fun compile_finalizer_function
	do
		var finalizable_type = mainmodule.finalizable_type
		if finalizable_type == null then return

		var finalize_meth = mainmodule.try_get_primitive_method("finalize", finalizable_type.mclass)

		if finalize_meth == null then
			modelbuilder.toolcontext.error(null, "Error: the `Finalizable` class does not declare the `finalize` method.")
			return
		end

		var v = self.new_visitor
		v.add_decl "void gc_finalize (void *obj, void *client_data) \{"
		var recv = v.new_expr("obj", finalizable_type)
		v.send(finalize_meth, [recv])
		v.add "\}"
	end