# HG changeset patch
# User John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org>
# Date 1656012237 14400
# Node ID d98abdd15d40f93adb09da765c998dd81a9d3302
# Parent  670a0d878af1637dbc6a834e161081f76c006102
* ov-base.h (__get_type_info__): Provide backward compatibility function.

diff -r 670a0d878af1 -r d98abdd15d40 libinterp/octave-value/ov-base.h
--- a/libinterp/octave-value/ov-base.h	Wed Jun 22 12:48:59 2022 -0400
+++ b/libinterp/octave-value/ov-base.h	Thu Jun 23 15:23:57 2022 -0400
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@
   // maybe this function should be declared in a public header file?
 
   extern OCTINTERP_API type_info& __get_type_info__ (void);
+
+  // For now just preserve the old interface and don't mark it as deprecated.  This function
+  // is currently an internal, private function.  Additional changes may be made before
+  // version 8 is finally released.
+  inline type_info& __get_type_info__ (const std::string&) { return __get_type_info__ (); }
 }
 
 class Cell;