to.
  ///
  /// @param src_class the source class type to copy the data member
  /// from.
  void
  copy_missing_member_variables(class_decl_sptr& dest_class,
                const class_decl_sptr& src_class)
  {
    for (auto var : src_class->get_data_members())
      if (!var->get_name().empty())
    if (!dest_class->find_data_member(var->get_name()))
      {
        var_decl_sptr copied_data_member =
          copy_member_variable(dest_class, var);
        ABG_ASSERT(copied_data_member);
      }
  }

  /// Test if there is an interator in a given range that points to
  /// an anonymous class.
  ///
  /// @param begin the start of the iterator range to consider.
  ///
  /// @param end the end of the iterator range to consider.  This
  /// points to after the range.
  template <typename iterator_type>
  bool
  contains_anonymous_class(const iterator_type& begin,
               const iterator_type& end)
  {
    for (auto i = begin; i < end; ++i)
      {
    type_base_sptr t(*i);
    class_decl_sptr c = is_class_type(t);
    if (c && c->get_is_anonymous())
      return true;
      }
    return false;
  }

  /// Ensure that all classes of the same name have the same virtual
  /// member functions.  So copy the virtual member functions from a
  /// class C that have them to another class C that doesn't.
  ///
  /// @param begin an iterator to the first member of the set of
  /// classes which to merge virtual member functions for.
  ///
  /// @param end an iterator to the last member (one past the end
  /// actually) of the set of classes which to merge virtual member
  /// functions for.
  template <typename iterator_type>
  void
  merge_member_functions_of_classes(const iterator_type& begin,
                    const iterator_type& end)
  {
    if (contains_anonymous_class(begin, end))
      return;

    for (auto i = begin; i < end; ++i)
      {
    type_base_sptr t(*i);
    class_decl_sptr reference_class = is_class_type(t);
    if (!reference_class)
      continue;

    string n1 = reference_class->get_pretty_representation(true, true);
    string n2;
    for (auto j = begin; j < end; ++j)
      {
        if (j == i)
          continue;

        type_base_sptr type(*j);
        class_decl_sptr klass = is_class_type(type);
        if (!klass)
          continue;

        n2 = klass->get_pretty_representation(true, true);
        if (n1 != n2)
          continue;

        copy_missing_member_functions(reference_class, klass);
        copy_missing_member_functions(klass, reference_class);
      }
      }
  }

  /// Ensure that all classes of the same name have the same data
  /// members.
  ///
  /// So copy the data mebmers from a class C that have them to
  /// another class C that doesn't.
  ///
  /// @param begin an iterator to the first member of the set of
  /// classes which to merge data members for.
  ///
  /// @param end an iterator to the last member (one past the end
  /// actually) of the set of classes which to merge data members for.
  template <typename iterator_type>
  void
  merge_member_variables_of_classes(const iterator_type& begin,
                    const iterator_type& end)
  {
    if (contains_anonymous_class(begin, end))
      return;

    for (auto i = begin; i < end; ++i)
      {
    type_base_sptr t(*i);
    class_decl_sptr reference_class = is_class_type(t);
    if (!reference_class)
      continue;

    string n1 = reference_class->get_pretty_representation(true, true);
    string n2;
    for (auto j = begin; j < end; ++j)
      {
        if (j == i)
          continue;

        type_base_sptr type(*j);
        class_decl_sptr klass = is_class_type(type);
        if (!klass)
          continue;

        n2 = klass->get_pretty_representation(true, true);
        if (n1 != n2)
          continue;

        copy_missing_member_variables(reference_class, klass);
        copy_missing_member_variables(klass, reference_class);
      }
      }
  }

  /// Ensure that all classes of the same name have the same virtual
  /// member functions.  So copy the virtual member functions from a
  /// class C that have them to another class C that doesn't.
  void
  merge_member_functions_and_variables_in_classes_of_same_names()
  {
    corpus_sptr abi = corpus();
    if (!abi)
      return;

    istring_type_base_wptrs_map_type& class_types =
      abi->get_types().class_types();

    for (auto entry : class_types)
      {
    auto& classes = entry.second;
    type_base_sptr first(classes.front());

    if (classes.size() > 1 && !is_anonymous_type(first))
      {
        bool a_class_has_member_fns = false;
        bool a_class_has_member_vars = false;
        for (auto& c : classes)
          {
        type_base_sptr t(c);
        if (class_decl_sptr klass = is_class_type(t))
          {
            if (!klass->get_member_functions().empty())
              a_class_has_member_fns = true;

            if (!klass->get_static_data_members().empty())
              a_class_has_member_vars = true;
          }
          }
        if (a_class_has_member_fns)
          merge_member_functions_of_classes(classes.begin(),
                        classes.end());
        if (a_class_has_member_vars)
          merge_member_variables_of_classes(classes.begin(),
                        classes.end());
      }
      }
  }

  /// @return vectors of types created during the analysis of the
  /// DWARF and in the need of being canonicalized.
  const vector<type_base_sptr>&
  types_to_canonicalize() const
  {return types_to_canonicalize_;}

  /// @return vectors of types created during the analysis of the
  /// DWARF and in the need of being canonicalized.
  vector<type_base_sptr>&
  types_to_canonicalize()
  {return types_to_canonicalize_;}

  /// Clear the containers holding types to canonicalize.
  void
  clear_types_to_canonicalize()
  {
    types_to_canonicalize_.clear();
  }

  /// Types that were created but not tied to a particular DIE, must
  /// be scheduled for late canonicalization using this method.
  ///
  /// @param t the type to schedule for late canonicalization.
  void
  schedule_type_for_late_canonicalization(const type_base_sptr &t)
  {
    types_to_canonicalize_.push_back(t);
  }

  /// Canonicalize types which DIE offsets are stored in vectors on
  /// the side.  This is a sub-routine of
  /// reader::perform_late_type_canonicalizing().
  ///
  /// @param source where the DIE of the types to canonicalize are
  /// from.
  void
  canonicalize_types_scheduled()
  {
    tools_utils::timer cn_timer;
    if (do_log())
      {
    cerr << "DWARF Reader is going to canonicalize "
         << std::dec
         << types_to_canonicalize().size()
         << " types";
    corpus_sptr c = corpus();
    if (c)
      cerr << " from corpus " << corpus()->get_path() << "\n";
    cn_timer.start();
      }

    ir::hash_and_canonicalize_types
      (types_to_canonicalize().begin(),
       types_to_canonicalize().end(),
       [](const vector<type_base_sptr>::const_iterator& i)
       {return *i;}, do_log(), show_stats());

    if (do_log())
      {
        cn_timer.stop();
        cerr << "DWARF Reader finished types "
         << "sorting, hashing & canonicalizing in: "
         << cn_timer << "\n";
      }
  }

  /// Compute the number of canonicalized and missed types in the late
  /// canonicalization phase.
  ///
  /// @param source where the DIEs of the canonicalized types are
  /// from.
  ///
  /// @param canonicalized the number of types that got canonicalized
  /// is added to the value already present in this parameter.
  ///
  /// @param missed the number of types scheduled for late
  /// canonicalization and which couldn't be canonicalized (for a
  /// reason) is added to the value already present in this parameter.
  void
  add_late_canonicalized_types_stats(size_t&        canonicalized,
                     size_t&        missed) const
  {
    for (auto t : types_to_canonicalize())
      {
    if (t->get_canonical_type())
      ++canonicalized;
    else
      ++missed;
      }
  }

  // Look at the types that need to be canonicalized after the
  // translation unit has been constructed and canonicalize them.
  void
  perform_late_type_canonicalizing()
  {
    canonicalize_types_scheduled();

    if (show_stats())
      {
    size_t num_canonicalized = 0, num_missed = 0, total = 0;
    add_late_canonicalized_types_stats(num_canonicalized,
                       num_missed);
    total = num_canonicalized + num_missed;
    cerr << "binary: "
         << elf_path()
         << "\n";
    cerr << "    # late canonicalized types: "
             << num_canonicalized;
        if (total)
          cerr << " (" << num_canonicalized * 100 / total << "%)";
        cerr << "\n"
         << "    # missed canonicalization opportunities: "
             << num_missed;
        if (total)
          cerr << " (" << num_missed * 100 / total << "%)";
        cerr << "\n";
      }

  }

  const die_tu_map_type&
  die_tu_map() const
  {return die_tu_map_;}

  die_tu_map_type&
  die_tu_map()
  {return die_tu_map_;}

  /// Getter for the map that associates a translation unit DIE to the
  /// vector of imported unit points that it contains.
  ///
  /// @param source where the DIEs are from.
  ///
  /// @return the map.
  const tu_die_imported_unit_points_map_type&
  tu_die_imported_unit_points_map(die_source source) const
  {return const_cast<reader*>(this)->tu_die_imported_unit_points_map(source);}

  /// Getter for the map that associates a translation unit DIE to the
  /// vector of imported unit points that it contains.
  ///
  /// @param source where the DIEs are from.
  ///
  /// @return the map.
  tu_die_imported_unit_points_map_type&
  tu_die_imported_unit_points_map(die_source source)
  {
    switch (source)
      {
      case PRIMARY_DEBUG_INFO_DIE_SOURCE:
    break;
      case ALT_DEBUG_INFO_DIE_SOURCE:
    return alt_tu_die_imported_unit_points_map_;
      case TYPE_UNIT_DIE_SOURCE:
    return type_units_tu_die_imported_unit_points_map_;
      case NO_DEBUG_INFO_DIE_SOURCE:
      case NUMBER_OF_DIE_SOURCES:
    // We cannot reach this point.
    ABG_ASSERT_NOT_REACHED;
      }
    return tu_die_imported_unit_points_map_;
  }

  /// Reset the current corpus being constructed.
  ///
  /// This actually deletes the current corpus being constructed.
  void
  reset_corpus()
  {corpus().reset();}

  /// Get the map that associates each DIE to its parent DIE.  This is
  /// for DIEs coming from the main debug info sections.
  ///
  /// @param source where the DIEs in the map come from.
  ///
  /// @return the DIE -> parent map.
  const offset_offset_map_type&
  die_parent_map(die_source source) const
  {return const_cast<reader*>(this)->die_parent_map(source);}

  /// Get the map that associates each DIE to its parent DIE.  This is
  /// for DIEs coming from the main debug info sections.
  ///
  /// @param source where the DIEs in the map come from.
  ///
  /// @return the DIE -> parent map.
  offset_offset_map_type&
  die_parent_map(die_source source)
  {
    switch (source)
      {
      case PRIMARY_DEBUG_INFO_DIE_SOURCE:
    break;
      case ALT_DEBUG_INFO_DIE_SOURCE:
    return alternate_die_parent_map_;
      case TYPE_UNIT_DIE_SOURCE:
    return type_section_die_parent_map();
      case NO_DEBUG_INFO_DIE_SOURCE:
      case NUMBER_OF_DIE_SOURCES:
    ABG_ASSERT_NOT_REACHED;
      }
    return primary_die_parent_map_;
  }

  const offset_offset_map_type&
  type_section_die_parent_map() const
  {return type_section_die_parent_map_;}

  offset_offset_map_type&
  type_section_die_parent_map()
  {return type_section_die_parent_map_;}

  /// Getter of the current translation unit.
  ///
  /// @return the current translation unit being constructed.
  const translation_unit_sptr&
  cur_transl_unit() const
  {return cur_tu_;}

  /// Getter of the current translation unit.
  ///
  /// @return the current translation unit being constructed.
  translation_unit_sptr&
  cur_transl_unit()
  {return cur_tu_;}

  /// Setter of the current translation unit.
  ///
  /// @param tu the current translation unit being constructed.
  void
  cur_transl_unit(translation_unit_sptr tu)
  {
    if (tu)
      cur_tu_ = tu;
  }

  /// Return the global scope of the current translation unit.
  ///
  /// @return the global scope of the current translation unit.
  const scope_decl_sptr&
  global_scope() const
  {return cur_transl_unit()->get_global_scope();}

  /// Return a scope that is nil.
  ///
  /// @return a scope that is nil.
  const scope_decl_sptr&
  nil_scope() const
  {return nil_scope_;}

  const scope_stack_type&
  scope_stack() const
  {return scope_stack_;}

  scope_stack_type&
  scope_stack()
  {return scope_stack_;}

  scope_decl*
  current_scope()
  {
    if (scope_stack().empty())
      {
    if (cur_transl_unit())
      scope_stack().push(cur_transl_unit()->get_global_scope().get());
      }
    return scope_stack().top();
  }

  list<var_decl_sptr>&
  var_decls_to_re_add_to_tree()
  {return var_decls_to_add_;}

  /// Test if a DIE represents a decl (function or variable) that has
  /// a symbol that is exported, whatever that means.  This is
  /// supposed to work for Linux Kernel binaries as well.
  ///
  /// This is useful to limit the amount of DIEs taken into account to
  /// the strict limit of what an ABI actually means.  Limiting the
  /// volume of DIEs analyzed this way is an important optimization to
  /// keep big binaries "manageable" by libabigail.
  ///
  /// @param DIE the die to consider.
  bool
  is_decl_die_with_exported_symbol(const Dwarf_Die *die) const
  {
    if (!die || !die_is_decl(die))
      return false;

    bool result = false, address_found = false, symbol_is_exported = false;;
    Dwarf_Addr decl_symbol_address = 0;

    if (die_is_variable_decl(die))
      {
    if ((address_found = get_variable_address(die, decl_symbol_address)))
      symbol_is_exported =
        !!variable_symbol_is_exported(decl_symbol_address);
      }
    else if (die_is_function_decl(die))
      {
    if ((address_found = get_function_address(die, decl_symbol_address)))
      symbol_is_exported =
        !!function_symbol_is_exported(decl_symbol_address);
      }

    if (address_found)
      result = symbol_is_exported;

    return result;
  }

  /// Test if a DIE is a variable or function DIE which name denotes
  /// an undefined ELF symbol.
  ///
  /// @return true iff @p die represents a function or variable that
  /// has an undefined symbol.
  bool
  is_decl_die_with_undefined_symbol(const Dwarf_Die *die) const
  {
    if (is_decl_die_with_exported_symbol(die))
      return false;

    string name, linkage_name;
    die_name_and_linkage_name(die, name, linkage_name);
    if (linkage_name.empty())
      linkage_name = name;

    bool result = false;
    if ((die_is_variable_decl(die)
     && symtab()->variable_symbol_is_undefined(linkage_name))
    ||
    (die_is_function_decl(die)
     && symtab()->function_symbol_is_undefined(linkage_name)))
      result = true;

    return result;
  }

  /// This is a sub-routine of maybe_adjust_fn_sym_address and
  /// maybe_adjust_var_sym_address.
  ///
  /// Given an address that we got by looking at some debug
  /// information (e.g, a symbol's address referred to by a DWARF
  /// TAG), If the ELF file we are interested in is a shared library
  /// or an executable, then adjust the address to be coherent with
  /// where the executable (or shared library) is loaded.  That way,
  /// the address can be used to look for symbols in the executable or
  /// shared library.
  ///
  /// @return the adjusted address, or the same address as @p addr if
  /// it didn't need any adjustment.
  Dwarf_Addr
  maybe_adjust_address_for_exec_or_dyn(Dwarf_Addr addr) const
  {
    if (addr == 0)
      return addr;

    GElf_Ehdr eh_mem;
    GElf_Ehdr *elf_header = gelf_getehdr(elf_handle(), &eh_mem);

    if (elf_header->e_type == ET_DYN || elf_header->e_type == ET_EXEC)
      {
    Dwarf_Addr dwarf_elf_load_address = 0, elf_load_address = 0;
    ABG_ASSERT(get_binary_load_address(dwarf_elf_handle(),
                       dwarf_elf_load_address));
    ABG_ASSERT(get_binary_load_address(elf_handle(),
                       elf_load_address));
    if (dwarf_is_splitted()
        && (dwarf_elf_load_address != elf_load_address))
      // This means that in theory the DWARF and the executable are
      // not loaded at the same address.  And addr is meaningful
      // only in the context of the DWARF.
      //
      // So let's transform addr into an offset relative to where
      // the DWARF is loaded, and let's add that relative offset
      // to the load address of the executable.  That way, addr
      // becomes meaningful in the context of the executable and
      // can thus be used to compare against the address of
      // symbols of the executable, for instance.
      addr = addr - dwarf_elf_load_address + elf_load_address;
      }

    return addr;
  }

  /// For a relocatable (*.o) elf file, this function expects an
  /// absolute address, representing a function symbol.  It then
  /// extracts the address of the .text section from the symbol
  /// absolute address to get the relative address of the function
  /// from the beginning of the .text section.
  ///
  /// For executable or shared library, this function expects an
  /// address of a function symbol that was retrieved by looking at a
  /// DWARF "file".  The function thus adjusts the address to make it
  /// be meaningful in the context of the ELF file.
  ///
  /// In both cases, the address can then be compared against the
  /// st_value field of a function symbol from the ELF file.
  ///
  /// @param addr an adress for a function symbol that was retrieved
  /// from a DWARF file.
  ///
  /// @return the (possibly) adjusted address, or just @p addr if no
  /// adjustment took place.
  Dwarf_Addr
  maybe_adjust_fn_sym_address(Dwarf_Addr addr) const
  {
    if (addr == 0)
      return addr;

    Elf* elf = elf_handle();
    GElf_Ehdr eh_mem;
    GElf_Ehdr* elf_header = gelf_getehdr(elf, &eh_mem);

    if (elf_header->e_type == ET_REL)
      // We are looking at a relocatable file.  In this case, we don't
      // do anything because:
      //
      // 1/ the addresses from DWARF are absolute (relative to the
      // beginning of the relocatable file)
      //
      // 2/ The ELF symbol addresses that we store in our lookup
      // tables are translated from section-related to absolute as
      // well.  So we don't have anything to do at this point for
      // ET_REL files.
      ;
    else
      addr = maybe_adjust_address_for_exec_or_dyn(addr);

    return addr;
  }

  /// For a relocatable (*.o) elf file, this function expects an
  /// absolute address, representing a global variable symbol.  It
  /// then extracts the address of the {.data,.data1,.rodata,.bss}
  /// section from the symbol absolute address to get the relative
  /// address of the variable from the beginning of the data section.
  ///
  /// For executable or shared library, this function expects an
  /// address of a variable symbol that was retrieved by looking at a
  /// DWARF "file".  The function thus adjusts the address to make it
  /// be meaningful in the context of the ELF file.
  ///
  /// In both cases, the address can then be compared against the
  /// st_value field of a function symbol from the ELF file.
  ///
  /// @param addr an address for a global variable symbol that was
  /// retrieved from a DWARF file.
  ///
  /// @return the (possibly) adjusted address, or just @p addr if no
  /// adjustment took place.
  Dwarf_Addr
  maybe_adjust_var_sym_address(Dwarf_Addr addr) const
  {
    Elf* elf = elf_handle();
    GElf_Ehdr eh_mem;
    GElf_Ehdr* elf_header = gelf_getehdr(elf, &eh_mem);

    if (elf_header->e_type == ET_REL)
      // We are looking at a relocatable file.  In this case, we don't
      // do anything because:
      //
      // 1/ the addresses from DWARF are absolute (relative to the
      // beginning of the relocatable file)
      //
      // 2/ The ELF symbol addresses that we store in our lookup
      // tables are translated from section-related to absolute as
      // well.  So we don't have anything to do at this point for
      // ET_REL files.
      ;
    else
      addr = maybe_adjust_address_for_exec_or_dyn(addr);

    return addr;
  }

  /// Get the first exported function address in the set of addresses
  /// referred to by the DW_AT_ranges attribute of a given DIE.
  ///
  /// @param die the DIE we are considering.
  ///
  /// @param address output parameter.  This is set to the first
  /// address found in the sequence pointed to by the DW_AT_ranges
  /// attribute found on the DIE @p die, iff the function returns
  /// true.  Otherwise, no value is set into this output parameter.
  ///
  /// @return true iff the DIE @p die does have a DW_AT_ranges
  /// attribute and an address of an exported function was found in
  /// its sequence value.
  bool
  get_first_exported_fn_address_from_DW_AT_ranges(Dwarf_Die* die,
                          Dwarf_Addr& address) const
  {
    Dwarf_Addr base;
    Dwarf_Addr end_addr;
    ptrdiff_t offset = 0;

    do
      {
    Dwarf_Addr addr = 0, fn_addr = 0;
    if ((offset = dwarf_ranges(die, offset, &base, &addr, &end_addr)) >= 0)
      {
        fn_addr = maybe_adjust_fn_sym_address(addr);
        if (function_symbol_is_exported(fn_addr))
          {
        address = fn_addr;
        return true;
          }
      }
      } while (offset > 0);
    return false;
  }

  /// Get the address of the function.
  ///
  /// The address of the function is considered to be the value of the
  /// DW_AT_low_pc attribute, possibly adjusted (in relocatable files
  /// only) to not point to an absolute address anymore, but rather to
  /// the address of the function inside the .text segment.
  ///
  /// @param function_die the die of the function to consider.
  ///
  /// @param address the resulting address iff the function returns
  /// true.
  ///
  /// @return true if the function address was found.
  bool
  get_function_address(const Dwarf_Die* function_die, Dwarf_Addr& address) const
  {
    if (!die_address_attribute(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(function_die),
                   DW_AT_low_pc, address))
      // So no DW_AT_low_pc was found.  Let's see if the function DIE
      // has got a DW_AT_ranges attribute instead.  If it does, the
      // first address of the set of addresses represented by the
      // value of that DW_AT_ranges represents the function (symbol)
      // address we are looking for.
      if (!get_first_exported_fn_address_from_DW_AT_ranges
      (const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(function_die),
       address))
    return false;

    address = maybe_adjust_fn_sym_address(address);
    return true;
  }

  /// Get the address of the global variable.
  ///
  /// The address of the global variable is considered to be the value
  /// of the DW_AT_location attribute, possibly adjusted (in
  /// relocatable files only) to not point to an absolute address
  /// anymore, but rather to the address of the global variable inside
  /// the data segment.
  ///
  /// @param variable_die the die of the function to consider.
  ///
  /// @param address the resulting address iff this function returns
  /// true.
  ///
  /// @return true if the variable address was found.
  bool
  get_variable_address(const Dwarf_Die* variable_die,
               Dwarf_Addr&  address) const
  {
    bool is_tls_address = false;
    if (!die_location_address(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(variable_die),
                  address, is_tls_address))
      return false;
    if (!is_tls_address)
      address = maybe_adjust_var_sym_address(address);
    return true;
  }

  /// Getter of the exported decls builder object.
  ///
  /// @return the exported decls builder.
  corpus::exported_decls_builder*
  exported_decls_builder()
  {return corpus()->get_exported_decls_builder().get();}

  /// Getter of the "load_all_types" flag.  This flag tells if all the
  /// types (including those not reachable by public declarations) are
  /// to be read and represented in the final ABI corpus.
  ///
  /// @return the load_all_types flag.
  bool
  load_all_types() const
  {return options().load_all_types;}

  /// Setter of the "load_all_types" flag.  This flag tells if all the
  /// types (including those not reachable by public declarations) are
  /// to be read and represented in the final ABI corpus.
  ///
  /// @param f the new load_all_types flag.
  void
  load_all_types(bool f)
  {options().load_all_types = f;}

  bool
  load_in_linux_kernel_mode() const
  {return options().load_in_linux_kernel_mode;}

  void
  load_in_linux_kernel_mode(bool f)
  {options().load_in_linux_kernel_mode = f;}

  /// Getter of the 'load-undefined-interface' property.
  ///
  /// That property tells the reader if it should load the interfaces
  /// that are undefined in the binary.  An undefined interface is a
  /// variable or function which has a symbol that is not defined in
  /// the binary.
  ///
  /// @return true iff the front-end has to load the undefined
  /// interfaces.
  bool
  load_undefined_interfaces() const
  {return options().load_undefined_interfaces;}

  /// Test if it's allowed to assume that the DWARF debug info has
  /// been factorized (for instance, with the DWZ tool) so that if two
  /// type DIEs originating from the .gnu_debugaltlink section have
  /// different offsets, they represent different types.
  ///
  /// @return true iff we can assume that the DWARF debug info has
  /// been factorized.
  bool
  leverage_dwarf_factorization() const
  {
    if (!leverage_dwarf_factorization_.has_value())
      {
    if (options().leverage_dwarf_factorization
        && elf_helpers::find_section_by_name(elf_handle(),
                         ".gnu_debugaltlink"))
      leverage_dwarf_factorization_ = true;
    else
      leverage_dwarf_factorization_ = false;
      }
    ABG_ASSERT(leverage_dwarf_factorization_.has_value());

    return *leverage_dwarf_factorization_;
  }

  /// Getter of the "show_stats" flag.
  ///
  /// This flag tells if we should emit statistics about various
  /// internal stuff.
  ///
  /// @return the value of the flag.
  bool
  show_stats() const
  {return options().show_stats;}

  /// Setter of the "show_stats" flag.
  ///
  /// This flag tells if we should emit statistics about various
  /// internal stuff.
  ///
  /// @param f the value of the flag.
  void
  show_stats(bool f)
  {options().show_stats = f;}

  /// Getter of the "do_log" flag.
  ///
  /// This flag tells if we should log about various internal
  /// details.
  ///
  /// return the "do_log" flag.
  bool
  do_log() const
  {return options().do_log;}

  /// Setter of the "do_log" flag.
  ///
  /// This flag tells if we should log about various internal details.
  ///
  /// @param f the new value of the flag.
  void
  do_log(bool f)
  {options().do_log = f;}

  /// Walk the DIEs under a given die and for each child, populate the
  /// die -> parent map to record the child -> parent relationship
  /// that
  /// exists between the child and the given die.
  ///
  /// The function also builds the vector of places where units are
  /// imported.
  ///
  /// This is done recursively as for each child DIE, this function
  /// walks its children as well.
  ///
  /// @param die the DIE whose children to walk recursively.
  ///
  /// @param source where the DIE @p die comes from.
  ///
  /// @param imported_units a vector containing all the offsets of the
  /// points where unit have been imported, under @p die.
  void
  build_die_parent_relations_under(Dwarf_Die*           die,
                   die_source           source,
                   imported_unit_points_type &  imported_units)
  {
    if (!die)
      return;

    offset_offset_map_type& parent_of = die_parent_map(source);

    Dwarf_Die child;
    if (dwarf_child(die, &child) != 0)
      return;

    do
      {
    parent_of[dwarf_dieoffset(&child)] = dwarf_dieoffset(die);
    if (dwarf_tag(&child) == DW_TAG_imported_unit)
      {
        Dwarf_Die imported_unit;
        if (die_die_attribute(&child, DW_AT_import, imported_unit)
        // If the imported_unit has a sub-tree, let's record
        // this point at which the sub-tree is imported into
        // the current debug info.
        //
        // Otherwise, if the imported_unit has no sub-tree,
        // there is no point in recording where a non-existent
        // sub-tree is being imported.
        //
        // Note that the imported_unit_points_type type below
        // expects the imported_unit to have a sub-tree.
        && die_has_children(&imported_unit))
          {
        die_source imported_unit_die_source = NO_DEBUG_INFO_DIE_SOURCE;
        ABG_ASSERT(get_die_source(imported_unit, imported_unit_die_source));
        imported_units.push_back
          (imported_unit_point(dwarf_dieoffset(&child),
                       imported_unit,
                       imported_unit_die_source));
          }
      }
    build_die_parent_relations_under(&child, source, imported_units);
      }
    while (dwarf_siblingof(&child, &child) == 0);

  }

  /// Determine if we do have to build a DIE -> parent map, depending
  /// on a given language.
  ///
  /// Some languages like C++, Ada etc, do have the concept of
  /// namespace and yet, the DIE data structure doesn't provide us
  /// with a way to get the parent namespace of a given DIE.  So for
  /// those languages, we need to build a DIE -> parent map so that we
  /// can get the namespace DIE (or more generally the scope DIE) of a given
  /// DIE as we need it.
  ///
  /// But then some more basic languages like C or assembly don't have
  /// that need.
  ///
  /// This function, depending on the language, tells us if we need to
  /// build the DIE -> parent map or not.
  ///
  /// @param lang the language to consider.
  ///
  /// @return true iff we need to build the DIE -> parent map for this
  /// language.
  bool
  do_we_build_die_parent_maps(translation_unit::language lang)
  {
    if (is_c_language(lang))
      return false;

    switch (lang)
      {
      case translation_unit::LANG_UNKNOWN:
#ifdef HAVE_DW_LANG_Mips_Assembler_enumerator
      case translation_unit::LANG_Mips_Assembler:
#endif
    return false;
      default:
    break;
      }
    return true;
  }

  /// Walk all the DIEs accessible in the debug info (and in the
  /// alternate debug info as well) and build maps representing the
  /// relationship DIE -> parent.  That is, make it so that we can get
  /// the parent for a given DIE.
  ///
  /// Note that the goal of this map is to be able to get the parent
  /// of a given DIE. This is to mainly to handle namespaces.  For instance,
  /// when we get a DIE of a type, and we want to build an internal
  /// representation for it, we need to get its fully qualified name.
  /// For that, we need to know what is the parent DIE of that type
  /// DIE, so that we can know what the namespace of that type is.
  ///
  /// Note that as the C language doesn't have namespaces (all types
  /// are defined in the same global namespace), this function doesn't
  /// build the DIE -> parent map if the current translation unit
  /// comes from C.  This saves time on big C ELF files with a lot of
  /// DIEs.
  void
  build_die_parent_maps()
  {
    bool we_do_have_to_build_die_parent_map = false;
    uint8_t address_size = 0;
    size_t header_size = 0;
    // Get the DIE of the current translation unit, look at it to get
    // its language. If that language is in C, then all types are in
    // the global namespace so we don't need to build the DIE ->
    // parent map.  So we dont build it in that case.
    for (Dwarf_Off offset = 0, next_offset = 0;
     (dwarf_next_unit(const_cast<Dwarf*>(dwarf_debug_info()),
              offset, &next_offset, &header_size,
              NULL, NULL, &address_size, NULL, NULL, NULL) == 0);
     offset = next_offset)
      {
    Dwarf_Off die_offset = offset + header_size;
    Dwarf_Die cu;
    if (!dwarf_offdie(const_cast<Dwarf*>(dwarf_debug_info()),
              die_offset, &cu))
      continue;

    uint64_t l = 0;
    die_unsigned_constant_attribute(&cu, DW_AT_language, l);
    translation_unit::language lang = dwarf_language_to_tu_language(l);
    if (do_we_build_die_parent_maps(lang))
      we_do_have_to_build_die_parent_map = true;
      }

    if (!we_do_have_to_build_die_parent_map)
      return;

    // Build the DIE -> parent relation for DIEs coming from the
    // .debug_info section in the alternate debug info file.
    die_source source = ALT_DEBUG_INFO_DIE_SOURCE;
    for (Dwarf_Off offset = 0, next_offset = 0;
     (dwarf_next_unit(const_cast<Dwarf*>(alternate_dwarf_debug_info()),
              offset, &next_offset, &header_size,
              NULL, NULL, &address_size, NULL, NULL, NULL) == 0);
     offset = next_offset)
      {
    Dwarf_Off die_offset = offset + header_size;
    Dwarf_Die cu;
    if (!dwarf_offdie(const_cast<Dwarf*>(alternate_dwarf_debug_info()),
              die_offset, &cu))
      continue;
    cur_tu_die(&cu);

    imported_unit_points_type& imported_units =
      tu_die_imported_unit_points_map(source)[die_offset] =
      imported_unit_points_type();
    build_die_parent_relations_under(&cu, source, imported_units);
      }

    // Build the DIE -> parent relation for DIEs coming from the
    // .debug_info section of the main debug info file.
    source = PRIMARY_DEBUG_INFO_DIE_SOURCE;
    address_size = 0;
    header_size = 0;
    for (Dwarf_Off offset = 0, next_offset = 0;
     (dwarf_next_unit(const_cast<Dwarf*>(dwarf_debug_info()),
              offset, &next_offset, &header_size,
              NULL, NULL, &address_size, NULL, NULL, NULL) == 0);
     offset = next_offset)
      {
    Dwarf_Off die_offset = offset + header_size;
    Dwarf_Die cu;
    if (!dwarf_offdie(const_cast<Dwarf*>(dwarf_debug_info()),
              die_offset, &cu))
      continue;
    cur_tu_die(&cu);
    imported_unit_points_type& imported_units =
      tu_die_imported_unit_points_map(source)[die_offset] =
      imported_unit_points_type();
    build_die_parent_relations_under(&cu, source, imported_units);
      }

    // Build the DIE -> parent relation for DIEs coming from the
    // .debug_types section.
    source = TYPE_UNIT_DIE_SOURCE;
    address_size = 0;
    header_size = 0;
    uint64_t type_signature = 0;
    Dwarf_Off type_offset;
    for (Dwarf_Off offset = 0, next_offset = 0;
     (dwarf_next_unit(const_cast<Dwarf*>(dwarf_debug_info()),
              offset, &next_offset, &header_size,
              NULL, NULL, &address_size, NULL,
              &type_signature, &type_offset) == 0);
     offset = next_offset)
      {
    Dwarf_Off die_offset = offset + header_size;
    Dwarf_Die cu;

    if (!dwarf_offdie_types(const_cast<Dwarf*>(dwarf_debug_info()),
                die_offset, &cu))
      continue;
    cur_tu_die(&cu);
    imported_unit_points_type& imported_units =
      tu_die_imported_unit_points_map(source)[die_offset] =
      imported_unit_points_type();
    build_die_parent_relations_under(&cu, source, imported_units);
      }
  }
};// end class reader.

/// The type of the aggregates being compared during a DIE comparison.
///
/// This encapsulates the stack of aggregates being compared at any
/// single point.
///
/// This is useful to detect "comparison cycles" and thus avoid the
/// resulting infinite loops.
///
/// This is also useful for implementing a very important optimization
/// that takes place during the canonicalization
struct offset_pairs_stack_type
{
  // The DWARF DWARF reader that is useful for so many things.
  const reader& rdr_;
  // The set of types that are being compared.  This is to speed up
  // searches.
  offset_pair_set_type set_;
  // The stack of  types that are being compared.  The top of the
  // stack is the back of the vector.
  offset_pair_vector_type vect_;
  // A map that associates a redundant type pair to the vector of
  // types that depends on it.
  offset_pair_vect_map_type redundant_types_;
  // A map that associates a dependant type to the vector of redundant
  // types it depends on.
  offset_pair_vect_map_type dependant_types_;

  offset_pairs_stack_type(const reader& rdr)
    : rdr_ (rdr)
  {}

  /// Add a pair of types being compared to the stack of aggregates
  /// being compared.
  ///
  /// @param p the pair of offsets of the type DIEs to consider.
  void
  add(const offset_pair_type& p)
  {
    set_.insert(p);
    vect_.push_back(p);
  }

  /// Erase a pair of types being compared from the stack of
  /// aggregates being compared.
  ///
  /// @param p the pair of offsets of the type DIEs to consider.
  ///
  /// @return true iff @p was found and erased from the stack.
  bool
  erase(const offset_pair_type& p)
  {
    if (set_.erase(p))
      {
    offset_pair_vector_type::iterator i;

    for (i = vect_.begin();i < vect_.end(); ++i)
      if (*i == p)
        break;

    if (i != vect_.end())
      vect_.erase(i);

    return true;
      }

    return false;
  }

  /// Test if a pair of type DIEs is part of the stack of type DIEs
  /// being compared.
  ///
  /// @param p the pair of offsets of the type DIEs to consider.
  ///
  /// @return true iff @p was found in the stack of types being
  /// compared.
  bool
  contains(const offset_pair_type &p) const
  {
    if (set_.find(p) == set_.end())
      return false;
    return true;
  }

  /// Get the set of comparison pair that depends on a given
  /// comparison pair.
  ///
  /// A comparison pair T{t1,t2} depends on a comparison pair P{p1,p2}
  /// if p1 is a subtype of t1 and p2 is a subtype of t2.  In other
  /// words, the pair T appears in the comparison stack BEFORE the
  /// pair P.
  ///
  /// So, this function returns the vector of comparison pairs that
  /// appear in the comparison stack AFTER a given comparison pair.
  ///
  /// @param p the comparison pair to consider.
  ///
  /// @param pairs out parameter.  This is filled with the comparison
  /// pairs that depend on @p, iff the function returns true.
  ///
  /// @return true iff comparison pairs depending on @p have been
  /// found and collected in @pairs.
  bool
  get_pairs_that_depend_on(const offset_pair_type& p,
               offset_pair_vector_type& pairs) const
  {
    bool result = false;
    if (!contains(p))
      return result;

    // First, get an iterator on the position of 'p'.
    offset_pair_vector_type::const_iterator i;
    for (i = vect_.begin(); i != vect_.end(); ++i)
      if (*i == p)
    break;

    if (i == vect_.end())
      return result;

    // Then, harvest all the comparison pairs that come after the
    // position of 'p'.
    for (++i; i != vect_.end(); ++i)
      {
    pairs.push_back(*i);
    result = true;
      }

    return result;
  }

  /// Record the fact that a set of comparison pairs depends on a
  /// given comparison pair.
  ///
  /// Set a map that associates each dependant comparison pair to the
  /// pair it depends on.
  ///
  /// @param p the comparison pair that the set depends on.
  ///
  /// @param dependant_types the set of types that depends on @p.
  void
  record_dependant_types(const offset_pair_type& p,
             const offset_pair_vector_type& dependant_types)
  {
    for (auto type_pair : dependant_types)
      dependant_types_[type_pair].push_back(p);
  }

  /// Record a comparison pair as being redundant.
  ///
  ///
  /// @param p the comparison pair to record as redundant.
  void
  record_redundant_type_die_pair(const offset_pair_type& p)
  {
    offset_pair_vector_type dependant_types;
    get_pairs_that_depend_on(p, dependant_types);

    // First, record the relationship "p -> [pairs that depend on p]".
    auto it = redundant_types_.find(p);
    if (it == redundant_types_.end())
      {
    auto entry = std::make_pair(p, dependant_types);
    redundant_types_.insert(entry);
      }
    else
      it->second.insert(it->second.end(),
            dependant_types.begin(),
            dependant_types.end());

    // For each dependant type pair, record the association:
    // dependant_pair --> [vect of redundant types]
    record_dependant_types(p, dependant_types);
  }

  /// Test if a given pair has been detected as redundant.
  ///
  /// @param p the pair of DIEs to consider.
  ///
  /// @return iff @p is redundant.
  bool
  is_redundant(const offset_pair_type& p)
  {
    auto i = redundant_types_.find(p);
    if (i != redundant_types_.end())
      return true;
    return false;
  }

  /// Test if a given pair is dependant on at least a redundant type.
  ///
  /// @param p the pair to consider.
  ///
  /// @return true iff @p depends on a redundant type.
  bool
  depends_on_redundant_types(const offset_pair_type& p)
  {
    auto i = dependant_types_.find(p);
    if (i == dependant_types_.end())
      return false;
    return true;
  }

  /// Remove a redundant pair from the system.
  ///
  /// This needs updating the system to also remove the dependant
  /// types that depend on the redundant pair (if they depend only on
  /// that redundant pair).
  ///
  /// @param p the pair to consider.
  ///
  /// @param erase_canonical_die_offset if true then erase the cached
  /// comparison results for the redundant pair and its dependant
  /// types.
  void
  erase_redundant_type_pair_entry(const offset_pair_type& p,
                  bool erase_cached_results = false)
  {
    // First, update the dependant types that depend on the redundant
    // type pair
    auto redundant_type = redundant_types_.find(p);
    if (redundant_type != redundant_types_.end())
      {
    for (auto dependant_type : redundant_type->second)
      {
        // Each dependant_type depends on the redundant type 'p',
        // among others.
        auto dependant_types_it = dependant_types_.find(dependant_type);
        ABG_ASSERT(dependant_types_it != dependant_types_.end());
        // Erase the redundant type 'p' from the redundant types
        // that dependant_type depends on.
        {
          auto i = dependant_types_it->second.begin();
          for (; i!= dependant_types_it->second.end();++i)
        if (*i == p)
          break;
          if (i != dependant_types_it->second.end())
        dependant_types_it->second.erase(i);
        }
        // If the dependant type itself doesn't depend on ANY
        // redundant type anymore, then remove the depend type
        // from the map of the dependant types.
        if (dependant_types_it->second.empty())
          {
        if (erase_cached_results)
          rdr_.die_comparison_results_.erase(dependant_type);
        dependant_types_.erase(dependant_types_it);
          }
      }
      }
    if (erase_cached_results)
      rdr_.die_comparison_results_.erase(p);
    redundant_types_.erase(p);
  }

  /// If a comparison pair has been detected as redundant, stop
  /// tracking it as well as its dependant pairs.  That will
  /// essentially make it impossible to reset/cancel the canonical
  /// propagated types for those depdant pairs, but will also save
  /// ressources.
  ///
  /// @param p the comparison pair to consider.
  void
  confirm_canonical_propagated_type(const offset_pair_type& p)
  {erase_redundant_type_pair_entry(p, /*erase_cached_results=*/true);}

  /// Walk the types that depend on a comparison pair and cancel their
  /// canonical-propagate-type, that means remove their canonical
  /// types and mark them as not being canonically-propagated.  Also,
  /// erase their cached comparison results that was likely set to
  /// COMPARISON_RESULT_UNKNOWN.
  ///
  /// @param p the pair to consider.
  void
  cancel_canonical_propagated_type(const offset_pair_type& p)
  {
    offset_pair_set_type dependant_types;
    get_dependant_types(p, dependant_types, /*transitive_closure=*/true);
    for (auto dependant_type : dependant_types)
      {
    // If this dependant type was canonical-type-propagated then
    // erase that canonical type.
    if (rdr_.propagated_types_.find(dependant_type)
        != rdr_.propagated_types_.end())
      {
        rdr_.erase_canonical_die_offset(dependant_type.first.offset_,
                         dependant_type.first.source_,
                         /*die_as_type=*/true);
        rdr_.propagated_types_.erase(dependant_type);
        rdr_.cancelled_propagation_count_++;
      }
    // Update the cached result.  We know the comparison result
    // must now be different.
    auto comp_result_it = rdr_.die_comparison_results_.find(dependant_type);
    if (comp_result_it != rdr_.die_comparison_results_.end())
      comp_result_it->second= COMPARISON_RESULT_DIFFERENT;
      }

    // Update the cached result of the root type to cancel too.
    auto comp_result_it = rdr_.die_comparison_results_.find(p);
    if (comp_result_it != rdr_.die_comparison_results_.end())
      {
    // At this point, the result of p is either
    // COMPARISON_RESULT_UNKNOWN (if we cache comparison
    // results of that kind) or COMPARISON_RESULT_DIFFERENT.
    // Make sure it's the cached result is now
    // COMPARISON_RESULT_DIFFERENT.
    if (comp_result_it->second == COMPARISON_RESULT_UNKNOWN)
      comp_result_it->second= COMPARISON_RESULT_DIFFERENT;
    ABG_ASSERT(comp_result_it->second == COMPARISON_RESULT_DIFFERENT);
      }

    if (rdr_.propagated_types_.find(p) != rdr_.propagated_types_.end())
      {
    rdr_.erase_canonical_die_offset(p.first.offset_,
                     p.first.source_,
                     /*die_as_type=*/true);
    rdr_.propagated_types_.erase(p);
    rdr_.cancelled_propagation_count_++;
      }
  }

  /// Get the set of comparison pairs that depend on a given pair.
  ///
  /// @param p the pair to consider.
  ///
  /// @param result this is set to the pairs that depend on @p, iff
  /// the function returned true.
  ///
  /// @param transitive_closure if set to true, the transitive closure
  /// of the @result is set to it.
  ///
  /// @return true iff @result could be filled with the dependant
  /// types.
  bool
  get_dependant_types(const offset_pair_type& p,
              offset_pair_set_type& result,
              bool transitive_closure = false)
  {
    auto i = redundant_types_.find(p);
    if (i != redundant_types_.end())
      {
    for (auto dependant_type : i->second)
      if (result.find(dependant_type) == result.end())
        {
          result.insert(dependant_type);
          if (transitive_closure)
        get_dependant_types(p, result, /*transitive_closure=*/true);
        }
    return true;
      }
    return false;
  }
}; // end struct offset_pairs_stack_type

static type_or_decl_base_sptr
build_ir_node_from_die(reader&      rdr,
               Dwarf_Die*   die,
               scope_decl*  scope,
               bool     called_from_public_decl,
               size_t       where_offset,
               bool     is_declaration_only = true,
               bool     is_required_decl_spec = false);

static type_or_decl_base_sptr
build_ir_node_from_die(reader&      rdr,
               Dwarf_Die*   die,
               bool     called_from_public_decl,
               size_t       where_offset);

static decl_base_sptr
build_ir_node_for_void_type(reader& rdr);

static type_or_decl_base_sptr
build_ir_node_for_void_pointer_type(reader& rdr);

static class_decl_sptr
add_or_update_class_type(reader&     rdr,
             Dwarf_Die*  die,
             scope_decl*     scope,
             bool        is_struct,
             class_decl_sptr klass,
             bool        called_from_public_decl,
             size_t      where_offset,
             bool        is_declaration_only);

static union_decl_sptr
add_or_update_union_type(reader&     rdr,
             Dwarf_Die*  die,
             scope_decl*     scope,
             union_decl_sptr union_type,
             bool        called_from_public_decl,
             size_t      where_offset,
             bool        is_declaration_only);

static decl_base_sptr
build_ir_node_for_void_type(reader& rdr);

static decl_base_sptr
build_ir_node_for_variadic_parameter_type(reader &rdr);

static function_decl_sptr
build_function_decl(reader& rdr,
            Dwarf_Die*      die,
            size_t      where_offset,
            function_decl_sptr  fn);

static bool
function_is_suppressed(const reader& rdr,
               const scope_decl* scope,
               Dwarf_Die *function_die,
               bool is_declaration_only);

static function_decl_sptr
build_or_get_fn_decl_if_not_suppressed(reader&  rdr,
                       scope_decl   *scope,
                       Dwarf_Die    *die,
                       size_t   where_offset,
                       bool is_declaration_only,
                       function_decl_sptr f);

static var_decl_sptr
build_var_decl(reader&  rdr,
           Dwarf_Die    *die,
           size_t       where_offset,
           var_decl_sptr    result = var_decl_sptr());

static var_decl_sptr
build_or_get_var_decl_if_not_suppressed(reader& rdr,
                    scope_decl  *scope,
                    Dwarf_Die   *die,
                    size_t  where_offset,
                    bool is_declaration_only,
                    var_decl_sptr   res = var_decl_sptr(),
                    bool is_required_decl_spec = false);
static bool
variable_is_suppressed(const reader& rdr,
               const scope_decl* scope,
               Dwarf_Die *variable_die,
               bool is_declaration_only,
               bool is_required_decl_spec = false);

static void
finish_member_function_reading(Dwarf_Die*           die,
                   const function_decl_sptr&    f,
                   const class_or_union_sptr    klass,
                   reader&          rdr);

/// Test if a given DIE is anonymous
///
/// @param die the DIE to consider.
///
/// @return true iff @p die is anonymous.
static bool
die_is_anonymous(const Dwarf_Die* die)
{
  Dwarf_Attribute attr;
  if (!dwarf_attr_integrate(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(die), DW_AT_name, &attr))
    return true;
  return false;
}

/// Test if a DIE is an anonymous data member, aka, "unnamed field".
///
/// Unnamed fields are specified at
/// https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Unnamed-Fields.html.
///
/// @param die the DIE to consider.
///
/// @return true iff @p die is an anonymous data member.
static bool
die_is_anonymous_data_member(const Dwarf_Die* die)
{
  if (!die
      || dwarf_tag(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(die)) != DW_TAG_member
      || !die_name(die).empty())
    return false;

  Dwarf_Die type_die;
  if (!die_die_attribute(die, DW_AT_type, type_die))
    return false;

  if (dwarf_tag(&type_die) != DW_TAG_structure_type
      && dwarf_tag(&type_die) != DW_TAG_union_type)
  return false;

  return true;
}

/// Get the value of an attribute that is supposed to be a string, or
/// an empty string if the attribute could not be found.
///
/// @param die the DIE to get the attribute value from.
///
/// @param attr_name the attribute name.  Must come from dwarf.h and
/// be an enumerator representing an attribute like, e.g, DW_AT_name.
///
/// @return the string representing the value of the attribute, or an
/// empty string if no string attribute could be found.
static string
die_string_attribute(const Dwarf_Die* die, unsigned attr_name)
{
  if (!die)
    return "";

  Dwarf_Attribute attr;
  if (!dwarf_attr_integrate(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(die), attr_name, &attr))
    return "";

  const char* str = dwarf_formstring(&attr);
  return str ? str : "";
}

/// Get the value of an attribute that is supposed to be a string, or
/// an empty string if the attribute could not be found.
///
/// @param die the DIE to get the attribute value from.
///
/// @param attr_name the attribute name.  Must come from dwarf.h and
/// be an enumerator representing an attribute like, e.g, DW_AT_name.
///
/// @return the char* representing the value of the attribute, or an
/// empty string if no string attribute could be found.
static const char*
die_char_str_attribute(const Dwarf_Die* die, unsigned attr_name)
{
  if (!die)
    return nullptr;

  Dwarf_Attribute attr;
  if (!dwarf_attr_integrate(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(die), attr_name, &attr))
    return nullptr;

  const char* str = dwarf_formstring(&attr);
  return str;
}

/// Get the value of an attribute that is supposed to be an unsigned
/// constant.
///
/// @param die the DIE to read the information from.
///
/// @param attr_name the DW_AT_* name of the attribute.  Must come
/// from dwarf.h and be an enumerator representing an attribute like,
/// e.g, DW_AT_decl_line.
///
///@param cst the output parameter that is set to the value of the
/// attribute @p attr_name.  This parameter is set iff the function
/// return true.
///
/// @return true if there was an attribute of the name @p attr_name
/// and with a value that is a constant, false otherwise.
static bool
die_unsigned_constant_attribute(const Dwarf_Die*    die,
                unsigned    attr_name,
                uint64_t&   cst)
{
  if (!die)
    return false;

  Dwarf_Attribute attr;
  Dwarf_Word result = 0;
  if (!dwarf_attr_integrate(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(die), attr_name, &attr)
      || dwarf_formudata(&attr, &result))
    return false;

  cst = result;
  return true;
}

/// Read a signed constant value from a given attribute.
///
/// The signed constant expected must be of constant form.
///
/// @param die the DIE to get the attribute from.
///
/// @param attr_name the attribute name.
///
/// @param cst the resulting signed constant read.
///
/// @return true iff a signed constant attribute of the name @p
/// attr_name was found on the DIE @p die.
static bool
die_signed_constant_attribute(const Dwarf_Die *die,
                  unsigned  attr_name,
                  int64_t&  cst)
{
  if (!die)
    return false;

  Dwarf_Attribute attr;
  Dwarf_Sword result = 0;
  if (!dwarf_attr_integrate(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(die), attr_name, &attr)
      || dwarf_formsdata(&attr, &result))
    return false;

  cst = result;
  return true;
}

/// Read the value of a constant attribute that is either signed or
/// unsigned into a array_type_def::subrange_type::bound_value value.
///
/// The bound_value instance will capture the actual signedness of the
/// read attribute.
///
/// @param die the DIE from which to read the value of the attribute.
///
/// @param attr_name the attribute name to consider.
///
/// @param is_signed true if the attribute value has to read as
/// signed.
///
/// @param value the resulting value read from attribute @p attr_name
/// on DIE @p die.
///
/// @return true iff DIE @p die has an attribute named @p attr_name
/// with a constant value.
static bool
die_constant_attribute(const Dwarf_Die *die,
               unsigned attr_name,
               bool is_signed,
               array_type_def::subrange_type::bound_value &value)
{
  if (!is_signed)
    {
      uint64_t l = 0;
      if (!die_unsigned_constant_attribute(die, attr_name, l))
    return false;
      value.set_unsigned(l);
    }
  else
    {
      int64_t l = 0;
      if (!die_signed_constant_attribute(die, attr_name, l))
    return false;
      value.set_signed(l);
    }
  return true;
}

/// Test if a given DWARF form is DW_FORM_strx{1,4}.
///
/// Unfortunaly, the DW_FORM_strx{1,4} are enumerators of an untagged
/// enum in dwarf.h so we have to use an unsigned int for the form,
/// grrr.
///
/// @param form the form to consider.
///
/// @return true iff @p form is DW_FORM_strx{1,4}.
static bool
form_is_DW_FORM_strx(unsigned form)
{
  if (form)
    {
#if defined HAVE_DW_FORM_strx1      \
  && defined HAVE_DW_FORM_strx2 \
  && defined HAVE_DW_FORM_strx3 \
  && defined HAVE_DW_FORM_strx4
      if (form == DW_FORM_strx1
      || form == DW_FORM_strx2
      || form == DW_FORM_strx3
      ||form == DW_FORM_strx4)
    return true;
#endif
    }
  return false;
}

/// Test if a given DWARF form is DW_FORM_line_strp.
///
/// Unfortunaly, the DW_FORM_line_strp is an enumerator of an untagged
/// enum in dwarf.h so we have to use an unsigned int for the form,
/// grrr.
///
/// @param form the form to consider.
///
/// @return true iff @p form is DW_FORM_line_strp.
static bool
form_is_DW_FORM_line_strp(unsigned form)
{
  if (form)
    {
#if defined HAVE_DW_FORM_line_strp
      if (form == DW_FORM_line_strp)
    return true;
#endif
    }
  return false;
}

/// Get the value of a DIE attribute; that value is meant to be a
/// flag.
///
/// @param die the DIE to get the attribute from.
///
/// @param attr_name the DW_AT_* name of the attribute.  Must come
/// from dwarf.h and be an enumerator representing an attribute like,
/// e.g, DW_AT_external.
///
/// @param flag the output parameter to store the flag value into.
/// This is set iff the function returns true.
///
/// @param recursively if true, the function looks through the
/// possible DW_AT_specification and DW_AT_abstract_origin attribute
/// all the way down to the initial DIE that is cloned and look on
/// that DIE to see if it has the @p attr_name attribute.
///
/// @return true if the DIE has a flag attribute named @p attr_name,
/// false otherwise.
static bool
die_flag_attribute(const Dwarf_Die* die,
           unsigned attr_name,
           bool& flag,
           bool recursively = true)
{
  Dwarf_Attribute attr;
  if (recursively
      ? !dwarf_attr_integrate(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(die), attr_name, &attr)
      : !dwarf_attr(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(die), attr_name, &attr))
    return false;

  bool f = false;
  if (dwarf_formflag(&attr, &f))
    return false;

  flag = f;
  return true;
}

/// Get the mangled name from a given DIE.
///
/// @param die the DIE to read the mangled name from.
///
/// @return the mangled name if it's present in the DIE, or just an
/// empty string if it's not.
static string
die_linkage_name(const Dwarf_Die* die)
{
  if (!die)
    return "";

  string linkage_name = die_string_attribute(die, DW_AT_linkage_name);
  if (linkage_name.empty())
    linkage_name = die_string_attribute(die, DW_AT_MIPS_linkage_name);
  return linkage_name;
}

/// Get the file path that is the value of the DW_AT_decl_file
/// attribute on a given DIE, if the DIE is a decl DIE having that
/// attribute.
///
/// @param die the DIE to consider.
///
/// @return a string containing the file path that is the logical
/// value of the DW_AT_decl_file attribute.  If the DIE @p die
/// doesn't have a DW_AT_decl_file attribute, then the return value is
/// just an empty string.
static string
die_decl_file_attribute(const Dwarf_Die* die)
{
  if (!die)
    return "";

  const char* str = dwarf_decl_file(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(die));

  return str ? str : "";
}

/// Get the value of an attribute which value is supposed to be a
/// reference to a DIE.
///
/// @param die the DIE to read the value from.
///
/// @param attr_name the DW_AT_* attribute name to read.
///
/// @param result the DIE resulting from reading the attribute value.
/// This is set iff the function returns true.
///
/// @param recursively if true, the function looks through the
/// possible DW_AT_specification and DW_AT_abstract_origin attribute
/// all the way down to the initial DIE that is cloned and look on
/// that DIE to see if it has the @p attr_name attribute.
///
/// @return true if the DIE @p die contains an attribute named @p
/// attr_name that is a DIE reference, false otherwise.
static bool
die_die_attribute(const Dwarf_Die* die,
          unsigned attr_name,
          Dwarf_Die& result,
          bool recursively)
{
  Dwarf_Attribute attr;
  if (recursively
      ? !dwarf_attr_integrate(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(die), attr_name, &attr)
      : !dwarf_attr(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(die), attr_name, &attr))
    return false;

  return dwarf_formref_die(&attr, &result);
}

/// Get the DIE that is the "origin" of the current one.
///
/// Some DIEs have a DW_AT_abstract_origin or a DW_AT_specification
/// attribute.  Those DIEs represent a concrete instance of an
/// abstract entity.  The concrete instance can be a concrete instance
/// of an inline function, or the concrete implementation of an
/// abstract interface.  On both cases, we call the abstract instance
/// from which the concrete instance derives the "origin".
///
/// This function returns the ultimate origin DIE of a given DIE by
/// following the chain of its DW_AT_abstract_origin and
/// DW_AT_specification attributes.
///
/// @param die the DIE to consider.
///
/// @param origin_die this is an output parameter that is set by this
/// function to the resulting origin DIE iff the function returns
/// true.
///
/// @return true iff the function actually found an origin DIE and
/// set it to the @p origin_die parameter.
static bool
die_origin_die(const Dwarf_Die* die, Dwarf_Die& origin_die)
{
  if (die_die_attribute(die, DW_AT_specification, origin_die, true)
     || die_die_attribute(die, DW_AT_abstract_origin, origin_die, true))
    {
      while (die_die_attribute(&origin_die,
                   DW_AT_specification,
                   origin_die, true)
         || die_die_attribute(&origin_die,
                  DW_AT_abstract_origin,
                  origin_die, true))
    {
      // Keep looking for the origin die ...
      ;
    }
      return true;
    }
  return false;
}

/// Test if a subrange DIE indirectly references another subrange DIE
/// through a given attribute.
///
/// A DW_TAG_subrange_type DIE can have its DW_AT_{lower,upper}_bound
/// attribute be a reference to either a data member or a variable
/// which type is itself a DW_TAG_subrange_type.  This latter subrange
/// DIE is said to be "indirectly referenced" by the former subrange
/// DIE.  In that case, the DW_AT_{lower,upper}_bound of the latter is
/// the value we want for the DW_AT_upper_bound of the former.
///
/// This function tests if the former subrange DIE does indirectly
/// reference another subrange DIE through a given attribute (not
/// necessarily DW_AT_upper_bound).
///
/// @param die the DIE to consider.  Note that It must be a
/// DW_TAG_subrange_type.
///
/// @param attr_name the name of the attribute to look through for the
/// indirectly referenced subrange DIE.
///
/// @param referenced_subrange if the function returns true, then the
/// argument of this parameter is set to the indirectly referenced
/// DW_TAG_subrange_type DIE.
///
/// @return true iff @p DIE indirectly references a subrange DIE
/// through the attribute @p attr_name.
static bool
subrange_die_indirectly_references_subrange_die(const Dwarf_Die *die,
                        unsigned attr_name,
                        Dwarf_Die& referenced_subrange)
{
  bool result = false;

  if (dwarf_tag(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(die)) != DW_TAG_subrange_type)
    return result;

  Dwarf_Die referenced_die;
  if (die_die_attribute(die, attr_name, referenced_die))
    {
      unsigned tag = dwarf_tag(&referenced_die);
      if ( tag == DW_TAG_member || tag == DW_TAG_variable)
    {
      Dwarf_Die type_die;
      if (die_die_attribute(&referenced_die, DW_AT_type, type_die))
        {
          tag = dwarf_tag(&type_die);
          if (tag == DW_TAG_subrange_type)
        {
          memcpy(&referenced_subrange, &type_die, sizeof(type_die));
          result = true;
        }
        }
    }
    }
  return result;
}

/// Return the bound value of subrange die by looking at an indirectly
/// referenced subrange DIE.
///
/// A DW_TAG_subrange_type DIE can have its DW_AT_{lower,upper}_bound
/// attribute be a reference to either a data member or a variable
/// which type is itself a DW_TAG_subrange_type.  This latter subrange
/// DIE is said to be "indirectly referenced" by the former subrange
/// DIE.  In that case, the DW_AT_{lower,upper}_bound of the latter is
/// the value we want for the DW_AT_{lower,upper}_bound of the former.
///
/// This function gets the DW_AT_{lower,upper}_bound value of a
/// subrange type by looking at the DW_AT_{lower,upper}_bound value of
/// the indirectly referenced subrange type, if it exists.
///
/// @param die the subrange DIE to consider.
///
/// @param attr_name the name of the attribute to consider, typically,
/// DW_AT_{lower,upper}_bound.
///
/// @param v the found value, iff this function returned true.
///
/// @param is_signed, this is set to true if @p v is signed.  This
/// parameter is set at all only if the function returns true.
///
/// @return true iff the DW_AT_{lower,upper}_bound was found on the
/// indirectly referenced subrange type.
static bool
subrange_die_indirect_bound_value(const Dwarf_Die *die,
                  unsigned attr_name,
                  array_type_def::subrange_type::bound_value& v,
                  bool& is_signed)
{
  bool result = false;

  if (dwarf_tag(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(die)) != DW_TAG_subrange_type)
    return result;

  Dwarf_Die subrange_die;
  if (subrange_die_indirectly_references_subrange_die(die, attr_name,
                              subrange_die))
    {
      if (die_constant_attribute(&subrange_die, attr_name, is_signed, v))
    result = true;
    }
  return result;
}

/// Read and return an addresss class attribute from a given DIE.
///
/// @param die the DIE to consider.
///
/// @param attr_name the name of the address class attribute to read
/// the value from.
///
/// @param the resulting address.
///
/// @return true iff the attribute could be read, was of the expected
/// address class and could thus be translated into the @p result.
static bool
die_address_attribute(Dwarf_Die* die, unsigned attr_name, Dwarf_Addr& result)
{
  Dwarf_Attribute attr;
  if (!dwarf_attr_integrate(die, attr_name, &attr))
    return false;
  return dwarf_formaddr(&attr, &result) == 0;
}

/// Returns the source location associated with a decl DIE.
///
/// @param rdr the @ref reader to use.
///
/// @param die the DIE the read the source location from.
///
/// @return the location associated with @p die.
static location
die_location(const reader& rdr, const Dwarf_Die* die)
{
  if (!die)
    return location();

  string file = die_decl_file_attribute(die);
  uint64_t line = 0;
  die_unsigned_constant_attribute(die, DW_AT_decl_line, line);

  if (!file.empty() && line != 0)
    {
      translation_unit_sptr tu = rdr.cur_transl_unit();
      location l = tu->get_loc_mgr().create_new_location(file, line, 1);
      return l;
    }
  return location();
}

/// Return a copy of the name of a DIE.
///
/// @param die the DIE to consider.
///
/// @return a copy of the name of the DIE.
static string
die_name(const Dwarf_Die* die)
{
  string name = die_string_attribute(die, DW_AT_name);
  return name;
}

/// Return the location, the name and the mangled name of a given DIE.
///
/// @param rdr the DWARF reader to use.
///
/// @param die the DIE to read location and names from.
///
/// @param loc the location output parameter to set.
///
/// @param name the name output parameter to set.
///
/// @param linkage_name the linkage_name output parameter to set.
static void
die_loc_and_name(const reader&      rdr,
         Dwarf_Die*     die,
         location&      loc,
         string&        name,
         string&        linkage_name)
{
  loc = die_location(rdr, die);
  name = die_name(die);
  linkage_name = die_linkage_name(die);
}

/// Return the name and the mangled name of a given DIE.
///
/// @param die the DIE to read location and names from.
///
/// @param name the name output parameter to set.
///
/// @param linkage_name the linkage_name output parameter to set.
static void
die_name_and_linkage_name(const Dwarf_Die*  die,
              string&       name,
              string&       linkage_name)
{
  name = die_name(die);
  linkage_name = die_linkage_name(die);
}

/// Get the size of a (type) DIE as the value for the parameter
/// DW_AT_byte_size or DW_AT_bit_size.
///
/// @param die the DIE to read the information from.
///
/// @param size the resulting size in bits.  This is set iff the
/// function return true.
///
/// @return true if the size attribute was found.
static bool
die_size_in_bits(const Dwarf_Die* die, uint64_t& size)
{
  if (!die)
    return false;

  uint64_t byte_size = 0, bit_size = 0;

  if (!die_unsigned_constant_attribute(die, DW_AT_byte_size, byte_size))
    {
      if (!die_unsigned_constant_attribute(die, DW_AT_bit_size, bit_size))
    return false;
    }
  else
    bit_size = byte_size * 8;

  size = bit_size;

  return true;
}

/// Get the access specifier (from the DW_AT_accessibility attribute
/// value) of a given DIE.
///
/// @param die the DIE to consider.
///
/// @param access the resulting access.  This is set iff the function
/// returns true.
///
/// @return bool if the DIE contains the DW_AT_accessibility die.
static bool
die_access_specifier(Dwarf_Die * die, access_specifier& access)
{
  if (!die)
    return false;

  uint64_t a = 0;
  if (!die_unsigned_constant_attribute(die, DW_AT_accessibility, a))
    return false;

  access_specifier result = private_access;

  switch (a)
    {
    case private_access:
      result = private_access;
      break;

    case protected_access:
      result = protected_access;
      break;

    case public_access:
      result = public_access;
      break;

    default:
      break;
    }

  access = result;
  return true;
}

/// Test whether a given DIE represents a decl that is public.  That
/// is, one with the DW_AT_external attribute set.
///
/// @param die the DIE to consider for testing.
///
/// @return true if a DW_AT_external attribute is present and its
/// value is set to the true; return false otherwise.
static bool
die_is_public_decl(const Dwarf_Die* die)
{
  if (!die)
    return false;
  bool is_public = false;

  // If this is a DW_TAG_subprogram DIE, look for the
  // DW_AT_external attribute on it.  Otherwise, if it's a non-anonymous namespace,
  // then it's public.  In all other cases, this should return false.

  int tag = dwarf_tag(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(die));
  if (tag == DW_TAG_subprogram || tag == DW_TAG_variable)
    die_flag_attribute(die, DW_AT_external, is_public);
  else if (tag == DW_TAG_namespace)
    {
      string name = die_name(die);
      is_public = !name.empty();
    }

  return is_public;
}

/// Test if a DIE is effectively public.
///
/// This is meant to return true when either the DIE is public or when
/// it's a variable DIE that is at (global) namespace level.
///
/// @return true iff either the DIE is public or is a variable DIE
/// that is at (global) namespace level.
static bool
die_is_effectively_public_decl(const reader& rdr,
                   const Dwarf_Die* die)
{
  if (die_is_public_decl(die))
    return true;

  unsigned tag = dwarf_tag(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(die));
  if (tag == DW_TAG_variable || tag == DW_TAG_member)
    {
      // The DIE is a variable.
      Dwarf_Die parent_die;
      size_t where_offset = 0;
      if (!get_parent_die(rdr, die, parent_die, where_offset))
    return false;

      tag = dwarf_tag(&parent_die);
      if (tag == DW_TAG_compile_unit
      || tag == DW_TAG_partial_unit
      || tag == DW_TAG_type_unit)
    // The DIE is at global scope.
    return true;

      if (tag == DW_TAG_namespace)
    {
      string name = die_name(&parent_die);
      if (name.empty())
        // The DIE at unnamed namespace scope, so it's not public.
        return false;
      // The DIE is at namespace scope.
      return true;
    }
    }
  return false;
}

/// Test whether a given DIE represents a declaration-only DIE.
///
/// That is, if the DIE has the DW_AT_declaration flag set.
///
/// @param die the DIE to consider.
//
/// @return true if a DW_AT_declaration is present, false otherwise.
static bool
die_is_declaration_only(Dwarf_Die* die)
{
  bool is_declaration = false;
  die_flag_attribute(die, DW_AT_declaration, is_declaration, false);
  if (is_declaration && (!die_has_size_attribute(die)
             || !die_has_children(die)))
    return true;
  return false;
}

/// Test if a DIE is for a function decl.
///
/// @param die the DIE to consider.
///
/// @return true iff @p die represents a function decl.
static bool
die_is_function_decl(const Dwarf_Die *die)
{
  if (!die)
    return false;

  int tag = dwarf_tag(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(die));
  if (tag == DW_TAG_subprogram)
    return true;
  return false;
}

/// Test if a DIE is for a variable decl.
///
/// @param die the DIE to consider.
///
/// @return true iff @p die represents a variable decl.
static bool
die_is_variable_decl(const Dwarf_Die *die)
{
    if (!die)
    return false;

  int tag = dwarf_tag(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(die));
  if (tag == DW_TAG_variable)
    return true;
  return false;
}

/// Test if a DIE has size attribute.
///
/// @param die the DIE to consider.
///
/// @return true if the DIE has a size attribute.
static bool
die_has_size_attribute(const Dwarf_Die *die)
{
  uint64_t s;
  if (die_size_in_bits(die, s))
    return true;
  return false;
}

/// Test that a DIE has no child DIE.
///
/// @param die the DIE to consider.
///
/// @return true iff @p die has no child DIE.
static bool
die_has_no_child(const Dwarf_Die *die)
{
  if (!die)
    return true;

  Dwarf_Die child;
  if (dwarf_child(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(die), &child) == 0)
    return false;
  return true;
}

/// Test whether a given DIE represents a declaration-only DIE.
///
/// That is, if the DIE has the DW_AT_declaration flag set.
///
/// @param die the DIE to consider.
//
/// @return true if a DW_AT_declaration is present, false otherwise.
static bool
die_is_declaration_only(const Dwarf_Die* die)
{return die_is_declaration_only(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(die));}

/// Tests whether a given DIE is artificial.
///
/// @param die the test to test for.
///
/// @return true if the DIE is artificial, false otherwise.
static bool
die_is_artificial(Dwarf_Die* die)
{
  bool is_artificial;
  return die_flag_attribute(die, DW_AT_artificial, is_artificial);
}

///@return true if a tag represents a type, false otherwise.
///
///@param tag the tag to consider.
static bool
is_type_tag(unsigned tag)
{
  bool result = false;

  switch (tag)
    {
    case DW_TAG_array_type:
    case DW_TAG_class_type:
    case DW_TAG_enumeration_type:
    case DW_TAG_pointer_type:
    case DW_TAG_reference_type:
    case DW_TAG_string_type:
    case DW_TAG_structure_type:
    case DW_TAG_subroutine_type:
    case DW_TAG_typedef:
    case DW_TAG_union_type:
    case DW_TAG_ptr_to_member_type:
    case DW_TAG_set_type:
    case DW_TAG_subrange_type:
    case DW_TAG_base_type:
    case DW_TAG_const_type:
    case DW_TAG_file_type:
    case DW_TAG_packed_type:
    case DW_TAG_thrown_type:
    case DW_TAG_volatile_type:
    case DW_TAG_restrict_type:
    case DW_TAG_interface_type:
    case DW_TAG_unspecified_type:
    case DW_TAG_shared_type:
    case DW_TAG_rvalue_reference_type:
    case DW_TAG_coarray_type:
    case DW_TAG_atomic_type:
    case DW_TAG_immutable_type:
      result = true;
      break;

    default:
      result = false;
      break;
    }

  return result;
}

/// Test if a given DIE is a type whose canonical type is to be
/// propagated during DIE canonicalization
///
/// This is a sub-routine of compare_dies.
///
/// @param tag the tag of the DIE to consider.
///
/// @return true iff the DIE of tag @p tag is can see its canonical
/// type be propagated during the type comparison that happens during
/// DIE canonicalization.
static bool
is_canon_type_to_be_propagated_tag(unsigned tag)
{
  bool result = false;

  switch (tag)
    {
    case DW_TAG_class_type:
    case DW_TAG_structure_type:
    case DW_TAG_union_type:
    case DW_TAG_subroutine_type:
    case DW_TAG_subprogram:
      result = true;
      break;

    default:
      result = false;
      break;
    }

  return result;
}

/// Test if a given kind of DIE ought to have its comparison result
/// cached by compare_dies, so that subsequent invocations of
/// compare_dies can be faster.
///
/// @param tag the tag of the DIE to consider.
///
/// @return true iff DIEs of the tag @p tag ought to have its
/// comparison results cached.
static bool
type_comparison_result_to_be_cached(unsigned tag)
{
  bool r = false;
  switch (tag)
    {
    case DW_TAG_class_type:
    case DW_TAG_structure_type:
    case DW_TAG_union_type:
    case DW_TAG_subroutine_type:
    case DW_TAG_subprogram:
      r = true;
      break;

    default:
      r = false;
      break;
    }
  return r;
}

/// Cache the result of comparing to type DIEs.
///
/// @param rdr the context to consider.
///
/// @param tag the tag of the DIEs to consider.
///
/// @param p the offsets of the pair of DIEs being compared.
///
/// @param result the comparison result to be cached.
static bool
maybe_cache_type_comparison_result(const reader& rdr,
                   int tag,
                   const offset_pair_type& p,
                   comparison_result result)
{
  if (!type_comparison_result_to_be_cached(tag)
      || (result != COMPARISON_RESULT_EQUAL
      && result != COMPARISON_RESULT_DIFFERENT))
    return false;

  rdr.die_comparison_results_[p] = result;

  return true;

}

/// Get the cached result of the comparison of a pair of DIEs.
///
/// @param rdr the context to consider.
///
/// @param tag the tag of the pair of DIEs to consider.
///
/// @param p the offsets of the pair of DIEs to consider.
///
/// @param result out parameter set to the cached result of the
/// comparison of @p p if it has been found.
///
/// @return true iff a cached result for the comparisonof @p has been
/// found and set into @p result.
static bool
get_cached_type_comparison_result(const reader& rdr,
                  const offset_pair_type& p,
                  comparison_result& result)
{
  auto i = rdr.die_comparison_results_.find(p);
  if (i != rdr.die_comparison_results_.end())
    {
      result = i->second;
      return true;
    }
  return false;
}

/// Get the cached result of the comparison of a pair of DIEs, if the
/// kind of DIEs ought to have its comparison results cached.
///
/// @param rdr the context to consider.
///
/// @param tag the tag of the pair of DIEs to consider.
///
/// @param p the offsets of the pair of DIEs to consider.
///
/// @param result out parameter set to the cached result of the
/// comparison of @p p if it has been found.
///
/// @return true iff a cached result for the comparisonof @p has been
/// found and set into @p result.
static bool
maybe_get_cached_type_comparison_result(const reader& rdr,
                    int tag,
                    const offset_pair_type& p,
                    comparison_result& result)
{
  if (type_comparison_result_to_be_cached(tag))
    {
      // Types of this kind might have their comparison result cached
      // when they are not canonicalized.  So let's see if we have a
      // cached comparison result.
      if (get_cached_type_comparison_result(rdr, p, result))
    return true;
    }
  return false;
}

/// Test if a given DIE is to be canonicalized.
///
/// @param die the DIE to consider.
///
/// @return true iff @p die is to be canonicalized.
static bool
is_type_die_to_be_canonicalized(const Dwarf_Die *die)
{
  bool result = false;
  int tag = dwarf_tag(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(die));

  if (!is_type_tag(tag))
    return false;

  switch (tag)
    {
    case DW_TAG_class_type:
    case DW_TAG_structure_type:
    case DW_TAG_union_type:
      result = !die_is_declaration_only(die);
      break;

    case DW_TAG_subroutine_type:
    case DW_TAG_subprogram:
    case DW_TAG_array_type:
      result = true;

    default:
      break;
    }

  return result;
}

/// Test if a DIE tag represents a declaration.
///
/// @param tag the DWARF tag to consider.
///
/// @return true iff @p tag is for a declaration.
static bool
is_decl_tag(unsigned tag)
{
  switch (tag)
    {
    case DW_TAG_formal_parameter:
    case DW_TAG_imported_declaration:
    case DW_TAG_member:
    case DW_TAG_unspecified_parameters:
    case DW_TAG_subprogram:
    case DW_TAG_variable:
    case DW_TAG_namespace:
    case DW_TAG_GNU_template_template_param:
    case DW_TAG_GNU_template_parameter_pack:
    case DW_TAG_GNU_formal_parameter_pack:
      return true;
    }
  return false;
}

/// Test if a DIE represents a type DIE.
///
/// @param die the DIE to consider.
///
/// @return true if @p die represents a type, false otherwise.
static bool
die_is_type(const Dwarf_Die* die)
{
  if (!die)
    return false;
  return is_type_tag(dwarf_tag(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(die)));
}

/// Test if a DIE represents a declaration.
///
/// @param die the DIE to consider.
///
/// @return true if @p die represents a decl, false otherwise.
static bool
die_is_decl(const Dwarf_Die* die)
{
  if (!die)
    return false;
  return is_decl_tag(dwarf_tag(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(die)));
}

/// Test if a DIE represents a namespace.
///
/// @param die the DIE to consider.
///
/// @return true if @p die represents a namespace, false otherwise.
static bool
die_is_namespace(const Dwarf_Die* die)
{
  if (!die)
    return false;
  return (dwarf_tag(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(die)) == DW_TAG_namespace);
}

/// Test if a DIE has tag DW_TAG_unspecified_type.
///
/// @param die the DIE to consider.
///
/// @return true if @p die has tag DW_TAG_unspecified_type.
static bool
die_is_unspecified(Dwarf_Die* die)
{
  if (!die)
    return false;
  return (dwarf_tag(die) == DW_TAG_unspecified_type);
}

/// Test if a DIE represents a void type.
///
/// @param die the DIE to consider.
///
/// @return true if @p die represents a void type, false otherwise.
static bool
die_is_void_type(Dwarf_Die* die)
{
  if (!die || dwarf_tag(die) != DW_TAG_base_type)
    return false;

  string name = die_name(die);
  if (name == "void")
    return true;

  return false;
}

/// Test if a DIE represents a pointer type.
///
/// @param die the die to consider.
///
/// @return true iff @p die represents a pointer type.
static bool
die_is_pointer_type(const Dwarf_Die* die)
{
  if (!die)
    return false;

  int tag = dwarf_tag(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(die));
  if (tag == DW_TAG_pointer_type)
    return true;

  return false;
}

/// Test if a DIE is for a pointer, reference or qualified type to
/// anonymous class or struct.
///
/// @param die the DIE to consider.
///
/// @return true iff @p is for a pointer, reference or qualified type
/// to anonymous class or struct.
static bool
pointer_or_qual_die_of_anonymous_class_type(const Dwarf_Die* die)
{
  if (!die_is_pointer_array_or_reference_type(die)
      && !die_is_qualified_type(die))
    return false;

  Dwarf_Die underlying_type_die;
  if (!die_die_attribute(die, DW_AT_type, underlying_type_die))
    return false;

  if (!die_is_class_type(&underlying_type_die))
    return false;

  string name = die_name(&underlying_type_die);

  return name.empty();
}

/// Test if a DIE represents a reference type.
///
/// @param die the die to consider.
///
/// @return true iff @p die represents a reference type.
static bool
die_is_reference_type(const Dwarf_Die* die)
{
  if (!die)
    return false;

  int tag = dwarf_tag(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(die));
  if (tag == DW_TAG_reference_type || tag == DW_TAG_rvalue_reference_type)
    return true;

  return false;
}

/// Test if a DIE represents an array type.
///
/// @param die the die to consider.
///
/// @return true iff @p die represents an array type.
static bool
die_is_array_type(const Dwarf_Die* die)
{
  if (!die)
    return false;

  int tag = dwarf_tag(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(die));
  if (tag == DW_TAG_array_type)
    return true;

  return false;
}

/// Test if a DIE represents a pointer, reference or array type.
///
/// @param die the die to consider.
///
/// @return true iff @p die represents a pointer or reference type.
static bool
die_is_pointer_array_or_reference_type(const Dwarf_Die* die)
{return (die_is_pointer_type(die)
     || die_is_reference_type(die)
     || die_is_array_type(die));}

/// Test if a DIE represents a pointer or a reference type.
///
/// @param die the die to consider.
///
/// @return true iff @p die represents a pointer or reference type.
static bool
die_is_pointer_or_reference_type(const Dwarf_Die* die)
{return (die_is_pointer_type(die) || die_is_reference_type(die));}

/// Test if a DIE represents a pointer, a reference or a typedef type.
///
/// @param die the die to consider.
///
/// @return true iff @p die represents a pointer, a reference or a
/// typedef type.
static bool
die_is_pointer_reference_or_typedef_type(const Dwarf_Die* die)
{return (die_is_pointer_array_or_reference_type(die)
     || dwarf_tag(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(die)) == DW_TAG_typedef);}

/// Test if a DIE represents a class type.
///
/// @param die the die to consider.
///
/// @return true iff @p die represents a class type.
static bool
die_is_class_type(const Dwarf_Die* die)
{
  int tag = dwarf_tag(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(die));

  if (tag == DW_TAG_class_type || tag == DW_TAG_structure_type)
    return true;

  return false;
}

/// Test if a DIE is for a qualified type.
///
/// @param die the DIE to consider.
///
/// @return true iff @p die is for a qualified type.
static bool
die_is_qualified_type(const Dwarf_Die* die)
{
  int tag = dwarf_tag(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(die));
    if (tag == DW_TAG_const_type
    || tag == DW_TAG_volatile_type
    || tag == DW_TAG_restrict_type)
      return true;

    return false;
}

/// Test if a DIE is for a function type.
///
/// @param die the DIE to consider.
///
/// @return true iff @p die is for a function type.
static bool
die_is_function_type(const Dwarf_Die *die)
{
  int tag = dwarf_tag(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(die));
  if (tag == DW_TAG_subprogram || tag == DW_TAG_subroutine_type)
    return true;

  return false;
}

/// Test if a DIE for a function pointer or member function has an
/// DW_AT_object_pointer attribute.
///
/// @param die the DIE to consider.
///
/// @param object_pointer out parameter.  It's set to the DIE for the
/// object pointer iff the function returns true.
///
/// @return true iff the DIE @p die has an object pointer.  In that
/// case, the parameter @p object_pointer is set to the DIE of that
/// object pointer.
static bool
die_has_object_pointer(const Dwarf_Die* die, Dwarf_Die& object_pointer)
{
  if (!die)
    return false;

  if (die_die_attribute(die, DW_AT_object_pointer, object_pointer))
    return true;

  return false;
}

/// Test if a DIE has children DIEs.
///
/// @param die the DIE to consider.
///
/// @return true iff @p DIE has at least one child node.
static bool
die_has_children(const Dwarf_Die* die)
{
  if (!die)
    return false;

  Dwarf_Die child;
  if (dwarf_child(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(die), &child) == 0)
    return true;

  return false;
}

/// Get the DIE representing the first parameter of the function
/// denoted by a given DIE.
///
/// @param die the function DIE to consider.  Note that if this
/// parameter is neither a DW_TAG_subprogram nor a
/// DW_TAG_subroutine_type, then the current process is aborted.
///
/// @param first_parm_die output parameter.  This is set to the DIE of
/// the first parameter of the function denoted by @p die.  This
/// output parameter is set iff the function returns true.
///
/// @return true iff the first parameter of the function denoted by @p
/// die is returned in output parameter @p first_parm_die.
static bool
fn_die_first_parameter_die(const Dwarf_Die* die, Dwarf_Die& first_parm_die)
{
  if (!die)
    return false;

  int tag = dwarf_tag(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(die));
  ABG_ASSERT(tag == DW_TAG_subroutine_type || tag == DW_TAG_subprogram);

  Dwarf_Die child;
  if (dwarf_child(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(die), &child) == 0)
    {
      int child_tag = dwarf_tag(&child);
      if (child_tag == DW_TAG_formal_parameter)
    {
      memcpy(&first_parm_die, &child, sizeof(Dwarf_Die));
      return true;
    }
    }
  return false;
}

/// Test if a member function denoted by a given DIE has a parameter
/// which is a "this pointer".
///
/// Please note that if the member function denotes a static member
/// function or if the DIE does not denote a member function to begin
/// with, then the function will return false because no "this
/// pointer" will be found.
///
/// @param rdr the current DWARF reader in use.
///
/// @param die the DIE of the member function this function should
/// inspect.
///
/// @param where_offset where in the DIE stream we logically are.
///
/// @param class_die output parameter.  This is set iff a "this
/// pointer" was found as the first parameters of the member function
/// denoted by @p die, and thus the function returns true If set, this
/// then points to the DIE of the class containing the member function
/// denoted by @p die.
///
/// @param object_pointer_die output parameter.  This is set to the
/// DIE of the function parameter that carries the "this pointe".
/// This is set iff this function return true.
///
/// @return true iff the first parameter of the member function
/// denoted by @p die points to a "this pointer".
static bool
member_fn_die_has_this_pointer(const reader& rdr,
                   const Dwarf_Die* die,
                   size_t where_offset,
                   Dwarf_Die& class_die,
                   Dwarf_Die& object_pointer_die)
{
  if (!die)
    return false;

  int tag = dwarf_tag(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(die));
  if (tag != DW_TAG_subprogram && tag != DW_TAG_subroutine_type)
    return false;

  if (tag == DW_TAG_subprogram
      && !die_is_at_class_scope(rdr, die, where_offset, class_die))
    return false;

  Dwarf_Die first_parm_die;
  Dwarf_Die parm_type_die;
  if (die_has_object_pointer(die, object_pointer_die))
    {
      // This can be either a member function with a
      // DW_AT_object_pointer attribute or a DW_TAG_subroutine_type
      // with a DW_AT_object_pointer.  In the later case, we are
      // looking at a member function type.
      memcpy(&first_parm_die, &object_pointer_die, sizeof(Dwarf_Die));
      if (!die_die_attribute(&first_parm_die, DW_AT_type, parm_type_die))
    return false;
      die_peel_qual_ptr(&parm_type_die, parm_type_die);
      die_peel_typedef(&parm_type_die, parm_type_die);
    }
  else if (fn_die_first_parameter_die(die, first_parm_die))
    {
      memcpy(&object_pointer_die, &first_parm_die, sizeof(Dwarf_Die));
      bool is_artificial = false;
      if (die_flag_attribute(&first_parm_die, DW_AT_artificial, is_artificial))
    {
      if (die_die_attribute(&first_parm_die, DW_AT_type, parm_type_die))
        {
          tag = dwarf_tag(&parm_type_die);
          if (tag == DW_TAG_pointer_type)
        {
          die_peel_qual_ptr(&parm_type_die, parm_type_die);
          die_peel_typedef(&parm_type_die, parm_type_die);
        }
          else
        return false;
        }
      else
        return false;
    }
      else
    return false;
    }
  else
    return false;

  tag = dwarf_tag(&parm_type_die);
  if (tag == DW_TAG_class_type || tag == DW_TAG_structure_type)
    {
      memcpy(&class_die, &parm_type_die, sizeof(Dwarf_Die));
      return true;
    }
  return false;
}

/// When given the object pointer DIE of a function type or member
/// function DIE, this function returns the "this" pointer that points
/// to the associated class.
///
/// @param die the DIE of the object pointer of the function or member
/// function to consider.
///
/// @param this_pointer_die out parameter.  This is set to the DIE of
/// the "this" pointer iff the function returns true.
///
/// @return true iff the function found the "this" pointer from the
/// object pointer DIE @p die.  In that case, the parameter @p
/// this_pointer_die is set to the DIE of that "this" pointer.
static bool
die_this_pointer_from_object_pointer(Dwarf_Die* die,
                     Dwarf_Die& this_pointer_die)
{
  ABG_ASSERT(die);
  ABG_ASSERT(dwarf_tag(die) == DW_TAG_formal_parameter);

  if (die_die_attribute(die, DW_AT_type, this_pointer_die))
    return true;

  return false;
}

/// Test if a given "this" pointer that points to a particular class
/// type is for a const class or not.  If it's for a const class, then
/// it means the function type or the member function associated to
/// that "this" pointer is const.
///
/// @param dye the DIE of the "this" pointer to consider.
///
/// @return true iff @p die points to a const class type.
static bool
die_this_pointer_is_const(Dwarf_Die* dye)
{
  ABG_ASSERT(dye);

  Dwarf_Die die;
  memcpy(&die, dye, sizeof(Dwarf_Die));
  if (dwarf_tag(&die) == DW_TAG_const_type)
    ABG_ASSERT(die_peel_qualified(&die, die));

  if (dwarf_tag(&die) == DW_TAG_pointer_type)
    {
      Dwarf_Die pointed_to_type_die;
      if (die_die_attribute(&die, DW_AT_type, pointed_to_type_die))
    if (dwarf_tag(&pointed_to_type_die) == DW_TAG_const_type)
      return true;
    }

  return false;
}

/// Test if an object pointer (referred-to via a DW_AT_object_pointer
/// attribute) points to a const implicit class and so is for a const
/// method or or a const member function type.
///
/// @param die the DIE of the object pointer to consider.
///
/// @return true iff the object pointer represented by @p die is for a
/// a const method or const member function type.
static bool
die_object_pointer_is_for_const_method(Dwarf_Die* die)
{
  ABG_ASSERT(die);
  ABG_ASSERT(dwarf_tag(die) == DW_TAG_formal_parameter);

  Dwarf_Die this_pointer_die;
  if (die_this_pointer_from_object_pointer(die, this_pointer_die))
    if (die_this_pointer_is_const(&this_pointer_die))
      return true;

  return false;
}

/// Test if a DIE represents an entity that is at class scope.
///
/// @param rdr the DWARF reader to use.
///
/// @param die the DIE to consider.
///
/// @param where_offset where we are logically at in the DIE stream.
///
/// @param class_scope_die out parameter.  Set to the DIE of the
/// containing class iff @p die happens to be at class scope; that is,
/// iff the function returns true.
///
/// @return true iff @p die is at class scope.  In that case, @p
/// class_scope_die is set to the DIE of the class that contains @p
/// die.
static bool
die_is_at_class_scope(const reader& rdr,
              const Dwarf_Die* die,
              size_t where_offset,
              Dwarf_Die& class_scope_die)
{
  if (!get_scope_die(rdr, die, where_offset, class_scope_die))
    return false;

  int tag = dwarf_tag(&class_scope_die);

  return (tag == DW_TAG_structure_type
      || tag == DW_TAG_class_type
      || tag == DW_TAG_union_type);
}

/// Return the leaf object under a pointer, reference or qualified
/// type DIE.
///
/// @param die the DIE of the type to consider.
///
/// @param peeled_die out parameter.  Set to the DIE of the leaf
/// object iff the function actually peeled anything.
///
/// @return true upon successful completion.
static bool
die_peel_qual_ptr(Dwarf_Die *die, Dwarf_Die& peeled_die)
{
  if (!die)
    return false;

  int tag = dwarf_tag(die);

  if (tag == DW_TAG_const_type
      || tag == DW_TAG_volatile_type
      || tag == DW_TAG_restrict_type
      || tag == DW_TAG_pointer_type
      || tag == DW_TAG_reference_type
      || tag == DW_TAG_rvalue_reference_type)
    {
      if (!die_die_attribute(die, DW_AT_type, peeled_die))
    return false;
    }
  else
    return false;

  memcpy(&peeled_die, die, sizeof(peeled_die));

  while (tag == DW_TAG_const_type
     || tag == DW_TAG_volatile_type
     || tag == DW_TAG_restrict_type
     || tag == DW_TAG_pointer_type
     || tag == DW_TAG_reference_type
     || tag == DW_TAG_rvalue_reference_type)
    {
      if (!die_die_attribute(&peeled_die, DW_AT_type, peeled_die))
    break;
      tag = dwarf_tag(&peeled_die);
    }

  return true;
}

/// Return the leaf object under a qualified type DIE.
///
/// @param die the DIE of the type to consider.
///
/// @param peeled_die out parameter.  Set to the DIE of the leaf
/// object iff the function actually peeled anything.
///
/// @return true upon successful completion.
static bool
die_peel_qualified(Dwarf_Die *die, Dwarf_Die& peeled_die)
{
  if (!die)
    return false;

  memcpy(&peeled_die, die, sizeof(peeled_die));

  int tag = dwarf_tag(&peeled_die);

  bool result = false;
  while (tag == DW_TAG_const_type
     || tag == DW_TAG_volatile_type
     || tag == DW_TAG_restrict_type)
    {
      if (!die_die_attribute(&peeled_die, DW_AT_type, peeled_die))
    break;
      tag = dwarf_tag(&peeled_die);
      result = true;
    }

  return result;
}

/// Return the leaf object under a typedef type DIE.
///
/// @param die the DIE of the type to consider.
///
/// @param peeled_die out parameter.  Set to the DIE of the leaf
/// object iff the function actually peeled anything.
///
/// @return true upon successful completion.
static bool
die_peel_typedef(Dwarf_Die *die, Dwarf_Die& peeled_die)
{
  if (!die)
    return false;

  int tag = dwarf_tag(die);

  memcpy(&peeled_die, die, sizeof(peeled_die));

  if (tag == DW_TAG_typedef)
    {
      if (!die_die_attribute(die, DW_AT_type, peeled_die))
    return false;
    }
  else
    return false;

  while (tag == DW_TAG_typedef)
    {
      if (!die_die_attribute(&peeled_die, DW_AT_type, peeled_die))
    break;
      tag = dwarf_tag(&peeled_die);
    }

  return true;

}

/// Return the leaf DIE under a pointer, a reference or a typedef DIE.
///
/// @param die the DIE to consider.
///
/// @param peeled_die the resulting peeled (or leaf) DIE.  This is set
/// iff the function returned true.
///
/// @return true iff the function could peel @p die.
static bool
die_peel_pointer_and_typedef(const Dwarf_Die *die, Dwarf_Die& peeled_die)
{
  if (!die)
    return false;

  int tag = dwarf_tag(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(die));

  if (tag == DW_TAG_pointer_type
      || tag == DW_TAG_reference_type
      || tag == DW_TAG_rvalue_reference_type
      || tag == DW_TAG_typedef)
    {
      if (!die_die_attribute(die, DW_AT_type, peeled_die))
    return false;
    }
  else
    return false;

  while (tag == DW_TAG_pointer_type
     || tag == DW_TAG_reference_type
     || tag == DW_TAG_rvalue_reference_type
     || tag == DW_TAG_typedef)
    {
      if (!die_die_attribute(&peeled_die, DW_AT_type, peeled_die))
    break;
      tag = dwarf_tag(&peeled_die);
    }
  return true;
}

/// Test if a DIE for a function type represents a method type.
///
/// @param rdr the DWARF reader.
///
/// @param die the DIE to consider.
///
/// @param where_offset where we logically are in the stream of DIEs.
///
/// @param object_pointer_die out parameter.  This is set by the
/// function to the DIE that refers to the formal function parameter
/// which holds the implicit "this" pointer of the method.  That die
/// is called the object pointer DIE. This is set iff the member
/// function is a non-static member function and if the function
/// returns true.  In other words, this is only set if the is_static
/// out parameter is set to false and the function returns true.
///
/// @param class_die out parameter.  This is set by the function to
/// the DIE that represents the class of the method type.  This is set
/// iff the function returns true.
///
/// @param is_static out parameter.  This is set to true by the
/// function if @p die is a static method or a the type of a static
/// method.  This is set iff the function returns true.
///
/// @return true iff @p die is a DIE for a method type.
static bool
die_function_type_is_method_type(const reader& rdr,
                 const Dwarf_Die *die,
                 size_t where_offset,
                 Dwarf_Die& object_pointer_die,
                 Dwarf_Die& class_die,
                 bool& is_static)
{
  if (!die)
    return false;

  int tag = dwarf_tag(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(die));
  ABG_ASSERT(tag == DW_TAG_subroutine_type || tag == DW_TAG_subprogram);

  if (member_fn_die_has_this_pointer(rdr, die, where_offset, class_die, object_pointer_die))
    {
      is_static = false;
      return true;
    }
  else if (die_is_at_class_scope(rdr, die, where_offset, class_die))
    {
      is_static = true;
      return true;
    }

  return false;
}

enum virtuality
{
  VIRTUALITY_NOT_VIRTUAL,
  VIRTUALITY_VIRTUAL,
  VIRTUALITY_PURE_VIRTUAL
};

/// Get the virtual-ness of a given DIE, that is, the value of the
/// DW_AT_virtuality attribute.
///
/// @param die the DIE to read from.
///
/// @param virt the resulting virtuality attribute.  This is set iff
/// the function returns true.
///
/// @return true if the virtual-ness could be determined.
static bool
die_virtuality(const Dwarf_Die* die, virtuality& virt)
{
  if (!die)
    return false;

  uint64_t v = 0;
  die_unsigned_constant_attribute(die, DW_AT_virtuality, v);

  if (v == DW_VIRTUALITY_virtual)
    virt = VIRTUALITY_VIRTUAL;
  else if (v == DW_VIRTUALITY_pure_virtual)
    virt = VIRTUALITY_PURE_VIRTUAL;
  else
    virt = VIRTUALITY_NOT_VIRTUAL;

  return true;
}

/// Test whether the DIE represent either a virtual base or function.
///
/// @param die the DIE to consider.
///
/// @return bool if the DIE represents a virtual base or function,
/// false othersise.
static bool
die_is_virtual(const Dwarf_Die* die)
{
  virtuality v;
  if (!die_virtuality(die, v))
    return false;

  return v == VIRTUALITY_PURE_VIRTUAL || v == VIRTUALITY_VIRTUAL;
}

/// Test if the DIE represents an entity that was declared inlined.
///
/// @param die the DIE to test for.
///
/// @return true if the DIE represents an entity that was declared
/// inlined.
static bool
die_is_declared_inline(Dwarf_Die* die)
{
  uint64_t inline_value = 0;
  if (!die_unsigned_constant_attribute(die, DW_AT_inline, inline_value))
    return false;
  return (inline_value == DW_INL_declared_inlined
      || inline_value == DW_INL_declared_not_inlined);
}

/// Compare two DWARF strings using the most accurate (and slowest)
/// method possible.
///
/// @param l the DIE that carries the first string to consider, as an
/// attribute value.
///
/// @param attr_name the name of the attribute which value is the
/// string to compare.
///
/// @return true iff the string carried by @p l equals the one carried
/// by @p r.
static bool
slowly_compare_strings(const Dwarf_Die *l,
               const Dwarf_Die *r,
               unsigned attr_name)
{
  const char *l_str = die_char_str_attribute(l, attr_name),
    *r_str = die_char_str_attribute(r, attr_name);
  if (!l_str && !r_str)
    return true;
  return l_str && r_str && !strcmp(l_str, r_str);
}

/// This function is a fast routine (optimization) to compare the
/// values of two string attributes of two DIEs.
///
/// @param l the first DIE to consider.
///
/// @param r the second DIE to consider.
///
/// @param attr_name the name of the attribute to compare, on the two
/// DIEs above.
///
/// @param result out parameter.  This is set to the result of the
/// comparison.  If the value of attribute @p attr_name on DIE @p l
/// equals the value of attribute @p attr_name on DIE @p r, then the
/// the argument of this parameter is set to true.  Otherwise, it's
/// set to false.  Note that the argument of this parameter is set iff
/// the function returned true.
///
/// @return true iff the comparison could be performed.  There are
/// cases in which the comparison cannot be performed.  For instance,
/// if one of the DIEs does not have the attribute @p attr_name.  In
/// any case, if this function returns true, then the parameter @p
/// result is set to the result of the comparison.
static bool
compare_dies_string_attribute_value(const Dwarf_Die *l, const Dwarf_Die *r,
                    unsigned attr_name,
                    bool &result)
{
  Dwarf_Attribute l_attr, r_attr;
  if (!dwarf_attr_integrate(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(l), attr_name, &l_attr)
      || !dwarf_attr_integrate(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(r), attr_name, &r_attr))
    return false;

  ABG_ASSERT(l_attr.form == DW_FORM_strp
         || l_attr.form == DW_FORM_string
         || l_attr.form == DW_FORM_GNU_strp_alt
         || form_is_DW_FORM_strx(l_attr.form)
         || form_is_DW_FORM_line_strp(l_attr.form));

  ABG_ASSERT(r_attr.form == DW_FORM_strp
         || r_attr.form == DW_FORM_string
         || r_attr.form == DW_FORM_GNU_strp_alt
         || form_is_DW_FORM_strx(r_attr.form)
         || form_is_DW_FORM_line_strp(r_attr.form));

  if ((l_attr.form == DW_FORM_strp
       && r_attr.form == DW_FORM_strp)
      || (l_attr.form == DW_FORM_GNU_strp_alt
      && r_attr.form == DW_FORM_GNU_strp_alt)
      || (form_is_DW_FORM_strx(l_attr.form)
      && form_is_DW_FORM_strx(r_attr.form))
      || (form_is_DW_FORM_line_strp(l_attr.form)
      && form_is_DW_FORM_line_strp(r_attr.form)))
    {
      // So these string attributes are actually pointers into a
      // string table.  The string table is most likely de-duplicated
      // so comparing the *values* of the pointers should be enough.
      //
      // This is the fast path.
      if (l_attr.valp == r_attr.valp)
    {
#if WITH_DEBUG_TYPE_CANONICALIZATION
      ABG_ASSERT(slowly_compare_strings(l, r, attr_name));
#endif
      result = true;
      return true;
    }
    }

  // If we reached this point it means we couldn't use the fast path
  // because the string atttributes are strings that are "inline" in
  // the debug info section.  Let's just compare them the slow and
  // obvious way.
  result = slowly_compare_strings(l, r, attr_name);
  return true;
}

/// Compare the file path of the compilation units (aka CUs)
/// associated to two DIEs.
///
/// If the DIEs are for pointers or typedefs, this function also
/// compares the file paths of the CUs of the leaf DIEs (underlying
/// DIEs of the pointer or the typedef).
///
/// @param l the first type DIE to consider.
///
/// @param r the second type DIE to consider.
///
/// @return true iff the file paths of the DIEs of the two types are
/// equal.
static bool
compare_dies_cu_decl_file(const Dwarf_Die* l, const Dwarf_Die *r, bool &result)
{
  Dwarf_Die l_cu, r_cu;
  if (!dwarf_diecu(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(l), &l_cu, 0, 0)
      ||!dwarf_diecu(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(r), &r_cu, 0, 0))
    return false;

  bool compared =
    compare_dies_string_attribute_value(&l_cu, &r_cu,
                    DW_AT_name,
                    result);
  if (compared && result)
    {
      Dwarf_Die peeled_l, peeled_r;
      if (die_is_pointer_reference_or_typedef_type(l)
      && die_is_pointer_reference_or_typedef_type(r)
      && die_peel_pointer_and_typedef(l, peeled_l)
      && die_peel_pointer_and_typedef(r, peeled_r))
    {
      if (!dwarf_diecu(&peeled_l, &l_cu, 0, 0)
          ||!dwarf_diecu(&peeled_r, &r_cu, 0, 0))
        return false;
      compared =
        compare_dies_string_attribute_value(&l_cu, &r_cu,
                        DW_AT_name,
                        result);
    }
    }

  return  compared;
}

// -----------------------------------
// <location expression evaluation>
// -----------------------------------

/// Get the value of a given DIE attribute, knowing that it must be a
/// location expression.
///
/// @param die the DIE to read the attribute from.
///
/// @param attr_name the name of the attribute to read the value for.
///
/// @param expr the pointer to allocate and fill with the resulting
/// array of operators + operands forming a dwarf expression.  This is
/// set iff the function returns true.
///
/// @param expr_len the length of the resulting dwarf expression.
/// This is set iff the function returns true.
///
/// @return true if the attribute exists and has a non-empty dwarf expression
/// as value.  In that case the expr and expr_len arguments are set to the
/// resulting dwarf expression.
static bool
die_location_expr(const Dwarf_Die* die,
          unsigned attr_name,
          Dwarf_Op** expr,
          size_t* expr_len)
{
  if (!die)
    return false;

  Dwarf_Attribute attr;
  if (!dwarf_attr_integrate(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(die), attr_name, &attr))
    return false;

  size_t len = 0;
  bool result = (dwarf_getlocation(&attr, expr, &len) == 0);

  // Ignore location expressions where reading them succeeded but
  // their length is 0.
  result &= len > 0;

  if (result)
    *expr_len = len;

  return result;
}

/// If the current operation in the dwarf expression represents a push
/// of a constant value onto the dwarf expr virtual machine (aka
/// DEVM), perform the operation and update the DEVM.
///
/// If the result of the operation is a constant, update the DEVM
/// accumulator with its value.  Otherwise, the DEVM accumulator is
/// left with its previous value.
///
/// @param ops the array of the dwarf expression operations to consider.
///
/// @param ops_len the lengths of @p ops array above.
///
/// @param index the index of the operation to interpret, in @p ops.
///
/// @param next_index the index of the operation to interpret at the
/// next step, after this function completed and returned.  This is
/// set an output parameter that is set iff the function returns true.
///
/// @param ctxt the DEVM evaluation context.
///
/// @return true if the current operation actually pushes a constant
/// value onto the DEVM stack, false otherwise.
static bool
op_pushes_constant_value(Dwarf_Op*          ops,
             size_t             ops_len,
             size_t             index,
             size_t&            next_index,
             dwarf_expr_eval_context&   ctxt)
{
  ABG_ASSERT(index < ops_len);

  Dwarf_Op& op = ops[index];
  int64_t value = 0;

  switch (op.atom)
    {
    case DW_OP_addr:
      value = ops[index].number;
      break;

    case DW_OP_const1u:
    case DW_OP_const1s:
    case DW_OP_const2u:
    case DW_OP_const2s:
    case DW_OP_const4u:
    case DW_OP_const4s:
    case DW_OP_const8u:
    case DW_OP_const8s:
    case DW_OP_constu:
    case DW_OP_consts:
      value = ops[index].number;
      break;

    case DW_OP_lit0:
      value = 0;
      break;
    case DW_OP_lit1:
      value = 1;
      break;
    case DW_OP_lit2:
      value = 2;
      break;
    case DW_OP_lit3:
      value = 3;
      break;
    case DW_OP_lit4:
      value = 4;
      break;
    case DW_OP_lit5:
      value = 5;
      break;
    case DW_OP_lit6:
      value = 6;
      break;
    case DW_OP_lit7:
      value = 7;
      break;
    case DW_OP_lit8:
      value = 8;
      break;
    case DW_OP_lit9:
      value = 9;
      break;
    case DW_OP_lit10:
      value = 10;
      break;
    case DW_OP_lit11:
      value = 11;
      break;
    case DW_OP_lit12:
      value = 12;
      break;
    case DW_OP_lit13:
      value = 13;
      break;
    case DW_OP_lit14:
      value = 14;
      break;
    case DW_OP_lit15:
      value = 15;
      break;
    case DW_OP_lit16:
      value = 16;
      break;
    case DW_OP_lit17:
      value = 17;
      break;
    case DW_OP_lit18:
      value = 18;
      break;
    case DW_OP_lit19:
      value = 19;
      break;
    case DW_OP_lit20:
      value = 20;
      break;
    case DW_OP_lit21:
      value = 21;
      break;
    case DW_OP_lit22:
      value = 22;
      break;
    case DW_OP_lit23:
      value = 23;
      break;
    case DW_OP_lit24:
      value = 24;
      break;
    case DW_OP_lit25:
      value = 25;
      break;
    case DW_OP_lit26:
      value = 26;
      break;
    case DW_OP_lit27:
      value = 27;
      break;
    case DW_OP_lit28:
      value = 28;
      break;
    case DW_OP_lit29:
      value = 29;
      break;
    case DW_OP_lit30:
      value = 30;
      break;
    case DW_OP_lit31:
      value = 31;
      break;

    default:
      return false;
    }

  expr_result r(value);
  ctxt.push(r);
  ctxt.accum = r;
  next_index = index + 1;

  return true;
}

/// If the current operation in the dwarf expression represents a push
/// of a non-constant value onto the dwarf expr virtual machine (aka
/// DEVM), perform the operation and update the DEVM.  A non-constant
/// is namely a quantity for which we need inferior (a running program
/// image) state to know the exact value.
///
/// Upon successful completion, as the result of the operation is a
/// non-constant the DEVM accumulator value is left to its state as of
/// before the invocation of this function.
///
/// @param ops the array of the dwarf expression operations to consider.
///
/// @param ops_len the lengths of @p ops array above.
///
/// @param index the index of the operation to interpret, in @p ops.
///
/// @param next_index the index of the operation to interpret at the
/// next step, after this function completed and returned.  This is
/// set an output parameter that is set iff the function returns true.
///
/// @param ctxt the DEVM evaluation context.
///
/// @return true if the current operation actually pushes a
/// non-constant value onto the DEVM stack, false otherwise.
static bool
op_pushes_non_constant_value(Dwarf_Op* ops,
                 size_t ops_len,
                 size_t index,
                 size_t& next_index,
                 dwarf_expr_eval_context& ctxt)
{
  ABG_ASSERT(index < ops_len);
  Dwarf_Op& op = ops[index];

  switch (op.atom)
    {
    case DW_OP_reg0:
    case DW_OP_reg1:
    case DW_OP_reg2:
    case DW_OP_reg3:
    case DW_OP_reg4:
    case DW_OP_reg5:
    case DW_OP_reg6:
    case DW_OP_reg7:
    case DW_OP_reg8:
    case DW_OP_reg9:
    case DW_OP_reg10:
    case DW_OP_reg11:
    case DW_OP_reg12:
    case DW_OP_reg13:
    case DW_OP_reg14:
    case DW_OP_reg15:
    case DW_OP_reg16:
    case DW_OP_reg17:
    case DW_OP_reg18:
    case DW_OP_reg19:
    case DW_OP_reg20:
    case DW_OP_reg21:
    case DW_OP_reg22:
    case DW_OP_reg23:
    case DW_OP_reg24:
    case DW_OP_reg25:
    case DW_OP_reg26:
    case DW_OP_reg27:
    case DW_OP_reg28:
    case DW_OP_reg29:
    case DW_OP_reg30:
    case DW_OP_reg31:
      next_index = index + 1;
      break;

    case DW_OP_breg0:
    case DW_OP_breg1:
    case DW_OP_breg2:
    case DW_OP_breg3:
    case DW_OP_breg4:
    case DW_OP_breg5:
    case DW_OP_breg6:
    case DW_OP_breg7:
    case DW_OP_breg8:
    case DW_OP_breg9:
    case DW_OP_breg10:
    case DW_OP_breg11:
    case DW_OP_breg12:
    case DW_OP_breg13:
    case DW_OP_breg14:
    case DW_OP_breg15:
    case DW_OP_breg16:
    case DW_OP_breg17:
    case DW_OP_breg18:
    case DW_OP_breg19:
    case DW_OP_breg20:
    case DW_OP_breg21:
    case DW_OP_breg22:
    case DW_OP_breg23:
    case DW_OP_breg24:
    case DW_OP_breg25:
    case DW_OP_breg26:
    case DW_OP_breg27:
    case DW_OP_breg28:
    case DW_OP_breg29:
    case DW_OP_breg30:
    case DW_OP_breg31:
      next_index = index + 1;
      break;

    case DW_OP_regx:
      next_index = index + 2;
      break;

    case DW_OP_fbreg:
      next_index = index + 1;
      break;

    case DW_OP_bregx:
      next_index = index + 1;
      break;

    case DW_OP_GNU_variable_value:
      next_index = index + 1;
      break;

    default:
      return false;
    }

  expr_result r(false);
  ctxt.push(r);

  return true;
}

/// If the current operation in the dwarf expression represents a
/// manipulation of the stack of the DWARF Expression Virtual Machine
/// (aka DEVM), this function performs the operation and updates the
/// state of the DEVM.  If the result of the operation represents a
/// constant value, then the accumulator of the DEVM is set to that
/// result's value, Otherwise, the DEVM accumulator is left with its
/// previous value.
///
/// @param expr the array of the dwarf expression operations to consider.
///
/// @param expr_len the lengths of @p ops array above.
///
/// @param index the index of the operation to interpret, in @p ops.
///
/// @param next_index the index of the operation to interpret at the
/// next step, after this function completed and returned.  This is
/// set an output parameter that is set iff the function returns true.
///
/// @param ctxt the DEVM evaluation context.
///
/// @return true if the current operation actually manipulates the
/// DEVM stack, false otherwise.
static bool
op_manipulates_stack(Dwarf_Op* expr,
             size_t expr_len,
             size_t index,
             size_t& next_index,
             dwarf_expr_eval_context& ctxt)
{
  Dwarf_Op& op = expr[index];
  expr_result v;

  switch (op.atom)
    {
    case DW_OP_dup:
      v = ctxt.stack.front();
      ctxt.push(v);
      break;

    case DW_OP_drop:
      v = ctxt.stack.front();
      ctxt.pop();
      break;

    case DW_OP_over:
      ABG_ASSERT(ctxt.stack.size() > 1);
      v = ctxt.stack[1];
      ctxt.push(v);
      break;

    case DW_OP_pick:
      ABG_ASSERT(index + 1 < expr_len);
      v = op.number;
      ctxt.push(v);
      break;

    case DW_OP_swap:
      ABG_ASSERT(ctxt.stack.size() > 1);
      v = ctxt.stack[1];
      ctxt.stack.erase(ctxt.stack.begin() + 1);
      ctxt.push(v);
      break;

    case DW_OP_rot:
      ABG_ASSERT(ctxt.stack.size() > 2);
      v = ctxt.stack[2];
      ctxt.stack.erase(ctxt.stack.begin() + 2);
      ctxt.push(v);
      break;

    case DW_OP_deref:
    case DW_OP_deref_size:
      ABG_ASSERT(ctxt.stack.size() > 0);
      ctxt.pop();
      v.is_const(false);
      ctxt.push(v);
      break;

    case DW_OP_xderef:
    case DW_OP_xderef_size:
      ABG_ASSERT(ctxt.stack.size() > 1);
      ctxt.pop();
      ctxt.pop();
      v.is_const(false);
      ctxt.push(v);
      break;

    case DW_OP_push_object_address:
      v.is_const(false);
      ctxt.push(v);
      break;

    case DW_OP_form_tls_address:
    case DW_OP_GNU_push_tls_address:
      ABG_ASSERT(ctxt.stack.size() > 0);
      v = ctxt.pop();
      if (op.atom == DW_OP_form_tls_address)
    v.is_const(false);
      ctxt.push(v);
      break;

    case DW_OP_call_frame_cfa:
      v.is_const(false);
      ctxt.push(v);
      break;

    default:
      return false;
    }

  if (v.is_const())
    ctxt.accum = v;

  if (op.atom == DW_OP_form_tls_address
      || op.atom == DW_OP_GNU_push_tls_address)
    ctxt.set_tls_address(true);
  else
    ctxt.set_tls_address(false);

  next_index = index + 1;

  return true;
}

/// If the current operation in the dwarf expression represents a push
/// of an arithmetic or logic operation onto the dwarf expr virtual
/// machine (aka DEVM), perform the operation and update the DEVM.
///
/// If the result of the operation is a constant, update the DEVM
/// accumulator with its value.  Otherwise, the DEVM accumulator is
/// left with its previous value.
///
/// @param expr the array of the dwarf expression operations to consider.
///
/// @param expr_len the lengths of @p expr array above.
///
/// @param index the index of the operation to interpret, in @p expr.
///
/// @param next_index the index of the operation to interpret at the
/// next step, after this function completed and returned.  This is
/// set an output parameter that is set iff the function returns true.
///
/// @param ctxt the DEVM evaluation context.
///
/// @return true if the current operation actually represent an
/// arithmetic or logic operation.
static bool
op_is_arith_logic(Dwarf_Op* expr,
          size_t expr_len,
          size_t index,
          size_t& next_index,
          dwarf_expr_eval_context& ctxt)
{
  ABG_ASSERT(index < expr_len);

  Dwarf_Op& op = expr[index];
  expr_result val1, val2;
  bool result = false;

  switch (op.atom)
    {
    case DW_OP_abs:
      ABG_ASSERT(ctxt.stack.size() > 0);
      val1 = ctxt.pop();
      val1 = val1.abs();
      ctxt.push(val1);
      result = true;
      break;

    case DW_OP_and:
      ABG_ASSERT(ctxt.stack.size() > 1);
      val1 = ctxt.pop();
      val2 = ctxt.pop();
      ctxt.push(val1 & val2);
      break;

    case DW_OP_div:
      ABG_ASSERT(ctxt.stack.size() > 1);
      val1 = ctxt.pop();
      val2 = ctxt.pop();
      if (!val1.is_const())
    val1 = 1;
      ctxt.push(val2 / val1);
      result = true;
      break;

    case DW_OP_minus:
      ABG_ASSERT(ctxt.stack.size() > 1);
      val1 = ctxt.pop();
      val2 = ctxt.pop();
      ctxt.push(val2 - val1);
      result = true;
      break;

    case DW_OP_mod:
      ABG_ASSERT(ctxt.stack.size() > 1);
      val1 = ctxt.pop();
      val2 = ctxt.pop();
      ctxt.push(val2 % val1);
      result = true;
      break;

    case DW_OP_mul:
      ABG_ASSERT(ctxt.stack.size() > 1);
      val1 = ctxt.pop();
      val2 = ctxt.pop();
      ctxt.push(val2 * val1);
      result = true;
      break;

    case DW_OP_neg:
      ABG_ASSERT(ctxt.stack.size() > 0);
      val1 = ctxt.pop();
      ctxt.push(-val1);
      result = true;
      break;

    case DW_OP_not:
      ABG_ASSERT(ctxt.stack.size() > 0);
      val1 = ctxt.pop();
      ctxt.push(~val1);
      result = true;
      break;

    case DW_OP_or:
      ABG_ASSERT(ctxt.stack.size() > 1);
      val1 = ctxt.pop();
      val2 = ctxt.pop();
      ctxt.push(val1 | val2);
      result = true;
      break;

    case DW_OP_plus:
      ABG_ASSERT(ctxt.stack.size() > 1);
      val1 = ctxt.pop();
      val2 = ctxt.pop();
      ctxt.push(val2 + val1);
      result = true;
      break;

    case DW_OP_plus_uconst:
      ABG_ASSERT(ctxt.stack.size() > 0);
      val1 = ctxt.pop();
      val1 += op.number;
      ctxt.push(val1);
      result = true;
      break;

    case DW_OP_shl:
      ABG_ASSERT(ctxt.stack.size() > 1);
      val1 = ctxt.pop();
      val2 = ctxt.pop();
      ctxt.push(val2 << val1);
      result = true;
      break;

    case DW_OP_shr:
    case DW_OP_shra:
      ABG_ASSERT(ctxt.stack.size() > 1);
      val1 = ctxt.pop();
      val2 = ctxt.pop();
      ctxt.push(val2 >> val1);
      result = true;
      break;

    case DW_OP_xor:
      ABG_ASSERT(ctxt.stack.size() > 1);
      val1 = ctxt.pop();
      val2 = ctxt.pop();
      ctxt.push(val2 ^ val1);
      result = true;
      break;

    default:
      break;
    }

  if (result == true)
    {
      if (ctxt.stack.front().is_const())
    ctxt.accum = ctxt.stack.front();

      next_index = index + 1;
    }
  return result;;
}

/// If the current operation in the dwarf expression represents a push
/// of a control flow operation onto the dwarf expr virtual machine
/// (aka DEVM), perform the operation and update the DEVM.
///
/// If the result of the operation is a constant, update the DEVM
/// accumulator with its value.  Otherwise, the DEVM accumulator is
/// left with its previous value.
///
/// @param expr the array of the dwarf expression operations to consider.
///
/// @param expr_len the lengths of @p expr array above.
///
/// @param index the index of the operation to interpret, in @p expr.
///
/// @param next_index the index of the operation to interpret at the
/// next step, after this function completed and returned.  This is
/// set an output parameter that is set iff the function returns true.
///
/// @param ctxt the DEVM evaluation context.
///
/// @return true if the current operation actually represents a
/// control flow operation, false otherwise.
static bool
op_is_control_flow(Dwarf_Op* expr,
           size_t expr_len,
           size_t index,
           size_t& next_index,
           dwarf_expr_eval_context& ctxt)
{
  ABG_ASSERT(index < expr_len);

  Dwarf_Op& op = expr[index];
  expr_result val1, val2;

  switch (op.atom)
    {
    case DW_OP_eq:
    case DW_OP_ge:
    case DW_OP_gt:
    case DW_OP_le:
    case DW_OP_lt:
    case DW_OP_ne:
      {
    bool value = true;
    val1 = ctxt.pop();
    val2 = ctxt.pop();
    if (op.atom == DW_OP_eq)
      value = val2 == val1;
    else if (op.atom == DW_OP_ge)
      value = val2 >= val1;
    else if (op.atom == DW_OP_gt)
      value = val2 > val1;
    else if (op.atom == DW_OP_le)
      value = val2 <= val1;
    else if (op.atom == DW_OP_lt)
      value = val2 < val1;
    else if (op.atom == DW_OP_ne)
      value = val2 != val1;

    val1 = value ? 1 : 0;
    ctxt.push(val1);
      }
      break;

    case DW_OP_skip:
      if (op.number > 0)
    index += op.number - 1;
      break;

    case DW_OP_bra:
      val1 = ctxt.pop();
      if (val1.const_value() != 0)
    index += val1.const_value() - 1;
      break;

    case DW_OP_call2:
    case DW_OP_call4:
    case DW_OP_call_ref:
    case DW_OP_nop:
      break;

    default:
      return false;
    }

  if (ctxt.stack.front().is_const())
    ctxt.accum = ctxt.stack.front();

  next_index = index + 1;
  return true;
}

/// This function quickly evaluates a DWARF expression that is a
/// constant.
///
/// This is a "fast path" function that quickly evaluates a DWARF
/// expression that is only made of a DW_OP_plus_uconst operator.
///
/// This is a sub-routine of die_member_offset.
///
/// @param expr the DWARF expression to evaluate.
///
/// @param expr_len the length of the expression @p expr.
///
/// @param value out parameter.  This is set to the result of the
/// evaluation of @p expr, iff this function returns true.
///
/// @return true iff the evaluation of @p expr went OK.
static bool
eval_quickly(Dwarf_Op*  expr,
         uint64_t   expr_len,
         int64_t&   value)
{
  if (expr_len == 1 && (expr[0].atom == DW_OP_plus_uconst))
    {
      value = expr[0].number;
      return true;
    }
  return false;
}

/// Evaluate the value of the last sub-expression that is a constant,
/// inside a given DWARF expression.
///
/// @param expr the DWARF expression to consider.
///
/// @param expr_len the length of the expression to consider.
///
/// @param value the resulting value of the last constant
/// sub-expression of the DWARF expression.  This is set iff the
/// function returns true.
///
/// @param is_tls_address out parameter.  This is set to true iff
/// the resulting value of the evaluation is a TLS (thread local
/// storage) address.
///
/// @param eval_ctxt the evaluation context to (re)use.  Note that
/// this function initializes this context before using it.
///
/// @return true if the function could find a constant sub-expression
/// to evaluate, false otherwise.
static bool
eval_last_constant_dwarf_sub_expr(Dwarf_Op* expr,
                  size_t    expr_len,
                  int64_t&  value,
                  bool& is_tls_address,
                  dwarf_expr_eval_context &eval_ctxt)
{
  // Reset the evaluation context before evaluating the constant sub
  // expression contained in the DWARF expression 'expr'.
  eval_ctxt.reset();

  size_t index = 0, next_index = 0;
  do
    {
      if (op_is_arith_logic(expr, expr_len, index,
                next_index, eval_ctxt)
      || op_pushes_constant_value(expr, expr_len, index,
                      next_index, eval_ctxt)
      || op_manipulates_stack(expr, expr_len, index,
                  next_index, eval_ctxt)
      || op_pushes_non_constant_value(expr, expr_len, index,
                      next_index, eval_ctxt)
      || op_is_control_flow(expr, expr_len, index,
                next_index, eval_ctxt))
    ;
      else
    next_index = index + 1;

      ABG_ASSERT(next_index > index);
      index = next_index;
    } while (index < expr_len);

  is_tls_address = eval_ctxt.set_tls_address();
  if (eval_ctxt.accum.is_const())
    {
      value = eval_ctxt.accum;
      return true;
    }
  return false;
}

/// Evaluate the value of the last sub-expression that is a constant,
/// inside a given DWARF expression.
///
/// @param expr the DWARF expression to consider.
///
/// @param expr_len the length of the expression to consider.
///
/// @param value the resulting value of the last constant
/// sub-expression of the DWARF expression.  This is set iff the
/// function returns true.
///
/// @return true if the function could find a constant sub-expression
/// to evaluate, false otherwise.
static bool
eval_last_constant_dwarf_sub_expr(Dwarf_Op* expr,
                  size_t    expr_len,
                  int64_t&  value,
                  bool& is_tls_address)
{
  dwarf_expr_eval_context eval_ctxt;
  return eval_last_constant_dwarf_sub_expr(expr, expr_len, value,
                       is_tls_address, eval_ctxt);
}

// -----------------------------------
// </location expression evaluation>
// -----------------------------------

/// Convert a DW_AT_bit_offset attribute value into the same value as
/// DW_AT_data_bit_offset - 8 * DW_AT_data_member_location.
///
/// On big endian machines, the value of the DW_AT_bit_offset
/// attribute + 8 * the value of the DW_AT_data_member_location
/// attribute is the same as the value of the DW_AT_data_bit_offset
/// attribute.
///
/// On little endian machines however, the situation is different.
/// The DW_AT_bit_offset value for a bit field is the number of bits
/// to the left of the most significant bit of the bit field, within
/// the integer value at DW_AT_data_member_location.
///
/// The DW_AT_data_bit_offset offset value is the number of bits to
/// the right of the least significant bit of the bit field, again
/// relative to the containing integer value.
///
/// In other words, DW_AT_data_bit_offset is what everybody would
/// instinctively think of as being the "offset of the bit field". 8 *
/// DW_AT_data_member_location + DW_AT_bit_offset however is very
/// counter-intuitive on little endian machines.
///
/// This function thus reads the value of a DW_AT_bit_offset property
/// of a DIE and converts it into what the DW_AT_data_bit_offset would
/// have been if it was present, ignoring the contribution of
/// DW_AT_data_member_location.
///
/// Note that DW_AT_bit_offset has been made obsolete starting from
/// DWARF5 (for GCC; Clang still emits it).
///
/// If you like coffee and it's not too late, now might be a good time
/// to have a coffee break.  Otherwise if it's late at night, you
/// might want to consider an herbal tea break.  Then come back to
/// read this.
///
///
/// In what follows, the bit fields are all contained within the first
/// whole int of the struct, so DW_AT_data_member_location is 0.
///
/// Okay, to have a better idea of what DW_AT_bit_offset and
/// DW_AT_data_bit_offset represent, let's consider a struct 'S' which
/// have bit fields data members defined as:
///
///      struct S
///      {
///        int j:5;
///        int k:6;
///        int m:5;
///        int n:8;
///      };
///
/// The below wonderful (at least!) ASCII art sketch describes the
/// layout of the bitfields of 'struct S' on a little endian machine.
/// You need to read the sketch from the bottom-up.
///
/// So please scroll down to its bottom.  Note how the 32 bits integer
/// word containing the bit fields is laid out with its least
/// significant bit starting on the right hand side, at index 0.
///
/// Then slowly scroll up starting from there, and take the time to
/// read each line and see how the bit fields are laid out and what
/// DW_AT_bit_offset and DW_AT_data_bit_offset represent for each of
/// the bit fields.
///
/// DW_AT_bit_offset(n)
/// <   - - - - - - >
/// |               |       n      |
/// ^               ^< - -   - -  >^
///                                           DW_AT_data_bit_offset(n)
///                                <  - - - - -  - - - - - - - - - - >
///                                |                                 |
///                                ^                                 ^
///                 DW_AT_bit_offset(m)
/// <--------------------------------->
/// |                                 |   m   |
/// ^                                 ^<  -  >^
///                                           DW_AT_data_bit_offset(m)
///                                           <  - - - - - - - - - - >
///                                           |                      |
///                                           ^                      ^
///                           DW_AT_bit_offset(k)
/// <-------------------------------------------->
/// |                                            |    k    |
/// ^                                            ^<  - -  >^
///                                                     DW_AT_data_bit_offset(k)
///                                                        < - - - - >
///                                                        |         |
///                                                        ^         ^
///                                      DW_AT_bit_offset(j)
/// <-------------------------------------------------------->
/// |                                                        |
/// ^                                                        ^
///                       n               m          k          j
///                 <  - - - - - - >  < - - - >  < - - - - > < - - - >
///                                                                   
/// | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | |  | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | |
/// ^       ^       ^              ^  ^       ^  ^       ^ ^ ^       ^
/// 31      27      23             16 15      11 10      6 5 4       0
///
/// So, the different bit fields all fit in one 32 bits word, assuming
/// the bit fields are tightly packed.
///
/// Let's look at what DW_AT_bit_offset of the 'j' bit field would be
/// on this little endian machine and let's see how it relates to
/// DW_AT_data_bit_offset of j.
///
/// DW_AT_bit_offset(j) would be equal to the number of bits from the
/// left of the 32 bits word (i.e from bit number 31) to the most
/// significant bit of the j bit field (i.e, bit number 4).  Thus:
///
///       DW_AT_bit_offset(j) =
///         sizeof_in_bits(int) - size_in_bits_of(j) = 32 - 5 = 27.
///
/// DW_AT_data_bit_offset(j) is the number of bits from the right of the
/// 32 bits word (i.e, bit number 0) to the lest significant bit of
/// the 'j' bit field (ie, bit number 0).  Thus:
///
///       DW_AT_data_bit_offset(j) = 0.
///
/// More generally, we can notice that:
///
///       sizeof_in_bits(int) =
///         DW_AT_bit_offset(j) + sizeof_in_bits(j) + DW_AT_data_bit_offset(j).
///
/// It follows that:
///
///       DW_AT_data_bit_offset(j) =
///          sizeof_in_bits(int) - sizeof_in_bits(j) - DW_AT_bit_offset(j);
///
/// Thus:
///
///       DW_AT_data_bit_offset(j) = 32 - 27 - 5 = 0;
///
/// Note that DW_AT_data_bit_offset(j) is the offset of 'j' starting
/// from the right hand side of the word.  It is what we would
/// intuitively think it is.  DW_AT_bit_offset however is super
/// counter-intuitive, pfff.
///
/// Anyway, this general equation holds true for all bit fields.
///
/// Similarly, it follows that:
///
///       DW_AT_bit_offset(k) =
///         sizeof_in_bits(int) - sizeof_in_bits(k) - DW_AT_data_bit_offset(k);
///
/// Thus:
///       DW_AT_bit_offset(k) = 32 - 6 - 5 = 21.
///
///
/// Likewise:
///
///      DW_AT_bit_offset(m) =
///        sizeof_in_bits(int) - sizeof_in_bits(m) - DW_AT_data_bit_offset(m);
///
///
/// Thus:
///      DW_AT_bit_offset(m) = 32 - 5 - (5 + 6) = 16.
///
/// And:
///
///
/// Lastly:
///
///      DW_AT_bit_offset(n) =
///        sizeof_in_bits(int) - sizeof_in_bits(n) - DW_AT_bit_offset(n);
///
/// Thus:
///      DW_AT_bit_offset(n) = 32 - 8 - (5 + 6 + 5) = 8.
///
/// Luckily, the body of the function is much smaller than this
/// comment.  Enjoy!
///
/// @param die the DIE to consider.
///
/// @param is_big_endian this is true iff the machine we are looking at
/// is big endian.
///
/// @param offset this is the output parameter into which the value of
/// the DW_AT_bit_offset is put, converted as if it was the value of
/// the DW_AT_data_bit_offset parameter, less the contribution of
/// DW_AT_data_member_location.  This parameter is set iff the
/// function returns true.
///
/// @return true if DW_AT_bit_offset was found on @p die.
static bool
read_and_convert_DW_at_bit_offset(const Dwarf_Die* die,
                  bool is_big_endian,
                  uint64_t &offset)
{
  uint64_t off = 0;
  if (!die_unsigned_constant_attribute(die, DW_AT_bit_offset, off))
    return false;

  if (is_big_endian)
    {
      offset = off;
      return true;
    }

  // Okay, we are looking at a little endian machine.  We need to
  // convert DW_AT_bit_offset into what DW_AT_data_bit_offset would
  // have been.  To understand this, you really need to read the
  // preliminary comment of this function.
  uint64_t containing_anonymous_object_size = 0;
  ABG_ASSERT(die_unsigned_constant_attribute(die, DW_AT_byte_size,
                         containing_anonymous_object_size));
  containing_anonymous_object_size *= 8;

  uint64_t bitfield_size = 0;
  ABG_ASSERT(die_unsigned_constant_attribute(die, DW_AT_bit_size,
                         bitfield_size));

  // As noted in the the preliminary comment of this function if we
  // want to get the DW_AT_data_bit_offset of a bit field 'k' from the
  // its DW_AT_bit_offset value, the equation is:
  //
  //     DW_AT_data_bit_offset(k) =
  //       sizeof_in_bits(containing_anonymous_object_size)
  //       - DW_AT_data_bit_offset(k)
  //       - sizeof_in_bits(k)
  offset = containing_anonymous_object_size - off - bitfield_size;

  return true;
}

/// Get the value of the DW_AT_data_member_location of the given DIE
/// attribute as an constant.
///
/// @param die the DIE to read the attribute from.
///
/// @param offset the attribute as a constant value.  This is set iff
/// the function returns true.
///
/// @return true if the attribute exists and has a constant value.  In
/// that case the offset is set to the value.
static bool
die_constant_data_member_location(const Dwarf_Die *die,
                  int64_t& offset)
{
  if (!die)
    return false;

  Dwarf_Attribute attr;
  if (!dwarf_attr(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(die),
          DW_AT_data_member_location,
          &attr))
    return false;

  Dwarf_Word val;
  if (dwarf_formudata(&attr, &val) != 0)
    return false;

  offset = val;
  return true;
}

/// Get the offset of a struct/class member as represented by the
/// value of the DW_AT_data_member_location attribute.
///
/// There is a huge gotcha in here.  The value of the
/// DW_AT_data_member_location is not necessarily a constant that one
/// would just read and be done with it.  Rather, it can be a DWARF
/// expression that one has to interpret.  In general, the offset can
/// be given by the DW_AT_data_bit_offset or by the
/// DW_AT_data_member_location attribute and optionally the
/// DW_AT_bit_offset attribute.  The bit offset attributes are
/// always simple constants, but the DW_AT_data_member_location
/// attribute is a DWARF location expression.
///
/// When it's the DW_AT_data_member_location that is present,
/// there are three cases to possibly take into account:
///
///     1/ The offset in the vtable where the offset of a virtual base
///        can be found, aka vptr offset.  Given the address of a
///        given object O, the vptr offset for B is given by the
///        (DWARF) expression:
///
///            address(O) + *(*address(0) - VIRTUAL_OFFSET)
///
///        where VIRTUAL_OFFSET is a constant value; In this case,
///        this function returns the constant VIRTUAL_OFFSET, as this
///        is enough to detect changes in a given virtual base
///        relative to the other virtual bases.
///
///     2/ The offset of a regular data member.  Given the address of
///        a struct object named O, the memory location for a
///        particular data member is given by the (DWARF) expression:
///
///            address(O) + OFFSET
///
///       where OFFSET is a constant.  In this case, this function
///       returns the OFFSET constant.
///
///     3/ The offset of a virtual member function in the virtual
///     pointer.  The DWARF expression is a constant that designates
///     the offset of the function in the vtable.  In this case this
///     function returns that constant.
///
/// @param rdr the DWARF reader to consider.
///
/// @param die the DIE to read the information from.
///
/// @param offset the resulting constant offset, in bits.  This
/// argument is set iff the function returns true.
static bool
die_member_offset(const reader& rdr,
          const Dwarf_Die* die,
          int64_t& offset)
{
  Dwarf_Op* expr = NULL;
  size_t expr_len = 0;
  uint64_t bit_offset = 0;

  // First let's see if the DW_AT_data_bit_offset attribute is
  // present.
  if (die_unsigned_constant_attribute(die, DW_AT_data_bit_offset, bit_offset))
    {
      offset = bit_offset;
      return true;
    }

  // First try to read DW_AT_data_member_location as a plain constant.
  // We do this because the generic method using die_location_expr
  // might hit a bug in elfutils libdw dwarf_location_expression only
  // fixed in elfutils 0.184+. The bug only triggers if the attribute
  // is expressed as a (DWARF 5) DW_FORM_implicit_constant. But we
  // handle all constants here because that is more consistent (and
  // slightly faster in the general case where the attribute isn't a
  // full DWARF expression).
  if (!die_constant_data_member_location(die, offset))
    {
      // Otherwise, let's see if the DW_AT_data_member_location
      // attribute and, optionally, the DW_AT_bit_offset attributes
      // are present.
      if (!die_location_expr(die, DW_AT_data_member_location,
                 &expr, &expr_len))
    return false;

      // The DW_AT_data_member_location attribute is present.  Let's
      // evaluate it and get its constant sub-expression and return
      // that one.
      if (!eval_quickly(expr, expr_len, offset))
    {
      bool is_tls_address = false;
      if (!eval_last_constant_dwarf_sub_expr(expr, expr_len,
                         offset, is_tls_address,
                         rdr.dwarf_expr_eval_ctxt()))
        return false;
    }
    }
  offset *= 8;

  // On little endian machines, we need to convert the
  // DW_AT_bit_offset attribute into a relative offset to 8 *
  // DW_AT_data_member_location equal to what DW_AT_data_bit_offset
  // would be if it were used instead.
  //
  // In other words, before adding it to 8 *
  // DW_AT_data_member_location, DW_AT_bit_offset needs to be
  // converted into a human-understandable form that represents the
  // offset of the bitfield data member it describes.  For details
  // about the conversion, please read the extensive comments of
  // read_and_convert_DW_at_bit_offset.
  bool is_big_endian = architecture_is_big_endian(rdr.elf_handle());
  if (read_and_convert_DW_at_bit_offset(die, is_big_endian, bit_offset))
    offset += bit_offset;

  return true;
}

/// Read the value of the DW_AT_location attribute from a DIE,
/// evaluate the resulting DWARF expression and, if it's a constant
/// expression, return it.
///
/// @param die the DIE to consider.
///
/// @param address the resulting constant address.  This is set iff
/// the function returns true.
///
/// @return true iff the whole sequence of action described above
/// could be completed normally.
static bool
die_location_address(Dwarf_Die* die,
             Dwarf_Addr&    address,
             bool&      is_tls_address)
{
  Dwarf_Op* expr = NULL;
  size_t expr_len = 0;

  is_tls_address = false;

  if (!die)
    return false;

  Dwarf_Attribute attr;
  if (!dwarf_attr_integrate(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(die), DW_AT_location, &attr))
    return false;

  if (dwarf_getlocation(&attr, &expr, &expr_len))
    return false;
  // Ignore location expressions where reading them succeeded but
  // their length is 0.
  if (expr_len == 0)
    return false;

  Dwarf_Attribute result;
  if (!dwarf_getlocation_attr(&attr, expr, &result))
    // A location that has been interpreted as an address.
    return !dwarf_formaddr(&result, &address);

  // Just get the address out of the number field.
  address = expr->number;
  return true;
}

/// Return the index of a function in its virtual table.  That is,
/// return the value of the DW_AT_vtable_elem_location attribute.
///
/// @param die the DIE of the function to consider.
///
/// @param vindex the resulting index.  This is set iff the function
/// returns true.
///
/// @return true if the DIE has a DW_AT_vtable_elem_location
/// attribute.
static bool
die_virtual_function_index(Dwarf_Die* die,
               int64_t& vindex)
{
  if (!die)
    return false;

  Dwarf_Op* expr = NULL;
  size_t expr_len = 0;
  if (die_is_virtual(die))
    vindex = 0;
  if (!die_location_expr(die, DW_AT_vtable_elem_location,
             &expr, &expr_len))
    return false;

  int64_t i = 0;
  bool is_tls_addr = false;
  if (!eval_last_constant_dwarf_sub_expr(expr, expr_len, i, is_tls_addr))
    return false;

  vindex = i;
  return true;
}

/// Test if a given DIE represents an anonymous type.
///
/// Anonymous types we are interested in are classes, unions and
/// enumerations.
///
/// @param die the DIE to consider.
///
/// @return true iff @p die represents an anonymous type.
bool
is_anonymous_type_die(Dwarf_Die *die)
{
  int tag = dwarf_tag(die);

  if (tag == DW_TAG_class_type
      || tag == DW_TAG_structure_type
      || tag == DW_TAG_union_type
      || tag == DW_TAG_enumeration_type)
    return die_is_anonymous(die);

  return false;
}

/// Return the base of the internal name to represent an anonymous
/// type.
///
/// Typically, anonymous enums would be named
/// __anonymous_enum__<number>, anonymous struct or classes would be
/// named __anonymous_struct__<number> and anonymous unions would be
/// named __anonymous_union__<number>.  The first part of these
/// anonymous names (i.e, __anonymous_{enum,struct,union}__ is called
/// the base name.  This function returns that base name, depending on
/// the kind of type DIE we are looking at.
///
/// @param die the type DIE to look at.  This function expects a type
/// DIE with an empty DW_AT_name property value (anonymous).
///
/// @return a string representing the base of the internal anonymous
/// name.
static string
get_internal_anonymous_die_prefix_name(const Dwarf_Die *die)
{
  ABG_ASSERT(die_is_type(die));
  ABG_ASSERT(die_string_attribute(die, DW_AT_name) == "");

  int tag = dwarf_tag(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(die));
  string type_name;
  if (tag == DW_TAG_class_type || tag == DW_TAG_structure_type)
    type_name = tools_utils::get_anonymous_struct_internal_name_prefix();
  else if (tag == DW_TAG_union_type)
    type_name = tools_utils::get_anonymous_union_internal_name_prefix();
  else if (tag == DW_TAG_enumeration_type)
    type_name = tools_utils::get_anonymous_enum_internal_name_prefix();

  return type_name;
}

/// Build a full internal anonymous type name.
///
/// @param base_name this is the base name as returned by the function
/// @ref get_internal_anonymous_die_prefix_name.
///
/// @param anonymous_type_index this is the index of the anonymous
/// type in its scope.  That is, if there are more than one anonymous
/// types of a given kind in a scope, this index is what tells them
/// appart, starting from 0.
///
/// @return the built string, which is a concatenation of @p base_name
/// and @p anonymous_type_index.
static string
build_internal_anonymous_die_name(const string &base_name,
                  size_t anonymous_type_index)
{
  string name = base_name;
  if (anonymous_type_index && !base_name.empty())
    {
      std::ostringstream o;
      o << base_name << anonymous_type_index;
      name = o.str();
    }
  return name;
}

// ------------------------------------
// <DIE pretty printer>
// ------------------------------------

/// Compute the qualified name of a DIE that represents a type.
///
/// For instance, if the DIE tag is DW_TAG_subprogram then this
/// function computes the name of the function *type*.
///
/// @param rdr the DWARF reader.
///
/// @param die the DIE to consider.
///
/// @param where_offset where in the are logically are in the DIE
/// stream.
///
/// @param guard the set of DIE offsets of the stack of DIEs involved
/// in the construction of the qualified name of the type.  This set
/// is used to detect (and avoid) cycles in the stack of DIEs that is
/// going to be walked to compute the qualified type name.
///
/// @return a copy of the qualified name of the type.
static string
die_qualified_type_name(const reader& rdr,
            const Dwarf_Die* die,
            size_t where_offset,
            unordered_set<uint64_t>& guard)
{
  if (!die)
    return "";

  int tag = dwarf_tag (const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(die));
  if (tag == DW_TAG_compile_unit
      || tag == DW_TAG_partial_unit
      || tag == DW_TAG_type_unit)
    return "";

  string name = die_name(die);

  Dwarf_Die scope_die;
  if (!get_scope_die(rdr, die, where_offset, scope_die))
    return "";

  bool colon_colon = die_is_type(die) || die_is_namespace(die);
  string separator = colon_colon ? "::" : ".";

  string repr;

  switch (tag)
    {
    case DW_TAG_unspecified_type:
      break;

    case DW_TAG_base_type:
      {
    abigail::ir::real_type real_type;
    if (parse_real_type(name, real_type))
      repr = real_type;
    else
      repr = name;
      }
      break;

    case DW_TAG_typedef:
      ABG_ASSERT(!name.empty());
      // fall through

    case DW_TAG_enumeration_type:
    case DW_TAG_structure_type:
    case DW_TAG_class_type:
    case DW_TAG_union_type:
      {
    if (die_is_anonymous(die))
      repr = die_class_or_enum_flat_representation(rdr, die, /*indent=*/"",
                               /*one_line=*/true,
                               /*qualed_name=*/false,
                               where_offset, guard);
    else
      {
        string parent_name = die_qualified_name(rdr, &scope_die,
                            where_offset, guard);
        repr = parent_name.empty() ? name : parent_name + separator + name;
      }
      }
      break;

    case DW_TAG_const_type:
    case DW_TAG_volatile_type:
    case DW_TAG_restrict_type:
      {
    Dwarf_Die underlying_type_die;
    bool has_underlying_type_die =
      die_die_attribute(die, DW_AT_type, underlying_type_die);

    if (has_underlying_type_die && die_is_unspecified(&underlying_type_die))
      break;

    if (tag == DW_TAG_const_type)
      {
        if (has_underlying_type_die
        && die_is_reference_type(&underlying_type_die))
          // A reference is always const.  So, to lower false
          // positive reports in diff computations, we consider a
          // const reference just as a reference.  But we need to
          // keep the qualified-ness of the type.  So we introduce
          // a 'no-op' qualifier here.  Please remember that this
          // has to be kept in sync with what is done in
          // get_name_of_qualified_type.  So if you change this
          // here, you have to change that code there too.
          repr = "";
        else if (!has_underlying_type_die
             || die_is_void_type(&underlying_type_die))
          {
        repr = "void";
        break;
          }
        else
          repr = "const";
      }
    else if (tag == DW_TAG_volatile_type)
      repr = "volatile";
    else if (tag == DW_TAG_restrict_type)
      repr = "restrict";
    else
      ABG_ASSERT_NOT_REACHED;

    string underlying_type_repr;
    if (has_underlying_type_die)
      underlying_type_repr =
        die_qualified_type_name(rdr, &underlying_type_die,
                    where_offset, guard);
    else
      underlying_type_repr = "void";

    if (underlying_type_repr.empty())
      repr.clear();
    else
      {
        if (has_underlying_type_die)
          {
        Dwarf_Die peeled;
        die_peel_qualified(&underlying_type_die, peeled);
        if (die_is_pointer_or_reference_type(&peeled))
          repr = underlying_type_repr + " " + repr;
        else
          repr += " " + underlying_type_repr;
          }
        else
          repr += " " + underlying_type_repr;
      }
      }
      break;

    case DW_TAG_pointer_type:
    case DW_TAG_reference_type:
    case DW_TAG_rvalue_reference_type:
      {
    Dwarf_Die pointed_to_type_die;
    if (!die_die_attribute(die, DW_AT_type, pointed_to_type_die))
      {
        if (tag == DW_TAG_pointer_type)
          repr = "void*";
        break;
      }

    if (die_is_unspecified(&pointed_to_type_die))
      break;

    string pointed_type_repr =
      die_qualified_type_name(rdr, &pointed_to_type_die,
                  where_offset, guard);

    repr = pointed_type_repr;
    if (repr.empty())
      break;

    if (tag == DW_TAG_pointer_type)
      repr += "*";
    else if (tag == DW_TAG_reference_type)
      repr += "&";
    else if (tag == DW_TAG_rvalue_reference_type)
      repr += "&&";
    else
      ABG_ASSERT_NOT_REACHED;
      }
      break;

    case DW_TAG_subrange_type:
      {
    // In Ada, this one can be generated on its own, that is, not
    // as a sub-type of an array.  So we need to support it on its
    // own.  Note that when it's emitted as the sub-type of an
    // array like in C and C++, this is handled differently, for
    // now.  But we try to make this usable by other languages
    // that are not Ada, even if we modelled it after Ada.

    // So we build a subrange type for the sole purpose of using
    // the ::as_string() method of that type.  So we don't add
    // that type to the current type tree being built.
    array_type_def::subrange_sptr s =
      build_subrange_type(const_cast<reader&>(rdr),
                  die, where_offset,
                  /*associate_die_to_type=*/false);
    repr += s->as_string();
    break;
      }

    case DW_TAG_array_type:
      {
    Dwarf_Die element_type_die;
    if (!die_die_attribute(die, DW_AT_type, element_type_die))
      break;
    string element_type_name =
      die_qualified_type_name(rdr, &element_type_die, where_offset, guard);
    if (element_type_name.empty())
      break;

    array_type_def::subranges_type subranges;
    build_subranges_from_array_type_die(const_cast<reader&>(rdr),
                        die, subranges, where_offset,
                        /*associate_type_to_die=*/false);

    repr = element_type_name;
    repr += array_type_def::subrange_type::vector_as_string(subranges);
      }
      break;

    case DW_TAG_subroutine_type:
    case DW_TAG_subprogram:
      {
    string return_type_name;
    string class_name;
    vector<string> parm_names;
    bool is_const = false;
    bool is_static = false;
    bool is_method_type = false;
    die_return_and_parm_names_from_fn_type_die(rdr, die, where_offset,
                           /*pretty_print=*/true,
                           /*qualified_name=*/true,
                           is_method_type,
                           return_type_name, class_name,
                           parm_names, is_const,
                           is_static, guard);
    if (return_type_name.empty())
      return_type_name = "void";

    repr = return_type_name;

    if (is_method_type)
      // This is a method, so print the class name.
      repr += " (" + class_name + "::*)";

    // Now parameters.
    repr += " (";
    for (vector<string>::const_iterator i = parm_names.begin();
         i != parm_names.end();
         ++i)
      {
        if (i != parm_names.begin())
          repr += ", ";
        repr += *i;
      }
    repr += ")";

      }
      break;

    case DW_TAG_string_type:
    case DW_TAG_ptr_to_member_type:
    case DW_TAG_set_type:
    case DW_TAG_file_type:
    case DW_TAG_packed_type:
    case DW_TAG_thrown_type:
    case DW_TAG_interface_type:
    case DW_TAG_shared_type:
      break;
    }

  return repr;
}

/// Compute the name of a type represented by a DIE.
///
/// @param rdr the reader to use.
///
/// @param die the type DIE to consider.
///
/// @param qualified_name if true then compute a qualified name.
///
/// @param where_offset where in the are logically are in the DIE
/// stream.
///
/// @param guard the set of DIE offsets of the stack of DIEs involved
/// in the construction of the name of the type.  This set is used to
/// detect (and avoid) cycles in the stack of DIEs that is going to be
/// walked to compute the type name.
///
/// @return a copy of the string representing the type represented by
/// @p die.
static string
die_type_name(const reader& rdr,
          const Dwarf_Die*  die,
          bool      qualified_name,
          size_t        where_offset,
          unordered_set<uint64_t>& guard)
{
  if (!die)
    return "";

  int tag = dwarf_tag (const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(die));
  if (tag == DW_TAG_compile_unit
      || tag == DW_TAG_partial_unit
      || tag == DW_TAG_type_unit)
    return "";

  string name = die_name(die);

  Dwarf_Die scope_die;
  if (!get_scope_die(rdr, die, where_offset, scope_die))
    return "";

  bool colon_colon = die_is_type(die) || die_is_namespace(die);
  string separator = colon_colon ? "::" : ".";

  string repr;

  switch (tag)
    {
    case DW_TAG_unspecified_type:
      break;

    case DW_TAG_base_type:
      {
    abigail::ir::real_type int_type;
    if (parse_real_type(name, int_type))
      repr = int_type;
    else
      repr = name;
      }
      break;

    case DW_TAG_typedef:
      ABG_ASSERT(!name.empty());
      // fall through

    case DW_TAG_enumeration_type:
    case DW_TAG_structure_type:
    case DW_TAG_class_type:
    case DW_TAG_union_type:
      {
    if (die_is_anonymous(die))
      repr = die_class_or_enum_flat_representation(rdr, die, /*indent=*/"",
                               /*one_line=*/true,
                               /*qualed_name=*/false,
                               where_offset,
                               guard);
    else
      {
        string parent_name;
        if (qualified_name)
          {
        if (!is_anonymous_type_die(&scope_die))
          parent_name = die_qualified_name(rdr, &scope_die,
                           where_offset, guard);
          }
        repr = parent_name.empty() ? name : parent_name + separator + name;
      }
      }
      break;

    case DW_TAG_const_type:
    case DW_TAG_volatile_type:
    case DW_TAG_restrict_type:
      {
    Dwarf_Die underlying_type_die;
    bool has_underlying_type_die =
      die_die_attribute(die, DW_AT_type, underlying_type_die);

    if (has_underlying_type_die && die_is_unspecified(&underlying_type_die))
      break;

    if (tag == DW_TAG_const_type)
      {
        if (has_underlying_type_die
        && die_is_reference_type(&underlying_type_die))
          // A reference is always const.  So, to lower false
          // positive reports in diff computations, we consider a
          // const reference just as a reference.  But we need to
          // keep the qualified-ness of the type.  So we introduce
          // a 'no-op' qualifier here.  Please remember that this
          // has to be kept in sync with what is done in
          // get_name_of_qualified_type.  So if you change this
          // here, you have to change that code there too.
          repr = "";
        else if (!has_underlying_type_die
             || die_is_void_type(&underlying_type_die))
          {
        repr = "void";
        break;
          }
        else
          repr = "const";
      }
    else if (tag == DW_TAG_volatile_type)
      repr = "volatile";
    else if (tag == DW_TAG_restrict_type)
      repr = "restrict";
    else
      ABG_ASSERT_NOT_REACHED;

    string underlying_type_repr;
    if (has_underlying_type_die)
      underlying_type_repr =
        die_type_name(rdr, &underlying_type_die,
              qualified_name, where_offset,
              guard);
    else
      underlying_type_repr = "void";

    if (underlying_type_repr.empty())
      repr.clear();
    else
      {
        if (has_underlying_type_die)
          {
        Dwarf_Die peeled;
        die_peel_qualified(&underlying_type_die, peeled);
        if (die_is_pointer_or_reference_type(&peeled))
          repr = underlying_type_repr + " " + repr;
        else
          repr += " " + underlying_type_repr;
          }
        else
          repr += " " + underlying_type_repr;
      }
      }
      break;

    case DW_TAG_pointer_type:
    case DW_TAG_reference_type:
    case DW_TAG_rvalue_reference_type:
      {
    Dwarf_Die pointed_to_type_die;
    if (!die_die_attribute(die, DW_AT_type, pointed_to_type_die))
      {
        if (tag == DW_TAG_pointer_type)
          repr = "void*";
        break;
      }

    if (die_is_unspecified(&pointed_to_type_die))
      break;

    string pointed_type_repr =
      die_type_name(rdr, &pointed_to_type_die,
            qualified_name, where_offset,
            guard);

    repr = pointed_type_repr;
    if (repr.empty())
      break;

    if (tag == DW_TAG_pointer_type)
      repr += "*";
    else if (tag == DW_TAG_reference_type)
      repr += "&";
    else if (tag == DW_TAG_rvalue_reference_type)
      repr += "&&";
    else
      ABG_ASSERT_NOT_REACHED;
      }
      break;

    case DW_TAG_subrange_type:
      {
    // In Ada, this one can be generated on its own, that is, not
    // as a sub-type of an array.  So we need to support it on its
    // own.  Note that when it's emitted as the sub-type of an
    // array like in C and C++, this is handled differently, for
    // now.  But we try to make this usable by other languages
    // that are not Ada, even if we modelled it after Ada.

    // So we build a subrange type for the sole purpose of using
    // the ::as_string() method of that type.  So we don't add
    // that type to the current type tree being built.
    array_type_def::subrange_sptr s =
      build_subrange_type(const_cast<reader&>(rdr),
                  die, where_offset,
                  /*associate_die_to_type=*/false);
    repr += s->as_string();
    break;
      }

    case DW_TAG_array_type:
      {
    Dwarf_Die element_type_die;
    if (!die_die_attribute(die, DW_AT_type, element_type_die))
      break;
    string element_type_name =
      die_type_name(rdr, &element_type_die,
            qualified_name, where_offset,
            guard);
    if (element_type_name.empty())
      break;

    array_type_def::subranges_type subranges;
    build_subranges_from_array_type_die(const_cast<reader&>(rdr),
                        die, subranges, where_offset,
                        /*associate_type_to_die=*/false);

    repr = element_type_name;
    repr += array_type_def::subrange_type::vector_as_string(subranges);
      }
      break;

    case DW_TAG_subroutine_type:
    case DW_TAG_subprogram:
      {
    string return_type_name;
    string class_name;
    vector<string> parm_names;
    bool is_const = false;
    bool is_static = false;
    bool is_method_type = false;
    die_return_and_parm_names_from_fn_type_die(rdr, die, where_offset,
                           /*pretty_print=*/true,
                           qualified_name,
                           is_method_type,
                           return_type_name,
                           class_name,
                           parm_names, is_const,
                           is_static, guard);
    if (return_type_name.empty())
      return_type_name = "void";

    repr = return_type_name;

    if (is_method_type)
      {
        // This is a method, so print the class name.
        repr += " (" + class_name + "::*)";
      }

    // Now parameters.
    repr += " (";
    for (vector<string>::const_iterator i = parm_names.begin();
         i != parm_names.end();
         ++i)
      {
        if (i != parm_names.begin())
          repr += ", ";
        repr += *i;
      }
    repr += ")";

      }
      break;

    case DW_TAG_string_type:
    case DW_TAG_ptr_to_member_type:
    case DW_TAG_set_type:
    case DW_TAG_file_type:
    case DW_TAG_packed_type:
    case DW_TAG_thrown_type:
    case DW_TAG_interface_type:
    case DW_TAG_shared_type:
      break;
    }

  return repr;
}

/// Compute the name of a type represented by a DIE.
///
/// @param rdr the reader to use.
///
/// @param die the type DIE to consider.
///
/// @param qualified_name if true then compute a qualified name.
///
/// @param where_offset where in the are logically are in the DIE
/// stream.
///
/// @return a copy of the string representing the type represented by
/// @p die.
static string
die_type_name(const reader& rdr,
          const Dwarf_Die*  die,
          bool      qualified_name,
          size_t        where_offset)
{
  unordered_set<uint64_t> guard;
  return die_type_name(rdr, die, qualified_name, where_offset, guard);
}

/// Compute the qualified name of a decl represented by a given DIE.
///
/// For instance, for a DIE of tag DW_TAG_subprogram this function
/// computes the signature of the function *declaration*.
///
/// @param rdr the DWARF reader.
///
/// @param die the DIE to consider.
///
/// @param where_offset where we are logically at in the DIE stream.
///
/// @param guard the set of DIE offsets of the stack of DIEs involved
/// in the construction of the qualified name of the decl.  This set
/// is used to detect (and avoid) cycles in the stack of DIEs that is
/// going to be walked to compute the qualified decl name.
///
/// @return a copy of the computed name.
static string
die_qualified_decl_name(const reader& rdr,
            const Dwarf_Die* die,
            size_t where_offset,
            unordered_set<uint64_t>& guard)
{
  if (!die || !die_is_decl(die))
    return "";

  string name = die_name(die);

  Dwarf_Die scope_die;
  if (!get_scope_die(rdr, die, where_offset, scope_die))
    return "";

  string scope_name = die_qualified_name(rdr, &scope_die, where_offset, guard);
  string separator = "::";

  string repr;

  int tag = dwarf_tag(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(die));
  switch (tag)
    {
    case DW_TAG_namespace:
    case DW_TAG_member:
    case DW_TAG_variable:
      repr = scope_name.empty() ? name : scope_name + separator + name;
      break;
    case DW_TAG_subprogram:
      repr = die_function_signature(rdr, die,
                    /*qualified_name=*/true,
                    where_offset, guard);
      break;

    case DW_TAG_unspecified_parameters:
      repr = "...";
      break;

    case DW_TAG_formal_parameter:
    case DW_TAG_imported_declaration:
    case DW_TAG_GNU_template_template_param:
    case DW_TAG_GNU_template_parameter_pack:
    case DW_TAG_GNU_formal_parameter_pack:
      break;
    }
  return repr;
}

/// Compute the qualified name of the artifact represented by a given
/// DIE.
///
/// If the DIE represents a type, then the function computes the name
/// of the type.  Otherwise, if the DIE represents a decl then the
/// function computes the name of the decl.  Note that a DIE of tag
/// DW_TAG_subprogram is going to be considered as a "type" -- just
/// like if it was a DW_TAG_subroutine_type.
///
/// @param rdr the DWARF reader.
///
/// @param die the DIE to consider.
///
/// @param where_offset where we are logically at in the DIE stream.
///
/// @param guard the set of DIE offsets of the stack of DIEs involved
/// in the construction of the qualified name of the DIE.  This set is
/// used to detect (and avoid) cycles in the stack of DIEs that is
/// going to be walked to compute the qualified DIE name.
///
/// @return a copy of the computed name.
static string
die_qualified_name(const reader& rdr, const Dwarf_Die* die,
           size_t where, unordered_set<uint64_t>& guard)
{
  if (die_is_type(die))
    return die_qualified_type_name(rdr, die, where, guard);
  else if (die_is_decl(die))
    return die_qualified_decl_name(rdr, die, where, guard);
  return "";
}

/// Compute the qualified name of the artifact represented by a given
/// DIE.
///
/// If the DIE represents a type, then the function computes the name
/// of the type.  Otherwise, if the DIE represents a decl then the
/// function computes the name of the decl.  Note that a DIE of tag
/// DW_TAG_subprogram is going to be considered as a "type" -- just
/// like if it was a DW_TAG_subroutine_type.
///
/// @param rdr the DWARF reader.
///
/// @param die the DIE to consider.
///
/// @param where_offset where we are logically at in the DIE stream.
///
/// @return a copy of the computed name.
static string
die_qualified_name(const reader& rdr, const Dwarf_Die* die, size_t where)
{
  unordered_set<uint64_t> guard;
  return die_qualified_name(rdr, die, where, guard);
}

/// Test if the qualified name of a given type should be empty.
///
/// The reason why the name of a DIE with a given tag would be empty
/// is that libabigail's internal representation doesn't yet support
/// that tag; or if the DIE's qualified name is built from names of
/// sub-types DIEs whose tags are not yet supported.
///
/// @param rdr the DWARF reader.
///
/// @param die the DIE to consider.
///
/// @param where where we are logically at, in the DIE stream.
///
/// @param qualified_name the qualified name of the DIE.  This is set
/// only iff the function returns false.
///
/// @param guard the set of DIE offsets of the stack of DIEs involved
/// in the construction of the qualified name of the type.  This set
/// is used to detect (and avoid) cycles in the stack of DIEs that is
/// going to be walked to compute the qualified type name.
///
/// @return true if the qualified name of the DIE is empty.
static bool
die_qualified_type_name_empty(const reader& rdr,
                  const Dwarf_Die* die,
                  size_t where, string &qualified_name,
                  unordered_set<uint64_t>& guard)
{
  if (!die)
    return true;

  int tag = dwarf_tag(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(die));

  string qname;
  if (tag == DW_TAG_typedef
      || tag == DW_TAG_pointer_type
      || tag == DW_TAG_reference_type
      || tag == DW_TAG_rvalue_reference_type
      || tag == DW_TAG_array_type
      || tag == DW_TAG_const_type
      || tag == DW_TAG_volatile_type
      || tag == DW_TAG_restrict_type)
    {
      Dwarf_Die underlying_type_die;
      if (die_die_attribute(die, DW_AT_type, underlying_type_die))
    {
      string name =
        die_qualified_type_name(rdr, &underlying_type_die, where, guard);
      if (name.empty())
        return true;
    }
    }
  else
    {
      string name = die_qualified_type_name(rdr, die, where, guard);
      if (name.empty())
    return true;
    }

  qname = die_qualified_type_name(rdr, die, where, guard);
  if (qname.empty())
    return true;

  qualified_name = qname;
  return false;
}

/// Given the DIE that represents a function type, compute the names
/// of the following properties the function's type:
///
///   - return type
///   - enclosing class (if the function is a member function)
///   - function parameter types
///
/// When the function we are looking at is a member function, it also
/// tells if it's const.
///
/// @param rdr the DWARF reader.
///
/// @param die the DIE of the function or function type we are looking
/// at.
///
/// @param where_offset where we are logically at in the DIE stream.
///
/// @param pretty_print if set to yes, the type names are going to be
/// pretty-printed names; otherwise, they are just qualified type
/// names.
///
/// @param qualified_name if true then the names returned are
/// qualified.
///
/// @param is_method_type output parameter.  This is set by the
/// function to true iff the DIE @p die represents a method.
///
/// @param return_type_name out parameter.  This contains the name of
/// the return type of the function.
///
/// @param class_name out parameter.  If the function is a member
/// function, this contains the name of the enclosing class.
///
/// @param parm_names out parameter.  This vector is set to the names
/// of the types of the parameters of the function.
///
/// @param is_const out parameter.  If the function is a member
/// function, this is set to true iff the member function is const.
///
/// @param is_static out parameter.  If the function is a static
/// member function, then this is set to true.
///
/// @param guard the set of DIE offsets of the stack of DIEs involved
/// in the construction of the qualified name of the function type.
/// This set is used to detect (and avoid) cycles in the stack of DIEs
/// that is going to be walked to compute the qualified function type
/// name.
static void
die_return_and_parm_names_from_fn_type_die(const reader& rdr,
                       const Dwarf_Die* die,
                       size_t where_offset,
                       bool pretty_print,
                       bool qualified_name,
                       bool &is_method_type,
                       string &return_type_name,
                       string &class_name,
                       vector<string>& parm_names,
                       bool& is_const,
                       bool& is_static,
                       unordered_set<uint64_t>& guard)
{
  uint64_t off = dwarf_dieoffset(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(die));
  if (guard.find(off) != guard.end())
    return;
  guard.insert(off);

  Dwarf_Die child;
  Dwarf_Die ret_type_die;
  if (!die_die_attribute(die, DW_AT_type, ret_type_die))
    return_type_name = "void";
  else
    {
      return_type_name =
    pretty_print
    ? rdr.get_die_pretty_representation(&ret_type_die, where_offset, guard)
    : die_type_name(rdr, &ret_type_die, qualified_name,
            where_offset, guard);
    }

  if (return_type_name.empty())
    return_type_name = "void";

  Dwarf_Die object_pointer_die, class_die;
  is_method_type =
    die_function_type_is_method_type(rdr, die, where_offset,
                     object_pointer_die,
                     class_die, is_static);

  is_const = false;
  if (is_method_type)
    {
      if (!is_anonymous_type_die(&class_die))
    class_name = die_type_name(rdr, &class_die, qualified_name,
                   where_offset, guard);

      Dwarf_Die this_pointer_die;
      Dwarf_Die pointed_to_die;
      if (!is_static
      && die_die_attribute(&object_pointer_die, DW_AT_type,
                   this_pointer_die))
    if (die_die_attribute(&this_pointer_die, DW_AT_type, pointed_to_die))
      if (dwarf_tag(&pointed_to_die) == DW_TAG_const_type)
        is_const = true;

      string fn_name = die_name(die);
      string non_qualified_class_name = die_name(&class_die);
      bool is_ctor = fn_name == non_qualified_class_name;
      bool is_dtor = !fn_name.empty() && fn_name[0] == '~';

      if (is_ctor || is_dtor)
    return_type_name.clear();
    }

  if (dwarf_child(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(die), &child) == 0)
    do
      {
    int child_tag = dwarf_tag(&child);
    bool first_parm = true;
    if (child_tag == DW_TAG_formal_parameter)
      {
        // Skip the first parameter of a method.
        if (first_parm)
          {
        first_parm = false;
        if (is_method_type)
          continue;
          }
        Dwarf_Die parm_type_die;
        if (!die_die_attribute(&child, DW_AT_type, parm_type_die))
          continue;
        string qname =
          pretty_print
          ? rdr.get_die_pretty_representation(&parm_type_die,
                          where_offset, guard)
          : die_type_name(rdr, &parm_type_die,
                  qualified_name, where_offset, guard);

        if (qname.empty())
          continue;
        parm_names.push_back(qname);
      }
    else if (child_tag == DW_TAG_unspecified_parameters)
      {
        // This is a variadic function parameter.
        parm_names.push_back(rdr.env().get_variadic_parameter_type_name());
        // After a DW_TAG_unspecified_parameters tag, we shouldn't
        // keep reading for parameters.  The
        // unspecified_parameters TAG should be the last parameter
        // that we record. For instance, if there are multiple
        // DW_TAG_unspecified_parameters DIEs then we should care
        // only for the first one.
        break;
      }
      }
    while (dwarf_siblingof(&child, &child) == 0);

  if (class_name.empty())
    {
      Dwarf_Die parent_die;
      if (get_parent_die(rdr, die, parent_die, where_offset))
    {
      if (die_is_class_type(&parent_die)
          && !is_anonymous_type_die(&parent_die))
        class_name = die_type_name(rdr, &parent_die,
                       qualified_name,
                       where_offset,
                       guard);
    }
    }

  guard.erase(off);
}

/// This computes the signature of the a function declaration
/// represented by a DIE.
///
/// @param rdr the DWARF reader.
///
/// @param fn_die the DIE of the function to consider.
///
/// @param qualified_name if set to true then a qualified name is
/// going to be computed.
///
/// @param where_offset where we are logically at in the stream of
/// DIEs.
///
/// @param guard the set of DIE offsets of the stack of DIEs involved
/// in the construction of the signature of the function type.  This
/// set is used to detect (and avoid) cycles in the stack of DIEs that
/// is going to be walked to compute the signature.
///
/// @return a copy of the computed function signature string.
static string
die_function_signature(const reader& rdr,
               const Dwarf_Die *fn_die,
               bool qualified_name,
               size_t where_offset,
               unordered_set<uint64_t>& guard)
{

  translation_unit::language lang;
  bool has_lang = false;
  if ((has_lang = get_die_language(fn_die, lang)))
    {
      // In a binary originating from the C language, it's OK to use
      // the linkage name of the function as a key for the map which
      // is meant to reduce the number of DIE comparisons involved
      // during DIE canonicalization computation.
      if (is_c_language(lang))
    {
      string fn_name = die_linkage_name(fn_die);
      if (fn_name.empty())
        fn_name = die_name(fn_die);
      return fn_name;
    }
    }

  // TODO: When we can structurally compare DIEs originating from C++
  // as well, we can use the linkage name of functions in C++ too, to
  // reduce the number of comparisons involved during DIE
  // canonicalization.

  string return_type_name;
  Dwarf_Die ret_type_die;
  if (die_die_attribute(fn_die, DW_AT_type, ret_type_die))
    return_type_name = rdr.get_die_qualified_type_name(&ret_type_die,
                               where_offset,
                               guard);

  if (return_type_name.empty())
    return_type_name = "void";

  Dwarf_Die scope_die;
  string scope_name;
  if (qualified_name && get_scope_die(rdr, fn_die, where_offset, scope_die))
    scope_name = rdr.get_die_qualified_name(&scope_die, where_offset, guard);
  string fn_name = die_name(fn_die);
  if (!scope_name.empty())
    fn_name  = scope_name + "::" + fn_name;

  string class_name;
  vector<string> parm_names;
  bool is_const = false;
  bool is_static = false;
  bool is_method_type = false;

  die_return_and_parm_names_from_fn_type_die(rdr, fn_die, where_offset,
                         /*pretty_print=*/false,
                         qualified_name, is_method_type,
                         return_type_name, class_name,
                         parm_names, is_const, is_static,
                         guard);

  bool is_virtual = die_is_virtual(fn_die);

  string repr = is_method_type? "method" : "function";
  if (is_virtual)
    repr += " virtual";

  if (!return_type_name.empty())
    repr += " " + return_type_name;

  repr += " " + fn_name;

  // Now parameters.
  repr += "(";
  bool some_parm_emitted = false;
  for (vector<string>::const_iterator i = parm_names.begin();
       i != parm_names.end();
       ++i)
    {
      if (i != parm_names.begin())
    {
      if (some_parm_emitted)
        repr += ", ";
    }
      else
    if (!is_static && is_method_type)
      // We are printing a non-static method name, skip the implicit "this"
      // parameter type.
      continue;
      repr += *i;
      some_parm_emitted = true;
    }
  repr += ")";

  if (is_const)
    {
      ABG_ASSERT(is_method_type);
      repr += " const";
    }

  return repr;
}

/// Compute the flat representation string of a struct, class or union
/// type represented by a DIE.
///
/// The flat representation string looks like:
///      "struct {int foo; char blah;}.
///
/// That is useful to designate a struct (class or union) that is
/// anonymous.
///
/// @param rdr the DWARF reader to consider.
///
/// @param die the DIE of the type to return the flat representation
/// for.
///
/// @param indent the indentation string to use for the
/// representation.
///
/// @param one_line if true then the flat representation is
/// constructed on one line.  Otherwise, each data member is
/// represented on its own line.
///
/// @param qualified_names if true then the data member (and their
/// type) names using in the representation are qualified.
///
/// @param where_offset where in the are logically are in the DIE
/// stream.
///
/// @param guard the set of DIE offsets of the stack of DIEs involved
/// in the construction of the flat representation of the type.  This
/// set is used to detect (and avoid) cycles in the stack of DIEs that
/// is going to be walked to compute the flat representation.
static string
die_class_flat_representation(const reader& rdr,
                  const Dwarf_Die*  die,
                  const string& indent,
                  bool      one_line,
                  bool      qualified_names,
                  size_t        where_offset,
                  unordered_set<uint64_t>& guard)
{
  int tag = dwarf_tag(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(die));

  string repr = indent;
  string local_indent = "  ";
  string real_indent;

  if (tag == DW_TAG_union_type)
    repr += "union";
  else if (tag == DW_TAG_structure_type)
    repr += "struct";
  else if (tag == DW_TAG_class_type)
    repr += "class";
  else
    ABG_ASSERT_NOT_REACHED;

  repr += " ";

  if (die_is_anonymous(die))
    {
      uint64_t off = dwarf_dieoffset(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(die));
      if (guard.find(off) != guard.end())
    {
      repr += "{}";
      return repr;
    }
      guard.insert(off);
    }

  if (!die_is_anonymous(die))
    repr += die_qualified_name(rdr, die, where_offset, guard);

  repr += "{";

  if (!one_line)
    repr += "\n";

  Dwarf_Die member_child_die;
  bool first_sibling = true;
  for (bool got_it = get_member_child_die(die, &member_child_die);
       got_it;
       got_it = get_next_member_sibling_die(&member_child_die,
                        &member_child_die),
     first_sibling = false)
    {
      // A member of the class is either a declaration or an anonymous
      // type.  Otherwise, let's skip it.
      if (!die_is_decl(&member_child_die)
      && !(die_is_type(&member_child_die)
           && die_is_anonymous(&member_child_die)))
    continue;

      if (one_line)
    real_indent = first_sibling ? "" : " " ;
      else
    real_indent = (first_sibling ? "": "\n") + indent + local_indent;

      repr += real_indent;

      repr += die_pretty_print_decl(rdr, &member_child_die,
                    qualified_names,
                    /*include_fns=*/false,
                    where_offset,
                    guard);
      repr += ";";
    }

  if (one_line)
    repr += "}";
  else
    repr += indent + "}";

  if (die_is_anonymous(die))
    {
      uint64_t off = dwarf_dieoffset(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(die));
      guard.erase(off);
    }
  return repr;
}

/// Compute the flat representation string of a enum type represented
/// by a DIE.
///
/// The flat representation string looks like:
///      "enum {int foo; char blah;}.
///
/// That is useful to designate an enum that is anonymous.
///
/// @param rdr the DWARF reader to consider.
///
/// @param die the DIE of the type to return the flat representation
/// for.
///
/// @param indent the indentation string to use for the
/// representation.
///
/// @param one_line if true then the flat representation is
/// constructed on one line.  Otherwise, each data member is
/// represented on its own line.
///
/// @param qualified_names if true then the data member (and their
/// type) names using in the representation are qualified.
///
/// @param where_offset where in the are logically are in the DIE
/// stream.
static string
die_enum_flat_representation(const reader&  rdr,
                 const Dwarf_Die*   die,
                 const string&  indent,
                 bool       one_line,
                 bool       qualified_names,
                 size_t     where_offset)
{
  int tag = dwarf_tag(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(die));

  std::ostringstream o;
  string local_indent = "  ";
  string real_indent;

  if (tag == DW_TAG_enumeration_type)
    o << "enum";
  else
    ABG_ASSERT_NOT_REACHED;

  o << " ";

  if (!die_is_anonymous(die))
    o << (qualified_names
      ? die_qualified_name(rdr, die, where_offset)
      : die_name(die));

  o << "{";

  if (!one_line)
    o << "\n";

  enum_type_decl::enumerators enms;
  Dwarf_Die child;
  bool first_enumerator= true;
  if (dwarf_child(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(die), &child) == 0)
    {
      do
    {
      if (dwarf_tag(&child) != DW_TAG_enumerator)
        continue;

      string name, m;
      location l;
      die_loc_and_name(rdr, &child, l, name, m);
      uint64_t val = 0;
      die_unsigned_constant_attribute(&child, DW_AT_const_value, val);

      if (one_line)
        real_indent = first_enumerator ? "" : ", ";
      else
        real_indent = first_enumerator ? "" : ",\n" + indent + local_indent;
      o << name + " = "  << val;
      first_enumerator = false;
    }
      while (dwarf_siblingof(&child, &child) == 0);
    }

  o << (one_line
    ? string("}")
    : "\n" + indent);

  o << "}";

  return o.str();
}

/// Compute the flat representation string of a class or enum type
/// represented by a DIE.
///
/// The flat representation string looks like:
///      "union {int foo; char blah;}.
///
/// That is useful to designate a class or enum type that is
/// anonymous.
///
/// @param rdr the DWARF reader to consider.
///
/// @param die the DIE of the type to return the flat representation
/// for.
///
/// @param indent the indentation string to use for the
/// representation.
///
/// @param one_line if true then the flat representation is
/// constructed on one line.  Otherwise, each data member is
/// represented on its own line.
///
/// @param qualified_names if true then the data member (and their
/// type) names using in the representation are qualified.
///
/// @param where_offset where in the are logically are in the DIE
/// stream.
///
/// @param guard the set of DIE offsets of the stack of DIEs involved
/// in the construction of the flat representation of the type.  This
/// set is used to detect (and avoid) cycles in the stack of DIEs that
/// is going to be walked to compute the flat representation.
static string
die_class_or_enum_flat_representation(const reader& rdr,
                      const Dwarf_Die*  die,
                      const string& indent,
                      bool      one_line,
                      bool      qualified_names,
                      size_t        where_offset,
                      unordered_set<uint64_t>& guard)
{
  if (!die)
    return string();

  string result;
  int tag = dwarf_tag(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(die));

  switch (tag)
    {
    case DW_TAG_class_type:
    case DW_TAG_structure_type:
    case DW_TAG_union_type:
      result = die_class_flat_representation(rdr, die, indent,
                         one_line, qualified_names,
                         where_offset,
                         guard);
      break;
    case DW_TAG_enumeration_type:
      result = die_enum_flat_representation(rdr, die, indent,
                        one_line, qualified_names,
                        where_offset);
      break;
    default:
      ABG_ASSERT_NOT_REACHED;
    }

  return result;
}

/// Compute the flat representation string of a class or enum type
/// represented by a DIE.
///
/// The flat representation string looks like:
///      "union {int foo; char blah;}.
///
/// That is useful to designate a class or enum type that is
/// anonymous.
///
/// @param rdr the DWARF reader to consider.
///
/// @param die the DIE of the type to return the flat representation
/// for.
///
/// @param indent the indentation string to use for the
/// representation.
///
/// @param one_line if true then the flat representation is
/// constructed on one line.  Otherwise, each data member is
/// represented on its own line.
///
/// @param qualified_names if true then the data member (and their
/// type) names using in the representation are qualified.
///
/// @param where_offset where in the are logically are in the DIE
/// stream.
static string
die_class_or_enum_flat_representation(const reader& rdr,
                      const Dwarf_Die*  die,
                      const string& indent,
                      bool      one_line,
                      bool      qualified_names,
                      size_t        where_offset)
{
  unordered_set<uint64_t> guard;
  return die_class_or_enum_flat_representation(rdr, die, indent,
                           one_line, qualified_names,
                           where_offset, guard);
}

/// Return a pretty string representation of a type, for internal purposes.
///
/// By internal purpose, we mean things like key-ing types for lookup
/// purposes and so on.
///
/// Note that this function is also used to pretty print functions.
/// For functions, it prints the *type* of the function.
///
/// @param rdr the context to use.
///
/// @param the DIE of the type to pretty print.
///
/// @param where_offset where we logically are placed when calling
/// this.  It's useful to handle inclusion of DW_TAG_compile_unit
/// entries.
///
/// @param guard the set of DIE offsets of the stack of DIEs involved
/// in the construction of the pretty representation of the type.
/// This set is used to detect (and avoid) cycles in the stack of DIEs
/// that is going to be walked to compute the pretty representation.
///
/// @return the resulting pretty representation.
static string
die_pretty_print_type(const reader& rdr,
              const Dwarf_Die* die,
              size_t where_offset,
              unordered_set<uint64_t>& guard)
{
  if (!die
      || (!die_is_type(die)
      && dwarf_tag(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(die)) != DW_TAG_subprogram))
    return "";

  string repr;

  int tag = dwarf_tag(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(die));
  switch (tag)
    {
    case DW_TAG_string_type:
      // For now, we won't try to go get the actual representation of
      // the string because this would make things more complicated;
      // for that we'd need to interpret some location expressions to
      // get the length of the string.  And for dynamically allocated
      // strings, the result of the location expression evaluation
      // might not even be a constant.  So at the moment I consider
      // this to be a lot of hassle for no great return.  Until proven
      // otherwise, of course.
      repr = "string type";

    case DW_TAG_unspecified_type:
    case DW_TAG_ptr_to_member_type:
      break;

    case DW_TAG_namespace:
      repr = "namespace " + rdr.get_die_qualified_type_name(die, where_offset,
                                guard);
      break;

    case DW_TAG_base_type:
      repr = rdr.get_die_qualified_type_name(die, where_offset, guard);
      break;

    case DW_TAG_typedef:
      {
    string qualified_name;
    if (!die_qualified_type_name_empty(rdr, die,
                       where_offset,
                       qualified_name,
                       guard))
      repr = "typedef " + qualified_name;
      }
      break;

    case DW_TAG_const_type:
    case DW_TAG_volatile_type:
    case DW_TAG_restrict_type:
    case DW_TAG_pointer_type:
    case DW_TAG_reference_type:
    case DW_TAG_rvalue_reference_type:
      repr = rdr.get_die_qualified_type_name(die, where_offset, guard);
      break;

    case DW_TAG_enumeration_type:
      {
    string qualified_name =
      rdr.get_die_qualified_type_name(die, where_offset, guard);
    repr = "enum " + qualified_name;
      }
      break;

    case DW_TAG_structure_type:
    case DW_TAG_class_type:
      {
    string qualified_name =
      rdr.get_die_qualified_type_name(die, where_offset, guard);
    repr = "class " + qualified_name;
      }
      break;

    case DW_TAG_union_type:
      {
    string qualified_name =
      rdr.get_die_qualified_type_name(die, where_offset, guard);
    repr = "union " + qualified_name;
      }
      break;

    case DW_TAG_array_type:
      {
    Dwarf_Die element_type_die;
    if (!die_die_attribute(die, DW_AT_type, element_type_die))
      break;
    string element_type_name =
      rdr.get_die_qualified_type_name(&element_type_die,
                      where_offset, guard);
    if (element_type_name.empty())
      break;

    array_type_def::subranges_type subranges;
    build_subranges_from_array_type_die(rdr, die, subranges, where_offset,
                        /*associate_type_to_die=*/false);

    repr = element_type_name;
    repr += array_type_def::subrange_type::vector_as_string(subranges);
      }
      break;

    case DW_TAG_subrange_type:
      {
    // So this can be generated by Ada, on its own; that is, not
    // as a subtype of an array.  In that case we need to handle
    // it properly.

    // For now, we consider that the pretty printed name of the
    // subrange type is its name.  We might need something more
    // advance, should the needs of the users get more
    // complicated.
    repr += die_qualified_type_name(rdr, die, where_offset, guard);
      }
      break;

    case DW_TAG_subroutine_type:
    case DW_TAG_subprogram:
      {
    string return_type_name;
    string class_name;
    vector<string> parm_names;
    bool is_const = false;
    bool is_static = false;
    bool is_method_type = false;
    die_return_and_parm_names_from_fn_type_die(rdr, die, where_offset,
                           /*pretty_print=*/true,
                           /*qualified_name=*/true,
                           is_method_type,
                           return_type_name, class_name,
                           parm_names, is_const,
                           is_static, guard);
    if (!is_method_type)
      repr = "function type";
    else
      repr = "method type";
    repr += " " + rdr.get_die_qualified_type_name(die, where_offset, guard);
      }
      break;

    case DW_TAG_set_type:
    case DW_TAG_file_type:
    case DW_TAG_packed_type:
    case DW_TAG_thrown_type:
    case DW_TAG_interface_type:
    case DW_TAG_shared_type:
      ABG_ASSERT_NOT_REACHED;
    }

  return repr;
}

/// Return a pretty string representation of a declaration, for
/// internal purposes.
///
/// By internal purpose, we mean things like key-ing declarations for
/// lookup purposes and so on.
///
/// Note that this function is also used to pretty print functions.
/// For functions, it prints the signature of the function.
///
/// @param rdr the context to use.
///
/// @param die the DIE of the declaration to pretty print.
///
/// @param qualified_name if true then use qualified names.
///
/// @param where_offset where we logically are placed when calling
/// this.  It's useful to handle inclusion of DW_TAG_compile_unit
/// entries.
///
/// @param guard the set of DIE offsets of the stack of DIEs involved
/// in the construction of the pretty representation of the decl.
/// This set is used to detect (and avoid) cycles in the stack of DIEs
/// that is going to be walked to compute the pretty representation.
///
/// @return the resulting pretty representation.
static string
die_pretty_print_decl(const reader& rdr,
              const Dwarf_Die* die,
              bool qualified_name,
              bool include_fns,
              size_t where_offset,
              unordered_set<uint64_t>& guard)
{
  if (!die || !die_is_decl(die))
    return "";

  string repr;

  int tag = dwarf_tag(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(die));
  switch (tag)
    {
    case DW_TAG_namespace:
      repr = "namespace " + die_qualified_name(rdr, die, where_offset, guard);
      break;

    case DW_TAG_member:
    case DW_TAG_variable:
      {
    string type_repr = "void";
    Dwarf_Die type_die;
    if (die_die_attribute(die, DW_AT_type, type_die))
      type_repr = die_type_name(rdr, &type_die,
                    qualified_name,
                    where_offset,
                    guard);
    repr = (qualified_name
        ? die_qualified_name(rdr, die, where_offset, guard)
        : die_name(die));

    if (repr.empty())
      repr = type_repr;
    else
      repr = type_repr + " " + repr;
      }
      break;

    case DW_TAG_subprogram:
      if (include_fns)
    repr = die_function_signature(rdr, die, qualified_name,
                      where_offset, guard);
      break;

    default:
      break;
    }
  return repr;
}

/// Compute the pretty printed representation of an artifact
/// represented by a DIE.
///
/// If the DIE is a type, compute the its pretty representation as a
/// type; otherwise, if it's a declaration, compute its pretty
/// representation as a declaration.  Note for For instance, that a
/// DW_TAG_subprogram DIE is going to be represented as a function
/// *type*.
///
/// @param rdr the DWARF reader.
///
/// @param die the DIE to consider.
///
/// @param where_offset we in the DIE stream we are logically at.
///
/// @param guard the set of DIE offsets of the stack of DIEs involved
/// in the construction of the pretty representation of the DIe.  This
/// set is used to detect (and avoid) cycles in the stack of DIEs that
/// is going to be walked to compute the pretty representation.
///
/// @return a copy of the pretty printed artifact.
static string
die_pretty_print(reader& rdr, const Dwarf_Die* die, size_t where_offset,
         unordered_set<uint64_t>& guard)
{
  if (die_is_type(die))
    return die_pretty_print_type(rdr, die, where_offset, guard);
  else if (die_is_decl(die))
    return die_pretty_print_decl(rdr, die,
                 /*qualified_names=*/true,
                 /*include_fns=*/true,
                 where_offset, guard);
  return "";
}

// -----------------------------------
// </die pretty printer>
// -----------------------------------


// ----------------------------------
// <die comparison engine>
// ---------------------------------

/// Compares two decls DIEs
///
/// This works only for DIEs emitted by the C language.
///
/// This implementation doesn't yet support namespaces.
///
/// This is a subroutine of compare_dies.
///
/// @return true iff @p l equals @p r.
static bool
compare_as_decl_dies(const Dwarf_Die *l, const Dwarf_Die *r)
{
  ABG_ASSERT(l && r);

  int l_tag = dwarf_tag(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(l));
  int r_tag = dwarf_tag(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(r));
  if (l_tag != r_tag)
    return false;

  bool result = false;

  if (l_tag == DW_TAG_subprogram || l_tag == DW_TAG_variable)
    {
      // Fast path for functions and global variables.
      if (compare_dies_string_attribute_value(l, r, DW_AT_linkage_name,
                          result)
      || compare_dies_string_attribute_value(l, r, DW_AT_MIPS_linkage_name,
                         result))
    {
      if (!result)
        return false;
    }

      if (compare_dies_string_attribute_value(l, r, DW_AT_name,
                          result))
    {
      if (!result)
        return false;
    }
      return true;
    }

  // Fast path for types.
  if (compare_dies_string_attribute_value(l, r, DW_AT_name,
                      result))
    return result;
  return true;
}

/// Test if at least one of two ODR-relevant DIEs is decl-only.
///
/// @param rdr the DWARF reader to consider.
///
/// @param l the first type DIE to consider.
///
/// @param r the second type DIE to consider.
///
/// @return true iff either @p l or @p r is decl-only and both are
/// ODR-relevant.
static bool
at_least_one_decl_only_among_odr_relevant_dies(const reader &rdr,
                           const Dwarf_Die *l,
                           const Dwarf_Die *r)
{
  if (!(rdr.odr_is_relevant(l) && rdr.odr_is_relevant(r)))
    return false;

  if ((die_is_declaration_only(l) && die_has_no_child(l))
      || (die_is_declaration_only(r) && die_has_no_child(r)))
    return true;
  return false;
}

/// Compares two type DIEs
///
/// This is a subroutine of compare_dies.
///
/// Note that this function doesn't look at the name of the DIEs.
/// Naming is taken into account by the function compare_as_decl_dies.
///
/// If the two DIEs are from a translation unit that is subject to the
/// ONE Definition Rule, then the function considers that if one DIE
/// is a declaration, then it's equivalent to the second.  In that
/// case, the sizes of the two DIEs are not compared.  This is so that
/// a declaration of a type compares equal to the definition of the
/// type.
///
/// @param rdr the DWARF reader to consider.
///
/// @param l the left operand of the comparison operator.
///
/// @param r the right operand of the comparison operator.
///
/// @return true iff @p l equals @p r.
static bool
compare_as_type_dies(const reader& rdr,
             const Dwarf_Die *l,
             const Dwarf_Die *r)
{
  ABG_ASSERT(l && r);
  ABG_ASSERT(die_is_type(l));
  ABG_ASSERT(die_is_type(r));

  if (dwarf_tag(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(l)) == DW_TAG_string_type
      && dwarf_tag(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(r)) == DW_TAG_string_type
      && (dwarf_dieoffset(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(l))
      != dwarf_dieoffset(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(r))))
    // For now, we cannot compare DW_TAG_string_type because of its
    // string_length attribute that is a location descriptor that is
    // not necessarily a constant.  So it's super hard to evaluate it
    // in a libabigail context.  So for now, we just say that all
    // DW_TAG_string_type DIEs are different, by default.
    return false;

  if (at_least_one_decl_only_among_odr_relevant_dies(rdr, l, r))
    // A declaration of a type compares equal to the definition of the
    // type.
    return true;

  uint64_t l_size = 0, r_size = 0;
  die_size_in_bits(l, l_size);
  die_size_in_bits(r, r_size);

  return l_size == r_size;
}

/// Compare two DIEs as decls (looking as their names etc) and as
/// types (looking at their size etc).
///
/// @param rdr the DWARF reader to consider.
///
/// @param l the first DIE to consider.
///
/// @param r the second DIE to consider.
///
/// @return TRUE iff @p l equals @p r as far as naming and size is
/// concerned.
static bool
compare_as_decl_and_type_dies(const reader &rdr,
                  const Dwarf_Die *l,
                  const Dwarf_Die *r)
{
  if (!compare_as_decl_dies(l, r)
      || !compare_as_type_dies(rdr, l, r))
    return false;

  return true;
}

/// Test if two DIEs representing function declarations have the same
/// linkage name, and thus are considered equal if they are C or C++,
/// because the two DIEs represent functions in the same binary.
///
/// If the DIEs don't have a linkage name, the function compares their
/// name.  But in that case, the caller of the function must know that
/// in C++ for instance, that doesn't imply that the two functions are
/// equal.
///
/// @param l the first function DIE to consider.
///
/// @param r the second function DIE to consider.
///
/// @return true iff the function represented by @p l have the same
/// linkage name as the function represented by @p r.
static bool
fn_die_equal_by_linkage_name(const Dwarf_Die *l,
                 const Dwarf_Die *r)
{
  if (!!l != !!r)
    return false;

  if (!l)
    return false;

  int tag = dwarf_tag(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(l));
  ABG_ASSERT(tag == DW_TAG_subprogram);
  tag = dwarf_tag(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(r));
  ABG_ASSERT(tag == DW_TAG_subprogram);

  string lname = die_name(l), rname = die_name(r);
  string llinkage_name = die_linkage_name(l),
    rlinkage_name = die_linkage_name(r);

  if (die_is_in_c_or_cplusplus(l)
      && die_is_in_c_or_cplusplus(r))
    {
      if (!llinkage_name.empty() && !rlinkage_name.empty())
    return llinkage_name == rlinkage_name;
      else if (!!llinkage_name.empty() != !!rlinkage_name.empty())
    return false;
      else
    return lname == rname;
    }

  return (!llinkage_name.empty()
      && !rlinkage_name.empty()
      && llinkage_name == rlinkage_name);
}

/// Compare two DIEs in the context of DIE canonicalization.
///
/// If DIE canonicalization is on, the function compares the DIEs
/// canonically and structurally.  The two types of comparison should
/// be equal, of course.
///
/// @param rdr the DWARF reader.
///
/// @param l_offset the offset of the first canonical DIE to compare.
///
/// @param r_offset the offset of the second canonical DIE to compare.
///
/// @param l_die_source the source of the DIE denoted by the offset @p
/// l_offset.
///
/// @param r_die_source the source of the DIE denoted by the offset @p
/// r_offset.
///
/// @param l_has_canonical_die_offset output parameter.  Is set to
/// true if @p l_offset has a canonical DIE.
///
/// @param r_has_canonical_die_offset output parameter.  Is set to
/// true if @p r_offset has a canonical DIE.
///
/// @param l_canonical_die_offset output parameter.  If @p
/// l_has_canonical_die_offset is set to true, then this parameter is
/// set to the offset of the canonical DIE of the DIE designated by @p
/// l_offset.
static bool
try_canonical_die_comparison(const reader& rdr,
                 Dwarf_Off l_offset, Dwarf_Off r_offset,
                 die_source l_die_source, die_source r_die_source,
                 bool& l_has_canonical_die_offset,
                 bool& r_has_canonical_die_offset,
                 Dwarf_Off& l_canonical_die_offset,
                 Dwarf_Off& r_canonical_die_offset,
                 bool& result)
{
#ifdef WITH_DEBUG_TYPE_CANONICALIZATION
  if (rdr.debug_die_canonicalization_is_on_
      && !rdr.use_canonical_die_comparison_)
    return false;
#endif


  l_has_canonical_die_offset =
    (l_canonical_die_offset =
     rdr.get_canonical_die_offset(l_offset, l_die_source,
                   /*die_as_type=*/true));

  r_has_canonical_die_offset =
    (r_canonical_die_offset =
     rdr.get_canonical_die_offset(r_offset, r_die_source,
                   /*die_as_type=*/true));

  if (l_has_canonical_die_offset && r_has_canonical_die_offset)
    {
      result = (l_canonical_die_offset == r_canonical_die_offset);
      return true;
    }

  return false;
}

#ifdef WITH_DEBUG_TYPE_CANONICALIZATION
/// This function is called whenever a DIE comparison fails.
///
/// This function is intended for debugging purposes.  The idea is for
/// hackers to set a breakpoint on this function so that they can
/// discover why exactly the comparison failed.  They then can execute
/// the program from compare_dies_during_canonicalization, for
/// instance.
///
/// @param @l the left-hand side of the DIE comparison.
///
/// @param @r the right-hand side of the DIE comparison.
static void
notify_die_comparison_failed(const Dwarf_Die* /*l*/, const Dwarf_Die* /*r*/)
{
}

#define NOTIFY_DIE_COMPARISON_FAILED(l, r) \
  notify_die_comparison_failed(l, r)
#else
#define NOTIFY_DIE_COMPARISON_FAILED(l, r)
#endif

/// A macro used to return from DIE comparison routines.
///
/// If the return value is false, the macro invokes the
/// notify_die_comparison_failed signalling function before returning.
/// That way, hackers willing to learn more about why the comparison
/// routine returned "false" can just set a breakpoint on
/// notify_die_comparison_failed and execute the program from
/// compare_dies_during_canonicalization, for instance.
///
/// @param value the value to return from the DIE comparison routines.
#define ABG_RETURN(value)                       \
  do                                    \
    {                                   \
      if ((value) == COMPARISON_RESULT_DIFFERENT)           \
    {                               \
      NOTIFY_DIE_COMPARISON_FAILED(l, r);               \
    }                               \
      return return_comparison_result(l, r, dies_being_compared,    \
                      value, aggregates_being_compared, \
                      update_canonical_dies_on_the_fly); \
    }                                   \
  while(false)

/// A macro used to return the "false" boolean from DIE comparison
/// routines.
///
/// As the return value is false, the macro invokes the
/// notify_die_comparison_failed signalling function before returning.
///
/// @param value the value to return from the DIE comparison routines.
#define ABG_RETURN_FALSE                        \
  do                                    \
    {                                   \
      NOTIFY_DIE_COMPARISON_FAILED(l, r);               \
      return return_comparison_result(l, r, dies_being_compared,    \
                      COMPARISON_RESULT_DIFFERENT,  \
                      aggregates_being_compared,    \
                      update_canonical_dies_on_the_fly); \
    } while(false)

/// A macro to set the 'result' variable to 'false'.
///
/// The macro invokes the notify_die_comparison_failed function so
/// that the hacker can set a debugging breakpoint on
/// notify_die_comparison_failed to know where a DIE comparison failed
/// during compare_dies_during_canonicalization for instance.
///
/// @param result the 'result' variable to set.
///
/// @param l the first DIE of the comparison operation.
///
/// @param r the second DIE of the comparison operation.
#define SET_RESULT_TO_FALSE(result, l , r)         \
  do                               \
    {                              \
      result = COMPARISON_RESULT_DIFFERENT;        \
      NOTIFY_DIE_COMPARISON_FAILED(l, r);          \
    } while(false)

/// A macro to set the 'result' variable to a given value.
///
/// If the value equals to COMPARISON_RESULT_DIFFERENT, then the macro
/// invokes the notify_die_comparison_failed function so that the
/// hacker can set a debugging breakpoint on
/// notify_die_comparison_failed to know where a DIE comparison failed
/// during compare_dies_during_canonicalization for instance.
///
/// @param result the 'result' variable to set.
///
/// @param l the first DIE of the comparison operation.
///
/// @param r the second DIE of the comparison operation.
#define SET_RESULT_TO(result, value, l , r)            \
  do                                   \
    {                                  \
      result = (value);                    \
      if (result == COMPARISON_RESULT_DIFFERENT)           \
    {                              \
      NOTIFY_DIE_COMPARISON_FAILED(l, r);              \
    }                              \
    } while(false)

#define RETURN_IF_COMPARISON_CYCLE_DETECTED     \
  do                            \
    {                           \
      if (aggregates_being_compared.contains(dies_being_compared))  \
    {                               \
      result = COMPARISON_RESULT_CYCLE_DETECTED;            \
      aggregates_being_compared.record_redundant_type_die_pair(dies_being_compared); \
      ABG_RETURN(result);                       \
    }                               \
    }                                   \
  while(false)

/// Get the next member sibling of a given class or union member DIE.
///
/// @param die the DIE to consider.
///
/// @param member out parameter. This is set to the next member
/// sibling, iff the function returns TRUE.
///
/// @return TRUE iff the function set @p member to the next member
/// sibling DIE.
static bool
get_next_member_sibling_die(const Dwarf_Die *die, Dwarf_Die *member)
{
  if (!die)
    return false;

  bool found_member = false;
  for (found_member = (dwarf_siblingof(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(die),
                       member) == 0);
       found_member;
       found_member = (dwarf_siblingof(member, member) == 0))
    {
      int tag = dwarf_tag(member);
      if (tag == DW_TAG_member || tag == DW_TAG_inheritance)
    break;
    }

  return found_member;
}

/// Get the first child DIE of a class/struct/union DIE that is a
/// member DIE.
///
/// Note that a member DIE is represented by a DWARF tag that is
/// either DW_TAG_member, DW_TAG_inheritance.
///
/// @param die the DIE to consider.
///
/// @param child out parameter.  This is set to the first child DIE of
/// @p iff this function returns TRUE.
///
/// @return TRUE iff @p child is set to the first child DIE of @p die
/// that is a member DIE.
static bool
get_member_child_die(const Dwarf_Die *die, Dwarf_Die *child)
{
  if (!die)
    return false;

  int tag = dwarf_tag(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(die));
  ABG_ASSERT(tag == DW_TAG_structure_type
         || tag == DW_TAG_union_type
         || tag == DW_TAG_class_type);

  bool found_child = (dwarf_child(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(die), child) == 0);

  if (!found_child)
    return false;

  tag = dwarf_tag(child);

  if (!(tag == DW_TAG_member
    || tag == DW_TAG_inheritance
    || tag == DW_TAG_subprogram))
    found_child = get_next_member_sibling_die(child, child);

  return found_child;
}

/// This is a sub-routine of return_comparison_result.
///
/// Propagate the canonical type of a the right-hand-side DIE to the
/// lef-hand-side DIE.  This is a optimization that is done when the
/// two DIEs compare equal.
///
/// If the right-hand-side DIE is not canonicalized, the function
/// performs its canonicalization.
///
/// This optimization is performed only if
/// is_canon_type_to_be_propagated_tag returns true.
///
/// @param rdr the current context to consider.
///
/// @param l the left-hand-side DIE of the comparison.  It's going to
/// receive the canonical type of the other DIE.
///
/// @param r the right-hand-side DIE of the comparison.  Its canonical
/// type is propagated to @p l.
static void
maybe_propagate_canonical_type(const reader& rdr,
                   const Dwarf_Die* l,
                   const Dwarf_Die* r)
{
  int l_tag = dwarf_tag(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(l)),
    r_tag = dwarf_tag(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(r));

  if (l_tag != r_tag)
    return;

  if (is_canon_type_to_be_propagated_tag(l_tag))
    propagate_canonical_type(rdr, l, r);
}

/// Propagate the canonical type of a the right-hand-side DIE to the
/// left-hand-side DIE.  This is a optimization that is done when the
/// two DIEs compare equal.
///
/// If the right-hand-side DIE is not canonicalized, the function
/// performs its canonicalization.
///
/// @param rdr the current context to consider.
///
/// @param l the left-hand-side DIE of the comparison.  It's going to
/// receive the canonical type of the other DIE.
///
/// @param r the right-hand-side DIE of the comparison.  Its canonical
/// type is propagated to @p l.
static void
propagate_canonical_type(const reader& rdr,
             const Dwarf_Die* l,
             const Dwarf_Die* r)
{
  ABG_ASSERT(l && r);

  // If 'l' has no canonical DIE and if 'r' has one, then propagage
  // the canonical DIE of 'r' to 'l'.
  //
  // In case 'r' has no canonical DIE, then compute it, and then
  // propagate that canonical DIE to 'r'.
  const die_source l_source = rdr.get_die_source(l);
  const die_source r_source = rdr.get_die_source(r);

  Dwarf_Off l_offset = dwarf_dieoffset(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(l));
  Dwarf_Off r_offset = dwarf_dieoffset(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(r));
  bool l_has_canonical_die_offset = false;
  bool r_has_canonical_die_offset = false;
  Dwarf_Off l_canonical_die_offset = 0;
  Dwarf_Off r_canonical_die_offset = 0;

  l_has_canonical_die_offset =
    (l_canonical_die_offset =
     rdr.get_canonical_die_offset(l_offset, l_source,
                   /*die_as_type=*/true));

  r_has_canonical_die_offset =
    (r_canonical_die_offset =
     rdr.get_canonical_die_offset(r_offset, r_source,
                   /*die_as_type=*/true));


  if (!l_has_canonical_die_offset
      && r_has_canonical_die_offset
      // A DIE can be equivalent only to another DIE of the same
      // source.
      && l_source == r_source)
    {
      ABG_ASSERT(r_canonical_die_offset);
      rdr.set_canonical_die_offset(l, r_canonical_die_offset,
                    /*die_as_type=*/true);
      offset_type l_off = {l_source, l_offset}, r_off = {r_source, r_offset};
      rdr.propagated_types_.insert(std::make_pair(l_off,r_off));
      rdr.canonical_propagated_count_++;
    }
}

/// This function does the book keeping of comparison pairs necessary
/// to handle
///
///     * the detection of cycles during the comparison of aggregate
///       types, in conjuction with the macro
///       RETURN_IF_COMPARISON_CYCLE_DETECTED
///
///     * the handling of the canonical type propagation optimisation
///       to speed-up type canonicalization.
///
///
/// Note that this function is essentially a sub-routine of
/// compare_dies.
///
/// @param l the left-hand-side DIE being compared.
///
/// @param r the right-hand-side DIE being compared.
///
/// @param cur_dies the pair of die offsets of l and r.  This is
/// redundant as it can been computed from @p l and @p r.  However,
/// getting it as an argument is an optimization to avoid computing it
/// over and over again, given how often this function is invoked from
/// compare_dies.
///
/// @param return the result of comparing @p l against @p r.
///
/// @param comparison_stack the stack of pair of type DIEs being
/// compared.
///
/// @param do_propagate_canonical_type if true then the function
/// performs canonical DIEs propagation, meaning that if @p l equals
/// @p r and if @p r has a canonical type, then the canonical type of
/// @p l is set to the canonical type of @p r.
static comparison_result
return_comparison_result(const Dwarf_Die* l,
             const Dwarf_Die* r,
             const offset_pair_type& cur_dies,
             comparison_result result,
             offset_pairs_stack_type& comparison_stack,
             bool do_propagate_canonical_type = true)
{
  int l_tag = dwarf_tag(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(l));

  if (result == COMPARISON_RESULT_EQUAL)
    {
      // The result comparing the two types is "true", basically.  So
      // let's propagate the canonical type of r onto l, so that we
      // don't need to compute the canonical type of r.
      if (do_propagate_canonical_type)
    {
      // Propagate canonical type.
      maybe_propagate_canonical_type(comparison_stack.rdr_, l, r);

      // TODO: do we need to confirm any tentative canonical
      // propagation?
    }
    }
  else if (result == COMPARISON_RESULT_CYCLE_DETECTED)
    {
      // So upon detection of the comparison cycle, compare_dies
      // returned early with the comparison result
      // COMPARISON_RESULT_CYCLE_DETECTED, signalling us that we must
      // carry on with the comparison of all the OTHER sub-types of
      // the redundant type.  If they all compare equal, then it means
      // the redundant type pair compared equal.  Otherwise, it
      // compared different.
      //ABG_ASSERT(comparison_stack.contains(l_offset, r_offset));
      // Let's fall through to let the end of this function set the
      // result to COMPARISON_RESULT_UNKNOWN;
    }
  else if (result == COMPARISON_RESULT_UNKNOWN)
    {
      // Here is an introductory comment describing what we are going
      // to do in this case where the result of the comparison of the
      // current pair of type is not "false", basically.
      //
      // This means that we don't yet know what the result of
      // comparing these two types is, because one of the sub-types of
      // the types being compared is "redundant", meaning it appears
      // more than once in the comparison stack, so if we were to
      // naively try to carry on with the comparison member-wise, we'd
      // end up with an endless loop, a.k.a "comparison cycle".
      //
      // If the current type pair is redundant then:
      //
      //   * This is a redundant type that has just been fully
      //     compared.  In that case, all the types that depend on
      //     this redundant type and that have been tentatively
      //     canonical-type-propagated must see their canonical types
      //     "confirmed". This means that this type is going to be
      //     considered as not being redundant anymore, meaning all
      //     the types that depend on it must be updated as not being
      //     dependant on it anymore, and the type itsef must be
      //     removed from the map of redundant types.
      //
      //     After the type's canonical-type-propagation is confirmed,
      //     the result of its comparison must also be changed into
      //     COMPARISON_RESULT_EQUAL.
      //
      // After that, If the current type depends on a redundant type,
      // then propagate its canonical type AND track it as having its
      // type being canonical-type-propagated.
      //
      // If the current type is not redundant however, then it must be
      // dependant on a redundant type.  If it's not dependant on a
      // redundant type, then it must be of those types which
      // comparisons are not tracked for cycle, probably because they
      // are not aggregates.  Otherwise, ABORT to understand why.  I
      // believe this should not happen.  In any case, after that
      // safety check is passed, we just need to return at this point.

      if (comparison_stack.is_redundant(cur_dies)
      && comparison_stack.vect_.back() == cur_dies)
    {
      // We are in the case described above of a redundant type
      // that has been fully compared.
      maybe_propagate_canonical_type(comparison_stack.rdr_, l, r);
      comparison_stack.confirm_canonical_propagated_type(cur_dies);

      result = COMPARISON_RESULT_EQUAL;
    }
      else if (is_canon_type_to_be_propagated_tag(l_tag)
           && comparison_stack.vect_.back() == cur_dies)
    {
      // The current type is not redundant.  So, as described in
      // the introductory comment above, it must be dependant on a
      // redundant type.
      ABG_ASSERT(comparison_stack.depends_on_redundant_types(cur_dies));
      maybe_propagate_canonical_type(comparison_stack.rdr_, l, r);
      // Then pass through.
    }
    }
  else if (result == COMPARISON_RESULT_DIFFERENT)
    {
      // Here is an introductory comment describing what we are going
      // to do in this case where the result of the comparison of the
      // current pair of type is "false", basically.
      //
      // If the type pair {l,r} is redundant then cancel the
      // canonical-type-propagation of all the dependant pairs that
      // depends on this redundant {l, r}.  This means walk the types
      // that depends on {l, r} and cancel their
      // canonical-propagate-type, that means remove their canonical
      // types and mark them as not being canonically-propagated.
      // Also, erase their cached comparison results that was likely
      // set to COMPARISON_RESULT_UNKNOWN.
      //
      // Also, update the cached result for this pair, that was likely
      // to be COMPARISON_RESULT_UNKNOWN.
      if (comparison_stack.is_redundant(cur_dies)
      && comparison_stack.vect_.back() == cur_dies)
    comparison_stack.cancel_canonical_propagated_type(cur_dies);
    }
  else
    {
      // We should never reach here.
      ABG_ASSERT_NOT_REACHED;
    }

  if (result == COMPARISON_RESULT_CYCLE_DETECTED)
    result = COMPARISON_RESULT_UNKNOWN;
  else if (is_canon_type_to_be_propagated_tag(l_tag)
       && !comparison_stack.vect_.empty()
       && comparison_stack.vect_.back() == cur_dies)
    //Finally pop the pair types being compared from comparison_stack
    //iff {l,r} is on the top of the stack.  If it's not, then it means
    //we are looking at a type that was detected as a being redundant
    //and thus hasn't been pushed to the stack yet gain.
    comparison_stack.erase(cur_dies);

  maybe_cache_type_comparison_result(comparison_stack.rdr_,
                     l_tag, cur_dies, result);

  return result;
}

/// Compare two DIEs emitted by a C compiler.
///
/// @param rdr the DWARF reader used to load the DWARF information.
///
/// @param l the left-hand-side argument of this comparison operator.
///
/// @param r the righ-hand-side argument of this comparison operator.
///
/// @param aggregates_being_compared this holds the names of the set
/// of aggregates being compared.  It's used by the comparison
/// function to avoid recursing infinitely when faced with types
/// referencing themselves through pointers or references.  By
/// default, just pass an empty instance of @ref istring_set_type to
/// it.
///
/// @param update_canonical_dies_on_the_fly if true, when two
/// sub-types compare equal (during the comparison of @p l and @p r)
/// update their canonical type.  That way, two types of the same name
/// are structurally compared to each other only once.  So the
/// non-linear structural comparison of two types of the same name
/// only happen once.
///
/// @return COMPARISON_RESULT_EQUAL iff @p l equals @p r.
static comparison_result
compare_dies(const reader& rdr,
         const Dwarf_Die *l, const Dwarf_Die *r,
         offset_pairs_stack_type& aggregates_being_compared,
         bool update_canonical_dies_on_the_fly)
{
  ABG_ASSERT(l);
  ABG_ASSERT(r);

  const die_source l_die_source = rdr.get_die_source(l);
  const die_source r_die_source = rdr.get_die_source(r);

  offset_type l_offset =
    {
      l_die_source,
      dwarf_dieoffset(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(l))
    };

  offset_type r_offset =
    {
      r_die_source,
      dwarf_dieoffset(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(r))
    };

  offset_pair_type dies_being_compared(l_offset, r_offset);

  int l_tag = dwarf_tag(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(l)),
    r_tag = dwarf_tag(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(r));

  if (l_tag != r_tag)
    ABG_RETURN_FALSE;

  if (l_offset == r_offset)
    return COMPARISON_RESULT_EQUAL;

  if (rdr.leverage_dwarf_factorization()
      && (l_die_source == ALT_DEBUG_INFO_DIE_SOURCE
      && r_die_source == ALT_DEBUG_INFO_DIE_SOURCE))
    if (l_offset != r_offset)
      return COMPARISON_RESULT_DIFFERENT;

  comparison_result result = COMPARISON_RESULT_EQUAL;
  if (maybe_get_cached_type_comparison_result(rdr, l_tag,
                          dies_being_compared,
                          result))
    return result;

  Dwarf_Off l_canonical_die_offset = 0, r_canonical_die_offset = 0;
  bool l_has_canonical_die_offset = false, r_has_canonical_die_offset = false;

  // If 'l' and 'r' already have canonical DIEs, then just compare the
  // offsets of their canonical DIEs.
  if (is_type_die_to_be_canonicalized(l) && is_type_die_to_be_canonicalized(r))
    {
      bool canonical_compare_result = false;
      if (try_canonical_die_comparison(rdr, l_offset, r_offset,
                       l_die_source, r_die_source,
                       l_has_canonical_die_offset,
                       r_has_canonical_die_offset,
                       l_canonical_die_offset,
                       r_canonical_die_offset,
                       canonical_compare_result))
    {
      comparison_result result;
      SET_RESULT_TO(result,
            (canonical_compare_result
             ? COMPARISON_RESULT_EQUAL
             : COMPARISON_RESULT_DIFFERENT),
            l, r);
      return result;
    }
    }



  switch (l_tag)
    {
    case DW_TAG_base_type:
    case DW_TAG_string_type:
    case DW_TAG_unspecified_type:
      if (!compare_as_decl_and_type_dies(rdr, l, r))
    SET_RESULT_TO_FALSE(result, l, r);
      break;

    case DW_TAG_typedef:
    case DW_TAG_pointer_type:
    case DW_TAG_reference_type:
    case DW_TAG_rvalue_reference_type:
    case DW_TAG_const_type:
    case DW_TAG_volatile_type:
    case DW_TAG_restrict_type:
      {
    if (!compare_as_type_dies(rdr, l, r))
      {
        SET_RESULT_TO_FALSE(result, l, r);
        break;
      }

    bool from_the_same_tu = false;
    if (!pointer_or_qual_die_of_anonymous_class_type(l)
        && compare_dies_cu_decl_file(l, r, from_the_same_tu)
        && from_the_same_tu)
      {
        // These two typedefs, pointer, reference, or qualified
        // types have the same name and are defined in the same TU.
        // They thus ought to be the same.
        //
        // Note that pointers, reference or qualified types to
        // anonymous types are not taking into account here because
        // those always need to be structurally compared.
        SET_RESULT_TO_FALSE(result, l, r);
        break;
      }
      }

      {
    // No fancy optimization in this case.  We need to
    // structurally compare the two DIEs.
    Dwarf_Die lu_type_die, ru_type_die;
    bool lu_is_void, ru_is_void;

    lu_is_void = !die_die_attribute(l, DW_AT_type, lu_type_die);
    ru_is_void = !die_die_attribute(r, DW_AT_type, ru_type_die);

    if (lu_is_void && ru_is_void)
      result = COMPARISON_RESULT_EQUAL;
    else if (lu_is_void != ru_is_void)
      SET_RESULT_TO_FALSE(result, l, r);
    else
      result = compare_dies(rdr, &lu_type_die, &ru_type_die,
                aggregates_being_compared,
                update_canonical_dies_on_the_fly);
      }
      break;

    case DW_TAG_enumeration_type:
      if (!compare_as_decl_and_type_dies(rdr, l, r))
    SET_RESULT_TO_FALSE(result, l, r);
      else
    {
      // Walk the enumerators.
      Dwarf_Die l_enumtor, r_enumtor;
      bool found_l_enumtor = true, found_r_enumtor = true;

      if (!at_least_one_decl_only_among_odr_relevant_dies(rdr, l, r))
        for (found_l_enumtor = dwarf_child(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(l),
                           &l_enumtor) == 0,
           found_r_enumtor = dwarf_child(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(r),
                         &r_enumtor) == 0;
         found_l_enumtor && found_r_enumtor;
         found_l_enumtor = dwarf_siblingof(&l_enumtor, &l_enumtor) == 0,
           found_r_enumtor = dwarf_siblingof(&r_enumtor, &r_enumtor) == 0)
          {
        int l_tag = dwarf_tag(&l_enumtor), r_tag = dwarf_tag(&r_enumtor);
        if ( l_tag != r_tag)
          {
            SET_RESULT_TO_FALSE(result, l, r);
            break;
          }

        if (l_tag != DW_TAG_enumerator)
          continue;

        uint64_t l_val = 0, r_val = 0;
        die_unsigned_constant_attribute(&l_enumtor,
                        DW_AT_const_value,
                        l_val);
        die_unsigned_constant_attribute(&r_enumtor,
                        DW_AT_const_value,
                        r_val);
        if (l_val != r_val)
          {
            SET_RESULT_TO_FALSE(result, l, r);
            break;
          }
          }
      if (found_l_enumtor != found_r_enumtor )
        SET_RESULT_TO_FALSE(result, l, r);
    }
      break;

    case DW_TAG_structure_type:
    case DW_TAG_union_type:
    case DW_TAG_class_type:
      {
    RETURN_IF_COMPARISON_CYCLE_DETECTED;

    rdr.compare_count_++;

    if (!compare_as_decl_and_type_dies(rdr, l, r))
      SET_RESULT_TO_FALSE(result, l, r);
    else if (rdr.options().assume_odr_for_cplusplus
         && rdr.odr_is_relevant(l)
         && rdr.odr_is_relevant(r)
         && !die_is_anonymous(l)
         && !die_is_anonymous(r))
      result = COMPARISON_RESULT_EQUAL;
    else
      {
        aggregates_being_compared.add(dies_being_compared);

        Dwarf_Die l_member, r_member;
        bool found_l_member = true, found_r_member = true;

        if (!at_least_one_decl_only_among_odr_relevant_dies(rdr, l, r))
          for (found_l_member = get_member_child_die(l, &l_member),
             found_r_member = get_member_child_die(r, &r_member);
           found_l_member && found_r_member;
           found_l_member = get_next_member_sibling_die(&l_member,
                                &l_member),
             found_r_member = get_next_member_sibling_die(&r_member,
                                  &r_member))
        {
          int l_tag = dwarf_tag(&l_member),
            r_tag = dwarf_tag(&r_member);

          if (l_tag != r_tag)
            {
              SET_RESULT_TO_FALSE(result, l, r);
              break;
            }

          ABG_ASSERT(l_tag == DW_TAG_member
                 || l_tag == DW_TAG_variable
                 || l_tag == DW_TAG_inheritance
                 || l_tag == DW_TAG_subprogram);

          comparison_result local_result =
            compare_dies(rdr, &l_member, &r_member,
                 aggregates_being_compared,
                 update_canonical_dies_on_the_fly);

          if (local_result == COMPARISON_RESULT_UNKNOWN)
            // Note that if the result of comparing any
            // sub-type is COMPARISON_RESULT_EQUAL, just
            // because we have at least one sub-type's
            // comparison being COMPARISON_RESULT_UNKNOWN
            // means that the comparison of this type will
            // return COMPARISON_RESULT_UNKNOWN to show
            // callers that this type (and all the types that
            // depend on it) depends on a redundant type
            result = local_result;

          if (local_result == COMPARISON_RESULT_DIFFERENT)
            {
              SET_RESULT_TO_FALSE(result, l, r);
              break;
            }
        }
        if (found_l_member != found_r_member)
          {
        SET_RESULT_TO_FALSE(result, l, r);
        break;
          }
      }
      }
      break;

    case DW_TAG_array_type:
      {
    RETURN_IF_COMPARISON_CYCLE_DETECTED;

    aggregates_being_compared.add(dies_being_compared);

    rdr.compare_count_++;

    Dwarf_Die l_child, r_child;
    bool found_l_child, found_r_child;
    for (found_l_child = dwarf_child(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(l),
                     &l_child) == 0,
           found_r_child = dwarf_child(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(r),
                       &r_child) == 0;
         found_l_child && found_r_child;
         found_l_child = dwarf_siblingof(&l_child, &l_child) == 0,
           found_r_child = dwarf_siblingof(&r_child, &r_child) == 0)
      {
        int l_child_tag = dwarf_tag(&l_child),
          r_child_tag = dwarf_tag(&r_child);
        if (l_child_tag == DW_TAG_subrange_type
        || r_child_tag == DW_TAG_subrange_type)
          {
        result = compare_dies(rdr, &l_child, &r_child,
                      aggregates_being_compared,
                      update_canonical_dies_on_the_fly);
        if (!result)
          {
            SET_RESULT_TO_FALSE(result, l, r);
            break;
          }
          }
      }
    if (found_l_child != found_r_child)
      SET_RESULT_TO_FALSE(result, l, r);
    // Compare the types of the elements of the array.
    Dwarf_Die ltype_die, rtype_die;
    bool found_ltype = die_die_attribute(l, DW_AT_type, ltype_die);
    bool found_rtype = die_die_attribute(r, DW_AT_type, rtype_die);
    ABG_ASSERT(found_ltype && found_rtype);

    result = compare_dies(rdr, &ltype_die, &rtype_die,
                  aggregates_being_compared,
                  update_canonical_dies_on_the_fly);
      if (!result)
        ABG_RETURN_FALSE;
      }
      break;

    case DW_TAG_subrange_type:
      {
    uint64_t l_lower_bound = 0, r_lower_bound = 0,
      l_upper_bound = 0, r_upper_bound = 0;
    bool l_lower_bound_set = false, r_lower_bound_set = false,
      l_upper_bound_set = false, r_upper_bound_set = false;

    l_lower_bound_set =
      die_unsigned_constant_attribute(l, DW_AT_lower_bound, l_lower_bound);
    r_lower_bound_set =
      die_unsigned_constant_attribute(r, DW_AT_lower_bound, r_lower_bound);

    if (!die_unsigned_constant_attribute(l, DW_AT_upper_bound,
                         l_upper_bound))
      {
        uint64_t l_count = 0;
        if (die_unsigned_constant_attribute(l, DW_AT_count, l_count))
          {
        l_upper_bound = l_lower_bound + l_count;
        l_upper_bound_set = true;
        if (l_upper_bound)
          --l_upper_bound;
          }
      }
    else
      l_upper_bound_set = true;

    if (!die_unsigned_constant_attribute(r, DW_AT_upper_bound,
                         r_upper_bound))
      {
        uint64_t r_count = 0;
        if (die_unsigned_constant_attribute(l, DW_AT_count, r_count))
          {
        r_upper_bound = r_lower_bound + r_count;
        r_upper_bound_set = true;
        if (r_upper_bound)
          --r_upper_bound;
          }
      }
    else
      r_upper_bound_set = true;

    if ((l_lower_bound_set != r_lower_bound_set)
        || (l_upper_bound_set != r_upper_bound_set)
        || (l_lower_bound != r_lower_bound)
        || (l_upper_bound != r_upper_bound))
      SET_RESULT_TO_FALSE(result, l, r);
      }
      break;

    case DW_TAG_subroutine_type:
    case DW_TAG_subprogram:
      {
    RETURN_IF_COMPARISON_CYCLE_DETECTED;

    aggregates_being_compared.add(dies_being_compared);

    rdr.compare_count_++;

    if (l_tag == DW_TAG_subprogram
        && !fn_die_equal_by_linkage_name(l, r))
      {
        SET_RESULT_TO_FALSE(result, l, r);
        break;
      }
    else if (l_tag == DW_TAG_subprogram
         && die_is_in_c(l) && die_is_in_c(r))
      {
        result = COMPARISON_RESULT_EQUAL;
        break;
      }
    else if (!die_is_in_c(l) && !die_is_in_c(r))
      {
        // In C, we cannot have two different functions with the
        // same linkage name in a given binary.  But here we are
        // looking at DIEs that don't originate from C.  So we
        // need to compare return types and parameter types.
        Dwarf_Die l_return_type, r_return_type;
        bool l_return_type_is_void = !die_die_attribute(l, DW_AT_type,
                                l_return_type);
        bool r_return_type_is_void = !die_die_attribute(r, DW_AT_type,
                                r_return_type);
        if (l_return_type_is_void != r_return_type_is_void
        || (!l_return_type_is_void
            && !compare_dies(rdr,
                     &l_return_type, &r_return_type,
                     aggregates_being_compared,
                     update_canonical_dies_on_the_fly)))
          SET_RESULT_TO_FALSE(result, l, r);
        else
          {
        Dwarf_Die l_child, r_child;
        bool found_l_child, found_r_child;
        for (found_l_child = dwarf_child(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(l),
                         &l_child) == 0,
               found_r_child = dwarf_child(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(r),
                           &r_child) == 0;
             found_l_child && found_r_child;
             found_l_child = dwarf_siblingof(&l_child,
                             &l_child) == 0,
               found_r_child = dwarf_siblingof(&r_child,
                               &r_child)==0)
          {
            int l_child_tag = dwarf_tag(&l_child);
            int r_child_tag = dwarf_tag(&r_child);
            comparison_result local_result =
              COMPARISON_RESULT_EQUAL;
            if (l_child_tag != r_child_tag)
              local_result = COMPARISON_RESULT_DIFFERENT;
            if (l_child_tag == DW_TAG_formal_parameter)
              local_result =
            compare_dies(rdr, &l_child, &r_child,
                     aggregates_being_compared,
                     update_canonical_dies_on_the_fly);
            if (local_result == COMPARISON_RESULT_DIFFERENT)
              {
            result = local_result;
            SET_RESULT_TO_FALSE(result, l, r);
            break;
              }
            if (local_result == COMPARISON_RESULT_UNKNOWN)
              // Note that if the result of comparing any
              // sub-type is COMPARISON_RESULT_EQUAL, just
              // because we have at least one sub-type's
              // comparison being COMPARISON_RESULT_UNKNOWN
              // means that the comparison of this type will
              // return COMPARISON_RESULT_UNKNOWN to show
              // callers that this type (and all the types
              // that depend on it) depends on a redundant
              // type and so, can't be
              // canonical-type-propagated.
              result = local_result;
          }
        if (found_l_child != found_r_child)
          {
            SET_RESULT_TO_FALSE(result, l, r);
            break;
          }
          }
      }
      }
      break;

    case DW_TAG_formal_parameter:
      {
    Dwarf_Die l_type, r_type;
    bool l_type_is_void = !die_die_attribute(l, DW_AT_type, l_type);
    bool r_type_is_void = !die_die_attribute(r, DW_AT_type, r_type);
    if (l_type_is_void != r_type_is_void)
      SET_RESULT_TO_FALSE(result, l, r);
    else if (!l_type_is_void)
      {
        comparison_result local_result =
          compare_dies(rdr, &l_type, &r_type,
               aggregates_being_compared,
               update_canonical_dies_on_the_fly);
        SET_RESULT_TO(result, local_result, l, r);
      }
      }
      break;

    case DW_TAG_variable:
    case DW_TAG_member:
      if (compare_as_decl_dies(l, r))
    {
      // Compare the offsets of the data members
      if (l_tag == DW_TAG_member)
        {
          int64_t l_offset_in_bits = 0, r_offset_in_bits = 0;
          die_member_offset(rdr, l, l_offset_in_bits);
          die_member_offset(rdr, r, r_offset_in_bits);
          if (l_offset_in_bits != r_offset_in_bits)
        SET_RESULT_TO_FALSE(result, l, r);
        }
      if (result)
        {
          // Compare the types of the data members or variables.
          Dwarf_Die l_type, r_type;
          ABG_ASSERT(die_die_attribute(l, DW_AT_type, l_type));
          ABG_ASSERT(die_die_attribute(r, DW_AT_type, r_type));
          comparison_result local_result =
        compare_dies(rdr, &l_type, &r_type,
                 aggregates_being_compared,
                 update_canonical_dies_on_the_fly);
          SET_RESULT_TO(result, local_result, l, r);
        }
    }
      else
    SET_RESULT_TO_FALSE(result, l, r);
      break;

    case DW_TAG_inheritance:
      {
    Dwarf_Die l_type, r_type;
    ABG_ASSERT(die_die_attribute(l, DW_AT_type, l_type));
    ABG_ASSERT(die_die_attribute(r, DW_AT_type, r_type));
    result = compare_dies(rdr, &l_type, &r_type,
                   aggregates_being_compared,
                   update_canonical_dies_on_the_fly);
    if (!result)
      ABG_RETURN(COMPARISON_RESULT_DIFFERENT);

    uint64_t l_a = 0, r_a = 0;
    die_unsigned_constant_attribute(l, DW_AT_accessibility, l_a);
    die_unsigned_constant_attribute(r, DW_AT_accessibility, r_a);
    if (l_a != r_a)
      ABG_RETURN(COMPARISON_RESULT_DIFFERENT);

    die_unsigned_constant_attribute(l, DW_AT_virtuality, l_a);
    die_unsigned_constant_attribute(r, DW_AT_virtuality, r_a);
    if (l_a != r_a)
      ABG_RETURN(COMPARISON_RESULT_DIFFERENT);

    int64_t l_offset_in_bits = 0, r_offset_in_bits = 0;
    die_member_offset(rdr, l, l_offset_in_bits);
    die_member_offset(rdr, r, r_offset_in_bits);
    if (l_offset_in_bits != r_offset_in_bits)
      ABG_RETURN(COMPARISON_RESULT_DIFFERENT);
      }
      break;

    case DW_TAG_ptr_to_member_type:
      {
    bool comp_result = false;
    if (compare_dies_string_attribute_value(l, r, DW_AT_name, comp_result))
      if (!comp_result)
        ABG_RETURN(COMPARISON_RESULT_DIFFERENT);

    Dwarf_Die l_type, r_type;
    ABG_ASSERT(die_die_attribute(l, DW_AT_type, l_type));
    ABG_ASSERT(die_die_attribute(r, DW_AT_type, r_type));
    result = compare_dies(rdr, &l_type, &r_type,
                  aggregates_being_compared,
                  update_canonical_dies_on_the_fly);
    if (!result)
      ABG_RETURN(result);

    ABG_ASSERT(die_die_attribute(l, DW_AT_containing_type, l_type));
    ABG_ASSERT(die_die_attribute(r, DW_AT_containing_type, r_type));
    result = compare_dies(rdr, &l_type, &r_type,
                  aggregates_being_compared,
                  update_canonical_dies_on_the_fly);
    if (!result)
      ABG_RETURN(result);
      }
      break;

    case DW_TAG_enumerator:
    case DW_TAG_packed_type:
    case DW_TAG_set_type:
    case DW_TAG_file_type:
    case DW_TAG_thrown_type:
    case DW_TAG_interface_type:
    case DW_TAG_shared_type:
    case DW_TAG_compile_unit:
    case DW_TAG_namespace:
    case DW_TAG_module:
    case DW_TAG_constant:
    case DW_TAG_partial_unit:
    case DW_TAG_imported_unit:
    case DW_TAG_dwarf_procedure:
    case DW_TAG_imported_declaration:
    case DW_TAG_entry_point:
    case DW_TAG_label:
    case DW_TAG_lexical_block:
    case DW_TAG_unspecified_parameters:
    case DW_TAG_variant:
    case DW_TAG_common_block:
    case DW_TAG_common_inclusion:
    case DW_TAG_inlined_subroutine:
    case DW_TAG_with_stmt:
    case DW_TAG_access_declaration:
    case DW_TAG_catch_block:
    case DW_TAG_friend:
    case DW_TAG_namelist:
    case DW_TAG_namelist_item:
    case DW_TAG_template_type_parameter:
    case DW_TAG_template_value_parameter:
    case DW_TAG_try_block:
    case DW_TAG_variant_part:
    case DW_TAG_imported_module:
    case DW_TAG_condition:
    case DW_TAG_type_unit:
    case DW_TAG_template_alias:
    case DW_TAG_lo_user:
    case DW_TAG_MIPS_loop:
    case DW_TAG_format_label:
    case DW_TAG_function_template:
    case DW_TAG_class_template:
    case DW_TAG_GNU_BINCL:
    case DW_TAG_GNU_EINCL:
    case DW_TAG_GNU_template_template_param:
    case DW_TAG_GNU_template_parameter_pack:
    case DW_TAG_GNU_formal_parameter_pack:
    case DW_TAG_GNU_call_site:
    case DW_TAG_GNU_call_site_parameter:
    case DW_TAG_hi_user:
#ifdef WITH_DEBUG_TYPE_CANONICALIZATION
      if (rdr.debug_die_canonicalization_is_on_)
    ABG_ASSERT_NOT_REACHED;
#endif
      ABG_ASSERT_NOT_REACHED;
      break;
    }

  ABG_RETURN(result);
}

/// Compare two DIEs emitted by a C compiler.
///
/// @param rdr the DWARF reader used to load the DWARF information.
///
/// @param l the left-hand-side argument of this comparison operator.
///
/// @param r the righ-hand-side argument of this comparison operator.
///
/// @param update_canonical_dies_on_the_fly if yes, then this function
/// updates the canonical DIEs of sub-type DIEs of 'l' and 'r', while
/// comparing l and r.  This helps in making so that sub-type DIEs of
/// 'l' and 'r' are compared structurally only once.  This is how we
/// turn this exponential comparison problem into a problem that is a
/// closer to a linear one.
///
/// @return COMPARISON_RESULT_EQUAL iff @p l equals @p r.
static comparison_result
compare_dies(const reader& rdr,
         const Dwarf_Die *l,
         const Dwarf_Die *r,
         bool update_canonical_dies_on_the_fly)
{
  offset_pairs_stack_type aggregates_being_compared(rdr);
  return compare_dies(rdr, l, r, aggregates_being_compared,
              update_canonical_dies_on_the_fly);
}

/// Compare two DIEs for the purpose of canonicalization.
///
/// This is a sub-routine of reader::get_canonical_die.
///
/// When DIE canonicalization debugging is on, this function performs
/// both structural and canonical comparison.  It expects that both
/// comparison yield the same result.
///
/// @param rdr the DWARF reader.
///
/// @param l the left-hand-side comparison operand DIE.
///
/// @param r the right-hand-side comparison operand DIE.
///
/// @param update_canonical_dies_on_the_fly if true, then some
/// aggregate DIEs will see their canonical types propagated.
///
/// @return true iff @p l equals @p r.
static bool
compare_dies_during_canonicalization(reader& rdr,
                     const Dwarf_Die *l,
                     const Dwarf_Die *r,
                     bool update_canonical_dies_on_the_fly)
{
#ifdef WITH_DEBUG_TYPE_CANONICALIZATION
  if (rdr.debug_die_canonicalization_is_on_)
    {
      bool canonical_equality = false, structural_equality = false;
      rdr.use_canonical_die_comparison_ = false;
      structural_equality = compare_dies(rdr, l, r,
                     /*update_canonical_dies_on_the_fly=*/false);
      rdr.use_canonical_die_comparison_ = true;
      canonical_equality = compare_dies(rdr, l, r,
                    update_canonical_dies_on_the_fly);
      if (canonical_equality != structural_equality)
    {
      std::cerr << "structural & canonical equality different for DIEs: "
            << std::hex
            << "l: " << dwarf_dieoffset(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(l))
            << ", r: " << dwarf_dieoffset(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(r))
            << std::dec
            << ", repr: '"
            << rdr.get_die_pretty_type_representation(l, 0)
            << "'"
            << std::endl;
      ABG_ASSERT_NOT_REACHED;
    }
      return structural_equality;
    }
#endif
  return compare_dies(rdr, l, r,
              update_canonical_dies_on_the_fly);
}

// ----------------------------------
// </die comparison engine>
// ---------------------------------

/// Get the point where a DW_AT_import DIE is used to import a given
/// (unit) DIE, between two DIEs.
///
/// @param rdr the dwarf reader to consider.
///
/// @param partial_unit_offset the imported unit for which we want to
/// know the insertion point.  This is usually a partial unit (with
/// tag DW_TAG_partial_unit) but it does not necessarily have to be
/// so.
///
/// @param first_die_offset the offset of the DIE from which this
/// function starts looking for the import point of
/// @partial_unit_offset.  Note that this offset is excluded from the
/// set of potential solutions.
///
/// @param first_die_cu_offset the offset of the (compilation) unit
/// that @p first_die_cu_offset belongs to.
///
/// @param source where the DIE of first_die_cu_offset unit comes
/// from.
///
/// @param last_die_offset the offset of the last DIE of the up to
/// which this function looks for the import point of @p
/// partial_unit_offset.  Note that this offset is excluded from the
/// set of potential solutions.
///
/// @param imported_point_offset.  The resulting
/// imported_point_offset.  Note that if the imported DIE @p
/// partial_unit_offset is not found between @p first_die_offset and
/// @p last_die_offset, this parameter is left untouched by this
/// function.
///
/// @return true iff an imported unit is found between @p
/// first_die_offset and @p last_die_offset.
static bool
find_import_unit_point_between_dies(const reader& rdr,
                    size_t      partial_unit_offset,
                    Dwarf_Off       first_die_offset,
                    Dwarf_Off       first_die_cu_offset,
                    die_source      source,
                    size_t      last_die_offset,
                    size_t&     imported_point_offset)
{
  const tu_die_imported_unit_points_map_type& tu_die_imported_unit_points_map =
    rdr.tu_die_imported_unit_points_map(source);

  tu_die_imported_unit_points_map_type::const_iterator iter =
    tu_die_imported_unit_points_map.find(first_die_cu_offset);

  ABG_ASSERT(iter != tu_die_imported_unit_points_map.end());

  const imported_unit_points_type& imported_unit_points = iter->second;
  if (imported_unit_points.empty())
    return false;

  imported_unit_points_type::const_iterator b = imported_unit_points.begin();
  imported_unit_points_type::const_iterator e = imported_unit_points.end();

  find_lower_bound_in_imported_unit_points(imported_unit_points,
                       first_die_offset,
                       b);

  if (last_die_offset != static_cast<size_t>(-1))
    find_lower_bound_in_imported_unit_points(imported_unit_points,
                         last_die_offset,
                         e);

  if (e != imported_unit_points.end())
    {
      for (imported_unit_points_type::const_iterator i = e; i >= b; --i)
    if (i->imported_unit_die_off == partial_unit_offset)
      {
        imported_point_offset = i->offset_of_import ;
        return true;
      }

      for (imported_unit_points_type::const_iterator i = e; i >= b; --i)
    {
      if (find_import_unit_point_between_dies(rdr,
                          partial_unit_offset,
                          i->imported_unit_child_off,
                          i->imported_unit_cu_off,
                          i->imported_unit_die_source,
                          /*(Dwarf_Off)*/-1,
                          imported_point_offset))
        return true;
    }
    }
  else
    {
      for (imported_unit_points_type::const_iterator i = b; i != e; ++i)
    if (i->imported_unit_die_off == partial_unit_offset)
      {
        imported_point_offset = i->offset_of_import ;
        return true;
      }

      for (imported_unit_points_type::const_iterator i = b; i != e; ++i)
    {
      if (find_import_unit_point_between_dies(rdr,
                          partial_unit_offset,
                          i->imported_unit_child_off,
                          i->imported_unit_cu_off,
                          i->imported_unit_die_source,
                          /*(Dwarf_Off)*/-1,
                          imported_point_offset))
        return true;
    }
    }

  return false;
}

/// In the current translation unit, get the last point where a
/// DW_AT_import DIE is used to import a given (unit) DIE, before a
/// given DIE is found.  That given DIE is called the limit DIE.
///
/// Said otherwise, this function returns the last import point of a
/// unit, before a limit.
///
/// @param rdr the dwarf reader to consider.
///
/// @param partial_unit_offset the imported unit for which we want to
/// know the insertion point of.  This is usually a partial unit (with
/// tag DW_TAG_partial_unit) but it does not necessarily have to be
/// so.
///
/// @param where_offset the offset of the limit DIE.
///
/// @param imported_point_offset.  The resulting imported_point_offset.
/// Note that if the imported DIE @p partial_unit_offset is not found
/// before @p die_offset, this is set to the last @p
/// partial_unit_offset found under @p parent_die.
///
/// @return true iff an imported unit is found before @p die_offset.
/// Note that if an imported unit is found after @p die_offset then @p
/// imported_point_offset is set and the function return false.
static bool
find_import_unit_point_before_die(const reader& rdr,
                  size_t        partial_unit_offset,
                  size_t        where_offset,
                  size_t&       imported_point_offset)
{
  size_t import_point_offset = 0;
  Dwarf_Die first_die_of_tu;

  if (dwarf_child(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(rdr.cur_tu_die()),
          &first_die_of_tu) != 0)
    return false;

  Dwarf_Die cu_die_memory;
  Dwarf_Die *cu_die;

  cu_die = dwarf_diecu(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(&first_die_of_tu),
               &cu_die_memory, 0, 0);

  if (find_import_unit_point_between_dies(rdr, partial_unit_offset,
                      dwarf_dieoffset(&first_die_of_tu),
                      dwarf_dieoffset(cu_die),
                      /*source=*/PRIMARY_DEBUG_INFO_DIE_SOURCE,
                      where_offset,
                      import_point_offset))
    {
      imported_point_offset = import_point_offset;
      return true;
    }

  if (import_point_offset)
    {
      imported_point_offset = import_point_offset;
      return true;
    }

  return false;
}

/// Return the parent DIE for a given DIE.
///
/// Note that the function build_die_parent_map() must have been
/// called before this one can work.  This function either succeeds or
/// aborts the current process.
///
/// @param rdr the DWARF reader to consider.
///
/// @param die the DIE for which we want the parent.
///
/// @param parent_die the output parameter set to the parent die of
/// @p die.  Its memory must be allocated and handled by the caller.
///
/// @param where_offset the offset of the DIE where we are "logically"
/// positionned at, in the DIE tree.  This is useful when @p die is
/// e.g, DW_TAG_partial_unit that can be included in several places in
/// the DIE tree.
///
/// @return true if the function could get a parent DIE, false
/// otherwise.
static bool
get_parent_die(const reader&    rdr,
           const Dwarf_Die* die,
           Dwarf_Die&       parent_die,
           size_t           where_offset)
{
  ABG_ASSERT(rdr.dwarf_debug_info());

  const die_source source = rdr.get_die_source(die);

  const offset_offset_map_type& m = rdr.die_parent_map(source);
  offset_offset_map_type::const_iterator i =
    m.find(dwarf_dieoffset(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(die)));

  if (i == m.end())
    return false;

  switch (source)
    {
    case PRIMARY_DEBUG_INFO_DIE_SOURCE:
      ABG_ASSERT(dwarf_offdie(const_cast<Dwarf*>(rdr.dwarf_debug_info()),
                  i->second, &parent_die));
      break;
    case ALT_DEBUG_INFO_DIE_SOURCE:
      ABG_ASSERT(dwarf_offdie(const_cast<Dwarf*>(rdr.alternate_dwarf_debug_info()),
                  i->second, &parent_die));
      break;
    case TYPE_UNIT_DIE_SOURCE:
      ABG_ASSERT(dwarf_offdie_types(const_cast<Dwarf*>(rdr.dwarf_debug_info()),
                    i->second, &parent_die));
      break;
    case NO_DEBUG_INFO_DIE_SOURCE:
    case NUMBER_OF_DIE_SOURCES:
      ABG_ASSERT_NOT_REACHED;
    }

  if (dwarf_tag(&parent_die) == DW_TAG_partial_unit)
    {
      if (where_offset == 0)
    {
      parent_die = *rdr.cur_tu_die();
      return true;
    }
      size_t import_point_offset = 0;
      bool found =
    find_import_unit_point_before_die(rdr,
                      dwarf_dieoffset(&parent_die),
                      where_offset,
                      import_point_offset);
      if (!found)
    // It looks like parent_die (which comes from the alternate
    // debug info file) hasn't been imported into this TU.  So,
    // Let's assume its logical parent is the DIE of the current
    // TU.
    parent_die = *rdr.cur_tu_die();
      else
    {
      ABG_ASSERT(import_point_offset);
      Dwarf_Die import_point_die;
      ABG_ASSERT(dwarf_offdie(const_cast<Dwarf*>(rdr.dwarf_debug_info()),
                  import_point_offset,
                  &import_point_die));
      return get_parent_die(rdr, &import_point_die,
                parent_die, where_offset);
    }
    }

  return true;
}

/// Get the DIE representing the scope of a given DIE.
///
/// Please note that when the DIE we are looking at has a
/// DW_AT_specification or DW_AT_abstract_origin attribute, the scope
/// DIE is the parent DIE of the DIE referred to by that attribute.
/// In other words, this function returns the scope of the origin DIE
/// of the current DIE.
///
/// So, the scope DIE can be different from the parent DIE of a given
/// DIE.
///
/// Also note that if the current translation unit is from C, then
/// this returns the global scope.
///
/// @param rdr the DWARF reader to use.
///
/// @param dye the DIE to consider.
///
/// @param where_offset where we are logically at in the DIE stream.
///
/// @param scope_die out parameter.  This is set to the resulting
/// scope DIE iff the function returns true.
///
/// @return true iff the scope was found and returned in the @p
/// scope_die parameter.
static bool
get_scope_die(const reader& rdr,
          const Dwarf_Die*  dye,
          size_t        where_offset,
          Dwarf_Die&    scope_die)
{
  Dwarf_Die origin_die_mem;
  Dwarf_Die *die = &origin_die_mem;
  if (!die_origin_die(dye, origin_die_mem))
    memcpy(&origin_die_mem, dye, sizeof(origin_die_mem));

  translation_unit::language die_lang = translation_unit::LANG_UNKNOWN;
  get_die_language(die, die_lang);
  if (is_c_language(die_lang)
      || rdr.die_parent_map(rdr.get_die_source(die)).empty())
    {
      ABG_ASSERT(dwarf_tag(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(die)) != DW_TAG_member);
      return dwarf_diecu(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(die), &scope_die, 0, 0);
    }

  if (!get_parent_die(rdr, die, scope_die, where_offset))
    return false;

  if (dwarf_tag(&scope_die) == DW_TAG_subprogram
      || dwarf_tag(&scope_die) == DW_TAG_subroutine_type
      || dwarf_tag(&scope_die) == DW_TAG_array_type)
    return get_scope_die(rdr, &scope_die, where_offset, scope_die);

  return true;
}

/// Return the abigail IR node representing the scope of a given DIE.
///
/// Note that it is the logical scope that is returned.  That is, if
/// the DIE has a DW_AT_specification or DW_AT_abstract_origin
/// attribute, it's the scope of the referred-to DIE (via these
/// attributes) that is returned.  In other words, its the scope of
/// the origin DIE that is returned.
///
/// Also note that if the current translation unit is from C, then
/// this returns the global scope.
///
/// @param rdr the dwarf reader to use.
///
/// @param dye the DIE to get the scope for.
///
/// @param called_from_public_decl is true if this function has been
/// initially called within the context of a public decl.
///
/// @param where_offset the offset of the DIE where we are "logically"
/// positionned at, in the DIE tree.  This is useful when @p die is
/// e.g, DW_TAG_partial_unit that can be included in several places in
/// the DIE tree.
///
/// @return the resulting scope, or nil if could not be computed.
static scope_decl_sptr
get_scope_for_die(reader&   rdr,
          Dwarf_Die*    dye,
          bool      called_for_public_decl,
          size_t    where_offset)
{
  Dwarf_Die origin_die_mem;
  Dwarf_Die *die = &origin_die_mem;

  if (!die_origin_die(dye, origin_die_mem))
    // There was no origin DIE found, so let's make the "die" pointer
    // above point to the content of the input "dye".
    memcpy(&origin_die_mem, dye, sizeof(origin_die_mem));

  const die_source source_of_die = rdr.get_die_source(die);

  translation_unit::language die_lang = translation_unit::LANG_UNKNOWN;
  get_die_language(die, die_lang);
  if (is_c_language(die_lang)
      || rdr.die_parent_map(source_of_die).empty())
    {
      // In units for the C languages all decls belong to the global
      // namespace.  This is generally the case if Libabigail
      // determined that no DIE -> parent map was needed.
      ABG_ASSERT(dwarf_tag(die) != DW_TAG_member);
      return rdr.global_scope();
    }

  Dwarf_Die parent_die;

  if (!get_parent_die(rdr, die, parent_die, where_offset))
    return rdr.nil_scope();

  if (dwarf_tag(&parent_die) == DW_TAG_compile_unit
      || dwarf_tag(&parent_die) == DW_TAG_partial_unit
      || dwarf_tag(&parent_die) == DW_TAG_type_unit)
    {
      if (dwarf_tag(&parent_die) == DW_TAG_partial_unit
      || dwarf_tag(&parent_die) == DW_TAG_type_unit)
    {
      ABG_ASSERT(source_of_die == ALT_DEBUG_INFO_DIE_SOURCE
             || source_of_die == TYPE_UNIT_DIE_SOURCE);
      return rdr.cur_transl_unit()->get_global_scope();
    }

      // For top level DIEs like DW_TAG_compile_unit, we just want to
      // return the global scope for the corresponding translation
      // unit.  This must have been set by
      // build_translation_unit_and_add_to_ir if we already started to
      // build the translation unit of parent_die.  Otherwise, just
      // return the global scope of the current translation unit.
      die_tu_map_type::const_iterator i =
    rdr.die_tu_map().find(dwarf_dieoffset(&parent_die));
      if (i != rdr.die_tu_map().end())
    return i->second->get_global_scope();
      return rdr.cur_transl_unit()->get_global_scope();
    }

  scope_decl_sptr s;
  type_or_decl_base_sptr d;
  if (dwarf_tag(&parent_die) == DW_TAG_subprogram
      || dwarf_tag(&parent_die) == DW_TAG_array_type
      || dwarf_tag(&parent_die) == DW_TAG_lexical_block)
    // this is an entity defined in a scope that is a function.
    // Normally, I would say that this should be dropped.  But I have
    // seen a case where a typedef DIE needed by a function parameter
    // was defined right before the parameter, under the scope of the
    // function.  Yeah, weird.  So if I drop the typedef DIE, I'd drop
    // the function parm too.  So for that case, let's say that the
    // scope is the scope of the function itself.  Note that this is
    // an error of the DWARF emitter.  We should never see this DIE in
    // this context.
    {
      scope_decl_sptr s = get_scope_for_die(rdr, &parent_die,
                        called_for_public_decl,
                        where_offset);
      if (is_anonymous_type_die(die))
    // For anonymous type that have nothing to do in a function or
    // array type context, let's put it in the containing
    // namespace.  That is, do not let it be in a containing class
    // or union where it has nothing to do.
    while (is_class_or_union_type(s))
      {
        if (!get_parent_die(rdr, &parent_die, parent_die, where_offset))
          return rdr.nil_scope();
        s = get_scope_for_die(rdr, &parent_die,
                  called_for_public_decl,
                  where_offset);
      }
      return s;
    }
  else
    d = build_ir_node_from_die(rdr, &parent_die,
                   called_for_public_decl,
                   where_offset);
  s =  dynamic_pointer_cast<scope_decl>(d);
  if (!s)
    // this is an entity defined in someting that is not a scope.
    // Let's drop it.
    return rdr.nil_scope();

  class_decl_sptr cl = dynamic_pointer_cast<class_decl>(d);
  if (cl && cl->get_is_declaration_only())
    {
      scope_decl_sptr scop  =
    dynamic_pointer_cast<scope_decl>(cl->get_definition_of_declaration());
      if (scop)
    s = scop;
      else
    s = cl;
    }
  return s;
}

/// Convert a DWARF constant representing the value of the
/// DW_AT_language property into the translation_unit::language
/// enumerator.
///
/// @param l the DWARF constant to convert.
///
/// @return the resulting translation_unit::language enumerator.
static translation_unit::language
dwarf_language_to_tu_language(size_t l)
{
  switch (l)
    {
    case DW_LANG_C89:
      return translation_unit::LANG_C89;
    case DW_LANG_C99:
      return translation_unit::LANG_C99;
#ifdef HAVE_DW_LANG_C11_enumerator
    case DW_LANG_C11:
      return translation_unit::LANG_C11;
#endif
#ifdef HAVE_DW_LANG_C17
    case DW_LANG_C17:
      return translation_unit::LANG_C17;
#endif
#ifdef HAVE_DW_LANG_C23
    case DW_LANG_C23:
      return translation_unit::LANG_C23;
#endif
    case DW_LANG_C:
      return translation_unit::LANG_C;
#ifdef HAVE_DW_LANG_C_plus_plus_03_enumerator
      case DW_LANG_C_plus_plus_03:
    return translation_unit::LANG_C_plus_plus_03;
#endif

#ifdef HAVE_DW_LANG_C_plus_plus_11_enumerator
    case DW_LANG_C_plus_plus_11:
      return translation_unit::LANG_C_plus_plus_11;
#endif

#ifdef HAVE_DW_LANG_C_plus_plus_14_enumerator
    case DW_LANG_C_plus_plus_14:
      return translation_unit::LANG_C_plus_plus_14;
#endif
#ifdef HAVE_DW_LANG_C_plus_plus_17
    case DW_LANG_C_plus_plus_17:
      return translation_unit::LANG_C_plus_plus_17;
#endif

#ifdef HAVE_DW_LANG_C_plus_plus_20
    case DW_LANG_C_plus_plus_20:
      return translation_unit::LANG_C_plus_plus_20;
#endif
#ifdef HAVE_DW_LANG_C_plus_plus_23
    case DW_LANG_C_plus_plus_23:
      return translation_unit::LANG_C_plus_plus_23;
#endif
    case DW_LANG_C_plus_plus:
      return translation_unit::LANG_C_plus_plus;
#ifdef HAVE_DW_LANG_D_enumerator
    case DW_LANG_D:
      return translation_unit::LANG_D;
#endif
#ifdef HAVE_DW_LANG_OCaml_enumerator
    case DW_LANG_OCaml:
      return translation_unit::LANG_OCaml;
#endif
#ifdef HAVE_DW_LANG_Go_enumerator
    case DW_LANG_Go:
      return translation_unit::LANG_Go;
#endif
#ifdef HAVE_DW_LANG_Rust_enumerator
    case DW_LANG_Rust:
      return translation_unit::LANG_Rust;
#endif
#ifdef HAVE_DW_LANG_Zig
    case DW_LANG_Zig:
      return translation_unit::LANG_Zig;
#endif
#ifdef HAVE_DW_LANG_Metal
    case DW_LANG_Metal:
      return translation_unit::LANG_Metal;
#endif
    case DW_LANG_Ada83:
      return translation_unit::LANG_Ada83;
    case DW_LANG_Ada95:
      return translation_unit::LANG_Ada95;
#ifdef HAVE_DW_LANG_Ada2005
    case DW_LANG_Ada2005:
      return translation_unit::LANG_Ada2005;
#endif

#ifdef HAVE_DW_LANG_Ada2012
    case DW_LANG_Ada2012:
      return translation_unit::LANG_Ada2012;
#endif
    case DW_LANG_Cobol74:
      return translation_unit::LANG_Cobol74;
    case DW_LANG_Cobol85:
      return translation_unit::LANG_Cobol85;
    case DW_LANG_Fortran77:
      return translation_unit::LANG_Fortran77;
    case DW_LANG_Fortran90:
      return translation_unit::LANG_Fortran90;
    case DW_LANG_Fortran95:
      return translation_unit::LANG_Fortran95;
#ifdef HAVE_DW_LANG_Fortran18
    case DW_LANG_Fortran18:
      return translation_unit::LANG_Fortran18;
#endif
#ifdef HAVE_DW_LANG_Fortran23
    case DW_LANG_Fortran23:
      return translation_unit::LANG_Fortran23;
#endif
    case DW_LANG_Pascal83:
      return translation_unit::LANG_Pascal83;
    case DW_LANG_Modula2:
      return translation_unit::LANG_Modula2;
    case DW_LANG_Java:
      return translation_unit::LANG_Java;
#ifdef HAVE_DW_LANG_Kotlin
    case DW_LANG_Kotlin:
      return translation_unit::LANG_Kotlin;
#endif
    case DW_LANG_PLI:
      return translation_unit::LANG_PLI;
    case DW_LANG_ObjC:
      return translation_unit::LANG_ObjC;
    case DW_LANG_ObjC_plus_plus:
      return translation_unit::LANG_ObjC_plus_plus;

#ifdef HAVE_DW_LANG_UPC_enumerator
    case DW_LANG_UPC:
      return translation_unit::LANG_UPC;
#endif
#ifdef HAVE_DW_LANG_Python_enumerator
    case DW_LANG_Python:
      return translation_unit::LANG_Python;
#endif
#ifdef HAVE_DW_LANG_Ruby
    case DW_LANG_Ruby:
      return translation_unit::LANG_Ruby;
#endif
#ifdef HAVE_DW_LANG_Mips_Assembler_enumerator
    case DW_LANG_Mips_Assembler:
      return translation_unit::LANG_Mips_Assembler;
#endif
#ifdef HAVE_DW_LANG_Assembly
    case DW_LANG_Assembly:
      return translation_unit::LANG_Assembly;
#endif
#ifdef HAVE_DW_LANG_Crystal
    case DW_LANG_Crystal:
      return translation_unit::LANG_Crystal;
#endif
#ifdef HAVE_DW_LANG_HIP
    case DW_LANG_HIP:
      return translation_unit::LANG_HIP;
#endif
#ifdef HAVE_DW_LANG_C_sharp
    case DW_LANG_C_sharp:
      return translation_unit::LANG_C_sharp;
#endif
#ifdef HAVE_DW_LANG_Mojo
    case DW_LANG_Mojo:
      return translation_unit::LANG_Mojo;
#endif
#ifdef HAVE_DW_LANG_GLSL
    case DW_LANG_GLSL:
      return translation_unit::LANG_GLSL;
#endif
#ifdef HAVE_DW_LANG_GLSL_ES
    case DW_LANG_GLSL_ES:
      return translation_unit::LANG_GLSL_ES;
#endif
#ifdef HAVE_DW_LANG_HLSL
    case DW_LANG_HLSL:
      return translation_unit::LANG_HLSL;
#endif
#ifdef HAVE_DW_LANG_OpenCL_CPP
    case DW_LANG_OpenCL_CPP:
      return translation_unit::LANG_OpenCL_CPP;
#endif
#ifdef HAVE_DW_LANG_CPP_for_OpenCL
    case DW_LANG_CPP_for_OpenCL:
      return translation_unit::LANG_CPP_for_OpenCL;
#endif
#ifdef HAVE_DW_LANG_SYCL
    case DW_LANG_SYCL:
      return translation_unit::LANG_SYCL;
#endif
#ifdef HAVE_DW_LANG_Odin
    case DW_LANG_Odin:
      return translation_unit::LANG_Odin;
#endif
#ifdef HAVE_DW_LANG_P4
    case DW_LANG_P4:
      return translation_unit::LANG_P4;
#endif
#ifdef HAVE_DW_LANG_Move
    case DW_LANG_Move:
      return translation_unit::LANG_Move;
#endif
#ifdef HAVE_DW_LANG_Hylo
    case DW_LANG_Hylo:
      return translation_unit::LANG_Hylo;
#endif

    default:
      return translation_unit::LANG_UNKNOWN;
    }
}

/// Get the default array lower bound value as defined by the DWARF
/// specification, version 4, depending on the language of the
/// translation unit.
///
/// @param l the language of the translation unit.
///
/// @return the default array lower bound value.
static uint64_t
get_default_array_lower_bound(translation_unit::language l)
{
  int value = 0;
  switch (l)
    {
    case translation_unit::LANG_UNKNOWN:
    case translation_unit::LANG_C89:
    case translation_unit::LANG_C99:
    case translation_unit::LANG_C11:
    case translation_unit::LANG_C17:
    case translation_unit::LANG_C23:
    case translation_unit::LANG_C:
    case translation_unit::LANG_C_plus_plus_03:
    case translation_unit::LANG_C_plus_plus_11:
    case translation_unit::LANG_C_plus_plus_14:
    case translation_unit::LANG_C_plus_plus_17:
    case translation_unit::LANG_C_plus_plus_20:
    case translation_unit::LANG_C_plus_plus_23:
    case translation_unit::LANG_C_plus_plus:
    case translation_unit::LANG_OCaml:
    case translation_unit::LANG_ObjC:
    case translation_unit::LANG_ObjC_plus_plus:
    case translation_unit::LANG_D:
    case translation_unit::LANG_Rust:
    case translation_unit::LANG_Go:
    case translation_unit::LANG_Zig:
    case translation_unit::LANG_Metal:
    case translation_unit::LANG_Java:
    case translation_unit::LANG_Kotlin:
    case translation_unit::LANG_Python:
    case translation_unit::LANG_Ruby:
    case translation_unit::LANG_UPC:
    case translation_unit::LANG_Mips_Assembler:
    case translation_unit::LANG_Assembly:
    case translation_unit::LANG_Crystal:
    case translation_unit::LANG_HIP:
    case translation_unit::LANG_C_sharp:
    case translation_unit::LANG_Mojo:
    case translation_unit::LANG_GLSL:
    case translation_unit::LANG_GLSL_ES:
    case translation_unit::LANG_HLSL:
    case translation_unit::LANG_Odin:
    case translation_unit::LANG_P4:
    case translation_unit::LANG_OpenCL_CPP:
    case translation_unit::LANG_CPP_for_OpenCL:
    case translation_unit::LANG_SYCL:
    case translation_unit::LANG_Move:
    case translation_unit::LANG_Hylo:
      value = 0;
      break;
    case translation_unit::LANG_Cobol74:
    case translation_unit::LANG_Cobol85:
    case translation_unit::LANG_Fortran77:
    case translation_unit::LANG_Fortran90:
    case translation_unit::LANG_Fortran95:
    case translation_unit::LANG_Fortran18:
    case translation_unit::LANG_Fortran23:
    case translation_unit::LANG_Ada83:
    case translation_unit::LANG_Ada95:
    case translation_unit::LANG_Ada2005:
    case translation_unit::LANG_Ada2012:
    case translation_unit::LANG_Pascal83:
    case translation_unit::LANG_Modula2:
    case translation_unit::LANG_PLI:
      value = 1;
      break;
    }

  return value;
}

/// For a given offset, find the lower bound of a sorted vector of
/// imported unit point offset.
///
/// The lower bound is the smallest point (the point with the smallest
/// offset) which is the greater than a given offset.
///
/// @param imported_unit_points_type the sorted vector  of imported
/// unit points.
///
/// @param val the offset to consider when looking for the lower
/// bound.
///
/// @param r an iterator to the lower bound found.  This parameter is
/// set iff the function returns true.
///
/// @return true iff the lower bound has been found.
static bool
find_lower_bound_in_imported_unit_points(const imported_unit_points_type& p,
                     Dwarf_Off val,
                     imported_unit_points_type::const_iterator& r)
{
  imported_unit_point v(val);
  imported_unit_points_type::const_iterator result =
    std::lower_bound(p.begin(), p.end(), v);

  bool is_ok = result != p.end();

  if (is_ok)
    r = result;

  return is_ok;
}

/// Given a DW_TAG_compile_unit, build and return the corresponding
/// abigail::translation_unit ir node.  Note that this function
/// recursively reads the children dies of the current DIE and
/// populates the resulting translation unit.
///
/// @param rdr the DWARF reader to use.
///
/// @param die the DW_TAG_compile_unit DIE to consider.
///
/// @param address_size the size of the addresses expressed in this
/// translation unit in general.
///
/// @return a pointer to the resulting translation_unit.
static translation_unit_sptr
build_translation_unit_and_add_to_ir(reader&    rdr,
                     Dwarf_Die* die,
                     char       address_size)
{
  translation_unit_sptr result;

  if (!die)
    return result;
  ABG_ASSERT(dwarf_tag(die) == DW_TAG_compile_unit);

  // Clear the part of the context that is dependent on the translation
  // unit we are reading.
  rdr.clear_per_translation_unit_data();

  rdr.cur_tu_die(die);

  string path = die_string_attribute(die, DW_AT_name);
  if (path == "<artificial>")
    {
      // This is a file artificially generated by the compiler, so its
      // name is '<artificial>'.  As we want all different translation
      // units to have unique path names, let's suffix this path name
      // with its die offset.
      std::ostringstream o;
      o << path << "-" << std::hex << dwarf_dieoffset(die);
      path = o.str();
    }
  string compilation_dir = die_string_attribute(die, DW_AT_comp_dir);

  // See if the same translation unit exits already in the current
  // corpus.  Sometimes, the same translation unit can be present
  // several times in the same debug info.  The content of the
  // different instances of the translation unit are different.  So to
  // represent that, we are going to re-use the same translation
  // unit.  That is, it's going to be the union of all the translation
  // units of the same path.
  {
    const string& abs_path =
      compilation_dir.empty() ? path : compilation_dir + "/" + path;
    result = rdr.corpus()->find_translation_unit(abs_path);
  }

  if (!result)
    {
      result.reset(new translation_unit(rdr.env(),
                    path,
                    address_size));
      result->set_compilation_dir_path(compilation_dir);
      rdr.corpus()->add(result);
      uint64_t l = 0;
      die_unsigned_constant_attribute(die, DW_AT_language, l);
      result->set_language(dwarf_language_to_tu_language(l));
    }

  rdr.cur_transl_unit(result);
  rdr.die_tu_map()[dwarf_dieoffset(die)] = result;

  Dwarf_Die child;
  if (dwarf_child(die, &child) != 0)
    return result;

  result->set_is_constructed(false);
  int tag = dwarf_tag(&child);
  do
    if (rdr.load_undefined_interfaces()
    && (rdr.is_decl_die_with_undefined_symbol(&child)
        || tag == DW_TAG_class_type // Top-level classes might
                    // have undefined interfaces
                    // that need to be
                    // represented, so let's
                    // analyze them as well.
        || ((tag == DW_TAG_union_type || tag == DW_TAG_structure_type)
        && die_is_in_cplus_plus(&child))))
      {
    // Analyze undefined functions & variables for the purpose of
    // analyzing compatibility matters.
    build_ir_node_from_die(rdr, &child,
                   // Pretend the DIE is publicly defined
                   // so that types that are reachable
                   // from it get analyzed as well.
                   /*die_is_public=*/true,
                   dwarf_dieoffset(&child));
      }
    else if (!rdr.env().analyze_exported_interfaces_only()
         || rdr.is_decl_die_with_exported_symbol(&child))
      {
    // Analyze all the DIEs we encounter unless we are asked to only
    // analyze exported interfaces and the types reachables from them.
    build_ir_node_from_die(rdr, &child,
                   die_is_public_decl(&child),
                   dwarf_dieoffset(&child));
      }
  while (dwarf_siblingof(&child, &child) == 0);

  if (!rdr.var_decls_to_re_add_to_tree().empty())
    for (list<var_decl_sptr>::const_iterator v =
       rdr.var_decls_to_re_add_to_tree().begin();
     v != rdr.var_decls_to_re_add_to_tree().end();
     ++v)
      {
    if (is_member_decl(*v))
      continue;

    ABG_ASSERT((*v)->get_scope());
    string demangled_name =
      demangle_cplus_mangled_name((*v)->get_linkage_name());
    if (!demangled_name.empty())
      {
        std::list<string> fqn_comps;
        fqn_to_components(demangled_name, fqn_comps);
        string mem_name = fqn_comps.back();
        fqn_comps.pop_back();
        class_decl_sptr class_type;
        string ty_name;
        if (!fqn_comps.empty())
          {
        ty_name = components_to_type_name(fqn_comps);
        class_type =
          lookup_class_type(ty_name, *rdr.cur_transl_unit());
          }
        if (class_type)
          {
        // So we are seeing a member variable for which there
        // is a global variable definition DIE not having a
        // reference attribute pointing back to the member
        // variable declaration DIE.  Thus remove the global
        // variable definition from its current non-class
        // scope ...
        decl_base_sptr d;
        if ((d = lookup_var_decl_in_scope(mem_name, class_type)))
          // This is the data member with the same name in cl.
          // We just need to flag it as static.
          ;
        else
          {
            // In this case there is no data member with the
            // same name in cl already.  Let's add it there then
            // ...
            remove_decl_from_scope(*v);
            d = add_decl_to_scope(*v, class_type);
          }

        ABG_ASSERT(dynamic_pointer_cast<var_decl>(d));
        // Let's flag the data member as static.
        set_member_is_static(d, true);
          }
      }
      }
  rdr.var_decls_to_re_add_to_tree().clear();

  result->set_is_constructed(true);

  return result;
}

/// Build a abigail::namespace_decl out of a DW_TAG_namespace or
/// DW_TAG_module (for fortran) DIE.
///
/// Note that this function connects the DW_TAG_namespace to the IR
/// being currently created, reads the children of the DIE and
/// connects them to the IR as well.
///
/// @param rdr the DWARF reader to use.
///
/// @param die the DIE to read from.  Must be either DW_TAG_namespace
/// or DW_TAG_module.
///
/// @param where_offset the offset of the DIE where we are "logically"
/// positionned at, in the DIE tree.  This is useful when @p die is
/// e.g, DW_TAG_partial_unit that can be included in several places in
/// the DIE tree.
///
/// @return the resulting @ref abigail::namespace_decl or NULL if it
/// couldn't be created.
static namespace_decl_sptr
build_namespace_decl_and_add_to_ir(reader&  rdr,
                   Dwarf_Die*       die,
                   size_t       where_offset)
{
  namespace_decl_sptr result;

  if (!die)
    return result;

  unsigned tag = dwarf_tag(die);
  if (tag != DW_TAG_namespace && tag != DW_TAG_module)
    return result;

  scope_decl_sptr scope = get_scope_for_die(rdr, die,
                        /*called_for_public_decl=*/false,
                        where_offset);

  string name, linkage_name;
  location loc;
  die_loc_and_name(rdr, die, loc, name, linkage_name);

  result.reset(new namespace_decl(rdr.env(), name, loc));
  add_decl_to_scope(result, scope.get());
  rdr.associate_die_to_decl(die, result, where_offset);

  Dwarf_Die child;
  if (dwarf_child(die, &child) != 0)
    return result;

  rdr.scope_stack().push(result.get());
  do
    build_ir_node_from_die(rdr, &child,
               // If this namespace DIE is private
               // (anonymous) then all its content is
               // considered private.  Otherwise, its
               // public decls are considered public.
               /*called_from_public_decl=*/
               die_is_public_decl(die) && die_is_public_decl(&child),
               where_offset);
  while (dwarf_siblingof(&child, &child) == 0);
  rdr.scope_stack().pop();

  return result;
}

/// Build a @ref type_decl out of a DW_TAG_base_type DIE.
///
/// @param rdr the DWARF reader to use.
///
/// @param die the DW_TAG_base_type to consider.
///
/// @param where_offset where we are logically at in the DIE stream.
///
/// @return the resulting decl_base_sptr.
static type_decl_sptr
build_type_decl(reader& rdr, Dwarf_Die* die, size_t where_offset)
{
  type_decl_sptr result;

  if (!die)
    return result;
  ABG_ASSERT(dwarf_tag(die) == DW_TAG_base_type);

  uint64_t byte_size = 0, bit_size = 0;
  if (!die_unsigned_constant_attribute(die, DW_AT_byte_size, byte_size))
    if (!die_unsigned_constant_attribute(die, DW_AT_bit_size, bit_size))
      return result;

  if (bit_size == 0 && byte_size != 0)
    // Update the bit size.
    bit_size = byte_size * 8;

  string type_name, linkage_name;
  location loc;
  die_loc_and_name(rdr, die, loc, type_name, linkage_name);

  if (byte_size == 0)
    {
      // The size of the type is zero, that must mean that we are
      // looking at the definition of the void type.
      if (type_name == "void")
    result = is_type_decl(build_ir_node_for_void_type(rdr));
      else
    // A type of size zero that is not void? Hmmh, I am not sure
    // what that means.  Return nil for now.
    return result;
    }

  if (corpus_sptr corp = rdr.should_reuse_type_from_corpus_group())
    {
      string normalized_type_name = type_name;
      real_type real_type;
      if (parse_real_type(type_name, real_type))
    normalized_type_name = real_type.to_string();
      result = lookup_basic_type(normalized_type_name, *corp);
    }

  if (!result)
    if (corpus_sptr corp = rdr.corpus())
      result = lookup_basic_type(type_name, *corp);
  if (!result)
    result.reset(new type_decl(rdr.env(), type_name, bit_size,
                   /*alignment=*/0, loc, linkage_name));
  rdr.associate_die_to_type(die, result, where_offset);
  return result;
}

/// Construct the type that is to be used as the underlying type of an
/// enum.
///
/// @param rdr the DWARF reader to use.
///
/// @param enum_name the name of the enum that this type is going to
/// be the underlying type of.
///
/// @param enum_size the size of the enum.
///
/// @param is_anonymous whether the underlying type is anonymous or
/// not. By default, this should be set to true as before c++11 (and
/// in C), it's almost the case.
static type_decl_sptr
build_enum_underlying_type(reader& rdr,
               string enum_name,
               uint64_t enum_size,
               bool is_anonymous = true)
{
  string underlying_type_name =
    build_internal_underlying_enum_type_name(enum_name, is_anonymous,
                         enum_size);

  type_decl_sptr result(new type_decl(rdr.env(), underlying_type_name,
                      enum_size, enum_size, location()));
  result->set_is_anonymous(is_anonymous);
  result->set_is_artificial(true);
  translation_unit_sptr tu = rdr.cur_transl_unit();
  decl_base_sptr d = add_decl_to_scope(result, tu->get_global_scope().get());
  result = dynamic_pointer_cast<type_decl>(d);
  ABG_ASSERT(result);
  maybe_canonicalize_type(result, rdr);
  return result;
}

/// Build an enum_type_decl from a DW_TAG_enumeration_type DIE.
///
/// @param rdr the DWARF reader to use.
///
/// @param die the DIE to read from.
///
/// @param scope the scope of the final enum.  Note that this function
/// does *NOT* add the built type to this scope.  The scope is just so
/// that the function knows how to name anonymous enums.
///
/// @param is_declaration_only is true if the DIE denoted by @p die is
/// a declaration-only DIE.
///
/// @return the built enum_type_decl or NULL if it could not be built.
static enum_type_decl_sptr
build_enum_type(reader& rdr,
        Dwarf_Die*  die,
        scope_decl* scope,
        size_t      where_offset,
        bool        is_declaration_only)
{
  enum_type_decl_sptr result;
  if (!die)
    return result;

  unsigned tag = dwarf_tag(die);
  if (tag != DW_TAG_enumeration_type)
    return result;

  string name, linkage_name;
  location loc;
  die_loc_and_name(rdr, die, loc, name, linkage_name);

  bool is_anonymous = false;
  // If the enum is anonymous, let's give it a name.
  if (name.empty())
    {
      name = get_internal_anonymous_die_prefix_name(die);
      ABG_ASSERT(!name.empty());
      // But we remember that the type is anonymous.
      is_anonymous = true;

      scope_decl* sc = scope ? scope : rdr.global_scope().get();
      if (size_t s = sc->get_num_anonymous_member_enums())
    name = build_internal_anonymous_die_name(name, s);
    }

  bool use_odr = rdr.odr_is_relevant(die);
  // If the type has location, then associate it to its
  // representation.  This way, all occurences of types with the same
  // representation (name) and location can be later detected as being
  // for the same type.

  if (!is_anonymous)
    {
      if (use_odr)
    {
      if (enum_type_decl_sptr pre_existing_enum =
          is_enum_type(rdr.lookup_artifact_from_die(die)))
        result = pre_existing_enum;
    }
      else if (corpus_sptr corp = rdr.should_reuse_type_from_corpus_group())
    {
      if (loc)
        result = lookup_enum_type_per_location(loc.expand(), *corp);
    }
      else if (loc)
    {
      if (enum_type_decl_sptr pre_existing_enum =
          is_enum_type(rdr.lookup_artifact_from_die(die)))
        if (pre_existing_enum->get_location() == loc)
          result = pre_existing_enum;
    }

      if (result)
    {
      rdr.associate_die_to_type(die, result, where_offset);
      return result;
    }
    }
  // TODO: for anonymous enums, maybe have a map of loc -> enums so that
  // we can look them up?

  uint64_t size = 0;
  if (die_unsigned_constant_attribute(die, DW_AT_byte_size, size))
    size *= 8;
  bool is_artificial = die_is_artificial(die);

  // for now we consider that underlying types of enums are all anonymous
  bool enum_underlying_type_is_anonymous= true;

  enum_type_decl::enumerators enms;
  Dwarf_Die child;
  if (dwarf_child(die, &child) == 0)
    {
      do
    {
      if (dwarf_tag(&child) != DW_TAG_enumerator)
        continue;

      string n, m;
      location l;
      die_loc_and_name(rdr, &child, l, n, m);
      uint64_t val = 0;
      die_unsigned_constant_attribute(&child, DW_AT_const_value, val);
      enms.push_back(enum_type_decl::enumerator(n, val));
    }
      while (dwarf_siblingof(&child, &child) == 0);
    }

  // DWARF up to version 4 (at least) doesn't seem to carry the
  // underlying type, so let's create an artificial one here, which
  // sole purpose is to be passed to the constructor of the
  // enum_type_decl type.
  type_decl_sptr t =
    build_enum_underlying_type(rdr, name, size,
                   enum_underlying_type_is_anonymous);
  t->set_is_declaration_only(is_declaration_only);

  result.reset(new enum_type_decl(name, loc, t, enms, linkage_name));
  result->set_is_anonymous(is_anonymous);
  result->set_is_declaration_only(is_declaration_only);
  result->set_is_artificial(is_artificial);
  rdr.associate_die_to_type(die, result, where_offset);

  return result;
}

/// Once a function_decl has been built and added to a class as a
/// member function, this function updates the information of the
/// function_decl concerning the properties of its relationship with
/// the member class.  That is, it updates properties like
/// virtualness, access, constness, cdtorness, etc ...
///
/// @param die the DIE of the function_decl that has been just built.
///
/// @param f the function_decl that has just been built from @p die.
///
/// @param klass the @ref class_or_union that @p f belongs to.
///
/// @param rdr the context used to read the ELF/DWARF information.
static void
finish_member_function_reading(Dwarf_Die*           die,
                   const function_decl_sptr&    f,
                   const class_or_union_sptr    klass,
                   reader&              rdr)
{
  ABG_ASSERT(klass);

  method_decl_sptr m = is_method_decl(f);
  ABG_ASSERT(m);

  method_type_sptr method_t = is_method_type(m->get_type());
  ABG_ASSERT(method_t);

  size_t is_inline = die_is_declared_inline(die);
  bool is_ctor = (f->get_name() == klass->get_name());
  bool is_dtor = (!f->get_name().empty()
          && static_cast<string>(f->get_name())[0] == '~');
  bool is_virtual = die_is_virtual(die);
  int64_t vindex = -1;
  if (is_virtual)
    die_virtual_function_index(die, vindex);
  access_specifier access = public_access;
  if (class_decl_sptr c = is_class_type(klass))
    if (!c->is_struct())
      access = private_access;
  die_access_specifier(die, access);

  m->is_declared_inline(is_inline);
  set_member_access_specifier(m, access);
  if (is_virtual)
    set_member_function_virtuality(m, is_virtual, vindex);
  bool is_static = method_t->get_is_for_static_method();
  set_member_is_static(m, is_static);
  set_member_function_is_ctor(m, is_ctor);
  set_member_function_is_dtor(m, is_dtor);
  set_member_function_is_const(m, method_t->get_is_const());

  ABG_ASSERT(is_member_function(m));

  if (is_virtual && !f->get_linkage_name().empty() && !f->get_symbol()
      && !get_member_function_is_dtor(f))
    {
      // This is a virtual member function which has a linkage name
      // but has no underlying symbol set.
      //
      // The underlying elf symbol to set to this function can show up
      // later in the DWARF input or it can be that, because of some
      // compiler optimization, the relation between this function and
      // its underlying elf symbol is simply not emitted in the DWARF.
      //
      // Let's thus schedule this function for a later fixup pass
      // (performed by
      // reader::fixup_functions_with_no_symbols()) that will
      // set its underlying symbol.
      //
      // Note that if the underying symbol is encountered later in the
      // DWARF input, then the part of build_function_decl() that
      // updates the function to set its underlying symbol will
      // de-schedule this function wrt fixup pass.
      Dwarf_Off die_offset = dwarf_dieoffset(die);
      die_function_decl_map_type &fns_with_no_symbol =
    rdr.die_function_decl_with_no_symbol_map();
      die_function_decl_map_type::const_iterator i =
    fns_with_no_symbol.find(die_offset);
      if (i == fns_with_no_symbol.end())
    fns_with_no_symbol[die_offset] = f;
    }

}

/// If a function DIE has attributes which have not yet been read and
/// added to the internal representation that represents that function
/// then read those extra attributes and update the internal
/// representation.
///
/// @param rdr the DWARF reader to use.
///
/// @param die the function DIE to consider.
///
/// @param where_offset where we logical are, currently, in the stream
/// of DIEs.  If you don't know what this is, you can just set it to zero.
///
/// @param existing_fn the representation of the function to update.
///
/// @return the updated function  representation.
static function_decl_sptr
maybe_finish_function_decl_reading(reader&      rdr,
                   Dwarf_Die*           die,
                   size_t           where_offset,
                   const function_decl_sptr&    existing_fn)
{
  function_decl_sptr result = build_function_decl(rdr, die,
                          where_offset,
                          existing_fn);

  return result;
}

/// Lookup a class or a typedef with a given qualified name in the
/// corpus that a given scope belongs to.
///
/// @param scope the scope to consider.
///
/// @param type_name the qualified name of the type to look for.
///
/// @return the typedef or class type found.
static type_base_sptr
lookup_class_or_typedef_from_corpus(scope_decl* scope, const string& type_name)
{
  string qname = build_qualified_name(scope, type_name);
  corpus* corp = scope->get_corpus();
  type_base_sptr result = lookup_class_or_typedef_type(qname, *corp);
  return result;
}

/// Lookup a class of typedef type from the current corpus being
/// constructed.
///
/// The type being looked for has the same name as a given DIE.
///
/// @param rdr the DWARF reader to use.
///
/// @param die the DIE which has the same name as the type we are
/// looking for.
///
/// @param called_for_public_decl whether this function is being
/// called from a a publicly defined declaration.
///
/// @param where_offset where we are logically at in the DIE stream.
///
/// @return the type found.
static type_base_sptr
lookup_class_or_typedef_from_corpus(reader& rdr,
                    Dwarf_Die* die,
                    bool called_for_public_decl,
                    size_t where_offset)
{
  if (!die)
    return class_decl_sptr();

  string class_name = die_string_attribute(die, DW_AT_name);
  if (class_name.empty())
    return class_decl_sptr();

  scope_decl_sptr scope = get_scope_for_die(rdr, die,
                        called_for_public_decl,
                        where_offset);
  if (scope)
    return lookup_class_or_typedef_from_corpus(scope.get(), class_name);

  return type_base_sptr();
}

/// Test if a DIE represents a function that is a member of a given
/// class type.
///
/// @param rdr the DWARF reader.
///
/// @param function_die the DIE of the function to consider.
///
/// @param class_type the class type to consider.
///
/// @param where_offset where we are logically at in the DIE stream.
///
/// @return the method declaration corresponding to the member
/// function of @p class_type, iff @p function_die is for a member
/// function of @p class_type.
static method_decl_sptr
is_function_for_die_a_member_of_class(reader& rdr,
                      Dwarf_Die* function_die,
                      const class_or_union_sptr& class_type)
{
  type_or_decl_base_sptr artifact = rdr.lookup_artifact_from_die(function_die);

  if (!artifact)
    return method_decl_sptr();

  method_decl_sptr method = is_method_decl(artifact);
  method_type_sptr method_type;

  if (method)
    method_type = method->get_type();
  else
    method_type = is_method_type(artifact);
  ABG_ASSERT(method_type);

  class_or_union_sptr method_class = method_type->get_class_type();
  ABG_ASSERT(method_class);

  string method_class_name = method_class->get_qualified_name(),
    class_type_name = class_type->get_qualified_name();

  if (method_class_name == class_type_name)
    {
      //ABG_ASSERT(class_type.get() == method_class.get());
      return method;
    }

  return method_decl_sptr();
}

/// If a given function DIE represents an existing member function of
/// a given class, then update that member function with new
/// properties present in the DIE.  Otherwise, if the DIE represents a
/// new member function that is not already present in the class then
/// add that new member function to the class.
///
/// @param rdr the DWARF reader.
///
/// @param function_die the DIE of the potential member function to
/// consider.
///
/// @param class_type the class type to consider.
///
/// @param called_from_public_decl is true iff this function was
/// called from a publicly defined and exported declaration.
///
/// @param where_offset where we are logically at in the DIE stream.
///
/// @return the method decl representing the member function.
static method_decl_sptr
add_or_update_member_function(reader& rdr,
                  Dwarf_Die* function_die,
                  const class_or_union_sptr& class_type,
                  bool called_from_public_decl,
                  size_t where_offset)
{
  method_decl_sptr method =
    is_function_for_die_a_member_of_class(rdr, function_die, class_type);

  if (!method)
    method = is_method_decl(build_ir_node_from_die(rdr, function_die,
                           class_type.get(),
                           called_from_public_decl,
                           where_offset));
  if (!method)
    return method_decl_sptr();

  finish_member_function_reading(function_die,
                 is_function_decl(method),
                 class_type, rdr);
  return method;
}

/// Build a an IR node for class type from a DW_TAG_structure_type or
/// DW_TAG_class_type DIE and add that node to the ABI corpus being
/// currently built.
///
/// If the represents class type that already exists, then update the
/// existing class type with the new properties found in the DIE.
///
/// It meanst that this function can also update an existing
/// class_decl node with data members, member functions and other
/// properties coming from the DIE.
///
/// @param rdr the DWARF reader to consider.
///
/// @param die the DIE to read information from.  Must be either a
/// DW_TAG_structure_type or a DW_TAG_class_type.
///
/// @param scope a pointer to the scope_decl* under which this class
/// is to be added to.
///
/// @param is_struct whether the class was declared as a struct.
///
/// @param klass if non-null, this is a klass to append the members
/// to.  Otherwise, this function just builds the class from scratch.
///
/// @param called_from_public_decl set to true if this class is being
/// called from a "Public declaration like vars or public symbols".
///
/// @param where_offset the offset of the DIE where we are "logically"
/// positionned at, in the DIE tree.  This is useful when @p die is
/// e.g, DW_TAG_partial_unit that can be included in several places in
/// the DIE tree.
///
/// @param is_declaration_only is true if the DIE denoted by @p die is
/// a declaration-only DIE.
///
/// @return the resulting class_type.
static class_decl_sptr
add_or_update_class_type(reader&     rdr,
             Dwarf_Die*  die,
             scope_decl*     scope,
             bool        is_struct,
             class_decl_sptr klass,
             bool        called_from_public_decl,
             size_t      where_offset,
             bool        is_declaration_only)
{
  class_decl_sptr result;
  if (!die)
    return result;

  const die_source source = rdr.get_die_source(die);

  unsigned tag = dwarf_tag(die);

  if (tag != DW_TAG_class_type && tag != DW_TAG_structure_type)
    return result;

  {
    die_class_or_union_map_type::const_iterator i =
      rdr.die_wip_classes_map(source).find(dwarf_dieoffset(die));
    if (i != rdr.die_wip_classes_map(source).end())
      {
    class_decl_sptr class_type = is_class_type(i->second);
    ABG_ASSERT(class_type);
    return class_type;
      }
  }

  string name, linkage_name;
  location loc;
  die_loc_and_name(rdr, die, loc, name, linkage_name);
  cleanup_decl_name(name);

  bool is_anonymous = false;
  if (name.empty())
    {
      // So we are looking at an anonymous struct.  Let's
      // give it a name.
      name = get_internal_anonymous_die_prefix_name(die);
      ABG_ASSERT(!name.empty());
      // But we remember that the type is anonymous.
      is_anonymous = true;

      size_t s = 0;
      if (scope)
    s = scope->get_num_anonymous_member_classes();
      else
    s = rdr.global_scope()->get_num_anonymous_member_classes();
      name = build_internal_anonymous_die_name(name, s);
    }

  if (!is_anonymous)
    {
      if (corpus_sptr corp = rdr.should_reuse_type_from_corpus_group())
    {
      if (loc)
        // TODO: if there is only one class defined in the corpus
        // for this location, then re-use it.  But if there are
        // more than one, then do not re-use it, for now.
        result = lookup_class_type_per_location(loc.expand(), *corp);
      else
        // TODO: if there is just one class for that name defined,
        // then re-use it.  Otherwise, don't.
        result = lookup_class_type(name, *corp);
      if (result
          // If we are seeing a declaration of a definition we
          // already had, or if we are seing a type with the same
          // declaration-only-ness that we had before, then keep
          // the one we already had.
          && (result->get_is_declaration_only() == is_declaration_only
          || (!result->get_is_declaration_only()
              && is_declaration_only)))
        {
          rdr.associate_die_to_type(die, result, where_offset);
          return result;
        }
      else
        // We might be seeing the definition of a declaration we
        // already had.  In that case, keep the definition and
        // drop the declaration.
        result.reset();
    }
    }

  // If we've already seen the same class as 'die', then let's re-use
  // that one, unless it's an anonymous class.  We can't really safely
  // re-use anonymous classes as they have no name, by construction.
  // What we can do, rather, is to reuse the typedef that name them,
  // when they do have a naming typedef.
  if (!is_anonymous)
    if (class_decl_sptr pre_existing_class =
    is_class_type(rdr.lookup_type_artifact_from_die(die)))
      klass = pre_existing_class;

  uint64_t size = 0;
  die_size_in_bits(die, size);
  bool is_artificial = die_is_artificial(die);

  Dwarf_Die child;
  bool has_child = (dwarf_child(die, &child) == 0);

  decl_base_sptr res;
  if (klass)
    {
      res = result = klass;
      if (has_child && klass->get_is_declaration_only()
      && klass->get_definition_of_declaration())
    res = result = is_class_type(klass->get_definition_of_declaration());
      if (loc)
    result->set_location(loc);
    }
  else
    {
      result.reset(new class_decl(rdr.env(), name, size,
                  /*alignment=*/0, is_struct, loc,
                  decl_base::VISIBILITY_DEFAULT,
                  is_anonymous));

      result->set_is_declaration_only(is_declaration_only);

      res = add_decl_to_scope(result, scope);
      result = dynamic_pointer_cast<class_decl>(res);
      ABG_ASSERT(result);
    }

  if (!klass || klass->get_is_declaration_only())
    if (size != result->get_size_in_bits())
      result->set_size_in_bits(size);

  if (klass)
    // We are amending a class that was built before.  So let's check
    // if we need to amend its "declaration-only-ness" status.
    if (!!result->get_size_in_bits() == result->get_is_declaration_only())
      // The size of the class doesn't match its
      // 'declaration-only-ness".  We might have a non-zero sized
      // class which is declaration-only, or a zero sized class that
      // is not declaration-only.  Let's set the declaration-only-ness
      // according to what we are instructed to.
      //
      // Note however that there are binaries out there emitted by
      // compilers (Clang, in C++) emit declarations-only classes that
      // have non-zero size.  So we must honor these too. That is why
      // we are not forcing the declaration-only-ness to false when a
      // class has non-zero size.  An example of such binary is
      // tests/data/test-diff-filter/test41-PR21486-abg-writer.llvm.o.
      result->set_is_declaration_only(is_declaration_only);

  // If a non-decl-only class has children node and is advertized as
  // having a non-zero size let's trust that.
  if (!result->get_is_declaration_only() && has_child)
    if (result->get_size_in_bits() == 0 && size != 0)
      result->set_size_in_bits(size);

  result->set_is_artificial(is_artificial);

  rdr.associate_die_to_type(die, result, where_offset);

  if (!has_child)
    // TODO: set the access specifier for the declaration-only class
    // here.
    return result;

  rdr.die_wip_classes_map(source)[dwarf_dieoffset(die)] = result;

  bool is_incomplete_type = false;
  if (is_declaration_only && size == 0 && has_child)
    // this is an incomplete DWARF type as defined by [5.7.1]
    //
    // An incomplete structure, union or class type is represented by
    // a structure, union or class entry that does not have a byte
    // size attribute and that has a DW_AT_declaration attribute.
    //
    // Let's consider that it's thus a decl-only class, likely
    // referred to by a pointer.  If we later encounter a definition
    // for this decl-only class type, then this decl-only class will
    // be resolved to it by the code in
    // reader::resolve_declaration_only_classes.
    is_incomplete_type = true;

  scope_decl_sptr scop =
    dynamic_pointer_cast<scope_decl>(res);
  ABG_ASSERT(scop);
  rdr.scope_stack().push(scop.get());

  if (has_child && !is_incomplete_type)
    {
      do
    {
      tag = dwarf_tag(&child);

      // Handle base classes.
      if (tag == DW_TAG_inheritance)
        {
          result->set_is_declaration_only(false);

          Dwarf_Die type_die;
          if (!die_die_attribute(&child, DW_AT_type, type_die))
        continue;

          string type_name = die_type_name(rdr, &type_die,
                           /*qualified_name=*/true,
                           where_offset);
          type_base_sptr base_type;
          if (!type_name.empty())
        {
          base_type = result->find_base_class(type_name);
          if (base_type)
            continue;
        }

          base_type =
        lookup_class_or_typedef_from_corpus(rdr, &type_die,
                            called_from_public_decl,
                            where_offset);
          if (!base_type)
        base_type =
          is_type(build_ir_node_from_die(rdr, &type_die,
                         called_from_public_decl,
                         where_offset));

          // Sometimes base_type can be a typedef.  Let's make
          // sure that typedef is compatible with a class type.
          class_decl_sptr b = is_compatible_with_class_type(base_type);
          if (!b)
        continue;

          access_specifier access =
        is_struct
        ? public_access
        : private_access;

          die_access_specifier(&child, access);

          bool is_virt= die_is_virtual(&child);
          int64_t offset = 0;
          bool is_offset_present =
        die_member_offset(rdr, &child, offset);

          class_decl::base_spec_sptr base(new class_decl::base_spec
                          (b, access,
                           is_offset_present ? offset : -1,
                           is_virt));
          if (b->get_is_declaration_only()
          // Only non-anonymous decl-only classes are
          // scheduled for resolution to their definition.
          // Anonymous classes that are decl-only are likely
          // only artificially created by
          // get_opaque_version_of_type, from anonymous fully
          // defined classes.  Those are never defined.
          && !b->get_qualified_name().empty())
        ABG_ASSERT(rdr.is_decl_only_class_scheduled_for_resolution(b));
          if (result->find_base_class(b->get_qualified_name()))
        continue;
          result->add_base_specifier(base);
        }
      // Handle data members.
      else if (tag == DW_TAG_member
           || tag == DW_TAG_variable)
        {
          Dwarf_Die type_die;
          if (!die_die_attribute(&child, DW_AT_type, type_die))
        continue;

          string n, m;
          location loc;
          die_loc_and_name(rdr, &child, loc, n, m);
          /// For now, we skip the hidden vtable pointer.
          /// Currently, we're looking for a member starting with
          /// "_vptr[^0-9a-zA-Z_]", which is what Clang and GCC
          /// use as a name for the hidden vtable pointer.
          if (n.substr(0, 5) == "_vptr"
          && n.size() > 5
          && !std::isalnum(n.at(5))
          && n.at(5) != '_')
        continue;

          // If the variable is already a member of this class,
          // move on.  If it's an anonymous data member, we need
          // to handle it differently.  We'll do that later below.
          if (!n.empty() && lookup_var_decl_in_scope(n, result))
        continue;

          int64_t offset_in_bits = 0;
          bool is_laid_out = die_member_offset(rdr, &child,
                           offset_in_bits);
          // For now, is_static == !is_laid_out.  When we have
          // templates, we'll try to be more specific.  For now,
          // this approximation should do OK.
          bool is_static = !is_laid_out;

          if (is_static)
        // We are looking at the *declaration* of a static
        // data member.  The definition comes later (or
        // somewhere else, rather)in the DWARF.  It's the
        // definition that we are interested in because it has
        // attributes of the concrete representation of the
        // static data member like, the ELF symbol (storage
        // address) of the variable, etc.  It's at that point
        // that the IR of the data member is going to be
        // created (by build_ir_node_from_die, in the
        // DW_TAG_variable case) and added to this class/struct
        // being created.  So for now, just ignore it.
        continue;

          decl_base_sptr ty = is_decl(build_ir_node_from_die(rdr, &type_die,
                                 called_from_public_decl,
                                 where_offset));
          type_base_sptr t = is_type(ty);
          if (!t)
        continue;

          if (n.empty() && !die_is_anonymous_data_member(&child))
        {
          // We must be in a case where the data member has an
          // empty name because the DWARF emitter has a bug.
          // Let's generate an artificial name for that data
          // member.
          n = rdr.build_name_for_buggy_anonymous_data_member(&child);
          ABG_ASSERT(!n.empty());
        }

          // The call to build_ir_node_from_die above could have
          // triggered the adding of a data member named 'n' into
          // result.  So let's check again if the variable is
          // already a member of this class.  Here again, if it's
          // an anonymous data member, we need to handle it
          // differently.  We'll do that later below.
          if (!n.empty() && lookup_var_decl_in_scope(n, result))
        continue;

          if (!is_static)
        // We have a non-static data member.  So this class
        // cannot be a declaration-only class anymore, even if
        // some DWARF emitters might consider it otherwise.
        result->set_is_declaration_only(false);
          access_specifier access =
        is_struct
        ? public_access
        : private_access;

          die_access_specifier(&child, access);

          var_decl_sptr dm(new var_decl(n, t, loc, m));
          if (n.empty()
          && anonymous_data_member_exists_in_class(*dm, *result))
        // dm is an anonymous data member that was already
        // present in the current class so let's not add it.
        continue;
          result->add_data_member(dm, access, is_laid_out,
                      is_static, offset_in_bits);
          ABG_ASSERT(has_scope(dm));
          rdr.associate_die_to_decl(&child, dm, where_offset,
                    /*associate_by_repr=*/false);
        }
      // Handle member functions;
      else if (tag == DW_TAG_subprogram)
        {
          decl_base_sptr r =
        add_or_update_member_function(rdr, &child, result,
                          called_from_public_decl,
                          where_offset);
          if (function_decl_sptr f = is_function_decl(r))
        rdr.associate_die_to_decl(&child, f, where_offset,
                      /*associate_by_repr=*/true);
        }
      // Handle member types
      else if (die_is_type(&child))
        {
          // if the type is not already a member of this class,
          // then add it to the class.
          if (!is_anonymous_type_die(&child)
          && !result->find_member_type(die_name(&child)))
        build_ir_node_from_die(rdr, &child, result.get(),
                       called_from_public_decl,
                       where_offset);
          else if (is_anonymous_type_die(&child))
        {
          // Lookup the anonymous type DIE direcly by building
          // its flat representation & using it as the name of
          // the anonymous struct/union.
          string anonymous_type_name =
            die_class_or_enum_flat_representation(rdr, &child,
                              /*indent=*/"",
                              /*one_line=*/true,
                              /*qualed_name=*/false,
                              where_offset);
          if (type_base_sptr member_t =
              result->find_member_type(anonymous_type_name))
            rdr.associate_die_to_decl(&child, is_decl(member_t),
                          where_offset,
                          /*Associate_by_repr=*/false);
          else
            {
              type_base_sptr t =
            is_type(build_ir_node_from_die(rdr, &child,
                               /*scope=*/result.get(),
                               called_from_public_decl,
                               where_offset));
              if (t)
            {
              add_decl_to_scope(is_decl(t), result.get());
              maybe_set_member_type_access_specifier(result,
                                 &child);
            }
            }
        }
        }
    } while (dwarf_siblingof(&child, &child) == 0);
    }

  rdr.scope_stack().pop();

  {
    die_class_or_union_map_type::const_iterator i =
      rdr.die_wip_classes_map(source).find(dwarf_dieoffset(die));
    if (i != rdr.die_wip_classes_map(source).end())
      {
    if (is_member_type(i->second))
      set_member_access_specifier(res,
                      get_member_access_specifier(i->second));
    rdr.die_wip_classes_map(source).erase(i);
      }
  }

  return result;
}

/// Build an @ref union_decl from a DW_TAG_union_type DIE.
///
/// @param rdr the DWARF reader to use.
///
/// @param die the DIE to read from.
///
/// @param scope the scope the resulting @ref union_decl belongs to.
///
/// @param union_type if this parameter is non-nil, then this function
/// updates the @ref union_decl that it points to, rather than
/// creating a new @ref union_decl.
///
/// @param called_from_public_decl is true if this function has been
/// initially called within the context of a public decl.
///
/// @param where_offset the offset of the DIE where we are "logically"
/// positionned at, in the DIE tree.  This is useful when @p die is
/// e.g, DW_TAG_partial_unit that can be included in several places in
/// the DIE tree.
///
/// @param is_declaration_only is true if the DIE denoted by @p die is
/// a declaration-only DIE.
///
/// @return the resulting @ref union_decl type.
static union_decl_sptr
add_or_update_union_type(reader&     rdr,
             Dwarf_Die*  die,
             scope_decl*     scope,
             union_decl_sptr union_type,
             bool        called_from_public_decl,
             size_t  where_offset,
             bool        is_declaration_only)
{
  union_decl_sptr result;
  if (!die)
    return result;

  unsigned tag = dwarf_tag(die);

  if (tag != DW_TAG_union_type)
    return result;

  const die_source source = rdr.get_die_source(die);
  {
    die_class_or_union_map_type::const_iterator i =
      rdr.die_wip_classes_map(source).find(dwarf_dieoffset(die));
    if (i != rdr.die_wip_classes_map(source).end())
      {
    union_decl_sptr u = is_union_type(i->second);
    ABG_ASSERT(u);
    return u;
      }
  }

  string name, linkage_name;
  location loc;
  die_loc_and_name(rdr, die, loc, name, linkage_name);
  cleanup_decl_name(name);

  bool is_anonymous = false;
  if (name.empty())
    {
      // So we are looking at an anonymous union.  Let's give it a
      // name.
      name = get_internal_anonymous_die_prefix_name(die);
      ABG_ASSERT(!name.empty());
      // But we remember that the type is anonymous.
      is_anonymous = true;

      size_t s = 0;
      if (scope)
    s = scope->get_num_anonymous_member_unions();
      else
    s = rdr.global_scope()->get_num_anonymous_member_classes();
      name = build_internal_anonymous_die_name(name, s);
    }

  // If the type has location, then associate it to its
  // representation.  This way, all occurences of types with the same
  // representation (name) and location can be later detected as being
  // for the same type.

  if (!is_anonymous)
    {
      if (corpus_sptr corp = rdr.should_reuse_type_from_corpus_group())
    {
      if (loc)
        result = lookup_union_type_per_location(loc.expand(), *corp);
      else
        result = lookup_union_type(name, *corp);

      if (result)
        {
          rdr.associate_die_to_type(die, result, where_offset);
          return result;
        }
    }
    }

  // if we've already seen a union with the same union as 'die' then
  // let's re-use that one. We can't really safely re-use anonymous
  // unions as they have no name, by construction.  What we can do,
  // rather, is to reuse the typedef that name them, when they do have
  // a naming typedef.
  if (!is_anonymous)
    if (union_decl_sptr pre_existing_union =
    is_union_type(rdr.lookup_artifact_from_die(die)))
      union_type = pre_existing_union;

  uint64_t size = 0;
  die_size_in_bits(die, size);
  bool is_artificial = die_is_artificial(die);

  if (union_type)
    {
      result = union_type;
      result->set_location(loc);
    }
  else
    {
      result.reset(new union_decl(rdr.env(), name, size, loc,
                  decl_base::VISIBILITY_DEFAULT,
                  is_anonymous));
      if (is_declaration_only)
    result->set_is_declaration_only(true);
      result = is_union_type(add_decl_to_scope(result, scope));
      ABG_ASSERT(result);
    }

  if (size)
    {
      result->set_size_in_bits(size);
      result->set_is_declaration_only(false);
    }

  result->set_is_artificial(is_artificial);

  rdr.associate_die_to_type(die, result, where_offset);

  Dwarf_Die child;
  bool has_child = (dwarf_child(die, &child) == 0);
  if (!has_child)
    return result;

  rdr.die_wip_classes_map(source)[dwarf_dieoffset(die)] = result;

  scope_decl_sptr scop =
    dynamic_pointer_cast<scope_decl>(result);
  ABG_ASSERT(scop);
  rdr.scope_stack().push(scop.get());

  if (has_child)
    {
      do
    {
      tag = dwarf_tag(&child);
      // Handle data members.
      if (tag == DW_TAG_member || tag == DW_TAG_variable)
        {
          Dwarf_Die type_die;
          if (!die_die_attribute(&child, DW_AT_type, type_die))
        continue;

          string n, m;
          location loc;
          die_loc_and_name(rdr, &child, loc, n, m);

          // Because we can be updating an existing union, let's
          // make sure we don't already have a member of the same
          // name.  Anonymous member are handled a bit later below
          // so let's not consider them here.
          if (!n.empty() && lookup_var_decl_in_scope(n, result))
        continue;

          ssize_t offset_in_bits = 0;
          decl_base_sptr ty =
        is_decl(build_ir_node_from_die(rdr, &type_die,
                           called_from_public_decl,
                           where_offset));
          type_base_sptr t = is_type(ty);
          if (!t)
        continue;

          // We have a non-static data member.  So this union
          // cannot be a declaration-only union anymore, even if
          // some DWARF emitters might consider it otherwise.
          result->set_is_declaration_only(false);
          access_specifier access = public_access;

          die_access_specifier(&child, access);

          var_decl_sptr dm(new var_decl(n, t, loc, m));
          // If dm is an anonymous data member, let's make sure
          // the current union doesn't already have it as a data
          // member.
          if (n.empty() && result->find_data_member(dm))
        continue;

          if (!n.empty() && lookup_var_decl_in_scope(n, result))
        continue;

          result->add_data_member(dm, access, /*is_laid_out=*/true,
                      /*is_static=*/false,
                      offset_in_bits);
          ABG_ASSERT(has_scope(dm));
          rdr.associate_die_to_decl(&child, dm, where_offset,
                     /*associate_by_repr=*/false);
        }
      // Handle member functions;
      else if (tag == DW_TAG_subprogram)
        {
          decl_base_sptr r =
        is_decl(build_ir_node_from_die(rdr, &child,
                           result.get(),
                           called_from_public_decl,
                           where_offset));
          if (!r)
        continue;

          function_decl_sptr f = dynamic_pointer_cast<function_decl>(r);
          ABG_ASSERT(f);

          finish_member_function_reading(&child, f, result, rdr);

          rdr.associate_die_to_decl(&child, f, where_offset,
                     /*associate_by_repr=*/false);
        }
      // Handle member types
      else if (die_is_type(&child))
        {
          string type_name = die_type_name(rdr, &child,
                           /*qualified_name=*/false,
                           where_offset);
          if (type_base_sptr member_t = result->find_member_type(type_name))
        rdr.associate_die_to_decl(&child, is_decl(member_t),
                      where_offset,
                      /*associate_by_repr=*/false);
          else
        decl_base_sptr td =
          is_decl(build_ir_node_from_die(rdr, &child, result.get(),
                         called_from_public_decl,
                         where_offset));
        }
    } while (dwarf_siblingof(&child, &child) == 0);
    }

  rdr.scope_stack().pop();

  {
    die_class_or_union_map_type::const_iterator i =
      rdr.die_wip_classes_map(source).find(dwarf_dieoffset(die));
    if (i != rdr.die_wip_classes_map(source).end())
      {
    if (is_member_type(i->second))
      set_member_access_specifier(result,
                      get_member_access_specifier(i->second));
    rdr.die_wip_classes_map(source).erase(i);
      }
  }

  return result;
}

/// build a qualified type from a DW_TAG_const_type,
/// DW_TAG_volatile_type or DW_TAG_restrict_type DIE.
///
/// @param rdr the DWARF reader to consider.
///
/// @param die the input DIE to read from.
///
/// @param called_from_public_decl true if this function was called
/// from a context where either a public function or a public variable
/// is being built.
///
/// @param where_offset the offset of the DIE where we are "logically"
/// positionned at, in the DIE tree.  This is useful when @p die is
/// e.g, DW_TAG_partial_unit that can be included in several places in
/// the DIE tree.
///
/// @return the resulting qualified_type_def.
static type_base_sptr
build_qualified_type(reader&    rdr,
             Dwarf_Die* die,
             bool       called_from_public_decl,
             size_t     where_offset)
{
  type_base_sptr result;
  if (!die)
    return result;

  unsigned tag = dwarf_tag(die);

  if (tag != DW_TAG_const_type
      && tag != DW_TAG_volatile_type
      && tag != DW_TAG_restrict_type)
    return result;

  Dwarf_Die underlying_type_die;
  decl_base_sptr utype_decl;
  if (!die_die_attribute(die, DW_AT_type, underlying_type_die))
    // So, if no DW_AT_type is present, then this means (if we are
    // looking at a debug info emitted by GCC) that we are looking
    // at a qualified void type.
    utype_decl = build_ir_node_for_void_type(rdr);

  if (!utype_decl)
    utype_decl = is_decl(build_ir_node_from_die(rdr, &underlying_type_die,
                        called_from_public_decl,
                        where_offset));
  if (!utype_decl)
    return result;

  // The call to build_ir_node_from_die() could have triggered the
  // creation of the type for this DIE.  In that case, just return it.
  if (type_base_sptr t = rdr.lookup_type_from_die(die))
    {
      result = t;
      rdr.associate_die_to_type(die, result, where_offset);
      return result;
    }

  type_base_sptr utype = is_type(utype_decl);
  ABG_ASSERT(utype);

  qualified_type_def::CV qual = qualified_type_def::CV_NONE;
  if (tag == DW_TAG_const_type)
    qual |= qualified_type_def::CV_CONST;
  else if (tag == DW_TAG_volatile_type)
    qual |= qualified_type_def::CV_VOLATILE;
  else if (tag == DW_TAG_restrict_type)
    qual |= qualified_type_def::CV_RESTRICT;
  else
    ABG_ASSERT_NOT_REACHED;

  if (!result)
    result.reset(new qualified_type_def(utype, qual, location()));

  rdr.associate_die_to_type(die, result, where_offset);

  return result;
}

/// Walk a tree of typedef of qualified arrays and schedule all type
/// nodes for canonicalization.
///
/// This is to be used after an array tree has been cloned.  In that
/// case, the newly cloned type nodes have to be scheduled for
/// canonicalization.
///
/// This is a subroutine of maybe_strip_qualification.
///
/// @param t the type node to be scheduled for canonicalization.
///
/// @param rdr the DWARF reader to use.
static void
schedule_array_tree_for_late_canonicalization(const type_base_sptr& t,
                          reader &rdr)
{
  if (typedef_decl_sptr type = is_typedef(t))
    {
      schedule_array_tree_for_late_canonicalization(type->get_underlying_type(),
                            rdr);
      rdr.schedule_type_for_late_canonicalization(t);
    }
  else if (qualified_type_def_sptr type = is_qualified_type(t))
    {
      schedule_array_tree_for_late_canonicalization(type->get_underlying_type(),
                            rdr);
      rdr.schedule_type_for_late_canonicalization(t);
    }
  else if (array_type_def_sptr type = is_array_type(t))
    {
      for (vector<array_type_def::subrange_sptr>::const_iterator i =
         type->get_subranges().begin();
       i != type->get_subranges().end();
       ++i)
    {
      if (!(*i)->get_scope())
        add_decl_to_scope(*i, rdr.cur_transl_unit()->get_global_scope());
      rdr.schedule_type_for_late_canonicalization(*i);

    }
      schedule_array_tree_for_late_canonicalization(type->get_element_type(),
                            rdr);
      rdr.schedule_type_for_late_canonicalization(type);
    }
}

/// Strip qualification from a qualified type, when it makes sense.
///
/// DWARF constructs "const reference".  This is redundant because a
/// reference is always const.  The issue is these redundant types then
/// leak into the IR and make for bad diagnostics.
///
/// This function thus strips the const qualifier from the type in
/// that case.  It might contain code to strip other cases like this
/// in the future.
///
/// @param t the type to strip const qualification from.
///
/// @param rdr the @ref reader to use.
///
/// @return the stripped type or just return @p t.
static decl_base_sptr
maybe_strip_qualification(const qualified_type_def_sptr t,
              reader &rdr)
{
  if (!t)
    return t;

  decl_base_sptr result = t;
  type_base_sptr u = t->get_underlying_type();

  strip_redundant_quals_from_underyling_types(t);
  result = strip_useless_const_qualification(t);
  if (result.get() != t.get())
    return result;

  if (is_array_type(u) || is_typedef_of_array(u))
    {
      array_type_def_sptr array;
      scope_decl * scope = 0;
      if ((array = is_array_type(u)))
    {
      scope = array->get_scope();
      ABG_ASSERT(scope);
      array = is_array_type(clone_array_tree(array));
      schedule_array_tree_for_late_canonicalization(array, rdr);
      add_decl_to_scope(array, scope);
      t->set_underlying_type(array);
      u = t->get_underlying_type();
    }
      else if (is_typedef_of_array(u))
    {
      scope = is_decl(u)->get_scope();
      ABG_ASSERT(scope);
      typedef_decl_sptr typdef =
        is_typedef(clone_array_tree(is_typedef(u)));
      schedule_array_tree_for_late_canonicalization(typdef, rdr);
      ABG_ASSERT(typdef);
      add_decl_to_scope(typdef, scope);
      t->set_underlying_type(typdef);
      u = t->get_underlying_type();
      array = is_typedef_of_array(u);
    }
      else
    ABG_ASSERT_NOT_REACHED;

      ABG_ASSERT(array);
      // We should not be editing types that are already canonicalized.
      ABG_ASSERT(!array->get_canonical_type());
      type_base_sptr element_type = array->get_element_type();

      if (qualified_type_def_sptr qualified = is_qualified_type(element_type))
    {
      // We should not be editing types that are already canonicalized.
      ABG_ASSERT(!qualified->get_canonical_type());
      qualified_type_def::CV quals = qualified->get_cv_quals();
      quals |= t->get_cv_quals();
      qualified->set_cv_quals(quals);
      strip_redundant_quals_from_underyling_types(qualified);
      result = is_decl(u);
    }
      else
    {
      qualified_type_def_sptr qual_type
        (new qualified_type_def(element_type,
                    t->get_cv_quals(),
                    t->get_location()));
      strip_redundant_quals_from_underyling_types(qual_type);
      add_decl_to_scope(qual_type, is_decl(element_type)->get_scope());
      array->set_element_type(qual_type);
      rdr.schedule_type_for_late_canonicalization(is_type(qual_type));
      result = is_decl(u);
    }
    }

  return result;
}

/// Build a pointer type from a DW_TAG_pointer_type DIE.
///
/// @param rdr the DWARF reader to consider.
///
/// @param die the DIE to read information from.
///
/// @param called_from_public_decl true if this function was called
/// from a context where either a public function or a public variable
/// is being built.
///
/// @param where_offset the offset of the DIE where we are "logically"
/// positionned at, in the DIE tree.  This is useful when @p die is
/// e.g, DW_TAG_partial_unit that can be included in several places in
/// the DIE tree.
///
/// @return the resulting pointer to pointer_type_def.
static pointer_type_def_sptr
build_pointer_type_def(reader&  rdr,
               Dwarf_Die*   die,
               bool     called_from_public_decl,
               size_t       where_offset)
{
  pointer_type_def_sptr result;

  if (!die)
    return result;

  unsigned tag = dwarf_tag(die);
  if (tag != DW_TAG_pointer_type)
    return result;

  type_or_decl_base_sptr utype_decl;
  Dwarf_Die underlying_type_die;
  bool has_underlying_type_die = false;
  if (!die_die_attribute(die, DW_AT_type, underlying_type_die))
    // If the DW_AT_type attribute is missing, that means we are
    // looking at a pointer to "void".
    utype_decl = build_ir_node_for_void_type(rdr);
  else
    has_underlying_type_die = true;

  if (!utype_decl && has_underlying_type_die)
    utype_decl = build_ir_node_from_die(rdr, &underlying_type_die,
                    called_from_public_decl,
                    where_offset);
  if (!utype_decl)
    return result;

  // The call to build_ir_node_from_die() could have triggered the
  // creation of the type for this DIE.  In that case, just return it.
  if (type_base_sptr t = rdr.lookup_type_from_die(die))
    {
      result = is_pointer_type(t);
      ABG_ASSERT(result);
      return result;
    }

  type_base_sptr utype = is_type(utype_decl);
  ABG_ASSERT(utype);

  // if the DIE for the pointer type doesn't have a byte_size
  // attribute then we assume the size of the pointer is the address
  // size of the current translation unit.
  uint64_t size = rdr.cur_transl_unit()->get_address_size();
  if (die_unsigned_constant_attribute(die, DW_AT_byte_size, size))
    // The size as expressed by DW_AT_byte_size is in byte, so let's
    // convert it to bits.
    size *= 8;

  // And the size of the pointer must be the same as the address size
  // of the current translation unit.
  ABG_ASSERT((size_t) rdr.cur_transl_unit()->get_address_size() == size);

  result.reset(new pointer_type_def(utype, size, /*alignment=*/0, location()));
  ABG_ASSERT(result->get_pointed_to_type());

  if (is_void_pointer_type(result))
    result = is_pointer_type(build_ir_node_for_void_pointer_type(rdr));

  rdr.associate_die_to_type(die, result, where_offset);
  return result;
}

/// Build a reference type from either a DW_TAG_reference_type or
/// DW_TAG_rvalue_reference_type DIE.
///
/// @param rdr the DWARF reader to consider.
///
/// @param die the DIE to read from.
///
/// @param called_from_public_decl true if this function was called
/// from a context where either a public function or a public variable
/// is being built.
///
/// @param where_offset the offset of the DIE where we are "logically"
/// positionned at, in the DIE tree.  This is useful when @p die is
/// e.g, DW_TAG_partial_unit that can be included in several places in
/// the DIE tree.
///
/// @return a pointer to the resulting reference_type_def.
static reference_type_def_sptr
build_reference_type(reader&    rdr,
             Dwarf_Die* die,
             bool       called_from_public_decl,
             size_t     where_offset)
{
  reference_type_def_sptr result;

  if (!die)
    return result;

  unsigned tag = dwarf_tag(die);
  if (tag != DW_TAG_reference_type
      && tag != DW_TAG_rvalue_reference_type)
    return result;

  Dwarf_Die underlying_type_die;
  if (!die_die_attribute(die, DW_AT_type, underlying_type_die))
    return result;

  type_or_decl_base_sptr utype_decl =
    build_ir_node_from_die(rdr, &underlying_type_die,
               called_from_public_decl,
               where_offset);
  if (!utype_decl)
    return result;

  // The call to build_ir_node_from_die() could have triggered the
  // creation of the type for this DIE.  In that case, just return it.
  if (type_base_sptr t = rdr.lookup_type_from_die(die))
    {
      result = is_reference_type(t);
      ABG_ASSERT(result);
      return result;
    }

  type_base_sptr utype = is_type(utype_decl);
  ABG_ASSERT(utype);

  // if the DIE for the reference type doesn't have a byte_size
  // attribute then we assume the size of the reference is the address
  // size of the current translation unit.
  uint64_t size = rdr.cur_transl_unit()->get_address_size();
  if (die_unsigned_constant_attribute(die, DW_AT_byte_size, size))
    size *= 8;

  // And the size of the pointer must be the same as the address size
  // of the current translation unit.
  ABG_ASSERT((size_t) rdr.cur_transl_unit()->get_address_size() == size);

  bool is_lvalue = tag == DW_TAG_reference_type;

  result.reset(new reference_type_def(utype, is_lvalue, size,
                      /*alignment=*/0,
                      location()));
  if (corpus_sptr corp = rdr.corpus())
    if (reference_type_def_sptr t = lookup_reference_type(*result, *corp))
      result = t;
  rdr.associate_die_to_type(die, result, where_offset);
  return result;
}

/// Build an instance of @ref ptr_to_mbr_type from a DIE of tag
/// DW_TAG_ptr_to_member_type.
///
/// @param the DWARF reader touse.
///
/// @param the DIE to consider.  It must carry the tag
/// DW_TAG_ptr_to_member_type.
///
/// @param called_from_public_decl true if this function was called
/// from a context where either a public function or a public variable
/// is being built.
///
/// @param where_offset the offset of the DIE where we are "logically"
/// positionned at, in the DIE tree.  This is useful when @p die is
/// e.g, DW_TAG_partial_unit that can be included in several places in
/// the DIE tree.
///
/// @return a pointer to the resulting @ref ptr_to_mbr_type.
static ptr_to_mbr_type_sptr
build_ptr_to_mbr_type(reader&       rdr,
              Dwarf_Die*    die,
              bool      called_from_public_decl,
              size_t        where_offset)
{
  ptr_to_mbr_type_sptr result;

  if (!die)
    return result;

  unsigned tag = dwarf_tag(die);
  if (tag != DW_TAG_ptr_to_member_type)
    return result;

  Dwarf_Die data_member_type_die, containing_type_die;

  if (!die_die_attribute(die, DW_AT_type, data_member_type_die)
      || !die_die_attribute(die, DW_AT_containing_type, containing_type_die))
    return result;

  type_or_decl_base_sptr data_member_type =
    build_ir_node_from_die(rdr, &data_member_type_die,
               called_from_public_decl, where_offset);
  if (!data_member_type)
    return result;

  type_or_decl_base_sptr containing_type =
    build_ir_node_from_die(rdr, &containing_type_die,
               called_from_public_decl, where_offset);
  if (!containing_type)
    return result;

  if (!is_typedef_of_maybe_qualified_class_or_union_type
      (is_type(containing_type)))
    return result;

  if (type_base_sptr t = rdr.lookup_type_from_die(die))
    {
      result = is_ptr_to_mbr_type(t);
      ABG_ASSERT(result);
      return result;
    }

  uint64_t size_in_bits = rdr.cur_transl_unit()->get_address_size();

  result.reset(new ptr_to_mbr_type(data_member_type->get_environment(),
                   is_type(data_member_type),
                   is_type(containing_type),
                   size_in_bits,
                   /*alignment=*/0,
                   location()));

  rdr.associate_die_to_type(die, result, where_offset);
  return result;
}

/// Build a subroutine type from a DW_TAG_subroutine_type DIE.
///
/// @param rdr the DWARF reader to consider.
///
/// @param die the DIE to read from.
///
/// @param is_method points to a class or union declaration iff we're
/// building the type for a method.  This is the enclosing class or
/// union of the method.
///
/// @param where_offset the offset of the DIE where we are "logically"
/// positioned at, in the DIE tree.  This is useful when @p die is
/// e.g, DW_TAG_partial_unit that can be included in several places in
/// the DIE tree.
///
/// @return a pointer to the resulting function_type_sptr.
static function_type_sptr
build_function_type(reader& rdr,
            Dwarf_Die*      die,
            class_or_union_sptr is_method,
            size_t      where_offset)
{
  function_type_sptr result;

  if (!die)
    return result;

  ABG_ASSERT(dwarf_tag(die) == DW_TAG_subroutine_type
         || dwarf_tag(die) == DW_TAG_subprogram);

  const die_source source = rdr.get_die_source(die);

  {
    size_t off = dwarf_dieoffset(die);
    auto i = rdr.die_wip_function_types_map(source).find(off);
    if (i != rdr.die_wip_function_types_map(source).end())
      {
    function_type_sptr fn_type = is_function_type(i->second);
    ABG_ASSERT(fn_type);
    return fn_type;
      }
  }

  decl_base_sptr type_decl;

  translation_unit_sptr tu = rdr.cur_transl_unit();
  ABG_ASSERT(tu);

  /// If, inside the current translation unit, we've already seen a
  /// function type with the same text representation, then reuse that
  /// one instead.
  if (type_base_sptr t = rdr.lookup_fn_type_from_die_repr_per_tu(die))
    {
      result = is_function_type(t);
      ABG_ASSERT(result);
      rdr.associate_die_to_type(die, result, where_offset);
      return result;
    }

  bool odr_is_relevant = rdr.odr_is_relevant(die);
  if (odr_is_relevant)
    {
      // So we can rely on the One Definition Rule to say that if
      // several different function types have the same name (or
      // rather, representation) across the entire binary, then they
      // ought to designate the same function type.  So let's ensure
      // that if we've already seen a function type with the same
      // representation as the function type 'die', then it's the same
      // type as the one denoted by 'die'.
      if (function_type_sptr fn_type =
      is_function_type(rdr.lookup_type_artifact_from_die(die)))
    {
      rdr.associate_die_to_type(die, fn_type, where_offset);
      return fn_type;
    }
    }

  // Let's look at the DIE to detect if it's the DIE for a method
  // (type).  If it is, we can deduce the name of its enclosing class
  // and if it's a static or const.
  bool is_const = false;
  bool is_static = false;
  Dwarf_Die object_pointer_die;
  Dwarf_Die class_type_die;
  bool has_this_parm_die =
    die_function_type_is_method_type(rdr, die, where_offset,
                     object_pointer_die,
                     class_type_die,
                     is_static);
  if (has_this_parm_die)
    {
      // The function (type) has a "this" parameter DIE. It means it's
      // a member function DIE.
      if (!is_static)
    if (die_object_pointer_is_for_const_method(&object_pointer_die))
      is_const = true;

      if (!is_method)
    {
      // We were initially called as if the function represented
      // by DIE was *NOT* a member function.  But now we know it's
      // a member function.  Let's take that into account.
      class_or_union_sptr klass_type =
        is_class_or_union_type(build_ir_node_from_die(rdr, &class_type_die,
                              /*called_from_pub_decl=*/true,
                              where_offset));
      if (!klass_type)
        {
          // We could not create the class type.  For instance,
          // this can be due to the fact that the class is
          // suppressed.  In those cases, we just bail out.
          return nullptr;
        }
      is_method = klass_type;
    }
    }

  // Let's create the type early and record it as being for the DIE
  // 'die'.  This way, when building the sub-type triggers the
  // creation of a type matching the same 'die', then we'll reuse this
  // one.

  result.reset(is_method
           ? new method_type(is_method, is_const,
                 tu->get_address_size(),
                 /*alignment=*/0)
           : new function_type(rdr.env(), tu->get_address_size(),
                   /*alignment=*/0));
  rdr.associate_die_to_type(die, result, where_offset);
  rdr.die_wip_function_types_map(source)[dwarf_dieoffset(die)] = result;

  type_base_sptr return_type;
  Dwarf_Die ret_type_die;
  if (die_die_attribute(die, DW_AT_type, ret_type_die))
    return_type =
      is_type(build_ir_node_from_die(rdr, &ret_type_die,
                     /*called_from_public_decl=*/true,
                     where_offset));
  if (!return_type)
    return_type = is_type(build_ir_node_for_void_type(rdr));
  result->set_return_type(return_type);

  Dwarf_Die child;
  function_decl::parameters function_parms;

  if (dwarf_child(die, &child) == 0)
    do
      {
    int child_tag = dwarf_tag(&child);
    if (child_tag == DW_TAG_formal_parameter)
      {
        // This is a "normal" function parameter.
        string name, linkage_name;
        location loc;
        die_loc_and_name(rdr, &child, loc, name, linkage_name);
        if (!tools_utils::string_is_ascii_identifier(name))
          // Sometimes, bogus compiler emit names that are
          // non-ascii garbage.  Let's just ditch that for now.
          name.clear();
        bool is_artificial = die_is_artificial(&child);
        type_base_sptr parm_type;
        Dwarf_Die parm_type_die;
        if (die_die_attribute(&child, DW_AT_type, parm_type_die))
          parm_type =
        is_type(build_ir_node_from_die(rdr, &parm_type_die,
                           /*called_from_public_decl=*/true,
                           where_offset));
        if (!parm_type)
          continue;
        if (is_method
        && is_const_qualified_type(parm_type)
        && function_parms.empty())
          // We are looking at the first (implicit) parameter of a
          // method.  This is basically the "this pointer".  For
          // concrete instances of abstract methods, GCC sometimes
          // represents that pointer as a const pointer, whereas
          // in the abstract interface representing that method
          // the this-pointer is represented as a non-qualified
          // pointer.  Let's trim the const qualifier away.  That
          // will minize the chance to have spurious
          // const-qualifier changes on implicit parameters when
          // comparing methods that otherwise have no meaningful
          // ABI changes.
          parm_type =
        peel_const_qualified_type(is_qualified_type(parm_type));

        function_decl::parameter_sptr p
          (new function_decl::parameter(parm_type, name, loc,
                        /*variadic_marker=*/false,
                        is_artificial));
        function_parms.push_back(p);
      }
    else if (child_tag == DW_TAG_unspecified_parameters)
      {
        // This is a variadic function parameter.
        bool is_artificial = die_is_artificial(&child);

        type_base_sptr parm_type =
          is_type(build_ir_node_for_variadic_parameter_type(rdr));
        function_decl::parameter_sptr p
          (new function_decl::parameter(parm_type,
                        /*name=*/"",
                        location(),
                        /*variadic_marker=*/true,
                        is_artificial));
        function_parms.push_back(p);
        // After a DW_TAG_unspecified_parameters tag, we shouldn't
        // keep reading for parameters.  The
        // unspecified_parameters TAG should be the last parameter
        // that we record. For instance, if there are multiple
        // DW_TAG_unspecified_parameters DIEs then we should care
        // only for the first one.
        break;
      }
      }
    while (dwarf_siblingof(&child, &child) == 0);

  result->set_parameters(function_parms);

  tu->bind_function_type_life_time(result);

  result->set_is_artificial(true);

  rdr.associate_die_repr_to_fn_type_per_tu(die, result);

  {
    die_function_type_map_type::const_iterator i =
      rdr.die_wip_function_types_map(source).
      find(dwarf_dieoffset(die));
    if (i != rdr.die_wip_function_types_map(source).end())
      rdr.die_wip_function_types_map(source).erase(i);
  }

  maybe_canonicalize_type(result, rdr);
  return result;
}

/// Build a subrange type from a DW_TAG_subrange_type.
///
/// @param rdr the DWARF reader to consider.
///
/// @param die the DIE to read from.
///
/// @param where_offset the offset of the DIE where we are "logically"
/// positionned at in the DIE tree.  This is useful when @p die is
/// e,g, DW_TAG_partial_unit that can be included in several places in
/// the DIE tree.
///
/// @param associate_die_to_type if this is true then the resulting
/// type is associated to the @p die, so that next time when the
/// system looks up the type associated to it, the current resulting
/// type is returned.  If false, then no association is done and the
/// resulting type can be destroyed right after.  This can be useful
/// when the sole purpose of building the @ref
/// array_type_def::subrange_type is to use some of its method like,
/// e.g, its name pretty printing methods.
///
/// @return the newly built instance of @ref
/// array_type_def::subrange_type, or nil if no type could be built.
static array_type_def::subrange_sptr
build_subrange_type(reader&     rdr,
            const Dwarf_Die*    die,
            size_t      where_offset,
            bool        associate_type_to_die)
{
  array_type_def::subrange_sptr result;

  if (!die)
    return result;

  unsigned tag = dwarf_tag(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(die));
  if (tag != DW_TAG_subrange_type)
    return result;

  string name = die_name(die);

  // load the underlying type.
  Dwarf_Die underlying_type_die;
  type_base_sptr underlying_type;
  /* Unless there is an underlying type which says differently.  */
  bool is_signed = false;
  if (die_die_attribute(die, DW_AT_type, underlying_type_die))
    underlying_type =
      is_type(build_ir_node_from_die(rdr,
                     &underlying_type_die,
                     /*called_from_public_decl=*/true,
                     where_offset));

  if (underlying_type)
    {
      uint64_t ate;
      if (die_unsigned_constant_attribute (&underlying_type_die,
                       DW_AT_encoding,
                       ate))
      is_signed = (ate == DW_ATE_signed || ate == DW_ATE_signed_char);
    }

  // The DW_TAG_subrange_type DIE may have some size related
  // attributes (DW_AT_byte_size or DW_AT_bit_size).  If not, then the
  // size is deduced from the size of its underlying type.
  bool has_size_info = false;
  uint64_t size = 0;
  if ((has_size_info = die_unsigned_constant_attribute(die,
                               DW_AT_byte_size, size)))
    size *= 8;
  else
    has_size_info = die_unsigned_constant_attribute(die,
                            DW_AT_bit_size, size);

  translation_unit::language language = rdr.cur_transl_unit()->get_language();
  array_type_def::subrange_type::bound_value lower_bound =
    get_default_array_lower_bound(language);
  array_type_def::subrange_type::bound_value upper_bound;
  uint64_t count = 0;
  bool is_non_finite = false;
  bool non_zero_count_present = false;

  // The DWARF 4 specifications says, in [5.11 Subrange
  // Type Entries]:
  //
  //     The subrange entry may have the attributes
  //     DW_AT_lower_bound and DW_AT_upper_bound to
  //     specify, respectively, the lower and upper bound
  //     values of the subrange.
  //
  // So let's look for DW_AT_lower_bound first.
  die_constant_attribute(die, DW_AT_lower_bound, is_signed, lower_bound);

  bool found_upper_bound = die_constant_attribute(die, DW_AT_upper_bound,
                          is_signed, upper_bound);
  if (!found_upper_bound)
    found_upper_bound = subrange_die_indirect_bound_value(die,
                              DW_AT_upper_bound,
                              upper_bound,
                              is_signed);
  // Then, DW_AT_upper_bound.
  if (!found_upper_bound)
    {
      // The DWARF 4 spec says, in [5.11 Subrange Type
      // Entries]:
      //
      //   The DW_AT_upper_bound attribute may be replaced
      //   by a DW_AT_count attribute, whose value
      //   describes the number of elements in the
      //   subrange rather than the value of the last
      //   element."
      //
      // So, as DW_AT_upper_bound is not present in this
      // case, let's see if there is a DW_AT_count.
      if (die_unsigned_constant_attribute(die, DW_AT_count, count))
    {
      if (count)
        // DW_AT_count can be present and be set to zero.  This is
        // for instance the case to model this gcc extension to
        // represent flexible arrays:
        // https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Zero-Length.html.
        // For instance: int flex_array[0];
        non_zero_count_present = true;

      // When the count is present and non-zero, we can deduce the
      // upper_bound from the lower_bound and the number of
      // elements of the array:
      int64_t u = lower_bound.get_signed_value() + count;
      if (u)
        upper_bound = u - 1;
    }

      if (!non_zero_count_present)
    // No upper_bound nor count was present on the DIE, this means
    // the array is considered to have an infinite (or rather not
    // known) size.
    is_non_finite = true;
    }

  if (UINT64_MAX == upper_bound.get_unsigned_value())
    // If the upper_bound size is the max of the integer value
    // then it most certainly means unknown size.
    is_non_finite = true;

  result.reset
    (new array_type_def::subrange_type(rdr.env(),
                       name,
                       lower_bound,
                       upper_bound,
                       underlying_type,
                       location()));
  result->is_non_finite(is_non_finite);

  if (has_size_info)
    result->set_size_in_bits(size);
  else
    {
      // The DW_TAG_subrange_type doesn't appear to have any size
      // attribute.  In that case, the size is deduced from the size
      // of the underlying type.  If there is no underlying type
      // specified, then the size of the subrange type is the size 
      if (!underlying_type)
    result->set_size_in_bits(rdr.cur_transl_unit()->get_address_size());
    }

  // Let's ensure the resulting subrange looks metabolically healthy.
  ABG_ASSERT(result->is_non_finite()
         || (result->get_length() ==
         (uint64_t) (result->get_upper_bound()
                 - result->get_lower_bound() + 1)));

  if (associate_type_to_die)
    rdr.associate_die_to_type(die, result, where_offset);

  return result;
}

/// Build the sub-ranges of an array type.
///
/// This is a sub-routine of build_array_type().
///
/// @param rdr the context to read from.
///
/// @param die the DIE of tag DW_TAG_array_type which contains
/// children DIEs that represent the sub-ranges.
///
/// @param subranges out parameter.  This is set to the sub-ranges
/// that are built from @p die.
///
/// @param where_offset the offset of the DIE where we are "logically"
/// positioned at, in the DIE tree.  This is useful when @p die is
/// e.g, DW_TAG_partial_unit that can be included in several places in
/// the DIE tree.
static void
build_subranges_from_array_type_die(const reader&           rdr,
                    const Dwarf_Die*            die,
                    array_type_def::subranges_type& subranges,
                    size_t              where_offset,
                    bool                associate_type_to_die)
{
  Dwarf_Die child;

  if (dwarf_child(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(die), &child) == 0)
    {
      do
    {
      int child_tag = dwarf_tag(&child);
      if (child_tag == DW_TAG_subrange_type)
        {
          array_type_def::subrange_sptr s;
          if (associate_type_to_die)
        {
          // We are being called to create the type, add it to
          // the current type graph and associate it to the
          // DIE it's been created from.
          type_or_decl_base_sptr t =
            build_ir_node_from_die(const_cast<reader&>(rdr), &child,
                       /*called_from_public_decl=*/true,
                       where_offset);
          s = is_subrange_type(t);
        }
          else
        // We are being called to create the type but *NOT*
        // add it to the current tyupe tree, *NOR* associate
        // it to the DIE it's been created from.
        s = build_subrange_type(const_cast<reader&>(rdr), &child,
                    where_offset,
                    /*associate_type_to_die=*/false);
          if (s)
        subranges.push_back(s);
        }
    }
      while (dwarf_siblingof(&child, &child) == 0);
    }
}

/// Build an array type from a DW_TAG_array_type DIE.
///
/// @param rdr the DWARF reader to consider.
///
/// @param die the DIE to read from.
///
/// @param called_from_public_decl true if this function was called
/// from a context where either a public function or a public variable
/// is being built.
///
/// @param where_offset the offset of the DIE where we are "logically"
/// positioned at, in the DIE tree.  This is useful when @p die is
/// e.g, DW_TAG_partial_unit that can be included in several places in
/// the DIE tree.
///
/// @return a pointer to the resulting array_type_def.
static array_type_def_sptr
build_array_type(reader&    rdr,
         Dwarf_Die* die,
         bool       called_from_public_decl,
         size_t where_offset)
{
  array_type_def_sptr result;

  if (!die)
    return result;

  unsigned tag = dwarf_tag(die);
  if (tag != DW_TAG_array_type)
    return result;

  decl_base_sptr type_decl;
  Dwarf_Die type_die;

  if (die_die_attribute(die, DW_AT_type, type_die))
    type_decl = is_decl(build_ir_node_from_die(rdr, &type_die,
                           called_from_public_decl,
                           where_offset));
  if (!type_decl)
    return result;

  // The call to build_ir_node_from_die() could have triggered the
  // creation of the type for this DIE.  In that case, just return it.
  if (type_base_sptr t = rdr.lookup_type_from_die(die))
    {
      result = is_array_type(t);
      ABG_ASSERT(result);
      return result;
    }

  type_base_sptr type = is_type(type_decl);
  ABG_ASSERT(type);

  array_type_def::subranges_type subranges;

  build_subranges_from_array_type_die(rdr, die, subranges, where_offset);

  result.reset(new array_type_def(type, subranges, location()));
  rdr.associate_die_to_type(die, result, where_offset);
  return result;
}

/// Create a typedef_decl from a DW_TAG_typedef DIE.
///
/// @param rdr the DWARF reader to consider.
///
/// @param die the DIE to read from.
///
/// @param called_from_public_decl true if this function was called
/// from a context where either a public function or a public variable
/// is being built.
///
/// @param where_offset the offset of the DIE where we are "logically"
/// positionned at, in the DIE tree.  This is useful when @p die is
/// e.g, DW_TAG_partial_unit that can be included in several places in
/// the DIE tree.
///
/// @return the newly created typedef_decl.
static typedef_decl_sptr
build_typedef_type(reader&  rdr,
           Dwarf_Die*       die,
           bool     called_from_public_decl,
           size_t       where_offset)
{
  typedef_decl_sptr result;

  if (!die)
    return result;

  unsigned tag = dwarf_tag(die);
  if (tag != DW_TAG_typedef)
    return result;

  string name, linkage_name;
  location loc;
  die_loc_and_name(rdr, die, loc, name, linkage_name);

  if (corpus_sptr corp = rdr.should_reuse_type_from_corpus_group())
    if (loc)
      result = lookup_typedef_type_per_location(loc.expand(), *corp);

  if (!result)
    {
      type_base_sptr utype;
      Dwarf_Die underlying_type_die;
      if (!die_die_attribute(die, DW_AT_type, underlying_type_die))
    // A typedef DIE with no underlying type means a typedef to
    // void type.
    utype = rdr.env().get_void_type();

      if (!utype)
    utype =
      is_type(build_ir_node_from_die(rdr,
                     &underlying_type_die,
                     called_from_public_decl,
                     where_offset));
      if (!utype)
    return result;

      ABG_ASSERT(utype);
      result.reset(new typedef_decl(name, utype, loc, linkage_name));

      if ((is_class_or_union_type(utype) || is_enum_type(utype))
      && is_anonymous_type(utype))
    {
      // This is a naming typedef for an enum or a class.  Let's
      // mark the underlying decl as such.
      decl_base_sptr decl = is_decl(utype);
      ABG_ASSERT(decl);
      decl->set_naming_typedef(result);
      rdr.maybe_schedule_decl_only_type_for_resolution(utype);
    }
    }

  rdr.associate_die_to_type(die, result, where_offset);

  return result;
}

/// Build a @ref var_decl out of a DW_TAG_variable DIE if the variable
/// denoted by the DIE is not suppressed by a suppression
/// specification associated to the current DWARF reader.
///
/// Note that if a member variable declaration with the same name as
/// the name of the DIE we are looking at exists, this function returns
/// that existing variable declaration.
///
/// @param rdr the DWARF reader to use.
///
/// @param die the DIE representing the variable we are looking at.
///
/// @param where_offset the offset of the DIE where we are "logically"
/// positionned at, in the DIE tree.  This is useful when @p die is
/// e.g, DW_TAG_partial_unit that can be included in several places in
/// the DIE tree.
///
/// @param is_declaration_only if true, it means the variable DIE has
/// the is_declaration_only only attribute.
///
/// @param result if this is set to an existing var_decl, this means
/// that the function will append the new properties it sees on @p die
/// to that exising var_decl.  Otherwise, if this parameter is NULL, a
/// new var_decl is going to be allocated and returned.
///
/// @param is_required_decl_spec this is true iff the variable to
/// build is referred to as being the specification of another
/// variable.
///
/// @return a pointer to the newly created var_decl.  If the var_decl
/// could not be built, this function returns NULL.
static var_decl_sptr
build_or_get_var_decl_if_not_suppressed(reader& rdr,
                    scope_decl  *scope,
                    Dwarf_Die   *die,
                    size_t      where_offset,
                    bool        is_declaration_only,
                    var_decl_sptr   result,
                    bool        is_required_decl_spec)
{
  var_decl_sptr var;
  if (variable_is_suppressed(rdr, scope, die,
                 is_declaration_only,
                 is_required_decl_spec))
    {
      ++rdr.stats_.number_of_suppressed_variables;
      return var;
    }

  if (class_decl* class_type = is_class_type(scope))
    {
      string var_name = die_name(die);
      if (!var_name.empty())
    if ((var = class_type->find_data_member(var_name)))
      return var;
    }

  // The variable was not suppressed.
  ++rdr.stats_.number_of_suppressed_variables;

  var = build_var_decl(rdr, die, where_offset, result);
  return var;
}

/// Build a @ref var_decl out of a DW_TAG_variable DIE.
///
/// @param rdr the DWARF reader to use.
///
/// @param die the DIE representing the variable we are looking at.
///
/// @param where_offset the offset of the DIE where we are "logically"
/// positionned at, in the DIE tree.  This is useful when @p die is
/// e.g, DW_TAG_partial_unit that can be included in several places in
/// the DIE tree.
///
/// @param result if this is set to an existing var_decl, this means
/// that the function will append the new properties it sees on @p die
/// to that exising var_decl.  Otherwise, if this parameter is NULL, a
/// new var_decl is going to be allocated and returned.
///
/// @return a pointer to the newly created var_decl.  If the var_decl
/// could not be built, this function returns NULL.
static var_decl_sptr
build_var_decl(reader&  rdr,
           Dwarf_Die    *die,
           size_t       where_offset,
           var_decl_sptr    result)
{
  if (!die)
    return result;

  int tag = dwarf_tag(die);
  ABG_ASSERT(tag == DW_TAG_variable || tag == DW_TAG_member);

  if (!die_is_public_decl(die))
    return result;

  type_base_sptr type;
  Dwarf_Die type_die;
  if (die_die_attribute(die, DW_AT_type, type_die))
    {
      decl_base_sptr ty =
    is_decl(build_ir_node_from_die(rdr, &type_die,
                       /*called_from_public_decl=*/true,
                       where_offset));
      if (!ty)
    return result;
      type = is_type(ty);
      ABG_ASSERT(type);
    }

  if (!type && !result)
    return result;

  string name, linkage_name;
  location loc;
  die_loc_and_name(rdr, die, loc, name, linkage_name);

  if (!result)
    result.reset(new var_decl(name, type, loc, linkage_name));
  else
    {
      // We were called to append properties that might have been
      // missing from the first version of the variable.  And usually
      // that missing property is the mangled name or the type.
      if (!linkage_name.empty())
    result->set_linkage_name(linkage_name);

      if (type)
    result->set_type(type);
    }

  // Check if a variable symbol with this name is exported by the elf
  // binary.  If it is, then set the symbol of the variable, if it's
  // not set already.
  if (!result->get_symbol())
    {
      elf_symbol_sptr var_sym;
      Dwarf_Addr      var_addr;

      if (rdr.get_variable_address(die, var_addr))
    {
      rdr.symtab()->
        update_main_symbol(var_addr,
                   result->get_linkage_name().empty()
                   ? result->get_name()
                   : result->get_linkage_name());
      var_sym = rdr.variable_symbol_is_exported(var_addr);
    }

      if (var_sym)
    {
      result->set_symbol(var_sym);
      // If the linkage name is not set or is wrong, set it to
      // the name of the underlying symbol.
      string linkage_name = result->get_linkage_name();
      if (linkage_name.empty()
          || !var_sym->get_alias_from_name(linkage_name))
        result->set_linkage_name(var_sym->get_name());
      result->set_is_in_public_symbol_table(true);
    }

      if (!var_sym && rdr.is_decl_die_with_undefined_symbol(die))
    {
      // We are looking at a global variable which symbol is
      // undefined.  Let's set its symbol.
      string n = result->get_linkage_name();
      if (n.empty())
        n = result->get_name();
      var_sym = rdr.symtab()->lookup_undefined_variable_symbol(n);
      if (var_sym)
        {
          result->set_symbol(var_sym);
          result->set_is_in_public_symbol_table(false);
        }
    }
    }

  return result;
}

/// Test if a given function denoted by its DIE and its scope is
/// suppressed by any of the suppression specifications associated to
/// a given context of ELF/DWARF reading.
///
/// Note that a non-member function which symbol is not exported is
/// also suppressed.
///
/// @param rdr the ELF/DWARF reading content of interest.
///
/// @param scope of the scope of the function.
///
/// @param function_die the DIE representing the function.
///
/// @param is_declaration_only is true if the DIE denoted by @p die is
/// a declaration-only DIE.
///
/// @return true iff @p function_die is suppressed by at least one
/// suppression specification attached to the @p rdr.
static bool
function_is_suppressed(const reader& rdr,
               const scope_decl* scope,
               Dwarf_Die *function_die,
               bool is_declaration_only)
{
  if (function_die == 0
      || dwarf_tag(function_die) != DW_TAG_subprogram)
    return false;

  string fname = die_string_attribute(function_die, DW_AT_name);
  string flinkage_name = die_linkage_name(function_die);
  if (flinkage_name.empty() && die_is_in_c(function_die))
    flinkage_name = fname;
  string qualified_name = build_qualified_name(scope, fname);

  // A non-member non-static function which symbol is not exported is
  // suppressed.
  //
  // Note that if the non-member non-static function has an undefined
  // symbol, by default, it's not suppressed.  Unless we are asked to
  // drop undefined symbols too.
  if (!is_class_type(scope)
      && (!is_declaration_only || rdr.drop_undefined_syms()))
    {
      Dwarf_Addr fn_addr;
      if (!rdr.get_function_address(function_die, fn_addr))
    return true;

      elf_symbol_sptr symbol =
    rdr.function_symbol_is_exported(fn_addr);
      if (!symbol)
    return true;
      if (symbol->is_suppressed())
    return true;

      // Since there is only one symbol in DWARF associated with an elf_symbol,
      // we can assume this is the main symbol then. Otherwise the main hinting
      // did not work as expected.
      ABG_ASSERT(symbol->is_main_symbol());
      if (symbol->has_aliases())
    for (elf_symbol_sptr a = symbol->get_next_alias();
         !a->is_main_symbol(); a = a->get_next_alias())
      if (a->is_suppressed())
        return true;
    }

  return suppr::is_function_suppressed(rdr, qualified_name, flinkage_name,
                       /*require_drop_property=*/true);
}

/// Build a @ref function_decl out of a DW_TAG_subprogram DIE if the
/// function denoted by the DIE is not suppressed by a suppression
/// specification associated to the current DWARF reader.
///
/// Note that if a member function declaration with the same signature
/// (pretty representation) as one of the DIE we are looking at
/// exists, this function returns that existing function declaration.
/// Similarly, if there is already a constructed member function with
/// the same linkage name as the one on the DIE, this function returns
/// that member function.
///
/// Also note that the function_decl IR returned by this function must
/// be passed to finish_member_function_reading because several
/// properties from the DIE are actually read by that function, and
/// the corresponding properties on the function_decl IR are updated
/// accordingly.  This is done to support "updating" a function_decl
/// IR with properties scathered across several DIEs.
///
/// @param rdr the DWARF reader to use.
///
/// @param scope the scope of the function we are looking at.
///
/// @param fn_die the DIE representing the function we are looking at.
///
/// @param where_offset the offset of the DIE where we are "logically"
/// positionned at, in the DIE tree.  This is useful when @p die is
/// e.g, DW_TAG_partial_unit that can be included in several places in
/// the DIE tree.
///
/// @param is_declaration_only is true if the DIE denoted by @p fn_die
/// is a declaration-only DIE.
///
/// @param result if this is set to an existing function_decl, this
/// means that the function will append the new properties it sees on
/// @p fn_die to that exising function_decl.  Otherwise, if this
/// parameter is NULL, a new function_decl is going to be allocated
/// and returned.
///
/// @return a pointer to the newly created var_decl.  If the var_decl
/// could not be built, this function returns NULL.
static function_decl_sptr
build_or_get_fn_decl_if_not_suppressed(reader&          rdr,
                       scope_decl       *scope,
                       Dwarf_Die        *fn_die,
                       size_t           where_offset,
                       bool         is_declaration_only,
                       function_decl_sptr   result)
{
  function_decl_sptr fn;
  if (function_is_suppressed(rdr, scope, fn_die, is_declaration_only))
    {
      ++rdr.stats_.number_of_suppressed_functions;
      return fn;
    }

  string name = die_name(fn_die);
  string linkage_name = die_linkage_name(fn_die);
  bool is_dtor = !name.empty() && name[0]== '~';
  bool is_virtual = false;
  if (is_dtor)
    {
      Dwarf_Attribute attr;
      if (dwarf_attr_integrate(const_cast<Dwarf_Die*>(fn_die),
                   DW_AT_vtable_elem_location,
                   &attr))
    is_virtual = true;
    }


  // If we've already built an IR for a function with the same
  // signature (from another DIE), reuse it, unless that function is a
  // virtual C++ destructor.  Several virtual C++ destructors with the
  // same signature can be implemented by several different ELF
  // symbols.  So re-using C++ destructors like that can lead to us
  // missing some destructors.
  if (!result && (!(is_dtor && is_virtual)))
    {
      if ((fn = is_function_decl(rdr.lookup_artifact_from_die(fn_die))))
    {
      fn = maybe_finish_function_decl_reading(rdr, fn_die, where_offset, fn);
      rdr.associate_die_to_decl(fn_die, fn, /*do_associate_by_repr=*/true);
      rdr.associate_die_to_type(fn_die, fn->get_type(), where_offset);
      return fn;
    }
    }

  // The function was not suppressed.
  ++rdr.stats_.number_of_allowed_functions;

  // If a member function with the same linkage name as the one
  // carried by the DIE already exists, then return it.
  if (class_decl* klass = is_class_type(scope))
    {
      string linkage_name = die_linkage_name(fn_die);
      fn = klass->find_member_function_sptr(linkage_name);
      if (fn)
    // We found a member function that has the same signature.
    // Let's mark it for update.
    result = fn;
    }

  if (!fn || !fn->get_symbol())
    // We haven't yet been able to construct a function IR, or, we
    // have one 'partial' function IR that doesn't have any associated
    // symbol yet.  Note that in the later case, a function IR without
    // any associated symbol will be dropped on the floor by
    // potential_member_fn_should_be_dropped.  So let's build or a new
    // function IR or complete the existing partial IR.
    fn = build_function_decl(rdr, fn_die, where_offset, result);

  return fn;
}

/// Test if a given variable denoted by its DIE and its scope is
/// suppressed by any of the suppression specifications associated to
/// a given context of ELF/DWARF reading.
///
/// @param rdr the ELF/DWARF reading content of interest.
///
/// @param scope of the scope of the variable.
///
/// @param variable_die the DIE representing the variable.
///
/// @param is_declaration_only true if the variable is supposed to be
/// decl-only.
///
/// @param is_required_decl_spec if true, means that the @p
/// variable_die being considered is for a variable decl that is a
/// specification for a concrete variable being built.
///
/// @return true iff @p variable_die is suppressed by at least one
/// suppression specification attached to the @p rdr.
static bool
variable_is_suppressed(const reader&        rdr,
               const scope_decl*    scope,
               Dwarf_Die        *variable_die,
               bool         is_declaration_only,
               bool         is_required_decl_spec)
{
  if (variable_die == 0
      || (dwarf_tag(variable_die) != DW_TAG_variable
      && dwarf_tag(variable_die) != DW_TAG_member))
    return false;

  string name = die_string_attribute(variable_die, DW_AT_name);
  string linkage_name = die_linkage_name(variable_die);
  if (linkage_name.empty() && die_is_in_c(variable_die))
    linkage_name = name;
  string qualified_name = build_qualified_name(scope, name);

  // If a non member variable that is a declaration (has no defined
  // and exported symbol) and is not the specification of another
  // concrete variable, then it's suppressed.  This is a size
  // optimization; it removes useless declaration-only variables from
  // the IR.
  if (!is_class_type(scope)
      && !is_required_decl_spec
      // If we are asked to load undefined interfaces, then we don't
      // suppress declaration-only variables as they might have
      // undefined elf-symbols.
      && (!is_declaration_only || !rdr.load_undefined_interfaces()))
    {
      Dwarf_Addr var_addr = 0;
      if (!rdr.get_variable_address(variable_die, var_addr))
    return true;

      elf_symbol_sptr symbol =
    rdr.variable_symbol_is_exported(var_addr);
      if (!symbol)
    return true;
      if (symbol->is_suppressed())
    return true;

      // Since there is only one symbol in DWARF associated with an elf_symbol,
      // we can assume this is the main symbol then. Otherwise the main hinting
      // did not work as expected.
      ABG_ASSERT(symbol->is_main_symbol());
      if (symbol->has_aliases())
    for (elf_symbol_sptr a = symbol->get_next_alias();
         !a->is_main_symbol(); a = a->get_next_alias())
      if (a->is_suppressed())
        return true;
    }

  return suppr::is_variable_suppressed(rdr,
                       qualified_name,
                       linkage_name,
                       /*require_drop_property=*/true);
}

/// Test if a type (designated by a given DIE) in a given scope is
/// suppressed by the suppression specifications that are associated
/// to a given DWARF reader.
///
/// @param rdr the DWARF reader to consider.
///
/// @param scope of the scope of the type DIE to consider.
///
/// @param type_die the DIE that designates the type to consider.
///
/// @param type_is_opaque out parameter.  If this function returns
/// true (the type @p type_die is suppressed) and if the type was
/// suppressed because it's opaque then this parameter is set to
/// true.
///
/// @return true iff the type designated by the DIE @p type_die, in
/// the scope @p scope is suppressed by at the suppression
/// specifications associated to the current DWARF reader.
static bool
type_is_suppressed(const reader& rdr,
           const scope_decl* scope,
           Dwarf_Die *type_die,
           bool &type_is_opaque)
{
  if (type_die == 0
      || (dwarf_tag(type_die) != DW_TAG_enumeration_type
      && dwarf_tag(type_die) != DW_TAG_class_type
      && dwarf_tag(type_die) != DW_TAG_structure_type
      && dwarf_tag(type_die) != DW_TAG_union_type))
    return false;

  string type_name, linkage_name;
  location type_location;
  die_loc_and_name(rdr, type_die, type_location, type_name, linkage_name);
  string qualified_name = build_qualified_name(scope, type_name);

  return suppr::is_type_suppressed(rdr,
                   qualified_name,
                   type_location,
                   type_is_opaque,
                   /*require_drop_property=*/true);
}

/// Test if a type (designated by a given DIE) in a given scope is
/// suppressed by the suppression specifications that are associated
/// to a given DWARF reader.
///
/// @param rdr the DWARF reader to consider.
///
/// @param scope of the scope of the type DIE to consider.
///
/// @param type_die the DIE that designates the type to consider.
///
/// @return true iff the type designated by the DIE @p type_die, in
/// the scope @p scope is suppressed by at the suppression
/// specifications associated to the current DWARF reader.
static bool
type_is_suppressed(const reader& rdr,
           const scope_decl* scope,
           Dwarf_Die *type_die)
{
  bool type_is_opaque = false;
  return type_is_suppressed(rdr, scope, type_die, type_is_opaque);
}

/// Get the opaque version of a type that was suppressed because it's
/// a private type.
///
/// The opaque version version of the type is just a declared-only
/// version of the type (class, union or enum type) denoted by @p
/// type_die.
///
/// @param rdr the DWARF reader in use.
///
/// @param scope the scope of the type die we are looking at.
///
/// @param type_die the type DIE we are looking at.
///
/// @param where_offset the offset of the DIE where we are "logically"
/// positionned at, in the DIE tree.  This is useful when @p die is
/// e.g, DW_TAG_partial_unit that can be included in several places in
/// the DIE tree.
///
/// @return the opaque version of the type denoted by @p type_die or
/// nil if no opaque version was found.
static type_or_decl_base_sptr
get_opaque_version_of_type(reader   &rdr,
               scope_decl   *scope,
               Dwarf_Die    *type_die,
               size_t   where_offset)
{
  type_or_decl_base_sptr result;

  if (type_die == 0)
    return result;

  unsigned tag = dwarf_tag(type_die);
  if (tag != DW_TAG_class_type
      && tag != DW_TAG_structure_type
      && tag != DW_TAG_union_type
      && tag != DW_TAG_enumeration_type)
    return result;

  string type_name, linkage_name;
  location type_location;
  die_loc_and_name(rdr, type_die, type_location, type_name, linkage_name);

  string qualified_name = build_qualified_name(scope, type_name);

  //
  // TODO: also handle declaration-only unions.  To do that, we mostly
  // need to adapt add_or_update_union_type to make it schedule
  // declaration-only unions for resolution too.
  //
  if (tag == DW_TAG_structure_type || tag == DW_TAG_class_type)
    {
      string_classes_or_unions_map::const_iterator i =
    rdr.declaration_only_classes().find(qualified_name);
      if (i != rdr.declaration_only_classes().end())
    result = i->second.back();

      if (!result)
    {
      // So we didn't find any pre-existing forward-declared-only
      // class for the class definition that we could return as an
      // opaque type.  So let's build one.
      //
      // TODO: we need to be able to do this for unions too!
      class_decl_sptr klass(new class_decl(rdr.env(), type_name,
                           /*alignment=*/0, /*size=*/0,
                           tag == DW_TAG_structure_type,
                           type_location,
                           decl_base::VISIBILITY_DEFAULT));
      klass->set_is_declaration_only(true);
      klass->set_is_artificial(die_is_artificial(type_die));
      add_decl_to_scope(klass, scope);
      rdr.associate_die_to_type(type_die, klass, where_offset);
      rdr.maybe_schedule_declaration_only_class_for_resolution(klass);
      result = klass;
    }
    }

  if (tag == DW_TAG_enumeration_type)
    {
      string_enums_map::const_iterator i =
    rdr.declaration_only_enums().find(qualified_name);
      if (i != rdr.declaration_only_enums().end())
    result = i->second.back();

      if (!result)
    {
      uint64_t size = 0;
      if (die_unsigned_constant_attribute(type_die, DW_AT_byte_size, size))
        size *= 8;
      type_decl_sptr underlying_type =
        build_enum_underlying_type(rdr, type_name, size,
                       /*anonymous=*/true);
      enum_type_decl::enumerators enumeratorz;
      enum_type_decl_sptr enum_type (new enum_type_decl(type_name,
                                type_location,
                                underlying_type,
                                enumeratorz,
                                linkage_name));
      enum_type->set_is_artificial(die_is_artificial(type_die));
      add_decl_to_scope(enum_type, scope);
      result = enum_type;
    }
    }

  return result;
}

/// Create a function symbol with a given name.
///
/// @param sym_name the name of the symbol to create.
///
/// @param env the environment to create the symbol in.
///
/// @return the newly created symbol.
elf_symbol_sptr
create_default_fn_sym(const string& sym_name, const environment& env)
{
  elf_symbol::version ver;
  elf_symbol_sptr result =
    elf_symbol::create(env,
               /*symbol index=*/ 0,
               /*symbol size=*/ 0,
               sym_name,
               /*symbol type=*/ elf_symbol::FUNC_TYPE,
               /*symbol binding=*/ elf_symbol::GLOBAL_BINDING,
               /*symbol is defined=*/ true,
               /*symbol is common=*/ false,
               /*symbol version=*/ ver,
               /*symbol visibility=*/elf_symbol::DEFAULT_VISIBILITY);
  return result;
}

/// Build a @ref function_decl our of a DW_TAG_subprogram DIE.
///
/// @param rdr the DWARF reader to use
///
/// @param die the DW_TAG_subprogram DIE to read from.
///
/// @param where_offset the offset of the DIE where we are "logically"
/// positionned at, in the DIE tree.  This is useful when @p die is
/// e.g, DW_TAG_partial_unit that can be included in several places in
/// the DIE tree.
///
/// @param called_for_public_decl this is set to true if the function
/// was called for a public (function) decl.
static function_decl_sptr
build_function_decl(reader&     rdr,
            Dwarf_Die*      die,
            size_t      where_offset,
            function_decl_sptr  fn)
{
  function_decl_sptr result = fn;
  if (!die)
    return result;
  int tag = dwarf_tag(die);
  ABG_ASSERT(tag == DW_TAG_subprogram || tag == DW_TAG_inlined_subroutine);

  if (!die_is_public_decl(die))
    return result;

  translation_unit_sptr tu = rdr.cur_transl_unit();
  ABG_ASSERT(tu);

  string fname, flinkage_name;
  location floc;
  die_loc_and_name(rdr, die, floc, fname, flinkage_name);
  cleanup_decl_name(fname);

  size_t is_inline = die_is_declared_inline(die);
  class_or_union_sptr is_method =
    is_class_or_union_type(get_scope_for_die(rdr, die, true, where_offset));

  if (result)
    {
      // Add the properties that might have been missing from the
      // first declaration of the function.  For now, it usually is
      // the mangled name that goes missing in the first declarations.
      //
      // Also note that if 'fn' has just been cloned, the current
      // linkage name (of the current DIE) might be different from the
      // linkage name of 'fn'.  In that case, update the linkage name
      // of 'fn' too.
      if (!flinkage_name.empty()
      && result->get_linkage_name() != flinkage_name)
    result->set_linkage_name(flinkage_name);
      if (floc)
    if (!result->get_location())
      result->set_location(floc);
      result->is_declared_inline(is_inline);
    }
  else
    {
      function_type_sptr fn_type(build_function_type(rdr, die, is_method,
                             where_offset));
      if (!fn_type)
    return result;

      maybe_canonicalize_type(fn_type, rdr);

      result.reset(is_method
           ? new method_decl(fname, fn_type,
                     is_inline, floc,
                     flinkage_name)
           : new function_decl(fname, fn_type,
                       is_inline, floc,
                       flinkage_name));
    }

  // Set the symbol of the function.  If the linkage name is not set
  // or is wrong, set it to the name of the underlying symbol.
  if (!result->get_symbol())
    {
      elf_symbol_sptr fn_sym;
      Dwarf_Addr      fn_addr;
      if (rdr.get_function_address(die, fn_addr))
    {
      rdr.symtab()->
        update_main_symbol(fn_addr,
                   result->get_linkage_name().empty()
                   ? result->get_name()
                   : result->get_linkage_name());
      fn_sym = rdr.function_symbol_is_exported(fn_addr);
    }

      if (fn_sym && !rdr.symbol_already_belongs_to_a_function(fn_sym))
    {
      result->set_symbol(fn_sym);
      string linkage_name = result->get_linkage_name();
      if (linkage_name.empty())
        result->set_linkage_name(fn_sym->get_name());
      result->set_is_in_public_symbol_table(true);
    }

      if (!fn_sym && rdr.is_decl_die_with_undefined_symbol(die))
    {
      // We are looking at a function which symbol is undefined.
      // let's set its symbol.
      string n = result->get_linkage_name();
      if (n.empty())
        n = result->get_name();
      fn_sym = rdr.symtab()->lookup_undefined_function_symbol(n);
      if (fn_sym)
        {
          result->set_symbol(fn_sym);
          result->set_is_in_public_symbol_table(false);
        }
    }
    }

  rdr.associate_die_to_type(die, result->get_type(), where_offset);

  size_t die_offset = dwarf_dieoffset(die);

  if (fn
      && is_member_function(fn)
      && get_member_function_is_virtual(fn)
      && !result->get_linkage_name().empty())
    // This function is a virtual member function which has its
    // linkage name *and* and has its underlying symbol correctly set.
    // It thus doesn't need any fixup related to elf symbol.  So
    // remove it from the set of virtual member functions with linkage
    // names and no elf symbol that need to be fixed up.
    rdr.die_function_decl_with_no_symbol_map().erase(die_offset);
  return result;
}

/// Canonicalize a type if it's suitable for early canonicalizing, or,
/// if it's not, schedule it for late canonicalization, after the
/// debug info of the current translation unit has been fully read.
///
/// A (composite) type is deemed suitable for early canonicalizing iff
/// all of its sub-types are canonicalized themselve.  Non composite
/// types are always deemed suitable for early canonicalization.
///
/// Note that this function knows how to deal with anonymous classes,
/// structs and enums, unlike the overload below:
///
/// @param t the type DIE to consider for canonicalization.
///
/// @param rdr the @ref reader to use.
static void
maybe_canonicalize_type(const type_base_sptr& t,
            reader& rdr)
{
  if (!t)
    return;

  rdr.schedule_type_for_late_canonicalization(t);
}

/// If a given decl is a member type declaration, set its access
/// specifier from the DIE that represents it.
///
/// @param member_type_declaration the member type declaration to
/// consider.
static void
maybe_set_member_type_access_specifier(decl_base_sptr member_type_declaration,
                       Dwarf_Die* die)
{
  if (is_type(member_type_declaration)
      && is_member_decl(member_type_declaration))
    {
      class_or_union* scope =
    is_class_or_union_type(member_type_declaration->get_scope());
      ABG_ASSERT(scope);

      access_specifier access = public_access;
      if (class_decl* cl = is_class_type(scope))
    if (!cl->is_struct())
      access = private_access;

      die_access_specifier(die, access);
      set_member_access_specifier(member_type_declaration, access);
    }
}

/// Normalize a decl name so that it can be compared to other decl
/// names without risking to have spurious changes.
///
/// The function removes white spaces from the and normalizes
/// numerical litterals.
///
/// @param str in/out parameter.  The string to normalize, in place.
static void
cleanup_decl_name(string& str)
{
  tools_utils::remove_white_spaces(str);
  tools_utils::normalize_litterals(str);
}

/// This function tests if a given function which might be intented to
/// be added to a class scope (to become a member function) should be
/// dropped on the floor instead and not be added to the class.
///
/// This is a subroutine of build_ir_node_from_die.
///
/// @param fn the function to consider.
///
/// @param fn_die the DWARF die of @p fn.
///
/// @param scope the scope in which @p fn is to be added.
///
/// @return true iff @p fn should be dropped on the floor.
static bool
potential_member_fn_should_be_dropped(const function_decl_sptr& fn,
                      const Dwarf_Die *fn_die)
{
  if (!fn || fn->get_scope())
    return false;

  if (// A function that is not virtual ...
      !die_is_virtual(fn_die)
      // .. and yet has no defined ELF symbol associated ...
      && !fn->get_symbol())
    // Should not be added to its class scope.
    //
    // Why would it? It's not part of the ABI anyway, as it doesn't
    // have any ELF symbol associated and is not a virtual member
    // function.  It just constitutes bloat in the IR and might even
    // induce spurious change reports down the road.
    return true;

  return false;
}

/// Build an IR node from a given DIE and add the node to the current
/// IR being build and held in the DWARF reader.  Doing that is called
/// "emitting an IR node for the DIE".
///
/// @param rdr the DWARF reader.
///
/// @param die the DIE to consider.
///
/// @param scope the scope under which the resulting IR node has to be
/// added.
///
/// @param called_from_public_decl set to yes if this function is
/// called from the functions used to build a public decl (functions
/// and variables).  In that case, this function accepts building IR
/// nodes representing types.  Otherwise, this function only creates
/// IR nodes representing public decls (functions and variables).
/// This is done to avoid emitting IR nodes for types that are not
/// referenced by public functions or variables.
///
/// @param where_offset the offset of the DIE where we are "logically"
/// positionned at, in the DIE tree.  This is useful when @p die is
/// e.g, DW_TAG_partial_unit that can be included in several places in
/// the DIE tree.
///
/// @param is_required_decl_spec if true, it means the ir node to
/// build is for a decl that is a specification for another decl that
/// is concrete.  If you don't know what this is, set it to false.
///
/// @param is_declaration_only is true if the DIE denoted by @p die is
/// a declaration-only DIE.
///
/// @return the resulting IR node.
static type_or_decl_base_sptr
build_ir_node_from_die(reader&      rdr,
               Dwarf_Die*   die,
               scope_decl*  scope,
               bool     called_from_public_decl,
               size_t       where_offset,
               bool     is_declaration_only,
               bool     is_required_decl_spec)
{
  type_or_decl_base_sptr result;

  if (!die || !scope)
    return result;

  int tag = dwarf_tag(die);

  if (!called_from_public_decl)
    {
      if (rdr.load_all_types() && die_is_type(die))
    /* We were instructed to load debug info for all types,
       included those that are not reachable from a public
       declaration.  So load the debug info for this type.  */;
      else if (tag != DW_TAG_subprogram
           && tag != DW_TAG_variable
           && tag != DW_TAG_member
           && tag != DW_TAG_namespace)
    return result;
    }

  const die_source source_of_die = rdr.get_die_source(die);

  if ((result = rdr.lookup_decl_from_die_offset(dwarf_dieoffset(die),
                         source_of_die)))
    {
      if (rdr.load_all_types())
    if (called_from_public_decl)
      if (type_base_sptr t = is_type(result))
        if (corpus *abi_corpus = rdr.corpus().get())
          abi_corpus->record_type_as_reachable_from_public_interfaces(*t);

      return result;
    }

  // This is *the* bit of code that ensures we have the right notion
  // of "declared" at any point in a DIE chain formed from
  // DW_AT_abstract_origin and DW_AT_specification links. There should
  // be no other callers of die_is_declaration_only.
  is_declaration_only = is_declaration_only && die_is_declaration_only(die);

  switch (tag)
    {
      // Type DIEs we support.
    case DW_TAG_base_type:
      if (type_decl_sptr t = build_type_decl(rdr, die, where_offset))
    {
      result =
        add_decl_to_scope(t, rdr.cur_transl_unit()->get_global_scope());
      maybe_canonicalize_type(t, rdr);
    }
      break;

    case DW_TAG_typedef:
      {
    typedef_decl_sptr t = build_typedef_type(rdr, die,
                         called_from_public_decl,
                         where_offset);

    result = add_decl_to_scope(t, scope);
    if (result)
      {
        maybe_set_member_type_access_specifier(is_decl(result), die);
        maybe_canonicalize_type(t, rdr);
      }
      }
      break;

    case DW_TAG_pointer_type:
      {
    pointer_type_def_sptr p =
      build_pointer_type_def(rdr, die,
                 called_from_public_decl,
                 where_offset);
    if (p)
      {
        result =
          add_decl_to_scope(p, rdr.cur_transl_unit()->get_global_scope());
        ABG_ASSERT(result->get_translation_unit());
        maybe_canonicalize_type(p, rdr);
      }
      }
      break;

    case DW_TAG_reference_type:
    case DW_TAG_rvalue_reference_type:
      {
    reference_type_def_sptr r =
      build_reference_type(rdr, die,
                   called_from_public_decl,
                   where_offset);
    if (r)
      {
        result =
          add_decl_to_scope(r, rdr.cur_transl_unit()->get_global_scope());
        maybe_canonicalize_type(r, rdr);
      }
      }
      break;

    case DW_TAG_ptr_to_member_type:
      {
    ptr_to_mbr_type_sptr p =
      build_ptr_to_mbr_type(rdr, die, called_from_public_decl,
                where_offset);
    if (p)
      {
        result =
          add_decl_to_scope(p,
                rdr.cur_transl_unit()->get_global_scope());
        maybe_canonicalize_type(p, rdr);
      }
      }
      break;

    case DW_TAG_const_type:
    case DW_TAG_volatile_type:
    case DW_TAG_restrict_type:
      {
    type_base_sptr q =
      build_qualified_type(rdr, die,
                   called_from_public_decl,
                   where_offset);
    if (q)
      {
        // Strip some potentially redundant type qualifiers from
        // the qualified type we just built.
        decl_base_sptr d = maybe_strip_qualification(is_qualified_type(q),
                             rdr);
        if (!d)
          d = get_type_declaration(q);
        ABG_ASSERT(d);
        type_base_sptr ty = is_type(d);
        // Associate the die to type ty again because 'ty'might be
        // different from 'q', because 'ty' is 'q' possibly
        // stripped from some redundant type qualifier.
        rdr.associate_die_to_type(die, ty, where_offset);
        result =
          add_decl_to_scope(d, rdr.cur_transl_unit()->get_global_scope());
        maybe_canonicalize_type(is_type(result), rdr);
      }
      }
      break;

    case DW_TAG_enumeration_type:
      {
    bool type_is_opaque = false;
    bool type_suppressed =
      type_is_suppressed(rdr, scope, die, type_is_opaque);
    if (type_suppressed && type_is_opaque)
      {
        // The type is suppressed because it's private.  If other
        // non-suppressed and declaration-only instances of this
        // type exist in the current corpus, then it means those
        // non-suppressed instances are opaque versions of the
        // suppressed private type.  Lets return one of these opaque
        // types then.
        result = get_opaque_version_of_type(rdr, scope, die, where_offset);
        maybe_canonicalize_type(is_type(result), rdr);
      }
    else if (!type_suppressed)
      {
        enum_type_decl_sptr e = build_enum_type(rdr, die, scope,
                            where_offset,
                            is_declaration_only);
        result = add_decl_to_scope(e, scope);
        if (result)
          {
        maybe_set_member_type_access_specifier(is_decl(result), die);
        maybe_canonicalize_type(is_type(result), rdr);
          }
      }
      }
      break;

    case DW_TAG_class_type:
    case DW_TAG_structure_type:
      {
    bool type_is_opaque = false;
    bool type_suppressed=
      type_is_suppressed(rdr, scope, die, type_is_opaque);

    if (type_suppressed && type_is_opaque)
      {
        // The type is suppressed because it's private.  If other
        // non-suppressed and declaration-only instances of this
        // type exist in the current corpus, then it means those
        // non-suppressed instances are opaque versions of the
        // suppressed private type.  Lets return one of these opaque
        // types then.
        result = get_opaque_version_of_type(rdr, scope, die, where_offset);
        maybe_canonicalize_type(is_type(result), rdr);
      }
    else if (!type_suppressed)
      {
        class_decl_sptr klass;
        Dwarf_Die spec_die;
        if (die_die_attribute(die, DW_AT_specification, spec_die))
          {
        scope_decl_sptr skope =
          get_scope_for_die(rdr, &spec_die,
                    called_from_public_decl,
                    where_offset);
        ABG_ASSERT(skope);
        decl_base_sptr cl =
          is_decl(build_ir_node_from_die(rdr, &spec_die,
                         skope.get(),
                         called_from_public_decl,
                         where_offset,
                         is_declaration_only,
                         /*is_required_decl_spec=*/false));
        ABG_ASSERT(cl);
        klass = dynamic_pointer_cast<class_decl>(cl);
        ABG_ASSERT(klass);

        klass =
          add_or_update_class_type(rdr, die,
                       skope.get(),
                       tag == DW_TAG_structure_type,
                       klass,
                       called_from_public_decl,
                       where_offset,
                       is_declaration_only);
          }
        else
          {
        if (class_decl* class_sc = is_class_type(scope))
          {
            string type_name = die_type_name(rdr, die,
                             /*qualified_name=*/false,
                             where_offset);
            if (class_decl_sptr c =
            is_class_type(class_sc->find_member_type(type_name)))
              klass = c;
            else
              klass =
            add_or_update_class_type(rdr, die, scope,
                         tag == DW_TAG_structure_type,
                         class_decl_sptr(),
                         called_from_public_decl,
                         where_offset,
                         is_declaration_only);
          }
        else
          klass =
            add_or_update_class_type(rdr, die, scope,
                         tag == DW_TAG_structure_type,
                         class_decl_sptr(),
                         called_from_public_decl,
                         where_offset,
                         is_declaration_only);
          }
        if (klass)
          {
        maybe_set_member_type_access_specifier(klass, die);
        maybe_canonicalize_type(klass, rdr);
          }
        result = klass;
      }
      }
      break;
    case DW_TAG_union_type:
      if (!type_is_suppressed(rdr, scope, die))
    {
      union_decl_sptr union_type;
      if (class_decl* class_sc = is_class_type(scope))
        {
          string type_name = die_type_name(rdr, die,
                           /*qualified_name=*/false,
                           where_offset);
          if (union_decl_sptr u =
          is_union_type(class_sc->find_member_type(type_name)))
        union_type = u;
        }

      if (!union_type)
        union_type =
          add_or_update_union_type(rdr, die, scope,
                       union_decl_sptr(),
                       called_from_public_decl,
                       where_offset,
                       is_declaration_only);

      if (union_type)
        {
          maybe_set_member_type_access_specifier(union_type, die);
          maybe_canonicalize_type(union_type, rdr);
          result = union_type;
        }
    }
      break;
    case DW_TAG_string_type:
      break;
    case DW_TAG_subroutine_type:
      {
    function_type_sptr f = build_function_type(rdr, die,
                           class_decl_sptr(),
                           where_offset);
    if (f)
      {
        result = f;
        result->set_is_artificial(false);
        maybe_canonicalize_type(f, rdr);
      }
      }
      break;
    case DW_TAG_array_type:
      {
    array_type_def_sptr a = build_array_type(rdr,
                         die,
                         called_from_public_decl,
                         where_offset);
    if (a)
      {
        result =
          add_decl_to_scope(a, rdr.cur_transl_unit()->get_global_scope());
        maybe_canonicalize_type(a, rdr);
      }
    break;
      }
    case DW_TAG_subrange_type:
      {
    // If we got here, this means the subrange type is a "free
    // form" defined in the global namespace of the current
    // translation unit, like what is found in Ada.
    array_type_def::subrange_sptr s =
      build_subrange_type(rdr, die, where_offset,
                  /*associate_type_to_die=*/true);
    if (s)
      {
        result =
          add_decl_to_scope(s, rdr.cur_transl_unit()->get_global_scope());
        maybe_canonicalize_type(s, rdr);
      }
      }
      break;
    case DW_TAG_packed_type:
      break;
    case DW_TAG_set_type:
      break;
    case DW_TAG_file_type:
      break;
    case DW_TAG_thrown_type:
      break;
    case DW_TAG_interface_type:
      break;
    case DW_TAG_unspecified_type:
      break;
    case DW_TAG_shared_type:
      break;

    case DW_TAG_compile_unit:
      // We shouldn't reach this point b/c this should be handled by
      // build_translation_unit.
      ABG_ASSERT_NOT_REACHED;

    case DW_TAG_namespace:
    case DW_TAG_module:
      result = build_namespace_decl_and_add_to_ir(rdr, die, where_offset);
      break;

    case DW_TAG_variable:
    case DW_TAG_member:
      {
    if (tag == DW_TAG_member)
      ABG_ASSERT(!die_is_in_c(die));

    scope_decl_sptr var_scope =
      get_scope_for_die(rdr, die,
                /*called_from_public_decl=*/
                die_is_effectively_public_decl(rdr, die),
                where_offset);
    var_decl_sptr v =
      build_or_get_var_decl_if_not_suppressed(rdr, var_scope.get(), die,
                          where_offset,
                          is_declaration_only,
                          /*result=*/var_decl_sptr(),
                          is_required_decl_spec);
    if (v && is_data_member(v))
      // We might have gotten a pre-existing data member variable
      // that was already built.  This means this DIE is a
      // concrete implementation of a previous specification.
      // Read the specific attributes of this concrete
      // implementation and add them to the existing IR node we
      // have.
      v = build_var_decl(rdr, die, where_offset, v);

    Dwarf_Addr addr = 0;
    bool has_data_location = false;
    has_data_location = rdr.get_variable_address(die, addr);

    if ((v && has_data_location && is_class_type(var_scope))
        // This is most likely for a static data member's variable
        // that has data location ...
        || (v && rdr.is_decl_die_with_undefined_symbol(die))
        || (v && rdr.is_decl_die_with_exported_symbol(die))
        // ... or this is for an undefined or defined & exported
        // global variable.
        )
      {
        add_decl_to_scope(v, var_scope);
        if (is_data_member(v))
          // We are sure this is a static data member at this
          // point because a non-static data member would have
          // been encountered as a child of a class or union DIE
          // and thus handled by add_or_update_class_type or
          // add_or_update_union_type.
          set_member_is_static(v, true);
        else
          rdr.var_decls_to_re_add_to_tree().push_back(v);
        rdr.add_var_to_exported_or_undefined_decls(v);
        rdr.associate_die_to_decl(die, v, where_offset,
                      /*associate_by_repr=*/false);
        result = v;
      }
      }
      break;

    case DW_TAG_subprogram:
    case DW_TAG_inlined_subroutine:
      {
    if (die_is_artificial(die))
      break;

    Dwarf_Die abstract_origin_die;
    bool has_abstract_origin = die_die_attribute(die, DW_AT_abstract_origin,
                             abstract_origin_die,
                             /*recursive=*/true);


    scope_decl_sptr s = get_scope_for_die(rdr, die, called_from_public_decl,
                          where_offset);
    scope_decl* interface_scope = scope ? scope : s.get();

    class_decl* class_scope = is_class_type(interface_scope);
    string linkage_name = die_linkage_name(die);
    string spec_linkage_name;
    function_decl_sptr existing_fn;

    if (class_scope)
      {
        // The scope of the function DIE we are looking at is a
        // class.  So we are looking at a member function.
        if (!linkage_name.empty())
          {
        if ((existing_fn =
             class_scope->find_member_function_sptr(linkage_name)))
          {
            // A function with the same linkage name has
            // already been created.  Let's see if we are a
            // clone of it or not.
            spec_linkage_name = existing_fn->get_linkage_name();
            if (has_abstract_origin
            && !spec_linkage_name.empty()
            && linkage_name != spec_linkage_name)
              {
            // The current DIE has 'existing_fn' as
            // abstract orign, and has a linkage name that
            // is different from from the linkage name of
            // 'existing_fn'.  That means, the current DIE
            // represents a clone of 'existing_fn'.
            existing_fn = existing_fn->clone();
              }
          }
          }
      }
    else if (has_abstract_origin)
      // Let's see if this function is the implementation of an
      // existing interface.  In that case, let's read the
      // specification of the origin interface ...
      existing_fn = build_function_decl(rdr, &abstract_origin_die, where_offset,
                        /*existing_fn=*/nullptr);

    rdr.scope_stack().push(interface_scope);

    // Either we create a brand new IR for the current function
    // DIE we are looking at, or we complete an existing IR node
    // with the new completementary information carried by this
    // DIE for that IR node.
    result =
      build_or_get_fn_decl_if_not_suppressed(rdr, interface_scope,
                         die, where_offset,
                         is_declaration_only,
                         existing_fn);

    if (result && !existing_fn)
      {
        // We built a brand new IR for the function DIE.  Now
        // there should be enough information on that IR to know
        // if we should drop it on the floor or keep it ...
        if (potential_member_fn_should_be_dropped(is_function_decl(result), die)
        && !is_required_decl_spec)
          {
        // So apparently we should drop that function IR on
        // the floor.  Let's do so.
        result.reset();
        break;
          }
      }

    // OK so we came to the conclusion that we need to keep
    // the function.  So let's add it to its scope.
    result = add_decl_to_scope(is_decl(result), interface_scope);

    function_decl_sptr fn = is_function_decl(result);
    if (fn && is_member_function(fn))
      {
        class_decl_sptr klass(static_cast<class_decl*>(interface_scope),
                  sptr_utils::noop_deleter());
        ABG_ASSERT(klass);
        finish_member_function_reading(die, fn, klass, rdr);
      }

    if (fn)
      {
        if (!is_member_function(fn)
        || !get_member_function_is_virtual(fn))
          // Virtual member functions are added to the set of
          // functions exported by the current ABI corpus *after*
          // the canonicalization of their parent type.  So let's
          // not do it here.
          rdr.add_fn_to_exported_or_undefined_decls(fn.get());
        rdr.associate_die_to_decl(die, fn, where_offset,
                      /*associate_by_repr=*/false);
        maybe_canonicalize_type(fn->get_type(), rdr);
      }

    rdr.scope_stack().pop();
      }
      break;

    case DW_TAG_formal_parameter:
      // We should not read this case as it should have been dealt
      // with by build_function_decl above.
      ABG_ASSERT_NOT_REACHED;

    case DW_TAG_constant:
      break;
    case DW_TAG_enumerator:
      break;

    case DW_TAG_partial_unit:
    case DW_TAG_imported_unit:
      // For now, the DIEs under these are read lazily when they are
      // referenced by a public decl DIE that is under a
      // DW_TAG_compile_unit, so we shouldn't get here.
      ABG_ASSERT_NOT_REACHED;

      // Other declaration we don't really intend to support yet.
    case DW_TAG_dwarf_procedure:
    case DW_TAG_imported_declaration:
    case DW_TAG_entry_point:
    case DW_TAG_label:
    case DW_TAG_lexical_block:
    case DW_TAG_unspecified_parameters:
    case DW_TAG_variant:
    case DW_TAG_common_block:
    case DW_TAG_common_inclusion:
    case DW_TAG_inheritance:
    case DW_TAG_with_stmt:
    case DW_TAG_access_declaration:
    case DW_TAG_catch_block:
    case DW_TAG_friend:
    case DW_TAG_namelist:
    case DW_TAG_namelist_item:
    case DW_TAG_template_type_parameter:
    case DW_TAG_template_value_parameter:
    case DW_TAG_try_block:
    case DW_TAG_variant_part:
    case DW_TAG_imported_module:
    case DW_TAG_condition:
    case DW_TAG_type_unit:
    case DW_TAG_template_alias:
    case DW_TAG_lo_user:
    case DW_TAG_MIPS_loop:
    case DW_TAG_format_label:
    case DW_TAG_function_template:
    case DW_TAG_class_template:
    case DW_TAG_GNU_BINCL:
    case DW_TAG_GNU_EINCL:
    case DW_TAG_GNU_template_template_param:
    case DW_TAG_GNU_template_parameter_pack:
    case DW_TAG_GNU_formal_parameter_pack:
    case DW_TAG_GNU_call_site:
    case DW_TAG_GNU_call_site_parameter:
    case DW_TAG_hi_user:
    default:
      break;
    }

  if (result && tag != DW_TAG_subroutine_type)
    rdr.associate_die_to_decl(die, is_decl(result), where_offset,
                   /*associate_by_repr=*/false);

  if (result)
    if (rdr.load_all_types())
      if (called_from_public_decl)
    if (type_base_sptr t = is_type(result))
      if (corpus *abi_corpus = scope->get_corpus())
        abi_corpus->record_type_as_reachable_from_public_interfaces(*t);

  rdr.maybe_schedule_decl_only_type_for_resolution(result);

  return result;
}

///  Build the IR node for a void type.
///
///  @param rdr the DWARF reader to use.
///
///  @return the void type node.
static decl_base_sptr
build_ir_node_for_void_type(reader& rdr)
{
  const environment& env = rdr.env();

  type_base_sptr t = env.get_void_type();
  decl_base_sptr type_declaration = get_type_declaration(t);
  if (!has_scope(type_declaration))
    {
      add_decl_to_scope(is_decl(t), rdr.cur_transl_unit()->get_global_scope());
      rdr.schedule_type_for_late_canonicalization(t);
    }
  return type_declaration;
}

/// Build the IR node for a "pointer to void type".
///
/// That IR node is shared across the ABI corpus.
///
/// Note that this function just gets that IR node from the
/// environment and, if it's not added to any scope yet, adds it to
/// the global scope associated to the current translation unit.
///
/// @param rdr the DWARF reader to consider.
///
/// @return the IR node.
static type_or_decl_base_sptr
build_ir_node_for_void_pointer_type(reader& rdr)
{
  const environment& env = rdr.env();
  type_base_sptr t = env.get_void_pointer_type();
  decl_base_sptr type_declaration = get_type_declaration(t);
  if (!has_scope(type_declaration))
    {
      add_decl_to_scope(is_decl(t), rdr.cur_transl_unit()->get_global_scope());
      rdr.schedule_type_for_late_canonicalization(t);
    }
  return type_declaration;
}

/// Build the IR node for a variadic parameter type.
///
/// @param rdr the DWARF reader to use.
///
/// @return the variadic parameter type.
static decl_base_sptr
build_ir_node_for_variadic_parameter_type(reader &rdr)
{

  const environment& env = rdr.env();
  type_base_sptr t = env.get_variadic_parameter_type();
  decl_base_sptr type_declaration = get_type_declaration(t);
  if (!has_scope(type_declaration))
    {
      add_decl_to_scope(is_decl(t), rdr.cur_transl_unit()->get_global_scope());
      rdr.schedule_type_for_late_canonicalization(t);
    }
  return type_declaration;
}

/// Build an IR node from a given DIE and add the node to the current
/// IR being build and held in the DWARF reader.  Doing that is called
/// "emitting an IR node for the DIE".
///
/// @param rdr the DWARF reader.
///
/// @param die the DIE to consider.
///
/// @param called_from_public_decl set to yes if this function is
/// called from the functions used to build a public decl (functions
/// and variables).  In that case, this function accepts building IR
/// nodes representing types.  Otherwise, this function only creates
/// IR nodes representing public decls (functions and variables).
/// This is done to avoid emitting IR nodes for types that are not
/// referenced by public functions or variables.
///
/// @param where_offset the offset of the DIE where we are "logically"
/// positionned at, in the DIE tree.  This is useful when @p die is
/// e.g, DW_TAG_partial_unit that can be included in several places in
/// the DIE tree.
///
/// @return the resulting IR node.
static type_or_decl_base_sptr
build_ir_node_from_die(reader&  rdr,
               Dwarf_Die*   die,
               bool     called_from_public_decl,
               size_t       where_offset)
{
  if (!die)
    return decl_base_sptr();

  // Normaly, a decl that is meant to be external has a DW_AT_external
  // set.  But then some compilers fail to always emit that flag.  For
  // instance, for static data members, some compilers won't emit the
  // DW_AT_external.  In that case, we assume that if the variable is
  // at global or named namespace scope, then we can assume it's
  // external.  If the variable doesn't have any ELF symbol associated
  // to it, it'll be dropped on the floor anyway.  Those variable
  // decls are considered as being "effectively public".
  bool consider_as_called_from_public_decl =
    called_from_public_decl || die_is_effectively_public_decl(rdr, die);
  scope_decl_sptr scope = get_scope_for_die(rdr, die,
                        consider_as_called_from_public_decl,
                        where_offset);
  if (!scope)
    scope = rdr.global_scope();

  return build_ir_node_from_die(rdr, die, scope.get(),
                called_from_public_decl,
                where_offset, true);
}

/// Create a dwarf::reader.
///
/// @param elf_path the path to the elf file the reader is to be used
/// for.
///
/// @param debug_info_root_paths a vector to the paths to the
/// directories under which the debug info is to be found for @p
/// elf_path.  Pass an empty vector if the debug info is not in a
/// split file.
///
/// @param environment the environment used by the current context.
/// This environment contains resources needed by the DWARF reader and by
/// the types and declarations that are to be created later.  Note
/// that ABI artifacts that are to be compared all need to be created
/// within the same environment.
///
/// Please also note that the life time of this environment object
/// must be greater than the life time of the resulting @ref
/// reader the context uses resources that are allocated in the
/// environment.
///
/// @param load_all_types if set to false only the types that are
/// reachable from publicly exported declarations (of functions and
/// variables) are read.  If set to true then all types found in the
/// debug information are loaded.
///
/// @param linux_kernel_mode if set to true, then consider the special
/// linux kernel symbol tables when determining if a symbol is
/// exported or not.
///
/// @return a smart pointer to the resulting dwarf::reader.
elf_based_reader_sptr
create_reader(const std::string&    elf_path,
          const vector<string>& debug_info_root_paths,
          environment&      environment,
          bool          load_all_types,
          bool          linux_kernel_mode)
{

  reader_sptr r = reader::create(elf_path,
                 debug_info_root_paths,
                 environment,
                 load_all_types,
                 linux_kernel_mode);
  return static_pointer_cast<elf_based_reader>(r);
}

/// Re-initialize a reader so that it can re-used to read
/// another binary.
///
/// @param rdr the context to re-initialize.
///
/// @param elf_path the path to the elf file the context is to be used
/// for.
///
/// @param debug_info_root_path a pointer to the path to the root
/// directory under which the debug info is to be found for @p
/// elf_path.  Leave this to NULL if the debug info is not in a split
/// file.
///
/// @param environment the environment used by the current context.
/// This environment contains resources needed by the DWARF reader and by
/// the types and declarations that are to be created later.  Note
/// that ABI artifacts that are to be compared all need to be created
/// within the same environment.
///
/// Please also note that the life time of this environment object
/// must be greater than the life time of the resulting @ref
/// reader the context uses resources that are allocated in the
/// environment.
///
/// @param load_all_types if set to false only the types that are
/// reachable from publicly exported declarations (of functions and
/// variables) are read.  If set to true then all types found in the
/// debug information are loaded.
///
/// @param linux_kernel_mode if set to true, then consider the special
/// linux kernel symbol tables when determining if a symbol is
/// exported or not.
///
/// @return a smart pointer to the resulting dwarf::reader.
void
reset_reader(elf_based_reader&  rdr,
         const std::string& elf_path,
         const vector<string>&debug_info_root_path,
         bool       read_all_types,
         bool       linux_kernel_mode)
{
  reader& r = dynamic_cast<reader&>(rdr);
  r.initialize(elf_path, debug_info_root_path,
           read_all_types, linux_kernel_mode);
}

/// Read all @ref abigail::translation_unit possible from the debug info
/// accessible from an elf file, stuff them into a libabigail ABI
/// Corpus and return it.
///
/// @param elf_path the path to the elf file.
///
/// @param debug_info_root_paths a vector of pointers to root paths
/// under which to look for the debug info of the elf files that are
/// later handled by the Dwfl.  This for cases where the debug info is
/// split into a different file from the binary we want to inspect.
/// On Red Hat compatible systems, this root path is usually
/// /usr/lib/debug by default.  If this argument is set to NULL, then
/// "./debug" and /usr/lib/debug will be searched for sub-directories
/// containing the debug info file.
///
/// @param environment the environment used by the current context.
/// This environment contains resources needed by the DWARF reader and by
/// the types and declarations that are to be created later.  Note
/// that ABI artifacts that are to be compared all need to be created
/// within the same environment.  Also, the lifetime of the
/// environment must be greater than the lifetime of the resulting
/// corpus because the corpus uses resources that are allocated in the
/// environment.
///
/// @param load_all_types if set to false only the types that are
/// reachable from publicly exported declarations (of functions and
/// variables) are read.  If set to true then all types found in the
/// debug information are loaded.
///
/// @param resulting_corp a pointer to the resulting abigail::corpus.
///
/// @return the resulting status.
corpus_sptr
read_corpus_from_elf(const std::string& elf_path,
             const vector<string>& debug_info_root_paths,
             environment&   environment,
             bool       load_all_types,
             fe_iface::status&  status)
{
  elf_based_reader_sptr rdr =
    dwarf::reader::create(elf_path, debug_info_root_paths,
              environment, load_all_types,
              /*linux_kernel_mode=*/false);

  return rdr->read_corpus(status);
}

/// Look into the symbol tables of a given elf file and see if we find
/// a given symbol.
///
/// @param env the environment we are operating from.
///
/// @param elf_path the path to the elf file to consider.
///
/// @param symbol_name the name of the symbol to look for.
///
/// @param demangle if true, try to demangle the symbol name found in
/// the symbol table.
///
/// @param syms the vector of symbols found with the name @p symbol_name.
///
/// @return true iff the symbol was found among the publicly exported
/// symbols of the ELF file.
bool
lookup_symbol_from_elf(const environment&       env,
               const string&            elf_path,
               const string&            symbol_name,
               bool             demangle,
               vector<elf_symbol_sptr>& syms)

{
  if (elf_version(EV_CURRENT) == EV_NONE)
    return false;

  int fd = open(elf_path.c_str(), O_RDONLY);
  if (fd < 0)
    return false;

  struct stat s;
  if (fstat(fd, &s))
    return false;

  Elf* elf = elf_begin(fd, ELF_C_READ, 0);
  if (elf == 0)
    return false;

  bool value = lookup_symbol_from_elf(env, elf, symbol_name,
                      demangle, syms);
  elf_end(elf);
  close(fd);

  return value;
}

/// Look into the symbol tables of an elf file to see if a public
/// function of a given name is found.
///
/// @param env the environment we are operating from.
///
/// @param elf_path the path to the elf file to consider.
///
/// @param symbol_name the name of the function to look for.
///
/// @param syms the vector of public function symbols found with the
/// name @p symname.
///
/// @return true iff a function with symbol name @p symbol_name is
/// found.
bool
lookup_public_function_symbol_from_elf(environment&         env,
                       const string&            path,
                       const string&            symname,
                       vector<elf_symbol_sptr>& syms)
{
  if (elf_version(EV_CURRENT) == EV_NONE)
    return false;

  int fd = open(path.c_str(), O_RDONLY);
  if (fd < 0)
    return false;

  struct stat s;
  if (fstat(fd, &s))
    return false;

  Elf* elf = elf_begin(fd, ELF_C_READ, 0);
  if (elf == 0)
    return false;

  bool value = lookup_public_function_symbol_from_elf(env, elf, symname, syms);
  elf_end(elf);
  close(fd);

  return value;
}

}// end namespace dwarf

}// end namespace abigail