rust-lang / rust-lang/rust-bindgen
bindings fail to compile with "the name ... is defined multiple times"
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Description
C++ header
template <typename> class a {
typedef int b;
a &c(long, b);
};
template <> a<char> &a<char>::c(long, b);
template <> a<wchar_t> &a<wchar_t>::c(long, b);
bindgen command
bindgen test-case-2.hpp -- -x c++
Generated bindings
#[repr(C)]
#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone)]
pub struct a {
pub _address: u8,
}
pub type a_b = ::std::os::raw::c_int;
pub type b = ::std::os::raw::c_int;
pub type b = ::std::os::raw::c_int;
rustc errors with
error[E0428]: the name `b` is defined multiple times
Expected Results
I would expect that bindgen would error if this c++ header is not usable with bindgen or the bindings would compile and it is usable. Sorry my c++ is pretty poor, so I can't make a more informed statement.
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Research direction
Start by running the shown bindgen command against test-case-2.hpp and inspect the generated Rust aliases. Trace how the two C++ specializations produce duplicate b definitions; done means the bindings compile without duplicate names or bindgen reports a clear unsupported-input error.
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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
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100