const tensorflow::TensorShape& shape) {
  static char empty;
  int64_t nelems = 1;
  std::vector<int64_t> dims;
  dims.reserve(shape.dims());
  for (int i = 0; i < shape.dims(); ++i) {
    dims.push_back(shape.dim_size(i));
    nelems *= shape.dim_size(i);
  }
  CHECK_EQ(nelems, 0);
  return TF_NewTensor(
      dtype, reinterpret_cast<const int64_t*>(dims.data()), shape.dims(),