2003-12-26 Guilhem Lavaux <guilhem@kaffe.org>
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2 -- --
3 -- GNAT COMPILER COMPONENTS --
4 -- --
5 -- S W I T C H --
6 -- --
7 -- S p e c --
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27 -- This package together with a child package appropriate to the client
28 -- tool scans switches. Note that the body of the appropraite Usage package
29 -- must be coordinated with the switches that are recognized by this package.
30 -- These Usage packages also act as the official documentation for the
31 -- switches that are recognized. In addition, package Debug documents
32 -- the otherwise undocumented debug switches that are also recognized.
34 with Types; use Types;
36 package Switch is
38 -- Note: The default switch character is indicated by Switch_Character,
39 -- but regardless of what it is, a hyphen is always allowed as an
40 -- (alternative) switch character.
42 -- Note: In GNAT, the case of switches is not significant if
43 -- Switches_Case_Sensitive is False. If this is the case, switch
44 -- characters, or letters appearing in the parameter to a switch, may be
45 -- either upper case or lower case.
47 -----------------
48 -- Subprograms --
49 -----------------
51 function Is_Switch (Switch_Chars : String) return Boolean;
52 -- Returns True iff Switch_Chars is at least two characters long,
53 -- and the first character indicates it is a switch.
55 function Is_Front_End_Switch (Switch_Chars : String) return Boolean;
56 -- Returns True iff Switch_Chars represents a front-end switch,
57 -- ie. it starts with -I or -gnat.
59 private
61 -- This section contains some common routines used by the tool dependent
62 -- child packages (there is one such child package for each tool that
63 -- uses Switches to scan switches - Compiler/gnatbind/gnatmake/.
65 Bad_Switch : exception;
66 -- Exception raised if bad switch encountered
68 Bad_Switch_Value : exception;
69 -- Exception raised if bad switch value encountered
71 Missing_Switch_Value : exception;
72 -- Exception raised if no switch value encountered
74 Too_Many_Output_Files : exception;
75 -- Exception raised if the -o switch is encountered more than once
77 Switch_Max_Value : constant := 999_999;
78 -- Maximum value permitted in switches that take a value
80 procedure Scan_Nat
81 (Switch_Chars : String;
82 Max : Integer;
83 Ptr : in out Integer;
84 Result : out Nat);
85 -- Scan natural integer parameter for switch. On entry, Ptr points
86 -- just past the switch character, on exit it points past the last
87 -- digit of the integer value.
89 procedure Scan_Pos
90 (Switch_Chars : String;
91 Max : Integer;
92 Ptr : in out Integer;
93 Result : out Pos);
94 -- Scan positive integer parameter for switch. On entry, Ptr points
95 -- just past the switch character, on exit it points past the last
96 -- digit of the integer value.
98 end Switch;