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2 -- --
3 -- GNAT COMPILER COMPONENTS --
4 -- --
5 -- T B U I L D --
6 -- --
7 -- S p e c --
8 -- --
9 -- Copyright (C) 1992-2003, Free Software Foundation, Inc. --
10 -- --
11 -- GNAT is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under --
12 -- terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Soft- --
13 -- ware Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) any later ver- --
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15 -- OUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY --
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20 -- MA 02111-1307, USA. --
21 -- --
22 -- GNAT was originally developed by the GNAT team at New York University. --
23 -- Extensive contributions were provided by Ada Core Technologies Inc. --
24 -- --
25 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
27 -- This package contains various utility procedures to assist in
28 -- building specific types of tree nodes.
30 with Types; use Types;
32 package Tbuild is
34 function Checks_Off (N : Node_Id) return Node_Id;
35 pragma Inline (Checks_Off);
36 -- Returns an N_Unchecked_Expression node whose expression is the given
37 -- argument. The results is a subexpression identical to the argument,
38 -- except that it will be analyzed and resolved with checks off.
40 function Convert_To (Typ : Entity_Id; Expr : Node_Id) return Node_Id;
41 -- Returns an expression that represents the result of a checked convert
42 -- of expression Exp to type T. If the base type of Exp is T, then no
43 -- conversion is required, and Exp is returned unchanged. Otherwise an
44 -- N_Type_Conversion node is constructed to convert the expression.
45 -- If an N_Type_Conversion node is required, Relocate_Node is used on
46 -- Exp. This means that it is safe to replace a node by a Convert_To
47 -- of itself to some other type.
49 procedure Discard_Node (N : Node_Or_Entity_Id);
50 pragma Inline (Discard_Node);
51 -- This is a dummy procedure that simply returns and does nothing.
52 -- It is used when a function returning a Node_Id value is called
53 -- for its side effect (e.g. a call to Make to construct a node)
54 -- but the Node_Id value is not required.
56 procedure Discard_List (L : List_Id);
57 pragma Inline (Discard_List);
58 -- This is a dummy procedure that simply returns and does nothing.
59 -- It is used when a function returning a Node_Id value is called
60 -- for its side effect (e.g. a call to the pareser to parse a list
61 -- of compilation units), but the List_Id value is not required.
63 function Make_Byte_Aligned_Attribute_Reference
64 (Sloc : Source_Ptr;
65 Prefix : Node_Id;
66 Attribute_Name : Name_Id)
67 return Node_Id;
68 pragma Inline (Make_Byte_Aligned_Attribute_Reference);
69 -- Like the standard Make_Attribute_Reference but the special flag
70 -- Must_Be_Byte_Aligned is set in the attribute reference node. The
71 -- Attribute_Name must be Name_Address or Name_Unrestricted_Access.
73 function Make_DT_Component
74 (Loc : Source_Ptr;
75 Typ : Entity_Id;
76 I : Positive)
77 return Node_Id;
78 -- Gives a reference to the Ith component of the Dispatch Table of
79 -- a given Tagged Type.
81 -- I = 1 --> Inheritance_Depth
82 -- I = 2 --> Tags (array of ancestors)
83 -- I = 3, 4 --> predefined primitive
84 -- function _Size (X : Typ) return Long_Long_Integer;
85 -- function _Equality (X : Typ; Y : Typ'Class) return Boolean;
86 -- I >= 5 --> User-Defined Primitive Operations
88 function Make_DT_Access
89 (Loc : Source_Ptr; Rec : Node_Id; Typ : Entity_Id) return Node_Id;
90 -- Create an access to the Dispatch Table by using the Tag field
91 -- of a tagged record : Acc_Dt (Rec.tag).all
93 function Make_Implicit_If_Statement
94 (Node : Node_Id;
95 Condition : Node_Id;
96 Then_Statements : List_Id;
97 Elsif_Parts : List_Id := No_List;
98 Else_Statements : List_Id := No_List)
99 return Node_Id;
100 pragma Inline (Make_Implicit_If_Statement);
101 -- This function makes an N_If_Statement node whose fields are filled
102 -- in with the indicated values (see Sinfo), and whose Sloc field is
103 -- is set to Sloc (Node). The effect is identical to calling function
104 -- Nmake.Make_If_Statement except that there is a check for restriction
105 -- No_Implicit_Conditionals, and if this restriction is being violated,
106 -- an error message is posted on Node.
108 function Make_Implicit_Label_Declaration
109 (Loc : Source_Ptr;
110 Defining_Identifier : Node_Id;
111 Label_Construct : Node_Id)
112 return Node_Id;
113 -- Used to contruct an implicit label declaration node, including setting
114 -- the proper Label_Construct field (since Label_Construct is a semantic
115 -- field, the normal call to Make_Implicit_Label_Declaration does not
116 -- set this field).
118 function Make_Implicit_Loop_Statement
119 (Node : Node_Id;
120 Statements : List_Id;
121 Identifier : Node_Id := Empty;
122 Iteration_Scheme : Node_Id := Empty;
123 Has_Created_Identifier : Boolean := False;
124 End_Label : Node_Id := Empty)
125 return Node_Id;
126 -- This function makes an N_Loop_Statement node whose fields are filled
127 -- in with the indicated values (see Sinfo), and whose Sloc field is
128 -- is set to Sloc (Node). The effect is identical to calling function
129 -- Nmake.Make_Loop_Statement except that there is a check for restrictions
130 -- No_Implicit_Loops and No_Implicit_Conditionals (the first applying in
131 -- all cases, and the second only for while loops), and if one of these
132 -- restrictions is being violated, an error message is posted on Node.
134 function Make_Integer_Literal
135 (Loc : Source_Ptr;
136 Intval : Int)
137 return Node_Id;
138 pragma Inline (Make_Integer_Literal);
139 -- A convenient form of Make_Integer_Literal taking Int instead of Uint
141 function Make_Raise_Constraint_Error
142 (Sloc : Source_Ptr;
143 Condition : Node_Id := Empty;
144 Reason : RT_Exception_Code)
145 return Node_Id;
146 pragma Inline (Make_Raise_Constraint_Error);
147 -- A convenient form of Make_Raise_Constraint_Error where the Reason
148 -- is given simply as an enumeration value, rather than a Uint code.
150 function Make_Raise_Program_Error
151 (Sloc : Source_Ptr;
152 Condition : Node_Id := Empty;
153 Reason : RT_Exception_Code)
154 return Node_Id;
155 pragma Inline (Make_Raise_Program_Error);
156 -- A convenient form of Make_Raise_Program_Error where the Reason
157 -- is given simply as an enumeration value, rather than a Uint code.
159 function Make_Raise_Storage_Error
160 (Sloc : Source_Ptr;
161 Condition : Node_Id := Empty;
162 Reason : RT_Exception_Code)
163 return Node_Id;
164 pragma Inline (Make_Raise_Storage_Error);
165 -- A convenient form of Make_Raise_Storage_Error where the Reason
166 -- is given simply as an enumeration value, rather than a Uint code.
168 function Make_Unsuppress_Block
169 (Loc : Source_Ptr;
170 Check : Name_Id;
171 Stmts : List_Id)
172 return Node_Id;
173 -- Build a block with a pragma Suppress on 'Check'. Stmts is the
174 -- statements list that needs protection against the check
176 function New_Constraint_Error (Loc : Source_Ptr) return Node_Id;
177 -- This function builds a tree corresponding to the Ada statement
178 -- "raise Constraint_Error" and returns the root of this tree,
179 -- the N_Raise_Statement node.
181 function New_External_Name
182 (Related_Id : Name_Id;
183 Suffix : Character := ' ';
184 Suffix_Index : Int := 0;
185 Prefix : Character := ' ')
186 return Name_Id;
187 function New_External_Name
188 (Related_Id : Name_Id;
189 Suffix : String;
190 Suffix_Index : Int := 0;
191 Prefix : Character := ' ')
192 return Name_Id;
193 -- Builds a new entry in the names table of the form:
195 -- [Prefix &] Related_Id [& Suffix] [& Suffix_Index]
197 -- Prefix is prepended only if Prefix is non-blank (in which case it
198 -- must be an upper case letter other than O,Q,U,W (which are used for
199 -- identifier encoding, see Namet), and T is reserved for use by implicit
200 -- types. and X is reserved for use by debug type encoding (see package
201 -- Exp_Dbug). Note: the reason that Prefix is last is that it is almost
202 -- always omitted. The notable case of Prefix being non-null is when
203 -- it is 'T' for an implicit type.
205 -- Suffix_Index'Image is appended only if the value of Suffix_Index is
206 -- positive, or if Suffix_Index is negative 1, then a unique serialized
207 -- suffix is added. If Suffix_Index is zero, then no index is appended.
209 -- Suffix is also a single upper case letter other than O,Q,U,W,X and is a
210 -- required parameter (T is permitted). The constructed name is stored
211 -- using Find_Name so that it can be located using a subsequent Find_Name
212 -- operation (i.e. it is properly hashed into the names table). The upper
213 -- case letter given as the Suffix argument ensures that the name does
214 -- not clash with any Ada identifier name. These generated names are
215 -- permitted, but not required, to be made public by setting the flag
216 -- Is_Public in the associated entity.
218 function New_External_Name
219 (Suffix : Character;
220 Suffix_Index : Nat)
221 return Name_Id;
222 -- Builds a new entry in the names table of the form
223 -- Suffix & Suffix_Index'Image
224 -- where Suffix is a single upper case letter other than O,Q,U,W,X and is
225 -- a required parameter (T is permitted). The constructed name is stored
226 -- using Find_Name so that it can be located using a subsequent Find_Name
227 -- operation (i.e. it is properly hashed into the names table). The upper
228 -- case letter given as the Suffix argument ensures that the name does
229 -- not clash with any Ada identifier name. These generated names are
230 -- permitted, but not required, to be made public by setting the flag
231 -- Is_Public in the associated entity.
233 function New_Internal_Name (Id_Char : Character) return Name_Id;
234 -- Id_Char is an upper case letter other than O,Q,U,W (which are reserved
235 -- for identifier encoding (see Namet package for details) and X which is
236 -- used for debug encoding (see Exp_Dbug). The letter T is permitted, but
237 -- is reserved by convention for the case of internally generated types.
238 -- The result of the call is a new generated unique name of the form XyyyU
239 -- where X is Id_Char, yyy is a unique serial number, and U is either a
240 -- lower case s or b indicating if the current unit is a spec or a body.
242 -- The name is entered into the names table using Name_Enter rather than
243 -- Name_Find, because there can never be a need to locate the entry using
244 -- the Name_Find procedure later on. Names created by New_Internal_Name
245 -- are guaranteed to be consistent from one compilation to another (i.e.
246 -- if the identical unit is compiled with a semantically consistent set
247 -- of sources, the numbers will be consistent. This means that it is fine
248 -- to use these as public symbols.
250 function New_Occurrence_Of
251 (Def_Id : Entity_Id;
252 Loc : Source_Ptr)
253 return Node_Id;
254 -- New_Occurrence_Of creates an N_Identifier node which is an
255 -- occurrence of the defining identifier which is passed as its
256 -- argument. The Entity and Etype of the result are set from
257 -- the given defining identifier as follows: Entity is simply
258 -- a copy of Def_Id. Etype is a copy of Def_Id for types, and
259 -- a copy of the Etype of Def_Id for other entities.
261 function New_Reference_To
262 (Def_Id : Entity_Id;
263 Loc : Source_Ptr)
264 return Node_Id;
265 -- This is like New_Occurrence_Of, but it does not set the Etype field.
266 -- It is used from the expander, where Etype fields are generally not set,
267 -- since they are set when the expanded tree is reanalyzed.
269 function New_Suffixed_Name
270 (Related_Id : Name_Id;
271 Suffix : String)
272 return Name_Id;
273 -- This function is used to create special suffixed names used by the
274 -- debugger. Suffix is a string of upper case letters, used to construct
275 -- the required name. For instance, the special type used to record the
276 -- fixed-point small is called typ_SMALL where typ is the name of the
277 -- fixed-point type (as passed in Related_Id), and Suffix is "SMALL".
279 function OK_Convert_To (Typ : Entity_Id; Expr : Node_Id) return Node_Id;
280 -- Like Convert_To, except that a conversion node is always generated,
281 -- and the Conversion_OK flag is set on this conversion node.
283 function Unchecked_Convert_To
284 (Typ : Entity_Id;
285 Expr : Node_Id)
286 return Node_Id;
287 -- Like Convert_To, but if a conversion is actually needed, constructs
288 -- an N_Unchecked_Type_Conversion node to do the required conversion.
290 end Tbuild;