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+========================
+Symbol Visibility Macros
+========================
+
+.. contents::
+   :local:
+
+Overview
+========
+
+Libc++ uses various "visibility" macros in order to provide a stable ABI in
+both the library and the headers. These macros work by changing the
+visibility and inlining characteristics of the symbols they are applied to.
+
+Visibility Macros
+=================
+
+**_LIBCPP_HIDDEN**
+  Mark a symbol as hidden so it will not be exported from shared libraries.
+
+**_LIBCPP_FUNC_VIS**
+  Mark a symbol as being exported by the libc++ library. This attribute must
+  be applied to the declaration of all functions exported by the libc++ dylib.
+
+**_LIBCPP_INLINE_VISIBILITY**
+  Mark a function as hidden and force inlining whenever possible.
+
+**_LIBCPP_ALWAYS_INLINE**
+  A synonym for `_LIBCPP_INLINE_VISIBILITY`
+
+**_LIBCPP_TYPE_VIS**
+  Mark a type's typeinfo and vtable as having default visibility.
+  `_LIBCPP_TYPE_VIS`. This macro has no effect on the visibility of the
+  type's member functions. This attribute cannot be used on class templates.
+
+  **GCC Behavior**: GCC does not support Clang's `type_visibility(...)`
+  attribute. With GCC the `visibility(...)` attribute is used and member
+  functions are affected.
+
+**_LIBCPP_TYPE_VIS_ONLY**
+  The same as `_LIBCPP_TYPE_VIS` except that it may be applied to templates.
+
+  **Windows Behavior**: DLLs do not support dllimport/export on class templates.
+  The macro has an empty definition on this platform.
+
+  Note: This macro should be renamed `_LIBCPP_TEMPLATE_TYPE_VIS`.
+
+**_LIBCPP_ENUM_VIS**
+  Mark the typeinfo of an enum as having default visibility. This attribute
+  should be applied to all enum declarations.
+
+  **Windows Behavior**: DLLs do not support importing or exporting enumeration
+  typeinfo. The macro has an empty definition on this platform.
+
+  **GCC Behavior**: GCC un-hides the typeinfo for enumerations by default, even
+  if `-fvisibility=hidden` is specified. Additionally applying a visibility
+  attribute to an enum class results in a warning. The macro has an empty
+  definition with GCC.
+
+**_LIBCPP_EXTERN_TEMPLATE_TYPE_VIS**
+  Mark the member functions, typeinfo, and vtable of the type named in
+  a `_LIBCPP_EXTERN_TEMPLATE` declaration as being exported by the libc++ library.
+  This attribute must be specified on all extern class template declarations.
+
+  This macro is used to override the `_LIBCPP_TYPE_VIS_ONLY` attribute
+  specified on the primary template and to export the member functions produced
+  by the explicit instantiation in the dylib.
+
+  **GCC Behavior**: GCC ignores visibility attributes applied the type in
+  extern template declarations and applying an attribute results in a warning.
+  However since `_LIBCPP_TYPE_VIS_ONLY` is the same as `_LIBCPP_TYPE_VIS` the
+  visibility is already correct. The macro has an empty definition with GCC.
+
+**_LIBCPP_EXCEPTION_ABI**
+  Mark the member functions, typeinfo, and vtable of the type as being exported
+  by the libc++ library. This macro must be applied to all *exception types*.
+  Exception types must be defined directly in namespace `std` and not the
+  versioning namespace.
+
+Links
+=====
+
+* `[cfe-dev] Visibility in libc++ - 1 <http://lists.llvm.org/pipermail/cfe-dev/2013-July/030610.html>`_
+* `[cfe-dev] Visibility in libc++ - 2 <http://lists.llvm.org/pipermail/cfe-dev/2013-August/031195.html>`_
+* `[libcxx] Visibility fixes for Windows <http://lists.llvm.org/pipermail/cfe-commits/Week-of-Mon-20130805/085461.html>`_