gotypes,build: pointer dereference (#61)

Provides a method on `gotypes.Component` to allow pointer dereference. This will enable `gotypes` helpers to be used with struct pointer arguments, for example.

Updates #53 
Fixes #54

build/global.go

@@ -112,6 +112,9 @@ func Load(src gotypes.Component, dst reg.Register) reg.Register { return ctx.Loa
 // attempt to select the right MOV instruction based on the types involved.
 func Store(src reg.Register, dst gotypes.Component) { ctx.Store(src, dst) }
 
+// Dereference loads a pointer and returns its element type.
+func Dereference(ptr gotypes.Component) gotypes.Component { return ctx.Dereference(ptr) }
+
 // Doc sets documentation comment lines for the currently active function.
 func Doc(lines ...string) { ctx.Doc(lines...) }
 

build/pseudo.go

@@ -54,6 +54,13 @@ func (c *Context) Store(src reg.Register, dst gotypes.Component) {
 	c.mov(src, b.Addr, int(src.Bytes()), int(gotypes.Sizes.Sizeof(b.Type)), b.Type)
 }
 
+// Dereference loads a pointer and returns its element type.
+func (c *Context) Dereference(ptr gotypes.Component) gotypes.Component {
+	r := c.GP64()
+	c.Load(ptr, r)
+	return ptr.Dereference(r)
+}
+
 // ConstData builds a static data section containing just the given constant.
 func (c *Context) ConstData(name string, v operand.Constant) operand.Mem {
 	g := c.StaticGlobal(name)