gcc/ada/switch-m.ads

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  25
  26 --  This package scans make switches. Note that the body of Usage must be
  27 --  coordinated with the switches that are recognized by this package.
  28 --  The Usage package also acts as the official documentation for the
  29 --  switches that are recognized. In addition, package Debug documents
  30 --  the otherwise undocumented debug switches that are also recognized.
  31
  32 with System.OS_Lib; use System.OS_Lib;
  33
  34 package Switch.M is
  35
  36    procedure Scan_Make_Switches
  37      (Switch_Chars : String;
  38       Success      : out Boolean);
  39    --  Scan a gnatmake switch and act accordingly. For switches that are
  40    --  recognized, Success is set to True. A switch that is not recognized and
  41    --  consists of one small letter causes a fatal error exit and control does
  42    --  not return. For all other not recognized switches, Success is set to
  43    --  False, so that the switch may be passed to the compiler.
  44
  45    procedure Normalize_Compiler_Switches
  46      (Switch_Chars : String;
  47       Switches     : in out Argument_List_Access;
  48       Last         : out Natural);
  49    --  Takes a compiler switch which potentially is equivalent to more
  50    --  that one simple switches and returns the equivalent list of simple
  51    --  switches that are stored in an ALI file. Switches will be extended
  52    --  if initially null or too short. Last indicates the index in Switches
  53    --  of the last simple switch. Last is equal to zero, if it has been
  54    --  determined that Switch_Chars is ill-formed or does not contain any
  55    --  switch that should be stored in an ALI file. Otherwise, the list of
  56    --  simple switches is Switches (Switches'First .. Last).
  57    --
  58    --    Example: if Switch_Chars is equal to "-gnatAwue", then the list of
  59    --    simple switches will have 3 components: -gnatA, -gnatwu, -gnatwe.
  60    --
  61    --  The String_Access components of Switches should not be deallocated:
  62    --  they are shallow copies of components in a table in the body.
  63
  64    function Normalize_Compiler_Switches
  65      (Switch_Chars : String)
  66       return         Argument_List;
  67    --  Similar to the previous procedure. The return value is the list of
  68    --  simple switches. It may be an empty array if it has been determined
  69    --  that Switch_Chars is ill-formed or does not contain any switch that
  70    --  should be stored in an ALI file. The String_Access components of the
  71    --  returned value should not be deallocated.
  72
  73 end Switch.M;