WebAssembly / WebAssembly/wabt
Typed funcref support should include nullable references
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Description
Non-null references are opcode -0x15 and are supported already in wabt. Nullable references (opcode -0x14) should also be supported.
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Research direction
Read the linked function-references proposal's Binary Format section, then find WABT's existing typed funcref handling for opcode -0x15. Add equivalent support for nullable references at opcode -0x14 and verify the relevant binary parsing behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp, wasm
- Domain
- compilers
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100