[libcxx-commits] [libcxx] [libc++] Remove dead code from <type_traits> (PR #143854)

Nikolas Klauser via libcxx-commits libcxx-commits at lists.llvm.org
Thu Jun 12 01:30:58 PDT 2025


https://github.com/philnik777 created https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/143854

Since we've upgraded to GCC 15 now, we can remove a bunch of dead code from `<type_traits>`.


>From 1a784cb4f048402a346379e586e78873ec6c9ecd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nikolas Klauser <nikolasklauser at berlin.de>
Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2025 10:30:16 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] [libc++] Remove dead code from <type_traits>

---
 .../__type_traits/add_lvalue_reference.h      | 28 +++---------
 libcxx/include/__type_traits/add_pointer.h    | 16 +++++--
 .../__type_traits/add_rvalue_reference.h      | 28 +++---------
 libcxx/include/__type_traits/decay.h          | 44 +++----------------
 .../has_unique_object_representation.h        |  8 +---
 libcxx/include/__type_traits/is_array.h       | 24 +---------
 libcxx/include/__type_traits/is_const.h       | 20 +--------
 libcxx/include/__type_traits/is_pointer.h     | 33 --------------
 libcxx/include/__type_traits/is_volatile.h    | 20 +--------
 .../__type_traits/remove_all_extents.h        | 22 ++--------
 libcxx/include/__type_traits/remove_extent.h  | 22 ++--------
 11 files changed, 48 insertions(+), 217 deletions(-)

diff --git a/libcxx/include/__type_traits/add_lvalue_reference.h b/libcxx/include/__type_traits/add_lvalue_reference.h
index 42f91623f980c..81a97ff0c73d2 100644
--- a/libcxx/include/__type_traits/add_lvalue_reference.h
+++ b/libcxx/include/__type_traits/add_lvalue_reference.h
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 #define _LIBCPP___TYPE_TRAITS_ADD_LVALUE_REFERENCE_H
 
 #include <__config>
-#include <__type_traits/is_referenceable.h>
 
 #if !defined(_LIBCPP_HAS_NO_PRAGMA_SYSTEM_HEADER)
 #  pragma GCC system_header
@@ -18,31 +17,18 @@
 
 _LIBCPP_BEGIN_NAMESPACE_STD
 
-#if __has_builtin(__add_lvalue_reference) && !defined(_LIBCPP_COMPILER_GCC)
-
 template <class _Tp>
-using __add_lvalue_reference_t _LIBCPP_NODEBUG = __add_lvalue_reference(_Tp);
-
-#else
-
-template <class _Tp, bool = __is_referenceable_v<_Tp>>
-struct __add_lvalue_reference_impl {
-  using type _LIBCPP_NODEBUG = _Tp;
-};
-template <class _Tp >
-struct __add_lvalue_reference_impl<_Tp, true> {
-  using type _LIBCPP_NODEBUG = _Tp&;
+struct _LIBCPP_NO_SPECIALIZATIONS add_lvalue_reference {
+  using type _LIBCPP_NODEBUG = __add_lvalue_reference(_Tp);
 };
 
+#ifdef _LIBCPP_COMPILER_GCC
 template <class _Tp>
-using __add_lvalue_reference_t = typename __add_lvalue_reference_impl<_Tp>::type;
-
-#endif // __has_builtin(__add_lvalue_reference)
-
+using __add_lvalue_reference_t _LIBCPP_NODEBUG = typename add_lvalue_reference<_Tp>::type;
+#else
 template <class _Tp>
-struct _LIBCPP_NO_SPECIALIZATIONS add_lvalue_reference {
-  using type _LIBCPP_NODEBUG = __add_lvalue_reference_t<_Tp>;
-};
+using __add_lvalue_reference_t _LIBCPP_NODEBUG = __add_lvalue_reference(_Tp);
+#endif
 
 #if _LIBCPP_STD_VER >= 14
 template <class _Tp>
diff --git a/libcxx/include/__type_traits/add_pointer.h b/libcxx/include/__type_traits/add_pointer.h
index f37f9cf5a93c0..fa9376699a74a 100644
--- a/libcxx/include/__type_traits/add_pointer.h
+++ b/libcxx/include/__type_traits/add_pointer.h
@@ -20,10 +20,20 @@
 
 _LIBCPP_BEGIN_NAMESPACE_STD
 
-#if !defined(_LIBCPP_WORKAROUND_OBJCXX_COMPILER_INTRINSICS) && __has_builtin(__add_pointer) && !defined(_LIBCPP_COMPILER_GCC)
+#if !defined(_LIBCPP_WORKAROUND_OBJCXX_COMPILER_INTRINSICS)
 
+template <class _Tp>
+struct _LIBCPP_NO_SPECIALIZATIONS add_pointer {
+  using type _LIBCPP_NODEBUG = __add_pointer(_Tp);
+};
+
+#  ifdef _LIBCPP_COMPILER_GCC
+template <class _Tp>
+using __add_pointer_t _LIBCPP_NODEBUG = typename add_pointer<_Tp>::type;
+#  else
 template <class _Tp>
 using __add_pointer_t _LIBCPP_NODEBUG = __add_pointer(_Tp);
+#  endif
 
 #else
 template <class _Tp, bool = __is_referenceable_v<_Tp> || is_void<_Tp>::value>
@@ -38,13 +48,13 @@ struct __add_pointer_impl<_Tp, false> {
 template <class _Tp>
 using __add_pointer_t = typename __add_pointer_impl<_Tp>::type;
 
-#endif // !defined(_LIBCPP_WORKAROUND_OBJCXX_COMPILER_INTRINSICS) && __has_builtin(__add_pointer)
-
 template <class _Tp>
 struct _LIBCPP_NO_SPECIALIZATIONS add_pointer {
   using type _LIBCPP_NODEBUG = __add_pointer_t<_Tp>;
 };
 
+#endif // !defined(_LIBCPP_WORKAROUND_OBJCXX_COMPILER_INTRINSICS)
+
 #if _LIBCPP_STD_VER >= 14
 template <class _Tp>
 using add_pointer_t = __add_pointer_t<_Tp>;
diff --git a/libcxx/include/__type_traits/add_rvalue_reference.h b/libcxx/include/__type_traits/add_rvalue_reference.h
index 33cc00180cc13..153164675a6d7 100644
--- a/libcxx/include/__type_traits/add_rvalue_reference.h
+++ b/libcxx/include/__type_traits/add_rvalue_reference.h
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 #define _LIBCPP___TYPE_TRAITS_ADD_RVALUE_REFERENCE_H
 
 #include <__config>
-#include <__type_traits/is_referenceable.h>
 
 #if !defined(_LIBCPP_HAS_NO_PRAGMA_SYSTEM_HEADER)
 #  pragma GCC system_header
@@ -18,31 +17,18 @@
 
 _LIBCPP_BEGIN_NAMESPACE_STD
 
-#if __has_builtin(__add_rvalue_reference) && !defined(_LIBCPP_COMPILER_GCC)
-
 template <class _Tp>
-using __add_rvalue_reference_t _LIBCPP_NODEBUG = __add_rvalue_reference(_Tp);
-
-#else
-
-template <class _Tp, bool = __is_referenceable_v<_Tp> >
-struct __add_rvalue_reference_impl {
-  using type _LIBCPP_NODEBUG = _Tp;
-};
-template <class _Tp >
-struct __add_rvalue_reference_impl<_Tp, true> {
-  using type _LIBCPP_NODEBUG = _Tp&&;
+struct _LIBCPP_NO_SPECIALIZATIONS add_rvalue_reference {
+  using type _LIBCPP_NODEBUG = __add_rvalue_reference(_Tp);
 };
 
+#ifdef _LIBCPP_COMPILER_GCC
 template <class _Tp>
-using __add_rvalue_reference_t = typename __add_rvalue_reference_impl<_Tp>::type;
-
-#endif // __has_builtin(__add_rvalue_reference)
-
+using __add_rvalue_reference_t _LIBCPP_NODEBUG = typename add_rvalue_reference<_Tp>::type;
+#else
 template <class _Tp>
-struct _LIBCPP_NO_SPECIALIZATIONS add_rvalue_reference {
-  using type _LIBCPP_NODEBUG = __add_rvalue_reference_t<_Tp>;
-};
+using __add_rvalue_reference_t _LIBCPP_NODEBUG = __add_rvalue_reference(_Tp);
+#endif
 
 #if _LIBCPP_STD_VER >= 14
 template <class _Tp>
diff --git a/libcxx/include/__type_traits/decay.h b/libcxx/include/__type_traits/decay.h
index 1e663fdcd0eda..661fba53dfaa4 100644
--- a/libcxx/include/__type_traits/decay.h
+++ b/libcxx/include/__type_traits/decay.h
@@ -10,14 +10,6 @@
 #define _LIBCPP___TYPE_TRAITS_DECAY_H
 
 #include <__config>
-#include <__type_traits/add_pointer.h>
-#include <__type_traits/conditional.h>
-#include <__type_traits/is_array.h>
-#include <__type_traits/is_function.h>
-#include <__type_traits/is_referenceable.h>
-#include <__type_traits/remove_cv.h>
-#include <__type_traits/remove_extent.h>
-#include <__type_traits/remove_reference.h>
 
 #if !defined(_LIBCPP_HAS_NO_PRAGMA_SYSTEM_HEADER)
 #  pragma GCC system_header
@@ -25,42 +17,18 @@
 
 _LIBCPP_BEGIN_NAMESPACE_STD
 
-#if __has_builtin(__decay) && !defined(_LIBCPP_COMPILER_GCC)
-template <class _Tp>
-using __decay_t _LIBCPP_NODEBUG = __decay(_Tp);
-
 template <class _Tp>
 struct _LIBCPP_NO_SPECIALIZATIONS decay {
-  using type _LIBCPP_NODEBUG = __decay_t<_Tp>;
-};
-
-#else
-template <class _Up, bool>
-struct __decay {
-  using type _LIBCPP_NODEBUG = __remove_cv_t<_Up>;
-};
-
-template <class _Up>
-struct __decay<_Up, true> {
-public:
-  using type _LIBCPP_NODEBUG =
-      __conditional_t<is_array<_Up>::value,
-                      __add_pointer_t<__remove_extent_t<_Up> >,
-                      __conditional_t<is_function<_Up>::value, typename add_pointer<_Up>::type, __remove_cv_t<_Up> > >;
+  using type _LIBCPP_NODEBUG = __decay(_Tp);
 };
 
+#ifdef _LIBCPP_COMPILER_GCC
 template <class _Tp>
-struct decay {
-private:
-  using _Up _LIBCPP_NODEBUG = __libcpp_remove_reference_t<_Tp>;
-
-public:
-  using type _LIBCPP_NODEBUG = typename __decay<_Up, __is_referenceable_v<_Up> >::type;
-};
-
+using __decay_t _LIBCPP_NODEBUG = typename decay<_Tp>::type;
+#else
 template <class _Tp>
-using __decay_t = typename decay<_Tp>::type;
-#endif // __has_builtin(__decay)
+using __decay_t _LIBCPP_NODEBUG = __decay(_Tp);
+#endif
 
 #if _LIBCPP_STD_VER >= 14
 template <class _Tp>
diff --git a/libcxx/include/__type_traits/has_unique_object_representation.h b/libcxx/include/__type_traits/has_unique_object_representation.h
index ba81be6aa19b0..af9abfe81d41f 100644
--- a/libcxx/include/__type_traits/has_unique_object_representation.h
+++ b/libcxx/include/__type_traits/has_unique_object_representation.h
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 
 #include <__config>
 #include <__type_traits/integral_constant.h>
-#include <__type_traits/remove_all_extents.h>
 
 #if !defined(_LIBCPP_HAS_NO_PRAGMA_SYSTEM_HEADER)
 #  pragma GCC system_header
@@ -23,12 +22,7 @@ _LIBCPP_BEGIN_NAMESPACE_STD
 
 template <class _Tp>
 struct _LIBCPP_NO_SPECIALIZATIONS has_unique_object_representations
-    // TODO: We work around a Clang and GCC bug in __has_unique_object_representations by using remove_all_extents
-    //       even though it should not be necessary. This was reported to the compilers:
-    //         - Clang: https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/issues/95311
-    //         - GCC: https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=115476
-    //       remove_all_extents_t can be removed once all the compilers we support have fixed this bug.
-    : public integral_constant<bool, __has_unique_object_representations(remove_all_extents_t<_Tp>)> {};
+    : integral_constant<bool, __has_unique_object_representations(_Tp)> {};
 
 template <class _Tp>
 _LIBCPP_NO_SPECIALIZATIONS inline constexpr bool has_unique_object_representations_v =
diff --git a/libcxx/include/__type_traits/is_array.h b/libcxx/include/__type_traits/is_array.h
index 1d94370378c61..e734d1a3043ee 100644
--- a/libcxx/include/__type_traits/is_array.h
+++ b/libcxx/include/__type_traits/is_array.h
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 #define _LIBCPP___TYPE_TRAITS_IS_ARRAY_H
 
 #include <__config>
-#include <__cstddef/size_t.h>
 #include <__type_traits/integral_constant.h>
 
 #if !defined(_LIBCPP_HAS_NO_PRAGMA_SYSTEM_HEADER)
@@ -19,32 +18,13 @@
 
 _LIBCPP_BEGIN_NAMESPACE_STD
 
-#if __has_builtin(__is_array) &&                                                                                       \
-    (!defined(_LIBCPP_COMPILER_CLANG_BASED) || (defined(_LIBCPP_CLANG_VER) && _LIBCPP_CLANG_VER >= 1900))
-
 template <class _Tp>
 struct _LIBCPP_NO_SPECIALIZATIONS is_array : _BoolConstant<__is_array(_Tp)> {};
 
-#  if _LIBCPP_STD_VER >= 17
+#if _LIBCPP_STD_VER >= 17
 template <class _Tp>
 _LIBCPP_NO_SPECIALIZATIONS inline constexpr bool is_array_v = __is_array(_Tp);
-#  endif
-
-#else
-
-template <class _Tp>
-struct is_array : public false_type {};
-template <class _Tp>
-struct is_array<_Tp[]> : public true_type {};
-template <class _Tp, size_t _Np>
-struct is_array<_Tp[_Np]> : public true_type {};
-
-#  if _LIBCPP_STD_VER >= 17
-template <class _Tp>
-inline constexpr bool is_array_v = is_array<_Tp>::value;
-#  endif
-
-#endif // __has_builtin(__is_array)
+#endif
 
 _LIBCPP_END_NAMESPACE_STD
 
diff --git a/libcxx/include/__type_traits/is_const.h b/libcxx/include/__type_traits/is_const.h
index 4ec354d7f9bf3..85cc32bff1eaf 100644
--- a/libcxx/include/__type_traits/is_const.h
+++ b/libcxx/include/__type_traits/is_const.h
@@ -18,29 +18,13 @@
 
 _LIBCPP_BEGIN_NAMESPACE_STD
 
-#if __has_builtin(__is_const)
-
 template <class _Tp>
 struct _LIBCPP_NO_SPECIALIZATIONS is_const : _BoolConstant<__is_const(_Tp)> {};
 
-#  if _LIBCPP_STD_VER >= 17
+#if _LIBCPP_STD_VER >= 17
 template <class _Tp>
 _LIBCPP_NO_SPECIALIZATIONS inline constexpr bool is_const_v = __is_const(_Tp);
-#  endif
-
-#else
-
-template <class _Tp>
-struct is_const : public false_type {};
-template <class _Tp>
-struct is_const<_Tp const> : public true_type {};
-
-#  if _LIBCPP_STD_VER >= 17
-template <class _Tp>
-inline constexpr bool is_const_v = is_const<_Tp>::value;
-#  endif
-
-#endif // __has_builtin(__is_const)
+#endif
 
 _LIBCPP_END_NAMESPACE_STD
 
diff --git a/libcxx/include/__type_traits/is_pointer.h b/libcxx/include/__type_traits/is_pointer.h
index 3c58656e0e61b..1c3a93d1256c9 100644
--- a/libcxx/include/__type_traits/is_pointer.h
+++ b/libcxx/include/__type_traits/is_pointer.h
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 
 #include <__config>
 #include <__type_traits/integral_constant.h>
-#include <__type_traits/remove_cv.h>
 
 #if !defined(_LIBCPP_HAS_NO_PRAGMA_SYSTEM_HEADER)
 #  pragma GCC system_header
@@ -19,8 +18,6 @@
 
 _LIBCPP_BEGIN_NAMESPACE_STD
 
-#if __has_builtin(__is_pointer)
-
 template <class _Tp>
 struct _LIBCPP_NO_SPECIALIZATIONS is_pointer : _BoolConstant<__is_pointer(_Tp)> {};
 
@@ -29,36 +26,6 @@ template <class _Tp>
 _LIBCPP_NO_SPECIALIZATIONS inline constexpr bool is_pointer_v = __is_pointer(_Tp);
 #  endif
 
-#else // __has_builtin(__is_pointer)
-
-template <class _Tp>
-struct __libcpp_is_pointer : false_type {};
-template <class _Tp>
-struct __libcpp_is_pointer<_Tp*> : true_type {};
-
-template <class _Tp>
-struct __libcpp_remove_objc_qualifiers {
-  typedef _Tp type;
-};
-#  if __has_feature(objc_arc)
-// clang-format off
-template <class _Tp> struct __libcpp_remove_objc_qualifiers<_Tp __strong> { typedef _Tp type; };
-template <class _Tp> struct __libcpp_remove_objc_qualifiers<_Tp __weak> { typedef _Tp type; };
-template <class _Tp> struct __libcpp_remove_objc_qualifiers<_Tp __autoreleasing> { typedef _Tp type; };
-template <class _Tp> struct __libcpp_remove_objc_qualifiers<_Tp __unsafe_unretained> { typedef _Tp type; };
-// clang-format on
-#  endif
-
-template <class _Tp>
-struct is_pointer : __libcpp_is_pointer<typename __libcpp_remove_objc_qualifiers<__remove_cv_t<_Tp> >::type> {};
-
-#  if _LIBCPP_STD_VER >= 17
-template <class _Tp>
-inline constexpr bool is_pointer_v = is_pointer<_Tp>::value;
-#  endif
-
-#endif // __has_builtin(__is_pointer)
-
 _LIBCPP_END_NAMESPACE_STD
 
 #endif // _LIBCPP___TYPE_TRAITS_IS_POINTER_H
diff --git a/libcxx/include/__type_traits/is_volatile.h b/libcxx/include/__type_traits/is_volatile.h
index 22e9c297c800e..c654ebba9299e 100644
--- a/libcxx/include/__type_traits/is_volatile.h
+++ b/libcxx/include/__type_traits/is_volatile.h
@@ -18,29 +18,13 @@
 
 _LIBCPP_BEGIN_NAMESPACE_STD
 
-#if __has_builtin(__is_volatile)
-
 template <class _Tp>
 struct _LIBCPP_NO_SPECIALIZATIONS is_volatile : _BoolConstant<__is_volatile(_Tp)> {};
 
-#  if _LIBCPP_STD_VER >= 17
+#if _LIBCPP_STD_VER >= 17
 template <class _Tp>
 _LIBCPP_NO_SPECIALIZATIONS inline constexpr bool is_volatile_v = __is_volatile(_Tp);
-#  endif
-
-#else
-
-template <class _Tp>
-struct is_volatile : public false_type {};
-template <class _Tp>
-struct is_volatile<_Tp volatile> : public true_type {};
-
-#  if _LIBCPP_STD_VER >= 17
-template <class _Tp>
-inline constexpr bool is_volatile_v = is_volatile<_Tp>::value;
-#  endif
-
-#endif // __has_builtin(__is_volatile)
+#endif
 
 _LIBCPP_END_NAMESPACE_STD
 
diff --git a/libcxx/include/__type_traits/remove_all_extents.h b/libcxx/include/__type_traits/remove_all_extents.h
index 2c7aea2bfd182..a9aaad488078a 100644
--- a/libcxx/include/__type_traits/remove_all_extents.h
+++ b/libcxx/include/__type_traits/remove_all_extents.h
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 #define _LIBCPP___TYPE_TRAITS_REMOVE_ALL_EXTENTS_H
 
 #include <__config>
-#include <__cstddef/size_t.h>
 
 #if !defined(_LIBCPP_HAS_NO_PRAGMA_SYSTEM_HEADER)
 #  pragma GCC system_header
@@ -18,31 +17,18 @@
 
 _LIBCPP_BEGIN_NAMESPACE_STD
 
-#if __has_builtin(__remove_all_extents) && !defined(_LIBCPP_COMPILER_GCC)
 template <class _Tp>
 struct _LIBCPP_NO_SPECIALIZATIONS remove_all_extents {
   using type _LIBCPP_NODEBUG = __remove_all_extents(_Tp);
 };
 
+#ifdef _LIBCPP_COMPILER_GCC
 template <class _Tp>
-using __remove_all_extents_t _LIBCPP_NODEBUG = __remove_all_extents(_Tp);
+using __remove_all_extents_t _LIBCPP_NODEBUG = typename remove_all_extents<_Tp>::type;
 #else
 template <class _Tp>
-struct remove_all_extents {
-  typedef _Tp type;
-};
-template <class _Tp>
-struct remove_all_extents<_Tp[]> {
-  typedef typename remove_all_extents<_Tp>::type type;
-};
-template <class _Tp, size_t _Np>
-struct remove_all_extents<_Tp[_Np]> {
-  typedef typename remove_all_extents<_Tp>::type type;
-};
-
-template <class _Tp>
-using __remove_all_extents_t = typename remove_all_extents<_Tp>::type;
-#endif // __has_builtin(__remove_all_extents)
+using __remove_all_extents_t _LIBCPP_NODEBUG = __remove_all_extents(_Tp);
+#endif
 
 #if _LIBCPP_STD_VER >= 14
 template <class _Tp>
diff --git a/libcxx/include/__type_traits/remove_extent.h b/libcxx/include/__type_traits/remove_extent.h
index 7745af14bdb17..108b867bd0b49 100644
--- a/libcxx/include/__type_traits/remove_extent.h
+++ b/libcxx/include/__type_traits/remove_extent.h
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 #define _LIBCPP___TYPE_TRAITS_REMOVE_EXTENT_H
 
 #include <__config>
-#include <__cstddef/size_t.h>
 
 #if !defined(_LIBCPP_HAS_NO_PRAGMA_SYSTEM_HEADER)
 #  pragma GCC system_header
@@ -18,31 +17,18 @@
 
 _LIBCPP_BEGIN_NAMESPACE_STD
 
-#if __has_builtin(__remove_extent) && !defined(_LIBCPP_COMPILER_GCC)
 template <class _Tp>
 struct _LIBCPP_NO_SPECIALIZATIONS remove_extent {
   using type _LIBCPP_NODEBUG = __remove_extent(_Tp);
 };
 
+#ifdef _LIBCPP_COMPILER_GCC
 template <class _Tp>
-using __remove_extent_t _LIBCPP_NODEBUG = __remove_extent(_Tp);
+using __remove_extent_t _LIBCPP_NODEBUG = typename remove_extent<_Tp>::type;
 #else
 template <class _Tp>
-struct remove_extent {
-  typedef _Tp type;
-};
-template <class _Tp>
-struct remove_extent<_Tp[]> {
-  typedef _Tp type;
-};
-template <class _Tp, size_t _Np>
-struct remove_extent<_Tp[_Np]> {
-  typedef _Tp type;
-};
-
-template <class _Tp>
-using __remove_extent_t = typename remove_extent<_Tp>::type;
-#endif // __has_builtin(__remove_extent)
+using __remove_extent_t _LIBCPP_NODEBUG = __remove_extent(_Tp);
+#endif
 
 #if _LIBCPP_STD_VER >= 14
 template <class _Tp>



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