1 files changed, 22 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/seaofnodes/simple/node/ExternNode.java b/src/main/java/com/seaofnodes/simple/node/ExternNode.java
index ccbcfc66..978298fc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/seaofnodes/simple/node/ExternNode.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/seaofnodes/simple/node/ExternNode.java
@@ -1,21 +1,38 @@
 package com.seaofnodes.simple.node;
 
-import com.seaofnodes.simple.Parser;
-import com.seaofnodes.simple.codegen.CodeGen;
+import com.seaofnodes.simple.codegen.Serialize;
 import com.seaofnodes.simple.type.Type;
-import com.seaofnodes.simple.type.TypeFunPtr;
+import com.seaofnodes.simple.util.BAOS;
 import com.seaofnodes.simple.util.SB;
+
 import java.util.BitSet;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.IdentityHashMap;
 
 /**
-   A constant with external linkage.
+    A constant with external linkage.
  */
 
 public class ExternNode extends ConstantNode {
     public final String _extern;
-    public ExternNode(Type t, String ex) { super(t); _extern = ex; }
+    // An exact external function identity has no local FunNode/Return to own.
+    // Its lifetime and eventual relocation are carried by the extern symbol
+    // and CodeGen's FIDX-to-extern mapping instead.
+    public ExternNode(Type t, String ex) { super(t,true); _extern = ex; }
+    @Override public Tag serialTag() { return Tag.Extern; }
+    @Override public void packed( BAOS baos, HashMap<String,Integer> strs, HashMap<Type,Integer> types, IdentityHashMap<Node, Integer> anodes ) {
+        baos.packed2(types.get(_con   ));
+        baos.packed2( strs.get(_extern));
+    }
+    static Node make( BAOS bais, String[] strs, Type[] types)  {
+        return new ExternNode(types[bais.packed2()], strs[bais.packed2()]);
+    }
 
     @Override public String  label() { return "#"+_con+":"+_extern; }
 
     @Override public boolean eq(Node n) { return this==n; }
+    @Override public void gather( HashMap<String,Integer> strs ) {
+        Serialize.gather(strs,_extern);
+    }
+
 }