error: implicit instantiation of undefined template 'llvm::yaml::MissingTrait - c++

Question

I am working on a project which uses the LLVM YAML I/O library. This is the documentation/tutorial that I am following:
https://www.llvm.org/docs/YamlIO.html
I am trying to replicate the example where you define a specialization on llvm::yaml::MappingTraits for a struct data type. This example is at the top of the page.
This is my code that I have written:
#include <cstdlib> /* for EXIT_FAILURE */
#include <string>
#include <vector>
#include "llvm/Support/YAMLTraits.h"
#include "llvm/Support/raw_ostream.h"
#include "llvm/Support/YAMLParser.h"
using std::string;
using std::vector;
using llvm::outs;
using llvm::errs;
using llvm::yaml::ScalarEnumerationTraits;
using llvm::yaml::MappingTraits;
using llvm::yaml::IO;
using llvm::yaml::Input;
using llvm::yaml::Output;
struct Person {
string name;
int hatSize;
};
template <>
struct MappingTraits<Person> {
static void mapping(IO& io, Person& info) {
io.mapRequired("name", info.name);
io.mapOptional("hat-size", info.hatSize);
}
};
int main(int argc, const char **argv) {
Person tom;
tom.name = "Tom";
tom.hatSize = 8;
Person dan;
dan.name = "Dan";
dan.hatSize = 7;
std::vector<Person> persons;
persons.push_back(tom);
persons.push_back(dan);
Output yout(llvm::outs());
yout << persons;
return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}
It seems to me that I have replicated the example code that they have in that tutorial exactly. But when I try to compile the program (using makefile) I get this cryptic error message:
clang++ -I/usr/local/include -std=c++11 -fno-exceptions -fno-rtti -D_GNU_SOURCE -D__STDC_CONSTANT_MACROS -D__STDC_FORMAT_MACROS -D__STDC_LIMIT_MACROS -std=c++14 -fcxx-exceptions -g -Wall -c -o yaml_project.o yaml_project.cpp
In file included from yaml_project.cpp:12:
/usr/local/include/llvm/Support/YAMLTraits.h:1871:36: error: implicit instantiation of undefined template 'llvm::yaml::MissingTrait<std::vector<Person, std::allocator<Person> > >'
char missing_yaml_trait_for_type[sizeof(MissingTrait<T>)];
^
yaml_project.cpp:153:10: note: in instantiation of function template specialization 'llvm::yaml::operator<<<std::vector<Person, std::allocator<Person> > >' requested here
yout << persons;
^
/usr/local/include/llvm/Support/YAMLTraits.h:307:8: note: template is declared here
struct MissingTrait;
^
1 error generated.
<builtin>: recipe for target 'yaml_project.o' failed
make: *** [yaml_project.o] Error 1
I don't think that the error is in the command that I am using to compile this program, because it has worked for me before to compile and link the LLVM libraries into my executable. I think that the problem is in the code, but I cannot identify what.
The code for the mentioned header file llvm/Support/YAMLTraits.h is here:
https://llvm.org/doxygen/YAMLTraits_8h_source.html

Answer 1

Reading the documentation, it seems to me that support for your specific vector<Person> requires registration with a macro:
LLVM_YAML_IS_SEQUENCE_VECTOR(Person)
// or
LLVM_YAML_IS_FLOW_SEQUENCE_VECTOR(Person)
See, Utility Macros: https://llvm.org/docs/YamlIO.html#id22