From bf04df2ff5bd54597f17b4c09489686fa552e8d7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Julien Rigal <julien.rigal123@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:18:43 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Adding legacy macro and constructor to allow old
 CatchTimeSection to compile.

---
 include/MGIS/Profiling.hxx | 15 +++++++++++++++
 src/Profiling.cxx          |  5 +++++
 2 files changed, 20 insertions(+)

diff --git a/include/MGIS/Profiling.hxx b/include/MGIS/Profiling.hxx
index ad15f040c..16e8fa27d 100644
--- a/include/MGIS/Profiling.hxx
+++ b/include/MGIS/Profiling.hxx
@@ -9,11 +9,23 @@
 #define MGIS_CONCAT_INNER(a, b) a##b
 #define MGIS_VARNAME() MGIS_CONCAT(mgis_timer_, __COUNTER__)
 
+/*Temporary macro to allow compiling (careful, the old CatchTimeSection(NAME) will not work)*/
+#define MGIS_CATCH_TIME_SECTION_1(NAME) \
+  mgis::ProfilingSection MGIS_VARNAME()(NAME)
+
+#define MGIS_GET_CATCH_MACRO(_1, _2, MACRO_NAME, ...) MACRO_NAME
+#define MGIS_EXPAND(x) x
+
+#define CatchTimeSection(...) \
+  MGIS_EXPAND(MGIS_GET_CATCH_MACRO(__VA_ARGS__, MGIS_CATCH_TIME_SECTION_2, MGIS_CATCH_TIME_SECTION_1)(__VA_ARGS__))
+
 #define CatchTimeSection(CTX, NAME) \
   mgis::ProfilingSection MGIS_VARNAME()(CTX, NAME, (CTX).isProfilingEnabled())
 #define CatchLocalTimeSection(CTX, NAME, IS_ENABLED) \
   mgis::ProfilingSection MGIS_VARNAME()(CTX, NAME, IS_ENABLED)
 
+
+
 namespace mgis {
 
   class Context;
@@ -25,6 +37,9 @@ namespace mgis {
                      std::string name,
                      bool enabled) noexcept;
     
+    //! \brief dummy constructor for 1-argument CatchTimeSection
+    ProfilingSection(std::string name) noexcept;
+    
     //! \brief Default constructor (fallback, always inactive)
     ProfilingSection() noexcept : ctx_ptr(nullptr), active(false) {}
 
diff --git a/src/Profiling.cxx b/src/Profiling.cxx
index 484bcfb2b..f07f90265 100644
--- a/src/Profiling.cxx
+++ b/src/Profiling.cxx
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ namespace mgis {
     }
   } // end of ProfilingSection
 
+  ProfilingSection::ProfilingSection(std::string /* name */) noexcept
+      : ctx_ptr(nullptr), 
+        active(false) {
+  } // end of legacy ProfilingSection
+
   ProfilingSection::~ProfilingSection() noexcept {
     if (this->active && this->ctx_ptr != nullptr) {
       const auto end = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();