[cfe-dev] Where to put member pointers in the type hierarchy?

[Chris Lattner]

On Jan 24, 2009, at 10:02 AM, Douglas Gregor wrote:

>
> On Jan 24, 2009, at 9:18 AM, Sebastian Redl wrote:
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>> Douglas Gregor wrote:
>>> On Jan 24, 2009, at 7:16 AM, Sebastian Redl wrote:
>>>
>>>> I need to extend the AST type hierarchy. So I'm
>>>> wondering where to put member pointers. Should they be a subclass  
>>>> of
>>>> PointerType, of PointerLikeType, or just of Type?
>>>
>>> In standards parlance, member pointers are not actually pointers, so
>>> they should subclass "Type".
>>
>> So Pointer is out. But PointerLike is our own invention. (I believe
>> you're not a fan of this class, though.)
>
>
> No, I don't particularly like PointerLike. It's only really useful for
> CodeGen, IMHO, and it doesn't even save that much effort their. Member
> pointers are their own kind of beast, that should subclass Type.

FWIW, I agree,

-Chris