Landing: dad0fca70f5a

Project / Subsystem

gcc / c++/modules

Date

2026-09-05

Author

Patrick Palka

Commit

dad0fca70f5a35b1016189eb544ea729b0144417

Source

github

Perf win

No

Breaking

No

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gcc
subsystem
c++/modules
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commit_hash
dad0fca70f5a35b1016189eb544ea729b0144417
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github
headline
c++/modules: Improve handling of friend template specializations in modules.
tldr
c++/modules: Fixes module handling for friend template specializations without prior declarations.
author
Patrick Palka
outcome
committed
performance_win
false
breaking_change
false
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tags
  • • c++
  • • modules
  • • templates
  • • bugfix
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date
2026-09-05T00:00:00.000Z

This change enhances C++ module support by correctly handling template information that uses an identifier as a template, specifically for friend template specializations that lack a prior declaration. This resolves an issue where certain sanity checks were too strict, preventing these cases from being processed correctly. New test cases are included to verify the fix.