llvm-mirror/include/llvm/Linker.h
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//===- llvm/Linker.h - Module Linker Interface ------------------*- C++ -*-===//
//
// The LLVM Compiler Infrastructure
//
// This file was developed by Reid Spencer and is distributed under the
// University of Illinois Open Source License. See LICENSE.TXT for details.
//
//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
//
// This file defines the interface to the module/file/archive linker.
//
//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
#ifndef LLVM_LINKER_H
#define LLVM_LINKER_H
#include <string>
#include <vector>
#include <set>
namespace llvm {
class Module;
/// This is the heart of the linker. The \p Src module is linked into the \p
/// Dest module. If an error occurs, true is returned, otherwise false. If \p
/// ErrorMsg is not null and an error occurs, \p *ErrorMsg will be set to a
/// readable string that indicates the nature of the error. Note that this can
/// destroy the Src module in arbitrary ways.
///
/// @returns true if there's an error
/// @brief Link two modules together
bool LinkModules(
Module* Dest, ///< Module into which \p Src is linked
Module* Src, ///< Module linked into \p Dest
std::string* ErrorMsg ///< Optional error message string
);
/// This function links the bytecode \p Files into the \p HeadModule. Note that
/// this does not do any linking of unresolved symbols. The \p Files are all
/// completely linked into \p HeadModule regardless of unresolved symbols. This
/// function just loads each bytecode file and calls LinkModules on them.
/// @returns true if an error occurs, false otherwise
bool LinkFiles (
const char * progname, ///< Name of the program being linked (for output)
Module * HeadModule, ///< Main (resulting) module to be linked into
const std::vector<std::string> & Files, ///< Files to link in
bool Verbose ///< Link verbosely, indicating each action
);
/// This function links one archive, \p Filename, that contains bytecode into
/// \p HeadModule. If an error occurs, true is returned, otherwise false. If
/// \p ErrorMsg is not null and an error occurs, \p *ErrorMsg will be set to a
/// readable string that indicates the nature of the error.
/// @returns true if there's an error
/// @brief Link in one archive.
bool LinkInArchive(
Module* HeadModule, ///< Main (resulting) module to be linked into
const std::string& Filename, ///< Filename of the archive to link
std::string* ErrorMsg, ///< Error message if an error occurs.
bool Verbose ///< Link verbosely, indicating each action
);
/// This function provides the ability to handle the -L and -l options on a
/// linker's command line. It will link into \p HeadModule any modules found in
/// the \p Libraries (which might be found in the \p LibPaths).
/// @brief Link libraries into a module
void LinkLibraries (
const char * progname, ///< Name of the program being linked (for output)
Module* HeadModule, ///< Main (resulting) module to be linked into
const std::vector<std::string> & Libraries, ///< Set of libraries to link in
const std::vector<std::string> & LibPaths, ///< Set of library paths
bool Verbose, ///< Link verbosely, indicating each action
bool Native ///< Linking is for a native executable
);
/// This function looks at Module \p M and returns a set of strings,
/// \p DefinedSymbols, that is the publicly visible defined symbols in
/// module \p M.
void GetAllDefinedSymbols (Module *M, std::set<std::string> &DefinedSymbols);
/// This function looks at Module \p M and returns a set of strings,
/// \p UnefinedSymbols, that is the publicly visible undefined symbols in
/// module \p M.
void GetAllUndefinedSymbols(Module *M, std::set<std::string> &UndefinedSymbols);
/// This function looks through a set of \p Paths to find a library with the
/// name \p Filename. If \p SharedObjectOnly is true, it only finds a match
/// if the file is a shared library.
std::string FindLib(const std::string &Filename,
const std::vector<std::string> &Paths,
bool SharedObjectOnly = false);
} // End llvm namespace
#endif