+(deftype gtype () 'symbol)
+
+(defmethod alien-type ((type (eql 'gtype)) &rest args)
+ (declare (ignore type args))
+ (alien-type 'type-number))
+
+(defmethod size-of ((type (eql 'gtype)) &rest args)
+ (declare (ignore type args))
+ (size-of 'type-number))
+
+(defmethod to-alien-form (gtype (type (eql 'gtype)) &rest args)
+ (declare (ignore type args))
+ `(find-type-number ,gtype t))
+
+(defmethod to-alien-function ((type (eql 'gtype)) &rest args)
+ (declare (ignore type args))
+ #'(lambda (gtype)
+ (find-type-number gtype t)))
+
+(defmethod from-alien-form (type-number (type (eql 'gtype)) &rest args)
+ (declare (ignore type args))
+ `(type-from-number ,type-number))
+
+(defmethod from-alien-function ((type (eql 'gtype)) &rest args)
+ (declare (ignore type args))
+ #'(lambda (type-number)
+ (type-from-number type-number)))
+
+(defmethod writer-function ((type (eql 'gtype)) &rest args)
+ (declare (ignore type args))
+ (let ((writer (writer-function 'type-number)))
+ #'(lambda (gtype location &optional (offset 0))
+ (funcall writer (find-type-number gtype t) location offset))))
+
+(defmethod reader-function ((type (eql 'gtype)) &rest args)
+ (declare (ignore type args))
+ (let ((reader (reader-function 'type-number)))
+ #'(lambda (location &optional (offset 0))
+ (type-from-number (funcall reader location offset)))))
+
+