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diff --git a/include/llvm/Support/IncludeFile.h b/include/llvm/Support/IncludeFile.h new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a931972 --- /dev/null +++ b/include/llvm/Support/IncludeFile.h @@ -0,0 +1,79 @@ +//===- llvm/Support/IncludeFile.h - Ensure Linking Of Library ---*- C++ -*-===// +// +// The LLVM Compiler Infrastructure +// +// This file is distributed under the University of Illinois Open Source +// License. See LICENSE.TXT for details. +// +//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===// +// +// This file defines the FORCE_DEFINING_FILE_TO_BE_LINKED and DEFINE_FILE_FOR +// macros. +// +//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===// + +#ifndef LLVM_SYSTEM_INCLUDEFILE_H +#define LLVM_SYSTEM_INCLUDEFILE_H + +/// This macro is the public interface that IncludeFile.h exports. This gives +/// us the option to implement the "link the definition" capability in any +/// manner that we choose. All header files that depend on a specific .cpp +/// file being linked at run time should use this macro instead of the +/// IncludeFile class directly. +/// +/// For example, foo.h would use:<br/> +/// <tt>FORCE_DEFINING_FILE_TO_BE_LINKED(foo)</tt><br/> +/// +/// And, foo.cp would use:<br/> +/// <tt>DEFINING_FILE_FOR(foo)</tt><br/> +#ifdef __GNUC__ +// If the `used' attribute is available, use it to create a variable +// with an initializer that will force the linking of the defining file. +#define FORCE_DEFINING_FILE_TO_BE_LINKED(name) \ + namespace llvm { \ + extern const char name ## LinkVar; \ + __attribute__((used)) static const char *const name ## LinkObj = \ + &name ## LinkVar; \ + } +#else +// Otherwise use a constructor call. +#define FORCE_DEFINING_FILE_TO_BE_LINKED(name) \ + namespace llvm { \ + extern const char name ## LinkVar; \ + static const IncludeFile name ## LinkObj ( &name ## LinkVar ); \ + } +#endif + +/// This macro is the counterpart to FORCE_DEFINING_FILE_TO_BE_LINKED. It should +/// be used in a .cpp file to define the name referenced in a header file that +/// will cause linkage of the .cpp file. It should only be used at extern level. +#define DEFINING_FILE_FOR(name) \ + namespace llvm { const char name ## LinkVar = 0; } + +namespace llvm { + +/// This class is used in the implementation of FORCE_DEFINING_FILE_TO_BE_LINKED +/// macro to make sure that the implementation of a header file is included +/// into a tool that uses the header. This is solely +/// to overcome problems linking .a files and not getting the implementation +/// of compilation units we need. This is commonly an issue with the various +/// Passes but also occurs elsewhere in LLVM. We like to use .a files because +/// they link faster and provide the smallest executables. However, sometimes +/// those executables are too small, if the program doesn't reference something +/// that might be needed, especially by a loaded share object. This little class +/// helps to resolve that problem. The basic strategy is to use this class in +/// a header file and pass the address of a variable to the constructor. If the +/// variable is defined in the header file's corresponding .cpp file then all +/// tools/libraries that \#include the header file will require the .cpp as +/// well. +/// For example:<br/> +/// <tt>extern int LinkMyCodeStub;</tt><br/> +/// <tt>static IncludeFile LinkMyModule(&LinkMyCodeStub);</tt><br/> +/// @brief Class to ensure linking of corresponding object file. +struct IncludeFile { + explicit IncludeFile(const void *); +}; + +} + +#endif |