Interface Linker

All Superinterfaces:

Processor

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractArLibrarian, AbstractLdLinker, AbstractLinker, aCCLinker, ADSLibrarian, ADSLinker, BorlandLibrarian, BorlandLinker, C89Linker, ClxxLibrarian, ClxxLinker, CommandLineLinker, CompaqVisualFortranLibrarian, CompaqVisualFortranLinker, DevStudioCompatibleLibrarian, DevStudioCompatibleLinker, DevStudioLibrarian, DevStudioLinker, ForteCCLinker, GccLibrarian, GccLibrarian, GccLibrarian, GccLinker, GccLinker, GccLinker, GppLinker, GppLinker, GppLinker, IccLinker, IntelLinux32Linker, IntelLinux64Linker, IntelWin32Librarian, IntelWin32Linker, LdLinker, LdLinker, LdLinker, OpenWatcomCLinker, OpenWatcomFortranLinker, OpenWatcomLibrarian, OpenWatcomLinker, OS390Linker, VisualAgeLinker

public interface Linker
extends Processor

A linker for executables, and static and dynamic libraries.

Author:

Adam Murdoch

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	addVersionFiles(VersionInfo versionInfo, LinkType linkType, File outputFile, boolean isDebug, File objDir, TargetMatcher matcher)	Adds source or object files to the bidded fileset to support version information.
String	getLibraryKey(File libname)	Extracts the significant part of a library name to ensure there aren't collisions
File[]	getLibraryPath()	returns the library path for the linker
String[]	getLibraryPatterns(String[] libnames, LibraryTypeEnum libraryType)	Returns a set of filename patterns corresponding to library names.
Linker	getLinker(LinkType linkType)	Gets the linker for the specified link type.
boolean	isCaseSensitive()	Returns true if the linker is case-sensitive

Methods inherited from interface Processor

bid, changeEnvironment, createConfiguration, getIdentifier, getOutputFileNames

Method Details

getLibraryKey

String getLibraryKey(File libname)

Extracts the significant part of a library name to ensure there aren't collisions

getLibraryPath

File[] getLibraryPath()

returns the library path for the linker

getLibraryPatterns

String[] getLibraryPatterns(String[] libnames,
 LibraryTypeEnum libraryType)

Returns a set of filename patterns corresponding to library names. For example, "advapi32" would be expanded to "advapi32.dll" by DevStudioLinker and to "libadvapi32.a" and "libadvapi32.so" by GccLinker.

Parameters:

libnames - array of library names

getLinker

Linker getLinker(LinkType linkType)

Gets the linker for the specified link type.

Specified by:

getLinker in interface Processor

Returns:

appropriate linker or null, will return this if this linker can handle the specified link type

isCaseSensitive

boolean isCaseSensitive()

Returns true if the linker is case-sensitive

addVersionFiles

void addVersionFiles(VersionInfo versionInfo,
 LinkType linkType,
 File outputFile,
 boolean isDebug,
 File objDir,
 TargetMatcher matcher)
              throws IOException

Adds source or object files to the bidded fileset to support version information.

Parameters:

versionInfo - version information

linkType - link type

outputFile - name of generated executable

isDebug - true if debug build

objDir - directory for generated files

matcher - bidded fileset

Throws:

IOException