// function symbol names are prefixed here with '.' to avoid
	// a dependency on the reflect package.
	syms = make(map[string]any, len(md.ptab))
	for _, ptab := range md.ptab {
		symName := resolveNameOff(unsafe.Pointer(md.types), ptab.name)
		t := toRType((*_type)(unsafe.Pointer(md.types))).typeOff(ptab.typ) // TODO can this stack of conversions be simpler?
		var val any
		valp := (*[2]unsafe.Pointer)(unsafe.Pointer(&val))