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C++26: Library support for exceptions in constant evaluation [GH #368] - #495
This change depends on #494 (the two PRs form a stack).
This adds the library support of P3068R6 (as amended by P3842R2) to the constant evaluation of exceptions:
std::rethrow_exception is evaluated as a constexpr intrinsic, even if the library declares it without constexpr (as the GCC C++ standard library does as of GCC 16). Following P3842R2, std::current_exception and std::uncaught_exceptions are not constexpr: Calling them makes an evaluation non-constant.
std::exception_ptr is supported if it has a single nonstatic data member of pointer type that points to the exception object, as in the GCC C++ standard library. The interpreter counts the std::exception_ptr objects that refer to an exception and keeps the exception alive while any exist. An exception object still referred to at the end of the evaluation makes it non-constant.
In g++ modes with gnu_version >= 160000, the builtins __builtin_eh_ptr_adjust_ref, __builtin_current_exception, and __builtin_uncaught_exceptions used by that library are supported, including during constant evaluation (as with g++ 16). Calls of the latter two are replaced by calls of the corresponding std functions when those are declared, with a name reference so that the C++-generating back end recreates the builtin and the interpreter still evaluates the call.
A failing dynamic_cast to a reference type, typeid applied to a null glvalue, and an array new-expression with an invalid number of elements now throw std::bad_cast, std::bad_typeid, and std::bad_array_new_length during constant evaluation, if the class is defined and has a constexpr default constructor. Otherwise, they're diagnosed as before.
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New Features
Added C++26 constant-evaluation support for std::rethrow_exception and supported std::exception_ptr operations. GNU mode 16.0 and later also supports related exception-handling builtins.
Certain failing dynamic_cast, typeid, and array allocation expressions can now throw their corresponding standard exceptions during constant evaluation when the required exception types are available.
Bug Fixes
Added diagnostics for exceptions still referenced at the end of constant evaluation and for rethrowing a null exception pointer.
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The change adds C++26 constant-evaluation support for exception intrinsics, exception-pointer handling, and selected standard exceptions. It updates compiler metadata, backend emission, interpreter behavior, diagnostics, and tests.
The compiler adds builtin and intrinsic names for __builtin_current_exception, __builtin_uncaught_exceptions, and __builtin_eh_ptr_adjust_ref. It also routes selected builtin calls through std names when available, prints the new special-function kinds, and updates generated-output fixtures.
The interpreter tracks std::exception_ptr references, implements std::current_exception, std::rethrow_exception, and std::uncaught_exceptions, and preserves exception state across ignored evaluations. The tests cover capture, rethrow, uncaught counts, and related diagnostics.
Standard exceptions from failing operations src/interpret.c, src/error_msg.txt, src/pending_changes/gh-368-constexpr-exceptions-library.txt, tests/tests/changes/gh-368*, tests/tests/changes/.gh-368-errors*, tests/tests/imported/clang/cpp/CXX/expr/expr.const/*
Failed dynamic_cast, null-pointer typeid, and invalid array new cases now attempt to produce std::bad_cast, std::bad_typeid, or std::bad_array_new_length during constant evaluation. The tests and expected diagnostics were updated for those paths and for the related error text.
edgcpp/compiler#503 — It mentions a discarded constant-evaluation lifetime failure that can involve std::exception_ptr, which overlaps with the exception-pointer tracking in this PR.
Possibly related PRs
edgcpp/compiler#494 — This PR implements the base constexpr exception model that this PR extends with exception-pointer tracking and exception-library intrinsics.
Suggested reviewers:nv-cmeerw, darkarc
Merge Risk: Low · previous review 8aebc
The change is mostly well covered by tests and previous review threads have been addressed. Two small gaps remain: one GNU builtin constant expression fails when the constexpr-exceptions flag is cleared, and a wide-string array initializer edge case now throws instead of diagnosing. Both are narrow, so the PR is mergeable with owner awareness.
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Issue #368 requests implementation of P3068R6. The summary shows the library support, exception-pointer lifetime handling, GCC builtins, corresponding failure exceptions, and automated tests. It does …
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Review comments at @src/cp_gen_be.c:
- Line 7488: Update the builtin emission path around
write_tok_str("__builtin_current_exception") so disabling output-target matching
does not emit a GCC 16-only call for older targets; use a target-compatible
alternative and preserve the builtin’s actual return type, establishing the
supported replacement rather than treating std::current_exception as returning
void*.
Review comments at @src/decls.c:
- Line 10596: Update check_for_constexpr_intrinsic so strict C++26 mode
diagnoses direct calls to declarations that are not constexpr, including the
affected public functions, while preserving the GCC builtin path. Ensure
intrinsic registration cannot accept those direct calls in a constant
expression.
Review comments at @src/interpret.c:
- Around line 9578-9581: Update the ignored-evaluation cleanup around
release_exception_if_unused so exception_ptr destructors cannot release
exceptions that were saved before __builtin_constant_p evaluates its operand;
preserve their lifetime and counts until exception state is restored, while
still cleaning up exceptions created during the ignored evaluation. Add a
regression test covering a destructor followed by a failing expression and
verify restoration does not dereference a freed exception-list head.
- Around line 14583-14588: Update adjust_exception_ref_count to calculate the
adjusted count without signed overflow, using checked or sufficiently wide
arithmetic before range validation; preserve valid results throughout the
unsigned int range, including when a count of 1 is adjusted by INT_MAX on a
32-bit host.
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- Line 10596: Update the intrinsic handling around check_for_constexpr_intrinsic
so exception intrinsics such as std::uncaught_exceptions can reach intrinsic
dispatch without requiring a constexpr function body. Preserve the existing
definition fallback for other intrinsics, and add a test covering an inline
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- Around line 28725-28734: In the ck_string initializer length check, convert
the string byte length to an element count before comparing it with
orig_alloc_length. Reuse the same element size used by the element loop to
calculate n_init_elems, so wide and UTF-16/UTF-32 string initializers are
checked in matching units.
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- Around line 19411-19413: Update the constexpr exemption condition in the
visible check so `cit_std_current_exception` and `cit_std_uncaught_exceptions`
require `rp->is_constexpr`; retain the exemption only for
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- Line 10589: Update the `constexpr_exceptions_enabled` gate so
`__builtin_uncaught_exceptions` remains evaluable when the flag is off: either
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Fixes #368, together with #494.
This change depends on #494 (the two PRs form a stack).
This adds the library support of P3068R6 (as amended by P3842R2) to the constant evaluation of exceptions:
std::rethrow_exceptionis evaluated as a constexpr intrinsic, even if the library declares it withoutconstexpr(as the GCC C++ standard library does as of GCC 16). Following P3842R2,std::current_exceptionandstd::uncaught_exceptionsare not constexpr: Calling them makes an evaluation non-constant.std::exception_ptris supported if it has a single nonstatic data member of pointer type that points to the exception object, as in the GCC C++ standard library. The interpreter counts thestd::exception_ptrobjects that refer to an exception and keeps the exception alive while any exist. An exception object still referred to at the end of the evaluation makes it non-constant.gnu_version >= 160000, the builtins__builtin_eh_ptr_adjust_ref,__builtin_current_exception, and__builtin_uncaught_exceptionsused by that library are supported, including during constant evaluation (as with g++ 16). Calls of the latter two are replaced by calls of the correspondingstdfunctions when those are declared, with a name reference so that the C++-generating back end recreates the builtin and the interpreter still evaluates the call.dynamic_castto a reference type,typeidapplied to a null glvalue, and an array new-expression with an invalid number of elements now throwstd::bad_cast,std::bad_typeid, andstd::bad_array_new_lengthduring constant evaluation, if the class is defined and has a constexpr default constructor. Otherwise, they're diagnosed as before.Summary by CodeRabbit
std::rethrow_exceptionand supportedstd::exception_ptroperations. GNU mode 16.0 and later also supports related exception-handling builtins.dynamic_cast,typeid, and array allocation expressions can now throw their corresponding standard exceptions during constant evaluation when the required exception types are available.