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   3 --                         GNAT COMPILER COMPONENTS                         --
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  25
  26 --  Call the back end with all the information needed
  27
  28 package Back_End is
  29
  30    type Back_End_Mode_Type is (
  31       Generate_Object,
  32       --  Full back end operation with object file generation
  33
  34       Declarations_Only,
  35       --  Partial back end operation with no object file generation. In this
  36       --  mode the only useful action performed by gigi is to process all
  37       --  declarations issuing any error messages (in particular those to
  38       --  do with rep clauses), and to back annotate representation info.
  39
  40       Skip);
  41       --  Back end call is skipped (syntax only, or errors found)
  42
  43    pragma Convention (C, Back_End_Mode_Type);
  44    for Back_End_Mode_Type use (0, 1, 2);
  45
  46    procedure Call_Back_End (Mode : Back_End_Mode_Type);
  47    --  Call back end, i.e. make call to driver traversing the tree and
  48    --  outputting code. This call is made with all tables locked. The back
  49    --  end is responsible for unlocking any tables it may need to change,
  50    --  and locking them again before returning.
  51
  52    procedure Scan_Compiler_Arguments;
  53    --  Acquires command-line parameters passed to the compiler and processes
  54    --  them. Calls Scan_Front_End_Switches for any front-end switches found.
  55    --
  56    --  The processing of arguments is private to the back end, since the way
  57    --  of acquiring the arguments as well as the set of allowable back end
  58    --  switches is different depending on the particular back end being used.
  59    --
  60    --  Any processed switches that influence the result of a compilation must
  61    --  be added to the Compilation_Arguments table.
  62
  63    procedure Gen_Or_Update_Object_File;
  64    --  Is used to generate the object file (if generated directly by gnat1), or
  65    --  update it if it has already been generated by the call to Call_Back_End,
  66    --  so that its timestamp is updated by the call.
  67    --
  68    --  This is a no-op with the gcc back-end (the object file is generated by
  69    --  the assembler afterwards), but is needed for back-ends that directly
  70    --  generate the final object file (such as the .NET backend) so that the
  71    --  object file's timestamp is correct when compared with the corresponding
  72    --  ali file by gnatmake.
  73
  74 end Back_End;