This patch adds a UnionType to DerivedTypes.h. It also adds code to the bitcode reader / writer and the assembly parser for the new type, as well as a tiny .ll test file in test/Assembler. It does not contain any code related to code generation or type layout - I wanted to see if this much was acceptable before I proceeded any further.<div>
<br></div><div>Unlike my previous patch, in which the Union type was implemented as a packing option to type Struct (thereby re-using the machinery of Struct), this patch defines Union as a completely separate type from Struct.</div>
<div><br></div><div>I was a little uncertain as to how to write the tests. I'd particularly like to write tests for the bitcode reader/writer stuff, but I am not sure how to do that.</div><div><div><br>-- <br>-- Talin<br>
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