rust-lang / rust-lang/rust-bindgen

Getting the type of a method generates dubious results.

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Description

Testcase:

class Bar;

class Foo
{
public:
  void bar(Bar&);
  typedef decltype(&Foo::bar) Getter;
};

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Research direction

The issue provides a C++ testcase using decltype(&Foo::bar), but names no source file or test. Start by reproducing it in rust-bindgen and tracing how the method pointer type is handled; determine the expected generated binding and add a regression test when the intended result is established.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp, rust
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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