Commit 2dd85d52cc

Andrew Kelley <superjoe30@gmail.com>
2016-12-11 06:13:43
IR: fix implementation of parseh
libc hello world works now
1 parent 3cfbec3
src/all_types.hpp
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ struct IrExecutable {
     ZigList<IrGotoItem> goto_list;
     bool is_inline;
     FnTableEntry *fn_entry;
+    Buf *c_import_buf;
 };
 
 enum OutType {
@@ -1226,6 +1227,7 @@ struct VariableTableEntry {
     size_t mem_slot_index;
     size_t ref_count;
     ConstExprValue *value;
+    bool is_extern;
 };
 
 struct ErrorTableEntry {
@@ -1307,7 +1309,7 @@ struct ScopeVarDecl {
 struct ScopeCImport {
     Scope base;
 
-    Buf c_import_buf;
+    Buf buf;
 };
 
 // This scope is created for a loop such as for or while in order to
@@ -1394,6 +1396,10 @@ enum IrInstructionId {
     IrInstructionIdCtz,
     IrInstructionIdStaticEval,
     IrInstructionIdImport,
+    IrInstructionIdCImport,
+    IrInstructionIdCInclude,
+    IrInstructionIdCDefine,
+    IrInstructionIdCUndef,
     IrInstructionIdArrayLen,
     IrInstructionIdRef,
     IrInstructionIdMinValue,
@@ -1823,6 +1829,29 @@ struct IrInstructionErrName {
     IrInstruction *value;
 };
 
+struct IrInstructionCImport {
+    IrInstruction base;
+};
+
+struct IrInstructionCInclude {
+    IrInstruction base;
+
+    IrInstruction *name;
+};
+
+struct IrInstructionCDefine {
+    IrInstruction base;
+
+    IrInstruction *name;
+    IrInstruction *value;
+};
+
+struct IrInstructionCUndef {
+    IrInstruction base;
+
+    IrInstruction *name;
+};
+
 enum LValPurpose {
     LValPurposeNone,
     LValPurposeAssign,
src/analyze.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 #include "ir.hpp"
 #include "ir_print.hpp"
 #include "os.hpp"
-#include "parseh.hpp"
 #include "parser.hpp"
 #include "zig_llvm.hpp"
 
@@ -136,8 +135,8 @@ void init_scope(Scope *dest, ScopeId id, AstNode *source_node, Scope *parent) {
     dest->parent = parent;
 }
 
-static ScopeDecls *create_decls_scope(AstNode *node, Scope *parent, TypeTableEntry *container_type, ImportTableEntry *import) {
-    assert(node->type == NodeTypeRoot || node->type == NodeTypeContainerDecl);
+ScopeDecls *create_decls_scope(AstNode *node, Scope *parent, TypeTableEntry *container_type, ImportTableEntry *import) {
+    assert(node == nullptr || node->type == NodeTypeRoot || node->type == NodeTypeContainerDecl || node->type == NodeTypeFnCallExpr);
     ScopeDecls *scope = allocate<ScopeDecls>(1);
     init_scope(&scope->base, ScopeIdDecls, node, parent);
     scope->decl_table.init(4);
@@ -168,12 +167,12 @@ Scope *create_var_scope(AstNode *node, Scope *parent, VariableTableEntry *var) {
     return &scope->base;
 }
 
-Scope *create_cimport_scope(AstNode *node, Scope *parent) {
+ScopeCImport *create_cimport_scope(AstNode *node, Scope *parent) {
     assert(node->type == NodeTypeFnCallExpr);
     ScopeCImport *scope = allocate<ScopeCImport>(1);
     init_scope(&scope->base, ScopeIdCImport, node, parent);
-    buf_resize(&scope->c_import_buf, 0);
-    return &scope->base;
+    buf_resize(&scope->buf, 0);
+    return scope;
 }
 
 Scope *create_loop_scope(AstNode *node, Scope *parent) {
@@ -877,7 +876,7 @@ static IrInstruction *analyze_const_value(CodeGen *g, Scope *scope, AstNode *nod
     size_t backward_branch_count = 0;
     return ir_eval_const_value(g, scope, node, type_entry,
             &backward_branch_count, default_backward_branch_quota,
-            nullptr);
+            nullptr, nullptr);
 }
 
 TypeTableEntry *analyze_type_expr(CodeGen *g, Scope *scope, AstNode *node) {
@@ -1367,21 +1366,31 @@ static void get_fully_qualified_decl_name(Buf *buf, Tld *tld, uint8_t sep) {
     }
 }
 
-FnTableEntry *create_fn(CodeGen *g, AstNode *proto_node) {
+FnTableEntry *create_fn_raw(FnInline inline_value, bool internal_linkage) {
+    FnTableEntry *fn_entry = allocate<FnTableEntry>(1);
+
+    fn_entry->analyzed_executable.backward_branch_count = &fn_entry->prealloc_bbc;
+    fn_entry->analyzed_executable.backward_branch_quota = default_backward_branch_quota;
+    fn_entry->analyzed_executable.fn_entry = fn_entry;
+    fn_entry->ir_executable.fn_entry = fn_entry;
+    fn_entry->fn_inline = inline_value;
+    fn_entry->internal_linkage = internal_linkage;
+
+    return fn_entry;
+}
+
+FnTableEntry *create_fn(AstNode *proto_node) {
     assert(proto_node->type == NodeTypeFnProto);
     AstNodeFnProto *fn_proto = &proto_node->data.fn_proto;
 
-    FnTableEntry *fn_table_entry = allocate<FnTableEntry>(1);
-    fn_table_entry->analyzed_executable.backward_branch_count = &fn_table_entry->prealloc_bbc;
-    fn_table_entry->analyzed_executable.backward_branch_quota = default_backward_branch_quota;
-    fn_table_entry->analyzed_executable.fn_entry = fn_table_entry;
-    fn_table_entry->ir_executable.fn_entry = fn_table_entry;
-    fn_table_entry->proto_node = proto_node;
-    fn_table_entry->fn_def_node = proto_node->data.fn_proto.fn_def_node;
-    fn_table_entry->fn_inline = fn_proto->is_inline ? FnInlineAlways : FnInlineAuto;
-    fn_table_entry->internal_linkage = (fn_proto->visib_mod != VisibModExport);
+    FnInline inline_value = fn_proto->is_inline ? FnInlineAlways : FnInlineAuto;
+    bool internal_linkage = (fn_proto->visib_mod != VisibModExport);
+    FnTableEntry *fn_entry = create_fn_raw(inline_value, internal_linkage);
+
+    fn_entry->proto_node = proto_node;
+    fn_entry->fn_def_node = proto_node->data.fn_proto.fn_def_node;
 
-    return fn_table_entry;
+    return fn_entry;
 }
 
 static void resolve_decl_fn(CodeGen *g, TldFn *tld_fn) {
@@ -1399,7 +1408,7 @@ static void resolve_decl_fn(CodeGen *g, TldFn *tld_fn) {
         return;
     }
 
-    FnTableEntry *fn_table_entry = create_fn(g, tld_fn->base.source_node);
+    FnTableEntry *fn_table_entry = create_fn(tld_fn->base.source_node);
     get_fully_qualified_decl_name(&fn_table_entry->symbol_name, &tld_fn->base, '_');
 
     tld_fn->fn_entry = fn_table_entry;
@@ -1801,6 +1810,7 @@ static void resolve_decl_var(CodeGen *g, TldVar *tld_var) {
 
     tld_var->var = add_variable(g, source_node, tld_var->base.parent_scope,
             var_decl->symbol, type, is_const, &init_value->static_value);
+    tld_var->var->is_extern = is_extern;
 
     g->global_vars.append(tld_var->var);
 }
@@ -2736,3 +2746,55 @@ uint64_t get_memcpy_align(CodeGen *g, TypeTableEntry *type_entry) {
     TypeTableEntry *first_type_in_mem = type_of_first_thing_in_memory(type_entry);
     return LLVMABISizeOfType(g->target_data_ref, first_type_in_mem->type_ref);
 }
+
+void init_const_str_lit(ConstExprValue *const_val, Buf *str) {
+    const_val->special = ConstValSpecialStatic;
+    const_val->data.x_array.elements = allocate<ConstExprValue>(buf_len(str));
+    const_val->data.x_array.size = buf_len(str);
+
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < buf_len(str); i += 1) {
+        ConstExprValue *this_char = &const_val->data.x_array.elements[i];
+        this_char->special = ConstValSpecialStatic;
+        bignum_init_unsigned(&this_char->data.x_bignum, buf_ptr(str)[i]);
+    }
+}
+
+ConstExprValue *create_const_str_lit(Buf *str) {
+    ConstExprValue *const_val = allocate<ConstExprValue>(1);
+    init_const_str_lit(const_val, str);
+    return const_val;
+}
+
+void init_const_unsigned_negative(ConstExprValue *const_val, uint64_t x, bool negative) {
+    const_val->special = ConstValSpecialStatic;
+    bignum_init_unsigned(&const_val->data.x_bignum, x);
+    const_val->data.x_bignum.is_negative = negative;
+}
+
+ConstExprValue *create_const_unsigned_negative(uint64_t x, bool negative) {
+    ConstExprValue *const_val = allocate<ConstExprValue>(1);
+    init_const_unsigned_negative(const_val, x, negative);
+    return const_val;
+}
+
+void init_const_signed(ConstExprValue *const_val, int64_t x) {
+    const_val->special = ConstValSpecialStatic;
+    bignum_init_signed(&const_val->data.x_bignum, x);
+}
+
+ConstExprValue *create_const_signed(int64_t x) {
+    ConstExprValue *const_val = allocate<ConstExprValue>(1);
+    init_const_signed(const_val, x);
+    return const_val;
+}
+
+void init_const_float(ConstExprValue *const_val, double value) {
+    const_val->special = ConstValSpecialStatic;
+    bignum_init_float(&const_val->data.x_bignum, value);
+}
+
+ConstExprValue *create_const_float(double value) {
+    ConstExprValue *const_val = allocate<ConstExprValue>(1);
+    init_const_float(const_val, value);
+    return const_val;
+}
src/analyze.hpp
@@ -70,15 +70,29 @@ void init_tld(Tld *tld, TldId id, Buf *name, VisibMod visib_mod, AstNode *source
 VariableTableEntry *add_variable(CodeGen *g, AstNode *source_node, Scope *parent_scope, Buf *name,
     TypeTableEntry *type_entry, bool is_const, ConstExprValue *init_value);
 TypeTableEntry *analyze_type_expr(CodeGen *g, Scope *scope, AstNode *node);
-FnTableEntry *create_fn(CodeGen *g, AstNode *proto_node);
+FnTableEntry *create_fn(AstNode *proto_node);
+FnTableEntry *create_fn_raw(FnInline inline_value, bool internal_linkage);
 void init_fn_type_id(FnTypeId *fn_type_id, AstNode *proto_node);
 AstNode *get_param_decl_node(FnTableEntry *fn_entry, size_t index);
 
 Scope *create_block_scope(AstNode *node, Scope *parent);
 ScopeDefer *create_defer_scope(AstNode *node, Scope *parent);
 Scope *create_var_scope(AstNode *node, Scope *parent, VariableTableEntry *var);
-Scope *create_cimport_scope(AstNode *node, Scope *parent);
+ScopeCImport *create_cimport_scope(AstNode *node, Scope *parent);
 Scope *create_loop_scope(AstNode *node, Scope *parent);
 ScopeFnDef *create_fndef_scope(AstNode *node, Scope *parent, FnTableEntry *fn_entry);
+ScopeDecls *create_decls_scope(AstNode *node, Scope *parent, TypeTableEntry *container_type, ImportTableEntry *import);
+
+void init_const_str_lit(ConstExprValue *const_val, Buf *str);
+ConstExprValue *create_const_str_lit(Buf *str);
+
+void init_const_unsigned_negative(ConstExprValue *const_val, uint64_t x, bool negative);
+ConstExprValue *create_const_unsigned_negative(uint64_t x, bool negative);
+
+void init_const_signed(ConstExprValue *const_val, int64_t x);
+ConstExprValue *create_const_signed(int64_t x);
+
+void init_const_float(ConstExprValue *const_val, double value);
+ConstExprValue *create_const_float(double value);
 
 #endif
src/ast_render.cpp
@@ -870,3 +870,4 @@ void ast_render(FILE *f, AstNode *node, int indent_size) {
 
     render_node_grouped(&ar, node);
 }
+
src/codegen.cpp
@@ -1868,12 +1868,16 @@ static LLVMValueRef ir_render_instruction(CodeGen *g, IrExecutable *executable,
         case IrInstructionIdSizeOf:
         case IrInstructionIdSwitchTarget:
         case IrInstructionIdStaticEval:
-        case IrInstructionIdImport:
         case IrInstructionIdContainerInitFields:
         case IrInstructionIdMinValue:
         case IrInstructionIdMaxValue:
         case IrInstructionIdCompileErr:
         case IrInstructionIdArrayLen:
+        case IrInstructionIdImport:
+        case IrInstructionIdCImport:
+        case IrInstructionIdCInclude:
+        case IrInstructionIdCDefine:
+        case IrInstructionIdCUndef:
             zig_unreachable();
         case IrInstructionIdReturn:
             return ir_render_return(g, executable, (IrInstructionReturn *)instruction);
@@ -2346,7 +2350,7 @@ static void do_code_gen(CodeGen *g) {
         assert(var->decl_node->type == NodeTypeVariableDeclaration);
 
         LLVMValueRef global_value;
-        if (var->decl_node->data.variable_declaration.is_extern) {
+        if (var->is_extern) {
             global_value = LLVMAddGlobal(g->module, var->type->type_ref, buf_ptr(&var->name));
 
             // TODO debug info for the extern variable
src/ir.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "ir.hpp"
 #include "ir_print.hpp"
 #include "os.hpp"
+#include "parseh.hpp"
 
 struct IrExecContext {
     ConstExprValue *mem_slot_list;
@@ -88,6 +89,10 @@ static FnTableEntry *exec_fn_entry(IrExecutable *exec) {
     return exec->fn_entry;
 }
 
+static Buf *exec_c_import_buf(IrExecutable *exec) {
+    return exec->c_import_buf;
+}
+
 static void ir_link_new_instruction(IrInstruction *new_instruction, IrInstruction *old_instruction) {
     new_instruction->other = old_instruction;
     old_instruction->other = new_instruction;
@@ -294,6 +299,22 @@ static constexpr IrInstructionId ir_instruction_id(IrInstructionImport *) {
     return IrInstructionIdImport;
 }
 
+static constexpr IrInstructionId ir_instruction_id(IrInstructionCImport *) {
+    return IrInstructionIdCImport;
+}
+
+static constexpr IrInstructionId ir_instruction_id(IrInstructionCInclude *) {
+    return IrInstructionIdCInclude;
+}
+
+static constexpr IrInstructionId ir_instruction_id(IrInstructionCDefine *) {
+    return IrInstructionIdCDefine;
+}
+
+static constexpr IrInstructionId ir_instruction_id(IrInstructionCUndef *) {
+    return IrInstructionIdCUndef;
+}
+
 static constexpr IrInstructionId ir_instruction_id(IrInstructionArrayLen *) {
     return IrInstructionIdArrayLen;
 }
@@ -512,18 +533,6 @@ static IrInstruction *ir_build_const_bound_fn(IrBuilder *irb, Scope *scope, AstN
     return &const_instruction->base;
 }
 
-static void init_const_str_lit(ConstExprValue *const_val, Buf *str) {
-    const_val->special = ConstValSpecialStatic;
-    const_val->data.x_array.elements = allocate<ConstExprValue>(buf_len(str));
-    const_val->data.x_array.size = buf_len(str);
-
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < buf_len(str); i += 1) {
-        ConstExprValue *this_char = &const_val->data.x_array.elements[i];
-        this_char->special = ConstValSpecialStatic;
-        bignum_init_unsigned(&this_char->data.x_bignum, buf_ptr(str)[i]);
-    }
-}
-
 static IrInstruction *ir_create_const_str_lit(IrBuilder *irb, Scope *scope, AstNode *source_node, Buf *str) {
     IrInstructionConst *const_instruction = ir_create_instruction<IrInstructionConst>(irb->exec, scope, source_node);
     TypeTableEntry *u8_type = irb->codegen->builtin_types.entry_u8;
@@ -1301,6 +1310,39 @@ static IrInstruction *ir_build_err_name_from(IrBuilder *irb, IrInstruction *old_
     return new_instruction;
 }
 
+static IrInstruction *ir_build_c_import(IrBuilder *irb, Scope *scope, AstNode *source_node) {
+    IrInstructionCImport *instruction = ir_build_instruction<IrInstructionCImport>(irb, scope, source_node);
+    return &instruction->base;
+}
+
+static IrInstruction *ir_build_c_include(IrBuilder *irb, Scope *scope, AstNode *source_node, IrInstruction *name) {
+    IrInstructionCInclude *instruction = ir_build_instruction<IrInstructionCInclude>(irb, scope, source_node);
+    instruction->name = name;
+
+    ir_ref_instruction(name);
+
+    return &instruction->base;
+}
+
+static IrInstruction *ir_build_c_define(IrBuilder *irb, Scope *scope, AstNode *source_node, IrInstruction *name, IrInstruction *value) {
+    IrInstructionCDefine *instruction = ir_build_instruction<IrInstructionCDefine>(irb, scope, source_node);
+    instruction->name = name;
+    instruction->value = value;
+
+    ir_ref_instruction(name);
+    ir_ref_instruction(value);
+
+    return &instruction->base;
+}
+
+static IrInstruction *ir_build_c_undef(IrBuilder *irb, Scope *scope, AstNode *source_node, IrInstruction *name) {
+    IrInstructionCUndef *instruction = ir_build_instruction<IrInstructionCUndef>(irb, scope, source_node);
+    instruction->name = name;
+
+    ir_ref_instruction(name);
+
+    return &instruction->base;
+}
 
 static void ir_gen_defers_for_block(IrBuilder *irb, Scope *inner_scope, Scope *outer_scope,
         bool gen_error_defers, bool gen_maybe_defers)
@@ -1934,12 +1976,68 @@ static IrInstruction *ir_gen_builtin_fn_call(IrBuilder *irb, Scope *scope, AstNo
                     return arg0_value;
 
                 if (exec_fn_entry(irb->exec)) {
-                    add_node_error(irb->codegen, node, buf_sprintf("import valid only at top level scope"));
+                    add_node_error(irb->codegen, node, buf_sprintf("import valid only at global scope"));
                     return irb->codegen->invalid_instruction;
                 }
 
                 return ir_build_import(irb, scope, node, arg0_value);
             }
+        case BuiltinFnIdCImport:
+            {
+                if (exec_fn_entry(irb->exec)) {
+                    add_node_error(irb->codegen, node, buf_sprintf("C import valid only at global scope"));
+                    return irb->codegen->invalid_instruction;
+                }
+
+                return ir_build_c_import(irb, scope, node);
+            }
+        case BuiltinFnIdCInclude:
+            {
+                AstNode *arg0_node = node->data.fn_call_expr.params.at(0);
+                IrInstruction *arg0_value = ir_gen_node(irb, arg0_node, scope);
+                if (arg0_value == irb->codegen->invalid_instruction)
+                    return arg0_value;
+
+                if (!exec_c_import_buf(irb->exec)) {
+                    add_node_error(irb->codegen, node, buf_sprintf("C include valid only inside C import block"));
+                    return irb->codegen->invalid_instruction;
+                }
+
+                return ir_build_c_include(irb, scope, node, arg0_value);
+            }
+        case BuiltinFnIdCDefine:
+            {
+                AstNode *arg0_node = node->data.fn_call_expr.params.at(0);
+                IrInstruction *arg0_value = ir_gen_node(irb, arg0_node, scope);
+                if (arg0_value == irb->codegen->invalid_instruction)
+                    return arg0_value;
+
+                AstNode *arg1_node = node->data.fn_call_expr.params.at(1);
+                IrInstruction *arg1_value = ir_gen_node(irb, arg1_node, scope);
+                if (arg1_value == irb->codegen->invalid_instruction)
+                    return arg1_value;
+
+                if (!exec_c_import_buf(irb->exec)) {
+                    add_node_error(irb->codegen, node, buf_sprintf("C define valid only inside C import block"));
+                    return irb->codegen->invalid_instruction;
+                }
+
+                return ir_build_c_define(irb, scope, node, arg0_value, arg1_value);
+            }
+        case BuiltinFnIdCUndef:
+            {
+                AstNode *arg0_node = node->data.fn_call_expr.params.at(0);
+                IrInstruction *arg0_value = ir_gen_node(irb, arg0_node, scope);
+                if (arg0_value == irb->codegen->invalid_instruction)
+                    return arg0_value;
+
+                if (!exec_c_import_buf(irb->exec)) {
+                    add_node_error(irb->codegen, node, buf_sprintf("C undef valid only inside C import block"));
+                    return irb->codegen->invalid_instruction;
+                }
+
+                return ir_build_c_undef(irb, scope, node, arg0_value);
+            }
         case BuiltinFnIdMaxValue:
             {
                 AstNode *arg0_node = node->data.fn_call_expr.params.at(0);
@@ -1984,10 +2082,6 @@ static IrInstruction *ir_gen_builtin_fn_call(IrBuilder *irb, Scope *scope, AstNo
         case BuiltinFnIdSubWithOverflow:
         case BuiltinFnIdMulWithOverflow:
         case BuiltinFnIdShlWithOverflow:
-        case BuiltinFnIdCInclude:
-        case BuiltinFnIdCDefine:
-        case BuiltinFnIdCUndef:
-        case BuiltinFnIdCImport:
         case BuiltinFnIdBreakpoint:
         case BuiltinFnIdReturnAddress:
         case BuiltinFnIdFrameAddress:
@@ -3507,11 +3601,12 @@ static ConstExprValue *ir_resolve_const(IrAnalyze *ira, IrInstruction *value) {
 
 IrInstruction *ir_eval_const_value(CodeGen *codegen, Scope *scope, AstNode *node,
         TypeTableEntry *expected_type, size_t *backward_branch_count, size_t backward_branch_quota,
-        FnTableEntry *fn_entry)
+        FnTableEntry *fn_entry, Buf *c_import_buf)
 {
     IrExecutable ir_executable = {0};
     ir_executable.is_inline = true;
     ir_executable.fn_entry = fn_entry;
+    ir_executable.c_import_buf = c_import_buf;
     ir_gen(codegen, node, scope, &ir_executable);
 
     if (ir_executable.invalid)
@@ -3527,6 +3622,7 @@ IrInstruction *ir_eval_const_value(CodeGen *codegen, Scope *scope, AstNode *node
     IrExecutable analyzed_executable = {0};
     analyzed_executable.is_inline = true;
     analyzed_executable.fn_entry = fn_entry;
+    analyzed_executable.c_import_buf = c_import_buf;
     analyzed_executable.backward_branch_count = backward_branch_count;
     analyzed_executable.backward_branch_quota = backward_branch_quota;
     TypeTableEntry *result_type = ir_analyze(codegen, &ir_executable, &analyzed_executable, expected_type, node);
@@ -4641,7 +4737,7 @@ static TypeTableEntry *ir_analyze_fn_call(IrAnalyze *ira, IrInstructionCall *cal
         // Analyze the fn body block like any other constant expression.
         AstNode *body_node = fn_entry->fn_def_node->data.fn_def.body;
         IrInstruction *result = ir_eval_const_value(ira->codegen, exec_scope, body_node, return_type,
-            ira->new_irb.exec->backward_branch_count, ira->new_irb.exec->backward_branch_quota, fn_entry);
+            ira->new_irb.exec->backward_branch_count, ira->new_irb.exec->backward_branch_quota, fn_entry, nullptr);
         if (result->type_entry->id == TypeTableEntryIdInvalid)
             return ira->codegen->builtin_types.entry_invalid;
 
@@ -4658,7 +4754,7 @@ static TypeTableEntry *ir_analyze_fn_call(IrAnalyze *ira, IrInstructionCall *cal
 
         // Fork a scope of the function with known values for the parameters.
         Scope *parent_scope = fn_entry->fndef_scope->base.parent;
-        FnTableEntry *impl_fn = create_fn(ira->codegen, fn_proto_node);
+        FnTableEntry *impl_fn = create_fn(fn_proto_node);
         impl_fn->param_source_nodes = allocate<AstNode *>(call_param_count);
         buf_init_from_buf(&impl_fn->symbol_name, &fn_entry->symbol_name);
         impl_fn->fndef_scope = create_fndef_scope(impl_fn->fn_def_node, parent_scope, impl_fn);
@@ -6929,6 +7025,124 @@ static TypeTableEntry *ir_analyze_instruction_err_name(IrAnalyze *ira, IrInstruc
     return str_type;
 }
 
+static TypeTableEntry *ir_analyze_instruction_c_import(IrAnalyze *ira, IrInstructionCImport *instruction) {
+    AstNode *node = instruction->base.source_node;
+    assert(node->type == NodeTypeFnCallExpr);
+    AstNode *block_node = node->data.fn_call_expr.params.at(0);
+
+    ScopeCImport *cimport_scope = create_cimport_scope(node, instruction->base.scope);
+
+    // Execute the C import block like an inline function
+    TypeTableEntry *void_type = ira->codegen->builtin_types.entry_void;
+    IrInstruction *result = ir_eval_const_value(ira->codegen, &cimport_scope->base, block_node, void_type,
+        ira->new_irb.exec->backward_branch_count, ira->new_irb.exec->backward_branch_quota, nullptr, &cimport_scope->buf);
+    if (result->type_entry->id == TypeTableEntryIdInvalid)
+        return ira->codegen->builtin_types.entry_invalid;
+
+    find_libc_include_path(ira->codegen);
+
+    ImportTableEntry *child_import = allocate<ImportTableEntry>(1);
+    child_import->decls_scope = create_decls_scope(child_import->root, nullptr, nullptr, child_import);
+    child_import->c_import_node = node;
+
+    ZigList<ErrorMsg *> errors = {0};
+
+    int err;
+    if ((err = parse_h_buf(child_import, &errors, &cimport_scope->buf, ira->codegen, node))) {
+        zig_panic("unable to parse h file: %s\n", err_str(err));
+    }
+
+    if (errors.length > 0) {
+        ErrorMsg *parent_err_msg = add_node_error(ira->codegen, node, buf_sprintf("C import failed"));
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < errors.length; i += 1) {
+            ErrorMsg *err_msg = errors.at(i);
+            err_msg_add_note(parent_err_msg, err_msg);
+        }
+
+        return ira->codegen->builtin_types.entry_invalid;
+    }
+
+    if (ira->codegen->verbose) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "\nC imports:\n");
+        fprintf(stderr, "-----------\n");
+        ir_print_decls(stderr, child_import);
+    }
+
+    // TODO to get fewer false negatives on this, we would need to track this value in
+    // the ir executable
+    bool depends_on_compile_var = true;
+    ConstExprValue *out_val = ir_build_const_from(ira, &instruction->base, depends_on_compile_var);
+    out_val->data.x_import = child_import;
+    return ira->codegen->builtin_types.entry_namespace;
+}
+
+static TypeTableEntry *ir_analyze_instruction_c_include(IrAnalyze *ira, IrInstructionCInclude *instruction) {
+    IrInstruction *name_value = instruction->name->other;
+    if (name_value->type_entry->id == TypeTableEntryIdInvalid)
+        return ira->codegen->builtin_types.entry_invalid;
+
+    Buf *include_name = ir_resolve_str(ira, name_value);
+    if (!include_name)
+        return ira->codegen->builtin_types.entry_invalid;
+
+    Buf *c_import_buf = exec_c_import_buf(ira->new_irb.exec);
+    // We check for this error in pass1
+    assert(c_import_buf);
+
+    buf_appendf(c_import_buf, "#include <%s>\n", buf_ptr(include_name));
+
+    ir_build_const_from(ira, &instruction->base, false);
+    return ira->codegen->builtin_types.entry_void;
+}
+
+static TypeTableEntry *ir_analyze_instruction_c_define(IrAnalyze *ira, IrInstructionCDefine *instruction) {
+    IrInstruction *name = instruction->name->other;
+    if (name->type_entry->id == TypeTableEntryIdInvalid)
+        return ira->codegen->builtin_types.entry_invalid;
+
+    Buf *define_name = ir_resolve_str(ira, name);
+    if (!define_name)
+        return ira->codegen->builtin_types.entry_invalid;
+
+    IrInstruction *value = instruction->value->other;
+    if (value->type_entry->id == TypeTableEntryIdInvalid)
+        return ira->codegen->builtin_types.entry_invalid;
+
+    Buf *define_value = ir_resolve_str(ira, value);
+    if (!define_value)
+        return ira->codegen->builtin_types.entry_invalid;
+
+    Buf *c_import_buf = exec_c_import_buf(ira->new_irb.exec);
+    // We check for this error in pass1
+    assert(c_import_buf);
+
+    buf_appendf(c_import_buf, "#define %s %s\n", buf_ptr(define_name), buf_ptr(define_value));
+
+    ir_build_const_from(ira, &instruction->base, false);
+    return ira->codegen->builtin_types.entry_void;
+}
+
+static TypeTableEntry *ir_analyze_instruction_c_undef(IrAnalyze *ira, IrInstructionCUndef *instruction) {
+    IrInstruction *name = instruction->name->other;
+    if (name->type_entry->id == TypeTableEntryIdInvalid)
+        return ira->codegen->builtin_types.entry_invalid;
+
+    Buf *undef_name = ir_resolve_str(ira, name);
+    if (!undef_name)
+        return ira->codegen->builtin_types.entry_invalid;
+
+    Buf *c_import_buf = exec_c_import_buf(ira->new_irb.exec);
+    // We check for this error in pass1
+    assert(c_import_buf);
+
+    buf_appendf(c_import_buf, "#undef %s\n", buf_ptr(undef_name));
+
+    ir_build_const_from(ira, &instruction->base, false);
+    return ira->codegen->builtin_types.entry_void;
+}
+
+
+
 static TypeTableEntry *ir_analyze_instruction_nocast(IrAnalyze *ira, IrInstruction *instruction) {
     switch (instruction->id) {
         case IrInstructionIdInvalid:
@@ -7021,6 +7235,14 @@ static TypeTableEntry *ir_analyze_instruction_nocast(IrAnalyze *ira, IrInstructi
             return ir_analyze_instruction_compile_err(ira, (IrInstructionCompileErr *)instruction);
         case IrInstructionIdErrName:
             return ir_analyze_instruction_err_name(ira, (IrInstructionErrName *)instruction);
+        case IrInstructionIdCImport:
+            return ir_analyze_instruction_c_import(ira, (IrInstructionCImport *)instruction);
+        case IrInstructionIdCInclude:
+            return ir_analyze_instruction_c_include(ira, (IrInstructionCInclude *)instruction);
+        case IrInstructionIdCDefine:
+            return ir_analyze_instruction_c_define(ira, (IrInstructionCDefine *)instruction);
+        case IrInstructionIdCUndef:
+            return ir_analyze_instruction_c_undef(ira, (IrInstructionCUndef *)instruction);
         case IrInstructionIdCast:
         case IrInstructionIdStructFieldPtr:
         case IrInstructionIdEnumFieldPtr:
@@ -7116,6 +7338,10 @@ bool ir_has_side_effects(IrInstruction *instruction) {
         case IrInstructionIdSetDebugSafety:
         case IrInstructionIdImport:
         case IrInstructionIdCompileErr:
+        case IrInstructionIdCImport:
+        case IrInstructionIdCInclude:
+        case IrInstructionIdCDefine:
+        case IrInstructionIdCUndef:
             return true;
         case IrInstructionIdPhi:
         case IrInstructionIdUnOp:
@@ -7164,63 +7390,6 @@ bool ir_has_side_effects(IrInstruction *instruction) {
 // TODO port over all this commented out code into new IR way of doing things
 
 
-//static TypeTableEntry *analyze_c_import(CodeGen *g, ImportTableEntry *parent_import,
-//        BlockContext *parent_context, AstNode *node)
-//{
-//    assert(node->type == NodeTypeFnCallExpr);
-//
-//    if (parent_context->fn_entry) {
-//        add_node_error(g, node, buf_sprintf("@c_import invalid inside function bodies"));
-//        return g->builtin_types.entry_invalid;
-//    }
-//
-//    AstNode *block_node = node->data.fn_call_expr.params.at(0);
-//
-//    BlockContext *child_context = new_block_context(node, parent_context);
-//    child_context->c_import_buf = buf_alloc();
-//
-//    TypeTableEntry *resolved_type = analyze_expression(g, parent_import, child_context,
-//            g->builtin_types.entry_void, block_node);
-//
-//    if (resolved_type->id == TypeTableEntryIdInvalid) {
-//        return resolved_type;
-//    }
-//
-//    find_libc_include_path(g);
-//
-//    ImportTableEntry *child_import = allocate<ImportTableEntry>(1);
-//    child_import->c_import_node = node;
-//
-//    ZigList<ErrorMsg *> errors = {0};
-//
-//    int err;
-//    if ((err = parse_h_buf(child_import, &errors, child_context->c_import_buf, g, node))) {
-//        zig_panic("unable to parse h file: %s\n", err_str(err));
-//    }
-//
-//    if (errors.length > 0) {
-//        ErrorMsg *parent_err_msg = add_node_error(g, node, buf_sprintf("C import failed"));
-//        for (size_t i = 0; i < errors.length; i += 1) {
-//            ErrorMsg *err_msg = errors.at(i);
-//            err_msg_add_note(parent_err_msg, err_msg);
-//        }
-//
-//        return g->builtin_types.entry_invalid;
-//    }
-//
-//    if (g->verbose) {
-//        fprintf(stderr, "\nc_import:\n");
-//        fprintf(stderr, "-----------\n");
-//        ast_render(stderr, child_import->root, 4);
-//    }
-//
-//    child_import->di_file = parent_import->di_file;
-//    child_import->block_context = new_block_context(child_import->root, nullptr);
-//
-//    scan_decls(g, child_import, child_import->block_context, child_import->root);
-//    return resolve_expr_const_val_as_import(g, node, child_import);
-//}
-//
 //static TypeTableEntry *analyze_embed_file(CodeGen *g, ImportTableEntry *import,
 //        BlockContext *context, AstNode *node)
 //{
@@ -7587,51 +7756,8 @@ bool ir_has_side_effects(IrInstruction *instruction) {
 //                    return g->builtin_types.entry_invalid;
 //                }
 //            }
-//        case BuiltinFnIdCInclude:
-//            {
-//                if (!context->c_import_buf) {
-//                    add_node_error(g, node, buf_sprintf("@c_include valid only in c_import blocks"));
-//                    return g->builtin_types.entry_invalid;
-//                }
-//
-//                AstNode **str_node = node->data.fn_call_expr.params.at(0)->parent_field;
-//                TypeTableEntry *str_type = get_slice_type(g, g->builtin_types.entry_u8, true);
-//                TypeTableEntry *resolved_type = analyze_expression(g, import, context, str_type, *str_node);
-//
-//                if (resolved_type->id == TypeTableEntryIdInvalid) {
-//                    return resolved_type;
-//                }
-//
-//                ConstExprValue *const_str_val = &get_resolved_expr(*str_node)->const_val;
-//
-//                if (!const_str_val->ok) {
-//                    add_node_error(g, *str_node, buf_sprintf("@c_include requires constant expression"));
-//                    return g->builtin_types.entry_void;
-//                }
-//
-//                buf_appendf(context->c_import_buf, "#include <");
-//                ConstExprValue *ptr_field = const_str_val->data.x_struct.fields[0];
-//                uint64_t len = ptr_field->data.x_ptr.len;
-//                for (uint64_t i = 0; i < len; i += 1) {
-//                    ConstExprValue *char_val = ptr_field->data.x_ptr.ptr[i];
-//                    uint64_t big_c = char_val->data.x_bignum.data.x_uint;
-//                    assert(big_c <= UINT8_MAX);
-//                    uint8_t c = big_c;
-//                    buf_append_char(context->c_import_buf, c);
-//                }
-//                buf_appendf(context->c_import_buf, ">\n");
-//
-//                return g->builtin_types.entry_void;
-//            }
-//        case BuiltinFnIdCDefine:
-//            zig_panic("TODO");
-//        case BuiltinFnIdCUndef:
-//            zig_panic("TODO");
-//
 //        case BuiltinFnIdImport:
 //            return analyze_import(g, import, context, node);
-//        case BuiltinFnIdCImport:
-//            return analyze_c_import(g, import, context, node);
 //        case BuiltinFnIdBreakpoint:
 //            mark_impure_fn(g, context, node);
 //            return g->builtin_types.entry_void;
@@ -8121,9 +8247,6 @@ bool ir_has_side_effects(IrInstruction *instruction) {
 //    switch (builtin_fn->id) {
 //        case BuiltinFnIdInvalid:
 //        case BuiltinFnIdTypeof:
-//        case BuiltinFnIdCInclude:
-//        case BuiltinFnIdCDefine:
-//        case BuiltinFnIdCUndef:
 //        case BuiltinFnIdImport:
 //        case BuiltinFnIdCImport:
 //        case BuiltinFnIdCompileErr:
src/ir.hpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ IrInstruction *ir_gen_fn(CodeGen *g, FnTableEntry *fn_entry);
 
 IrInstruction *ir_eval_const_value(CodeGen *codegen, Scope *scope, AstNode *node,
         TypeTableEntry *expected_type, size_t *backward_branch_count, size_t backward_branch_quota,
-        FnTableEntry *fn_entry);
+        FnTableEntry *fn_entry, Buf *c_import_buf);
 
 TypeTableEntry *ir_analyze(CodeGen *g, IrExecutable *old_executable, IrExecutable *new_executable,
         TypeTableEntry *expected_type, AstNode *expected_type_source_node);
src/ir_print.cpp
@@ -144,7 +144,11 @@ static void ir_print_const_value(IrPrint *irp, TypeTableEntry *type_entry, Const
         case TypeTableEntryIdNamespace:
             {
                 ImportTableEntry *import = const_val->data.x_import;
-                fprintf(irp->f, "(namespace: %s)", buf_ptr(import->path));
+                if (import->c_import_node) {
+                    fprintf(irp->f, "(namespace from C import)");
+                } else {
+                    fprintf(irp->f, "(namespace: %s)", buf_ptr(import->path));
+                }
                 return;
             }
         case TypeTableEntryIdBoundFn:
@@ -685,6 +689,30 @@ static void ir_print_err_name(IrPrint *irp, IrInstructionErrName *instruction) {
     fprintf(irp->f, ")");
 }
 
+static void ir_print_c_import(IrPrint *irp, IrInstructionCImport *instruction) {
+    fprintf(irp->f, "@cImport(...)");
+}
+
+static void ir_print_c_include(IrPrint *irp, IrInstructionCInclude *instruction) {
+    fprintf(irp->f, "@cInclude(");
+    ir_print_other_instruction(irp, instruction->name);
+    fprintf(irp->f, ")");
+}
+
+static void ir_print_c_define(IrPrint *irp, IrInstructionCDefine *instruction) {
+    fprintf(irp->f, "@cDefine(");
+    ir_print_other_instruction(irp, instruction->name);
+    fprintf(irp->f, ", ");
+    ir_print_other_instruction(irp, instruction->value);
+    fprintf(irp->f, ")");
+}
+
+static void ir_print_c_undef(IrPrint *irp, IrInstructionCUndef *instruction) {
+    fprintf(irp->f, "@cUndef(");
+    ir_print_other_instruction(irp, instruction->name);
+    fprintf(irp->f, ")");
+}
+
 static void ir_print_instruction(IrPrint *irp, IrInstruction *instruction) {
     ir_print_prefix(irp, instruction);
     switch (instruction->id) {
@@ -834,6 +862,18 @@ static void ir_print_instruction(IrPrint *irp, IrInstruction *instruction) {
         case IrInstructionIdErrName:
             ir_print_err_name(irp, (IrInstructionErrName *)instruction);
             break;
+        case IrInstructionIdCImport:
+            ir_print_c_import(irp, (IrInstructionCImport *)instruction);
+            break;
+        case IrInstructionIdCInclude:
+            ir_print_c_include(irp, (IrInstructionCInclude *)instruction);
+            break;
+        case IrInstructionIdCDefine:
+            ir_print_c_define(irp, (IrInstructionCDefine *)instruction);
+            break;
+        case IrInstructionIdCUndef:
+            ir_print_c_undef(irp, (IrInstructionCUndef *)instruction);
+            break;
     }
     fprintf(irp->f, "\n");
 }
@@ -854,3 +894,67 @@ void ir_print(FILE *f, IrExecutable *executable, int indent_size) {
         }
     }
 }
+
+static void print_tld_var(IrPrint *irp, TldVar *tld_var) {
+    const char *const_or_var = tld_var->var->src_is_const ? "const" : "var";
+    fprintf(irp->f, "%s %s", const_or_var, buf_ptr(tld_var->base.name));
+    bool omit_type = (tld_var->var->type->id == TypeTableEntryIdNumLitFloat ||
+        tld_var->var->type->id == TypeTableEntryIdNumLitInt);
+    if (!omit_type) {
+        fprintf(irp->f, ": %s", buf_ptr(&tld_var->var->type->name));
+    }
+    if (tld_var->var->value) {
+        fprintf(irp->f, " = ");
+        ir_print_const_value(irp, tld_var->var->type, tld_var->var->value);
+    }
+    fprintf(irp->f, ";\n");
+}
+
+static void print_tld_fn(IrPrint *irp, TldFn *tld_fn) {
+    fprintf(irp->f, "// %s = TODO (function)\n", buf_ptr(tld_fn->base.name));
+}
+
+static void print_tld_container(IrPrint *irp, TldContainer *tld_container) {
+    fprintf(irp->f, "// %s = TODO (container)\n", buf_ptr(tld_container->base.name));
+}
+
+static void print_tld_typedef(IrPrint *irp, TldTypeDef *tld_typedef) {
+    fprintf(irp->f, "// %s = TODO (typedef)\n", buf_ptr(tld_typedef->base.name));
+}
+
+void ir_print_decls(FILE *f, ImportTableEntry *import) {
+    IrPrint ir_print = {};
+    IrPrint *irp = &ir_print;
+    irp->f = f;
+    irp->indent = 0;
+    irp->indent_size = 2;
+
+    auto it = import->decls_scope->decl_table.entry_iterator();
+    for (;;) {
+        auto *entry = it.next();
+        if (!entry)
+            break;
+
+        Tld *tld = entry->value;
+        if (!buf_eql_buf(entry->key, tld->name)) {
+            fprintf(f, "// alias: %s = %s\n", buf_ptr(entry->key), buf_ptr(tld->name));
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        switch (tld->id) {
+            case TldIdVar:
+                print_tld_var(irp, (TldVar *)tld);
+                continue;
+            case TldIdFn:
+                print_tld_fn(irp, (TldFn *)tld);
+                continue;
+            case TldIdContainer:
+                print_tld_container(irp, (TldContainer *)tld);
+                continue;
+            case TldIdTypeDef:
+                print_tld_typedef(irp, (TldTypeDef *)tld);
+                continue;
+        }
+        zig_unreachable();
+    }
+}
src/ir_print.hpp
@@ -14,4 +14,7 @@
 
 void ir_print(FILE *f, IrExecutable *executable, int indent_size);
 
+void ir_print_decls(FILE *f, ImportTableEntry *import);
+
+
 #endif
src/parseh.cpp
@@ -31,27 +31,28 @@ struct GlobalValue {
     bool is_const;
 };
 
+struct Alias {
+    Buf *name;
+    Tld *tld;
+};
+
 struct Context {
     ImportTableEntry *import;
     ZigList<ErrorMsg *> *errors;
     bool warnings_on;
     VisibMod visib_mod;
-    AstNode *root;
     HashMap<Buf *, TypeTableEntry *, buf_hash, buf_eql_buf> global_type_table;
-    HashMap<Buf *, GlobalValue, buf_hash, buf_eql_buf> global_value_table;
     HashMap<Buf *, TypeTableEntry *, buf_hash, buf_eql_buf> struct_type_table;
-    HashMap<Buf *, TypeTableEntry *, buf_hash, buf_eql_buf> struct_decl_table;
     HashMap<Buf *, TypeTableEntry *, buf_hash, buf_eql_buf> enum_type_table;
     HashMap<const void *, TypeTableEntry *, ptr_hash, ptr_eq> decl_table;
-    HashMap<Buf *, bool, buf_hash, buf_eql_buf> fn_table;
-    HashMap<Buf *, AstNode *, buf_hash, buf_eql_buf> macro_table;
+    HashMap<Buf *, Tld *, buf_hash, buf_eql_buf> macro_table;
     SourceManager *source_manager;
-    ZigList<AstNode *> aliases;
+    ZigList<Alias> aliases;
     ZigList<MacroSymbol> macro_symbols;
     AstNode *source_node;
+    uint32_t next_anon_index;
 
     CodeGen *codegen;
-    bool transform_extern_fn_ptr;
 };
 
 static TypeTableEntry *resolve_qual_type_with_table(Context *c, QualType qt, const Decl *decl,
@@ -88,233 +89,132 @@ static void emit_warning(Context *c, const Decl *decl, const char *format, ...)
     fprintf(stderr, "%s:%u:%u: warning: %s\n", buf_ptr(path), line, column, buf_ptr(msg));
 }
 
-static uint32_t get_next_node_index(Context *c) {
-    uint32_t result = c->codegen->next_node_index;
-    c->codegen->next_node_index += 1;
+static uint32_t get_next_anon_index(Context *c) {
+    uint32_t result = c->next_anon_index;
+    c->next_anon_index += 1;
     return result;
 }
 
-static AstNode *create_node(Context *c, NodeType type) {
-    AstNode *node = allocate<AstNode>(1);
-    node->type = type;
-    node->owner = c->import;
-    node->create_index = get_next_node_index(c);
-    return node;
-}
-
-static AstNode *create_symbol_node(Context *c, const char *type_name) {
-    AstNode *node = create_node(c, NodeTypeSymbol);
-    node->data.symbol_expr.symbol = buf_create_from_str(type_name);
-    return node;
-}
-
-static AstNode *create_field_access_node(Context *c, const char *lhs, const char *rhs) {
-    AstNode *node = create_node(c, NodeTypeFieldAccessExpr);
-    node->data.field_access_expr.struct_expr = create_symbol_node(c, lhs);
-    node->data.field_access_expr.field_name = buf_create_from_str(rhs);
-    return node;
+static void add_global_alias(Context *c, Buf *name, Tld *tld) {
+    c->import->decls_scope->decl_table.put(name, tld);
 }
 
-static AstNode *create_typed_var_decl_node(Context *c, bool is_const, const char *var_name,
-        AstNode *type_node, AstNode *init_node)
-{
-    AstNode *node = create_node(c, NodeTypeVariableDeclaration);
-    node->data.variable_declaration.symbol = buf_create_from_str(var_name);
-    node->data.variable_declaration.is_const = is_const;
-    node->data.variable_declaration.visib_mod = c->visib_mod;
-    node->data.variable_declaration.expr = init_node;
-    node->data.variable_declaration.type = type_node;
-    return node;
+static void add_global_weak_alias(Context *c, Buf *name, Tld *tld) {
+    Alias *alias = c->aliases.add_one();
+    alias->name = name;
+    alias->tld = tld;
 }
 
-static AstNode *create_var_decl_node(Context *c, const char *var_name, AstNode *expr_node) {
-    return create_typed_var_decl_node(c, true, var_name, nullptr, expr_node);
+static void add_global(Context *c, Tld *tld) {
+    return add_global_alias(c, tld->name, tld);
 }
 
-static AstNode *create_prefix_node(Context *c, PrefixOp op, AstNode *child_node) {
-    assert(child_node);
-    AstNode *node = create_node(c, NodeTypePrefixOpExpr);
-    node->data.prefix_op_expr.prefix_op = op;
-    node->data.prefix_op_expr.primary_expr = child_node;
-    return node;
+static Tld *get_global(Context *c, Buf *name) {
+    auto entry = c->import->decls_scope->decl_table.maybe_get(name);
+    return entry ? entry->value : nullptr;
 }
 
-static AstNode *create_param_decl_node(Context *c, const char *name, AstNode *type_node, bool is_noalias) {
-    assert(type_node);
-    AstNode *node = create_node(c, NodeTypeParamDecl);
-    node->data.param_decl.name = buf_create_from_str(name);
-    node->data.param_decl.type = type_node;
-    node->data.param_decl.is_noalias = is_noalias;
-
-    return node;
-}
-
-static AstNode *create_char_lit_node(Context *c, uint8_t value) {
-    AstNode *node = create_node(c, NodeTypeCharLiteral);
-    node->data.char_literal.value = value;
-    return node;
-}
-
-// accepts ownership of buf
-static AstNode *create_str_lit_node(Context *c, Buf *buf) {
-    AstNode *node = create_node(c, NodeTypeStringLiteral);
-    node->data.string_literal.buf = buf;
-    node->data.string_literal.c = true;
-    return node;
+static const char *decl_name(const Decl *decl) {
+    const NamedDecl *named_decl = static_cast<const NamedDecl *>(decl);
+    return (const char *)named_decl->getName().bytes_begin();
 }
 
-static AstNode *create_num_lit_float(Context *c, double x) {
-    AstNode *node = create_node(c, NodeTypeNumberLiteral);
-    node->data.number_literal.bignum = allocate_nonzero<BigNum>(1);
-    bignum_init_float(node->data.number_literal.bignum, x);
-    return node;
+static void parseh_init_tld(Context *c, Tld *tld, TldId id, Buf *name) {
+    init_tld(tld, id, name, c->visib_mod, c->source_node, &c->import->decls_scope->base, nullptr);
+    tld->resolution = TldResolutionOk;
 }
 
-static AstNode *create_num_lit_float_negative(Context *c, double x, bool negative) {
-    AstNode *num_lit_node = create_num_lit_float(c, x);
-    if (!negative) return num_lit_node;
-    return create_prefix_node(c, PrefixOpNegation, num_lit_node);
+static TldVar *create_global_var(Context *c, Buf *name, TypeTableEntry *var_type, ConstExprValue *var_value, bool is_const) {
+    TldVar *tld_var = allocate<TldVar>(1);
+    parseh_init_tld(c, &tld_var->base, TldIdVar, name);
+    tld_var->var = add_variable(c->codegen, c->source_node, &c->import->decls_scope->base, name, var_type, is_const, var_value);
+    return tld_var;
 }
 
-static AstNode *create_num_lit_unsigned(Context *c, uint64_t x) {
-    AstNode *node = create_node(c, NodeTypeNumberLiteral);
-    node->data.number_literal.bignum = allocate_nonzero<BigNum>(1);
-    bignum_init_unsigned(node->data.number_literal.bignum, x);
-    return node;
+static Tld *create_global_char_lit_var(Context *c, Buf *name, uint8_t value) {
+    TldVar *tld_var = create_global_var(c, name, c->codegen->builtin_types.entry_u8,
+        create_const_unsigned_negative(value, false), true);
+    return &tld_var->base;
 }
 
-static AstNode *create_num_lit_unsigned_negative(Context *c, uint64_t x, bool negative) {
-    AstNode *num_lit_node = create_num_lit_unsigned(c, x);
-    if (!negative) return num_lit_node;
-    return create_prefix_node(c, PrefixOpNegation, num_lit_node);
+static Tld *create_global_str_lit_var(Context *c, Buf *name, Buf *value) {
+    TypeTableEntry *str_type = get_array_type(c->codegen, c->codegen->builtin_types.entry_u8, buf_len(value));
+    TldVar *tld_var = create_global_var(c, name, str_type, create_const_str_lit(value), true);
+    return &tld_var->base;
 }
 
-static AstNode *create_num_lit_signed(Context *c, int64_t x) {
-    if (x >= 0) {
-        return create_num_lit_unsigned(c, x);
-    }
-    BigNum bn_orig;
-    bignum_init_signed(&bn_orig, x);
-
-    BigNum bn_negated;
-    bignum_negate(&bn_negated, &bn_orig);
-
-    uint64_t uint = bignum_to_twos_complement(&bn_negated);
-    AstNode *num_lit_node = create_num_lit_unsigned(c, uint);
-    return create_prefix_node(c, PrefixOpNegation, num_lit_node);
+static Tld *create_global_num_lit_unsigned_negative(Context *c, Buf *name, uint64_t x, bool negative) {
+    TldVar *tld_var = create_global_var(c, name, c->codegen->builtin_types.entry_num_lit_int,
+        create_const_unsigned_negative(x, negative), true);
+    return &tld_var->base;
 }
 
-static AstNode *make_type_node(Context *c, TypeTableEntry *type_entry) {
-    zig_panic("TODO bypass AST in parseh");
+static Tld *create_global_num_lit_float(Context *c, Buf *name, double value) {
+    TldVar *tld_var = create_global_var(c, name, c->codegen->builtin_types.entry_num_lit_float,
+        create_const_float(value), true);
+    return &tld_var->base;
 }
 
-static AstNode *create_fn_proto_node(Context *c, Buf *name, TypeTableEntry *fn_type) {
-    assert(fn_type->id == TypeTableEntryIdFn);
-    AstNode *node = create_node(c, NodeTypeFnProto);
-    node->data.fn_proto.is_inline = true;
-    node->data.fn_proto.visib_mod = c->visib_mod;
-    node->data.fn_proto.name = name;
-    node->data.fn_proto.return_type = make_type_node(c, fn_type->data.fn.fn_type_id.return_type);
-
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < fn_type->data.fn.fn_type_id.param_count; i += 1) {
-        FnTypeParamInfo *info = &fn_type->data.fn.fn_type_id.param_info[i];
-        char arg_name[20];
-        sprintf(arg_name, "arg_%zu", i);
-        node->data.fn_proto.params.append(create_param_decl_node(c, arg_name,
-                    make_type_node(c, info->type), info->is_noalias));
+static ConstExprValue *create_const_num_lit_ap(Context *c, const Decl *source_decl, const llvm::APSInt &aps_int) {
+    if (aps_int.isSigned()) {
+        if (aps_int > INT64_MAX || aps_int < INT64_MIN) {
+            emit_warning(c, source_decl, "integer overflow\n");
+            return nullptr;
+        } else {
+            return create_const_signed(aps_int.getExtValue());
+        }
+    } else {
+        if (aps_int > INT64_MAX) {
+            emit_warning(c, source_decl, "integer overflow\n");
+            return nullptr;
+        } else {
+            return create_const_unsigned_negative(aps_int.getExtValue(), false);
+        }
     }
-
-    return node;
 }
 
-static AstNode *create_one_statement_block(Context *c, AstNode *statement) {
-    AstNode *node = create_node(c, NodeTypeBlock);
-    node->data.block.statements.append(statement);
-
-    return node;
+static Tld *create_global_num_lit_ap(Context *c, const Decl *source_decl, Buf *name,
+        const llvm::APSInt &aps_int)
+{
+    ConstExprValue *const_value = create_const_num_lit_ap(c, source_decl, aps_int);
+    if (!const_value)
+        return nullptr;
+    TldVar *tld_var = create_global_var(c, name, c->codegen->builtin_types.entry_num_lit_int, const_value, true);
+    return &tld_var->base;
 }
 
-static AstNode *create_inline_fn_node(Context *c, Buf *fn_name, Buf *var_name, TypeTableEntry *fn_type) {
-    AstNode *node = create_node(c, NodeTypeFnDef);
-    node->data.fn_def.fn_proto = create_fn_proto_node(c, fn_name, fn_type);
 
-    AstNode *unwrap_node = create_prefix_node(c, PrefixOpUnwrapMaybe, create_symbol_node(c, buf_ptr(var_name)));
+static void add_const_type(Context *c, Buf *name, TypeTableEntry *type_entry) {
+    ConstExprValue *var_value = allocate<ConstExprValue>(1);
+    var_value->special = ConstValSpecialStatic;
+    var_value->data.x_type = type_entry;
+    TldVar *tld_var = create_global_var(c, name, c->codegen->builtin_types.entry_type, var_value, true);
+    add_global(c, &tld_var->base);
 
-    AstNode *fn_call_node = create_node(c, NodeTypeFnCallExpr);
-    fn_call_node->data.fn_call_expr.fn_ref_expr = unwrap_node;
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < fn_type->data.fn.fn_type_id.param_count; i += 1) {
-        AstNode *decl_node = node->data.fn_def.fn_proto->data.fn_proto.params.at(i);
-        Buf *param_name = decl_node->data.param_decl.name;
-        fn_call_node->data.fn_call_expr.params.append(create_symbol_node(c, buf_ptr(param_name)));
-    }
-
-
-    node->data.fn_def.body = create_one_statement_block(c, fn_call_node);
-
-    return node;
+    c->global_type_table.put(name, type_entry);
 }
 
+static Tld *add_container_tld(Context *c, TypeTableEntry *type_entry) {
+    TldContainer *tld_container = allocate<TldContainer>(1);
+    parseh_init_tld(c, &tld_container->base, TldIdContainer, &type_entry->name);
+    tld_container->type_entry = type_entry;
 
-
-static const char *decl_name(const Decl *decl) {
-    const NamedDecl *named_decl = static_cast<const NamedDecl *>(decl);
-    return (const char *)named_decl->getName().bytes_begin();
+    add_global(c, &tld_container->base);
+    return &tld_container->base;
 }
 
-static void add_typedef_node(Context *c, TypeTableEntry *type_decl) {
+static Tld *add_typedef_tld(Context *c, TypeTableEntry *type_decl) {
     assert(type_decl);
     assert(type_decl->id == TypeTableEntryIdTypeDecl);
 
-    ScopeDecls *decls_scope = c->import->decls_scope;
     TldTypeDef *tld_typedef = allocate<TldTypeDef>(1);
-    init_tld(&tld_typedef->base, TldIdTypeDef, &type_decl->name, c->visib_mod, c->source_node, &decls_scope->base, nullptr);
+    parseh_init_tld(c, &tld_typedef->base, TldIdTypeDef, &type_decl->name);
     tld_typedef->type_entry = type_decl;
 
-    decls_scope->decl_table.put(&type_decl->name, &tld_typedef->base);
+    add_global(c, &tld_typedef->base);
     c->global_type_table.put(&type_decl->name, type_decl);
-}
-
-static void add_const_var_node(Context *c, Buf *name, TypeTableEntry *type_entry) {
-    ScopeDecls *decls_scope = c->import->decls_scope;
-    TldVar *tld_var = allocate<TldVar>(1);
-    init_tld(&tld_var->base, TldIdVar, name, c->visib_mod, c->source_node, &decls_scope->base, nullptr);
-    bool is_const = true;
-    ConstExprValue *init_value = allocate<ConstExprValue>(1);
-    init_value->special = ConstValSpecialStatic;
-    init_value->data.x_type = type_entry;
-    tld_var->var = add_variable(c->codegen, c->source_node, &decls_scope->base, name, type_entry, is_const, init_value);
-
-    decls_scope->decl_table.put(name, &tld_var->base);
-    c->global_type_table.put(name, type_entry);
-}
-
-static void add_container_tld(Context *c, TypeTableEntry *type_entry) {
-    ScopeDecls *decls_scope = c->import->decls_scope;
-    TldContainer *tld_container = allocate<TldContainer>(1);
-    init_tld(&tld_container->base, TldIdContainer, &type_entry->name, c->visib_mod, c->source_node, &decls_scope->base, nullptr);
-    tld_container->type_entry = type_entry;
 
-    decls_scope->decl_table.put(&type_entry->name, &tld_container->base);
-}
-
-static AstNode *create_ap_num_lit_node(Context *c, const Decl *source_decl,
-        const llvm::APSInt &aps_int)
-{
-    if (aps_int.isSigned()) {
-        if (aps_int > INT64_MAX || aps_int < INT64_MIN) {
-            emit_warning(c, source_decl, "integer overflow\n");
-            return nullptr;
-        } else {
-            return create_num_lit_signed(c, aps_int.getExtValue());
-        }
-    } else {
-        if (aps_int > INT64_MAX) {
-            emit_warning(c, source_decl, "integer overflow\n");
-            return nullptr;
-        } else {
-            return create_num_lit_unsigned(c, aps_int.getExtValue());
-        }
-    }
+    return &tld_typedef->base;
 }
 
 static bool is_c_void_type(Context *c, TypeTableEntry *type_entry) {
@@ -702,7 +602,7 @@ static TypeTableEntry *resolve_qual_type(Context *c, QualType qt, const Decl *de
 static void visit_fn_decl(Context *c, const FunctionDecl *fn_decl) {
     Buf *fn_name = buf_create_from_str(decl_name(fn_decl));
 
-    if (c->fn_table.maybe_get(fn_name)) {
+    if (get_global(c, fn_name)) {
         // we already saw this function
         return;
     }
@@ -715,36 +615,19 @@ static void visit_fn_decl(Context *c, const FunctionDecl *fn_decl) {
     }
     assert(fn_type->id == TypeTableEntryIdFn);
 
-
-    AstNode *node = create_node(c, NodeTypeFnProto);
-    node->data.fn_proto.name = fn_name;
-
-    node->data.fn_proto.is_extern = fn_type->data.fn.fn_type_id.is_extern;
-    node->data.fn_proto.visib_mod = c->visib_mod;
-    node->data.fn_proto.is_var_args = fn_type->data.fn.fn_type_id.is_var_args;
-    node->data.fn_proto.return_type = make_type_node(c, fn_type->data.fn.fn_type_id.return_type);
+    bool internal_linkage = false;
+    FnTableEntry *fn_entry = create_fn_raw(FnInlineAuto, internal_linkage);
+    buf_init_from_buf(&fn_entry->symbol_name, fn_name);
+    fn_entry->type_entry = fn_type;
 
     assert(!fn_type->data.fn.fn_type_id.is_naked);
 
-    size_t arg_count = fn_type->data.fn.fn_type_id.param_count;
-    Buf name_buf = BUF_INIT;
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < arg_count; i += 1) {
-        FnTypeParamInfo *param_info = &fn_type->data.fn.fn_type_id.param_info[i];
-        AstNode *type_node = make_type_node(c, param_info->type);
-        const ParmVarDecl *param = fn_decl->getParamDecl(i);
-        const char *name = decl_name(param);
-        if (strlen(name) == 0) {
-            buf_resize(&name_buf, 0);
-            buf_appendf(&name_buf, "arg%zu", i);
-            name = buf_ptr(&name_buf);
-        }
-
-        node->data.fn_proto.params.append(create_param_decl_node(c, name, type_node, param_info->is_noalias));
-    }
+    TldFn *tld_fn = allocate<TldFn>(1);
+    parseh_init_tld(c, &tld_fn->base, TldIdFn, fn_name);
+    tld_fn->fn_entry = fn_entry;
+    add_global(c, &tld_fn->base);
 
-
-    c->fn_table.put(buf_create_from_buf(fn_name), true);
-    c->root->data.root.top_level_decls.append(node);
+    c->codegen->fn_protos.append(fn_entry);
 }
 
 static void visit_typedef_decl(Context *c, const TypedefNameDecl *typedef_decl) {
@@ -775,18 +658,13 @@ static void visit_typedef_decl(Context *c, const TypedefNameDecl *typedef_decl)
         emit_warning(c, typedef_decl, "typedef %s - unresolved child type", buf_ptr(type_name));
         return;
     }
-    add_const_var_node(c, type_name, child_type);
-}
-
-static void add_alias(Context *c, const char *new_name, const char *target_name) {
-    AstNode *alias_node = create_var_decl_node(c, new_name, create_symbol_node(c, target_name));
-    c->aliases.append(alias_node);
+    add_const_type(c, type_name, child_type);
 }
 
 static void replace_with_fwd_decl(Context *c, TypeTableEntry *struct_type, Buf *full_type_name) {
     unsigned line = c->source_node ? c->source_node->line : 0;
     ZigLLVMDIType *replacement_di_type = ZigLLVMCreateDebugForwardDeclType(c->codegen->dbuilder,
-        ZigLLVMTag_DW_structure_type(), buf_ptr(full_type_name), 
+        ZigLLVMTag_DW_structure_type(), buf_ptr(full_type_name),
         ZigLLVMFileToScope(c->import->di_file), c->import->di_file, line);
 
     ZigLLVMReplaceTemporary(c->codegen->dbuilder, struct_type->di_type, replacement_di_type);
@@ -803,7 +681,7 @@ static TypeTableEntry *resolve_enum_decl(Context *c, const EnumDecl *enum_decl)
 
     Buf *bare_name;
     if (raw_name[0] == 0) {
-        bare_name = buf_sprintf("anon_$%" PRIu32, get_next_node_index(c));
+        bare_name = buf_sprintf("anon_$%" PRIu32, get_next_anon_index(c));
     } else {
         bare_name = buf_create_from_str(raw_name);
     }
@@ -876,11 +754,7 @@ static TypeTableEntry *resolve_enum_decl(Context *c, const EnumDecl *enum_decl)
 
             // in C each enum value is in the global namespace. so we put them there too.
             // at this point we can rely on the enum emitting successfully
-            AstNode *field_access_node = create_field_access_node(c, buf_ptr(full_type_name), buf_ptr(field_name));
-            AstNode *var_node = create_var_decl_node(c, buf_ptr(enum_val_name), field_access_node);
-            c->root->data.root.top_level_decls.append(var_node);
-
-            c->global_value_table.put(enum_val_name, {enum_type, true});
+            add_global(c, create_global_num_lit_unsigned_negative(c, enum_val_name, i, false));
         }
 
         // create llvm type for root struct
@@ -912,20 +786,14 @@ static TypeTableEntry *resolve_enum_decl(Context *c, const EnumDecl *enum_decl)
                 it != it_end; ++it)
         {
             const EnumConstantDecl *enum_const = *it;
-            AstNode *num_lit_node = create_ap_num_lit_node(c, enum_decl, enum_const->getInitVal());
-            if (!num_lit_node) {
-                return c->codegen->builtin_types.entry_invalid;
-            }
 
             Buf *enum_val_name = buf_create_from_str(decl_name(enum_const));
 
-            AstNode *type_node = make_type_node(c, enum_type);
-            AstNode *var_decl_node = create_typed_var_decl_node(c, true, buf_ptr(enum_val_name),
-                    type_node, num_lit_node);
-
-            c->root->data.root.top_level_decls.append(var_decl_node);
-            c->global_value_table.put(enum_val_name, {enum_type, true});
+            Tld *tld = create_global_num_lit_ap(c, enum_decl, enum_val_name, enum_const->getInitVal());
+            if (!tld)
+                return c->codegen->builtin_types.entry_invalid;
 
+            add_global(c, tld);
         }
 
         return enum_type;
@@ -940,20 +808,25 @@ static void visit_enum_decl(Context *c, const EnumDecl *enum_decl) {
 
     // make an alias without the "enum_" prefix. this will get emitted at the
     // end if it doesn't conflict with anything else
-    if (decl_name(enum_decl)[0] != 0) {
-        add_alias(c, decl_name(enum_decl), buf_ptr(&enum_type->name));
-    }
+    bool is_anonymous = (decl_name(enum_decl)[0] == 0);
+    if (is_anonymous)
+        return;
+
+    Buf *bare_name = buf_create_from_str(decl_name(enum_decl));
 
     if (enum_type->id == TypeTableEntryIdEnum) {
         if (enum_type->data.enumeration.complete) {
-            add_container_tld(c, enum_type);
+            Tld *tld = add_container_tld(c, enum_type);
+            add_global_weak_alias(c, bare_name, tld);
         } else {
             TypeTableEntry *typedecl_type = get_typedecl_type(c->codegen, buf_ptr(&enum_type->name),
                     c->codegen->builtin_types.entry_u8);
-            add_typedef_node(c, typedecl_type);
+            Tld *tld = add_typedef_tld(c, typedecl_type);
+            add_global_weak_alias(c, bare_name, tld);
         }
     } else if (enum_type->id == TypeTableEntryIdTypeDecl) {
-        add_typedef_node(c, enum_type);
+        Tld *tld = add_typedef_tld(c, enum_type);
+        add_global_weak_alias(c, bare_name, tld);
     } else {
         zig_unreachable();
     }
@@ -974,7 +847,7 @@ static TypeTableEntry *resolve_record_decl(Context *c, const RecordDecl *record_
 
     Buf *bare_name;
     if (record_decl->isAnonymousStructOrUnion() || raw_name[0] == 0) {
-        bare_name = buf_sprintf("anon_$%" PRIu32, get_next_node_index(c));
+        bare_name = buf_sprintf("anon_$%" PRIu32, get_next_anon_index(c));
     } else {
         bare_name = buf_create_from_str(raw_name);
     }
@@ -1096,23 +969,20 @@ static void visit_record_decl(Context *c, const RecordDecl *record_decl) {
 
     assert(struct_type->id == TypeTableEntryIdStruct);
 
-    if (c->struct_decl_table.maybe_get(&struct_type->name)) {
+    bool is_anonymous = (record_decl->isAnonymousStructOrUnion() || decl_name(record_decl)[0] == 0);
+    if (is_anonymous)
         return;
-    }
-    c->struct_decl_table.put(&struct_type->name, struct_type);
 
-    // make an alias without the "struct_" prefix. this will get emitted at the
-    // end if it doesn't conflict with anything else
-    if (decl_name(record_decl)[0] != 0) {
-        add_alias(c, decl_name(record_decl), buf_ptr(&struct_type->name));
-    }
+    Buf *bare_name = buf_create_from_str(decl_name(record_decl));
 
     if (struct_type->data.structure.complete) {
-        add_container_tld(c, struct_type);
+        Tld *tld = add_container_tld(c, struct_type);
+        add_global_weak_alias(c, bare_name, tld);
     } else {
         TypeTableEntry *typedecl_type = get_typedecl_type(c->codegen, buf_ptr(&struct_type->name),
                 c->codegen->builtin_types.entry_u8);
-        add_typedef_node(c, typedecl_type);
+        Tld *tld = add_typedef_tld(c, typedecl_type);
+        add_global_weak_alias(c, bare_name, tld);
     }
 }
 
@@ -1151,7 +1021,7 @@ static void visit_var_decl(Context *c, const VarDecl *var_decl) {
             emit_warning(c, var_decl, "ignoring variable '%s' - unable to evaluate initializer\n", buf_ptr(name));
             return;
         }
-        AstNode *init_node = nullptr;
+        ConstExprValue *init_value = nullptr;
         switch (ap_value->getKind()) {
             case APValue::Int:
                 {
@@ -1161,10 +1031,10 @@ static void visit_var_decl(Context *c, const VarDecl *var_decl) {
                             "ignoring variable '%s' - int initializer for non int type\n", buf_ptr(name));
                         return;
                     }
-                    init_node = create_ap_num_lit_node(c, var_decl, ap_value->getInt());
-                    if (!init_node) {
+                    init_value = create_const_num_lit_ap(c, var_decl, ap_value->getInt());
+                    if (!init_value)
                         return;
-                    }
+
                     break;
                 }
             case APValue::Uninitialized:
@@ -1183,19 +1053,15 @@ static void visit_var_decl(Context *c, const VarDecl *var_decl) {
                 return;
         }
 
-        AstNode *type_node = make_type_node(c, var_type);
-        AstNode *var_node = create_typed_var_decl_node(c, true, buf_ptr(name), type_node, init_node);
-        c->root->data.root.top_level_decls.append(var_node);
-        c->global_value_table.put(name, {var_type, true});
+        TldVar *tld_var = create_global_var(c, name, var_type, init_value, true);
+        add_global(c, &tld_var->base);
         return;
     }
 
     if (is_extern) {
-        AstNode *type_node = make_type_node(c, var_type);
-        AstNode *var_node = create_typed_var_decl_node(c, is_const, buf_ptr(name), type_node, nullptr);
-        var_node->data.variable_declaration.is_extern = true;
-        c->root->data.root.top_level_decls.append(var_node);
-        c->global_value_table.put(name, {var_type, is_const});
+        TldVar *tld_var = create_global_var(c, name, var_type, nullptr, is_const);
+        tld_var->var->is_extern = true;
+        add_global(c, &tld_var->base);
         return;
     }
 
@@ -1233,10 +1099,7 @@ static bool name_exists(Context *c, Buf *name) {
     if (c->global_type_table.maybe_get(name)) {
         return true;
     }
-    if (c->global_value_table.maybe_get(name)) {
-        return true;
-    }
-    if (c->fn_table.maybe_get(name)) {
+    if (get_global(c, name)) {
         return true;
     }
     if (c->macro_table.maybe_get(name)) {
@@ -1245,31 +1108,13 @@ static bool name_exists(Context *c, Buf *name) {
     return false;
 }
 
-static bool name_exists_and_const(Context *c, Buf *name) {
-    if (c->global_type_table.maybe_get(name)) {
-        return true;
-    }
-    if (c->fn_table.maybe_get(name)) {
-        return true;
-    }
-    if (c->macro_table.maybe_get(name)) {
-        return true;
-    }
-    if (auto entry = c->global_value_table.maybe_get(name)) {
-        return entry->value.is_const;
-    }
-    return false;
-}
-
 static void render_aliases(Context *c) {
     for (size_t i = 0; i < c->aliases.length; i += 1) {
-        AstNode *alias_node = c->aliases.at(i);
-        assert(alias_node->type == NodeTypeVariableDeclaration);
-        Buf *name = alias_node->data.variable_declaration.symbol;
-        if (name_exists(c, name)) {
+        Alias *alias = &c->aliases.at(i);
+        if (name_exists(c, alias->name))
             continue;
-        }
-        c->root->data.root.top_level_decls.append(alias_node);
+
+        add_global_alias(c, alias->name, alias->tld);
     }
 }
 
@@ -1280,8 +1125,8 @@ static void render_macros(Context *c) {
         if (!entry)
             break;
 
-        AstNode *var_node = entry->value;
-        c->root->data.root.top_level_decls.append(var_node);
+        Tld *var_tld = entry->value;
+        add_global(c, var_tld);
     }
 }
 
@@ -1300,30 +1145,27 @@ static void process_macro(Context *c, CTokenize *ctok, Buf *name, const char *ch
         switch (tok->id) {
             case CTokIdCharLit:
                 if (is_last && is_first) {
-                    AstNode *var_node = create_var_decl_node(c, buf_ptr(name),
-                            create_char_lit_node(c, tok->data.char_lit));
-                    c->macro_table.put(name, var_node);
+                    Tld *tld = create_global_char_lit_var(c, name, tok->data.char_lit);
+                    c->macro_table.put(name, tld);
                 }
                 return;
             case CTokIdStrLit:
                 if (is_last && is_first) {
-                    AstNode *var_node = create_var_decl_node(c, buf_ptr(name),
-                            create_str_lit_node(c, buf_create_from_buf(&tok->data.str_lit)));
-                    c->macro_table.put(name, var_node);
+                    Tld *tld = create_global_str_lit_var(c, name, buf_create_from_buf(&tok->data.str_lit));
+                    c->macro_table.put(name, tld);
                 }
                 return;
             case CTokIdNumLitInt:
                 if (is_last) {
-                    AstNode *var_node = create_var_decl_node(c, buf_ptr(name),
-                            create_num_lit_unsigned_negative(c, tok->data.num_lit_int, negate));
-                    c->macro_table.put(name, var_node);
+                    Tld *tld = create_global_num_lit_unsigned_negative(c, name, tok->data.num_lit_int, negate);
+                    c->macro_table.put(name, tld);
                 }
                 return;
             case CTokIdNumLitFloat:
                 if (is_last) {
-                    AstNode *var_node = create_var_decl_node(c, buf_ptr(name),
-                            create_num_lit_float_negative(c, tok->data.num_lit_float, negate));
-                    c->macro_table.put(name, var_node);
+                    double value = negate ? -tok->data.num_lit_float : tok->data.num_lit_float;
+                    Tld *tld = create_global_num_lit_float(c, name, value);
+                    c->macro_table.put(name, tld);
                 }
                 return;
             case CTokIdSymbol:
@@ -1351,22 +1193,31 @@ static void process_macro(Context *c, CTokenize *ctok, Buf *name, const char *ch
 static void process_symbol_macros(Context *c) {
     for (size_t i = 0; i < c->macro_symbols.length; i += 1) {
         MacroSymbol ms = c->macro_symbols.at(i);
-        if (name_exists_and_const(c, ms.value)) {
-            AstNode *var_node = create_var_decl_node(c, buf_ptr(ms.name),
-                    create_symbol_node(c, buf_ptr(ms.value)));
-            c->macro_table.put(ms.name, var_node);
-        } else if (c->transform_extern_fn_ptr || true) { // TODO take off the || true
-            if (auto entry = c->global_value_table.maybe_get(ms.value)) {
-                TypeTableEntry *maybe_type = entry->value.type;
-                if (maybe_type->id == TypeTableEntryIdMaybe) {
-                    TypeTableEntry *fn_type = maybe_type->data.maybe.child_type;
-                    if (fn_type->id == TypeTableEntryIdFn) {
-                        AstNode *fn_node = create_inline_fn_node(c, ms.name, ms.value, fn_type);
-                        c->macro_table.put(ms.name, fn_node);
-                    }
+
+        // If this macro aliases another top level declaration, we can make that happen by
+        // putting another entry in the decl table pointing to the same top level decl.
+        Tld *existing_tld = get_global(c, ms.value);
+        if (!existing_tld)
+            continue;
+
+        // If a macro aliases a global variable which is a function pointer, we conclude that
+        // the macro is intended to represent a function that assumes the function pointer
+        // variable is non-null and calls it.
+        if (existing_tld->id == TldIdVar) {
+            TldVar *tld_var = (TldVar *)existing_tld;
+            TypeTableEntry *var_type = tld_var->var->type;
+            if (var_type->id == TypeTableEntryIdMaybe && !tld_var->var->src_is_const) {
+                TypeTableEntry *child_type = var_type->data.maybe.child_type;
+                if (child_type->id == TypeTableEntryIdFn) {
+                    zig_panic("TODO");
+                    //Tld *fn_tld = create_inline_fn_alias(c, ms.name, tld_var->var);
+                    //c->macro_table.put(ms.name, fn_tld);
+                    continue;
                 }
             }
         }
+
+        add_global_alias(c, ms.value, existing_tld);
     }
 }
 
@@ -1430,12 +1281,9 @@ int parse_h_file(ImportTableEntry *import, ZigList<ErrorMsg *> *errors, const ch
     c->errors = errors;
     c->visib_mod = VisibModPub;
     c->global_type_table.init(8);
-    c->global_value_table.init(8);
     c->enum_type_table.init(8);
     c->struct_type_table.init(8);
-    c->struct_decl_table.init(8);
     c->decl_table.init(8);
-    c->fn_table.init(8);
     c->macro_table.init(8);
     c->codegen = codegen;
     c->source_node = source_node;
@@ -1521,7 +1369,7 @@ int parse_h_file(ImportTableEntry *import, ZigList<ErrorMsg *> *errors, const ch
             err_unit = std::move(ast_unit);
         }
 
-        for (ASTUnit::stored_diag_iterator it = err_unit->stored_diag_begin(), 
+        for (ASTUnit::stored_diag_iterator it = err_unit->stored_diag_begin(),
                 it_end = err_unit->stored_diag_end();
                 it != it_end; ++it)
         {
@@ -1561,7 +1409,6 @@ int parse_h_file(ImportTableEntry *import, ZigList<ErrorMsg *> *errors, const ch
 
     c->source_manager = &ast_unit->getSourceManager();
 
-    c->root = create_node(c, NodeTypeRoot);
     ast_unit->visitLocalTopLevelDecls(c, decl_visitor);
 
     process_preprocessor_entities(c, *ast_unit);
@@ -1571,7 +1418,5 @@ int parse_h_file(ImportTableEntry *import, ZigList<ErrorMsg *> *errors, const ch
     render_macros(c);
     render_aliases(c);
 
-    import->root = c->root;
-
     return 0;
 }