- var is_dead = rta != null and not rta.live_classes.has(mclass) and not mtype.is_c_primitive and mclass.name != "NativeArray" and mclass.name != "Pointer"
+ var is_dead = rta != null and not rta.live_classes.has(mclass)
+ # While the class may be dead, some part of separately compiled code may use symbols associated to the class, so
+ # in order to compile and link correctly the C code, these symbols should be declared and defined.
+ var need_corpse = is_dead and mtype.is_c_primitive or mclass.kind == extern_kind or mclass.kind == enum_kind
- v.add_decl("/* runtime class {c_name} */")
+ v.add_decl("/* runtime class {c_name}: {mclass.full_name} (dead={is_dead}; need_corpse={need_corpse})*/")
# Build class vft
# Build class vft
- if not is_dead then
+ if not is_dead or need_corpse then
self.provide_declaration("class_{c_name}", "extern const struct class class_{c_name};")
v.add_decl("const struct class class_{c_name} = \{")