Revert "Change copyObject() to use typeof_unqual"

This reverts commit 4cfce4e62c.

This implementation fails to compile on newer MSVC that support
__typeof_unqual__.  (Older versions did not support it and compiled
fine.)  Revert for now and research further.

Reported-by: Bryan Green <dbryan.green@gmail.com>
Discussion: https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/b03ddcd4-2a16-49ee-b105-e7f609f3c514%40gmail.com
This commit is contained in:
Peter Eisentraut 2026-02-07 10:08:38 +01:00
parent 7cdb633c89
commit 0af05b5dbb
6 changed files with 2 additions and 101 deletions

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@ -192,31 +192,6 @@ if test "$pgac_cv_c_typeof" != no; then
fi])# PGAC_C_TYPEOF
# PGAC_C_TYPEOF_UNQUAL
# --------------------
# Check if the C compiler understands typeof_unqual or a variant. Define
# HAVE_TYPEOF_UNQUAL if so, and define 'typeof_unqual' to the actual key word.
#
AC_DEFUN([PGAC_C_TYPEOF_UNQUAL],
[AC_CACHE_CHECK(for typeof_unqual, pgac_cv_c_typeof_unqual,
[pgac_cv_c_typeof_unqual=no
for pgac_kw in typeof_unqual __typeof_unqual__; do
AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([],
[int x = 0;
$pgac_kw(x) y;
y = x;
return y;])],
[pgac_cv_c_typeof_unqual=$pgac_kw])
test "$pgac_cv_c_typeof_unqual" != no && break
done])
if test "$pgac_cv_c_typeof_unqual" != no; then
AC_DEFINE(HAVE_TYPEOF_UNQUAL, 1,
[Define to 1 if your compiler understands `typeof_unqual' or something similar.])
if test "$pgac_cv_c_typeof_unqual" != typeof_unqual; then
AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(typeof_unqual, $pgac_cv_c_typeof_unqual, [Define to how the compiler spells `typeof_unqual'.])
fi
fi])# PGAC_C_TYPEOF_UNQUAL
# PGAC_C_TYPES_COMPATIBLE
# -----------------------

42
configure vendored
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@ -15010,48 +15010,6 @@ _ACEOF
fi
fi
{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for typeof_unqual" >&5
$as_echo_n "checking for typeof_unqual... " >&6; }
if ${pgac_cv_c_typeof_unqual+:} false; then :
$as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
else
pgac_cv_c_typeof_unqual=no
for pgac_kw in typeof_unqual __typeof_unqual__; do
cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
/* end confdefs.h. */
int
main ()
{
int x = 0;
$pgac_kw(x) y;
y = x;
return y;
;
return 0;
}
_ACEOF
if ac_fn_c_try_compile "$LINENO"; then :
pgac_cv_c_typeof_unqual=$pgac_kw
fi
rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
test "$pgac_cv_c_typeof_unqual" != no && break
done
fi
{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $pgac_cv_c_typeof_unqual" >&5
$as_echo "$pgac_cv_c_typeof_unqual" >&6; }
if test "$pgac_cv_c_typeof_unqual" != no; then
$as_echo "#define HAVE_TYPEOF_UNQUAL 1" >>confdefs.h
if test "$pgac_cv_c_typeof_unqual" != typeof_unqual; then
cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
#define typeof_unqual $pgac_cv_c_typeof_unqual
_ACEOF
fi
fi
{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for __builtin_types_compatible_p" >&5
$as_echo_n "checking for __builtin_types_compatible_p... " >&6; }
if ${pgac_cv__types_compatible+:} false; then :

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@ -1717,7 +1717,6 @@ PGAC_PRINTF_ARCHETYPE
PGAC_CXX_PRINTF_ARCHETYPE
PGAC_C_STATEMENT_EXPRESSIONS
PGAC_C_TYPEOF
PGAC_C_TYPEOF_UNQUAL
PGAC_C_TYPES_COMPATIBLE
PGAC_C_BUILTIN_CONSTANT_P
PGAC_C_BUILTIN_OP_OVERFLOW

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@ -2880,30 +2880,6 @@ int main(void)
endif
endforeach
# Check if the C compiler understands typeof_unqual or a variant. Define
# HAVE_TYPEOF_UNQUAL if so, and define 'typeof_unqual' to the actual key word.
foreach kw : ['typeof_unqual', '__typeof_unqual__']
if cc.compiles('''
int main(void)
{
int x = 0;
@0@(x) y;
y = x;
return y;
}
'''.format(kw),
name: kw,
args: test_c_args, include_directories: postgres_inc)
cdata.set('HAVE_TYPEOF_UNQUAL', 1)
if kw != 'typeof_unqual'
cdata.set('typeof_unqual', kw)
endif
break
endif
endforeach
# MSVC doesn't cope well with defining restrict to __restrict, the
# spelling it understands, because it conflicts with

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@ -226,8 +226,8 @@ extern int16 *readAttrNumberCols(int numCols);
extern void *copyObjectImpl(const void *from);
/* cast result back to argument type, if supported by compiler */
#ifdef HAVE_TYPEOF_UNQUAL
#define copyObject(obj) ((typeof_unqual(*(obj)) *) copyObjectImpl(obj))
#ifdef HAVE_TYPEOF
#define copyObject(obj) ((typeof(obj)) copyObjectImpl(obj))
#else
#define copyObject(obj) copyObjectImpl(obj)
#endif

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@ -454,10 +454,6 @@
/* Define to 1 if your compiler understands `typeof' or something similar. */
#undef HAVE_TYPEOF
/* Define to 1 if your compiler understands `typeof_unqual' or something
similar. */
#undef HAVE_TYPEOF_UNQUAL
/* Define to 1 if you have the <uchar.h> header file. */
#undef HAVE_UCHAR_H
@ -810,6 +806,3 @@
/* Define to how the compiler spells `typeof'. */
#undef typeof
/* Define to how the compiler spells `typeof_unqual'. */
#undef typeof_unqual