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This adds a copy of the demangler in libcxxabi.
The code also has no dependencies on anything else in LLVM. To enforce
that I added it as another library. That way a BUILD_SHARED_LIBS will
fail if anyone adds an use of StringRef for example.
The no llvm dependency combined with the fact that this has to build
on linux, OS X and Windows required a few changes to the code. In
particular:
No constexpr.
No alignas
On OS X at least this library has only one global symbol:
__ZN4llvm16itanium_demangleEPKcPcPmPi
My current plan is:
Commit something like this
Change lld to use it
Change lldb to use it as the fallback
Add a few #ifdefs so that exactly the same file can be used in
libcxxabi to export abi::__cxa_demangle.
Once the fast demangler in lldb can handle any names this
implementation can be replaced with it and we will have the one true
demangler.
git-svn-id: https://llvm.org/svn/llvm-project/llvm/trunk@280732 91177308-0d34-0410-b5e6-96231b3b80d8
Design Of lib/System
====================
The software in this directory is designed to completely shield LLVM from any
and all operating system specific functionality. It is not intended to be a
complete operating system wrapper (such as ACE), but only to provide the
functionality necessary to support LLVM.
The software located here, of necessity, has very specific and stringent design
rules. Violation of these rules means that cracks in the shield could form and
the primary goal of the library is defeated. By consistently using this library,
LLVM becomes more easily ported to new platforms since the only thing requiring
porting is this library.
Complete documentation for the library can be found in the file:
llvm/docs/SystemLibrary.html
or at this URL:
http://llvm.org/docs/SystemLibrary.html
While we recommend that you read the more detailed documentation, for the
impatient, here's a high level summary of the library's requirements.
1. No system header files are to be exposed through the interface.
2. Std C++ and Std C header files are okay to be exposed through the interface.
3. No exposed system-specific functions.
4. No exposed system-specific data.
5. Data in lib/System classes must use only simple C++ intrinsic types.
6. Errors are handled by returning "true" and setting an optional std::string
7. Library must not throw any exceptions, period.
8. Interface functions must not have throw() specifications.
9. No duplicate function impementations are permitted within an operating
system class.
To accomplish these requirements, the library has numerous design criteria that
must be satisfied. Here's a high level summary of the library's design criteria:
1. No unused functionality (only what LLVM needs)
2. High-Level Interfaces
3. Use Opaque Classes
4. Common Implementations
5. Multiple Implementations
6. Minimize Memory Allocation
7. No Virtual Methods