Fix issues with compiling V8 with LLVM Clang...

src/utils.h

 // Copyright 2006-2008 the V8 project authors. All rights reserved.
 // Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
 // modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
 // met:
 //
 //     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
 //       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
 //     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
 //       copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
 //       disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided
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 // LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
 // DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
 // THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
 // (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
 // OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 #ifndef V8_UTILS_H_
 #define V8_UTILS_H_
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
 
 namespace v8 {
 namespace internal {
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // General helper functions
 
 // Returns true iff x is a power of 2 (or zero). Cannot be used with the
 // maximally negative value of the type T (the -1 overflows).
 template <typename T>
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   EmbeddedVector(const EmbeddedVector& rhs)
       : Vector<T>(rhs) {
     memcpy(buffer_, rhs.buffer_, sizeof(T) * kSize);
     set_start(buffer_);
   }
 
   EmbeddedVector& operator=(const EmbeddedVector& rhs) {
     if (this == &rhs) return *this;
     Vector<T>::operator=(rhs);
     memcpy(buffer_, rhs.buffer_, sizeof(T) * kSize);
-    set_start(buffer_);
+    this->set_start(buffer_);
     return *this;
   }
 
  private:
   T buffer_[kSize];
 };
 
 
 template <typename T>
 class ScopedVector : public Vector<T> {
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   }
 #endif
 
 #undef STOS
 }
 
 
 // Calculate 10^exponent.
 int TenToThe(int exponent);
 
+
+// The type-based aliasing rule allows the compiler to assume that pointers of
+// different types (for some definition of different) never alias each other.
+// Thus the following code does not work:
+//
+// float f = foo();
+// int fbits = *(int*)(&f);
+//
+// The compiler 'knows' that the int pointer can't refer to f since the types
+// don't match, so the compiler may cache f in a register, leaving random data
+// in fbits.  Using C++ style casts makes no difference, however a pointer to
+// char data is assumed to alias any other pointer.  This is the 'memcpy
+// exception'.
+//
+// Bit_cast uses the memcpy exception to move the bits from a variable of one
+// type of a variable of another type.  Of course the end result is likely to
+// be implementation dependent.  Most compilers (gcc-4.2 and MSVC 2005)
+// will completely optimize BitCast away.
+//
+// There is an additional use for BitCast.
+// Recent gccs will warn when they see casts that may result in breakage due to
+// the type-based aliasing rule.  If you have checked that there is no breakage
+// you can use BitCast to cast one pointer type to another.  This confuses gcc
+// enough that it can no longer see that you have cast one pointer type to
+// another thus avoiding the warning.
+template <class Dest, class Source>
+inline Dest BitCast(const Source& source) {
+  // Compile time assertion: sizeof(Dest) == sizeof(Source)
+  // A compile error here means your Dest and Source have different sizes.
+  typedef char VerifySizesAreEqual[sizeof(Dest) == sizeof(Source) ? 1 : -1];
+
+  Dest dest;
+  memcpy(&dest, &source, sizeof(dest));
+  return dest;
+}
+
+
 } }  // namespace v8::internal
 
 #endif  // V8_UTILS_H_