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--  GNATLINK platform-independent switches

--  Used to convert GNAT switches to their platform-dependent switch
--  equivalent for the underlying linker.

with GNAT.OS_Lib; use GNAT.OS_Lib;

package Indepsw is

   type Switch_Kind is
   --  Independent switches currently supported

     (Map_File);
      --  Produce a map file. The path name of the map file to produce
      --  is given as an argument.

   procedure Convert
     (Switch   : Switch_Kind;
      Argument : String;
      To       : out String_List_Access);
   --  Convert Switch to the platform-dependent linker switch (with or without
   --  additional arguments) To. Issue a warning if Switch is not supported
   --  for the platform; in this case, To is set to null.

   function Is_Supported (Switch : Switch_Kind) return Boolean;
   --  Return True for each independent switch supported by the platform.

private
   --  Default warning messages when the switches are not supported by the
   --  implementation. These are in the spec so that the platform specific
   --  bodies do not need to redefine them.

   Map_File_Not_Supported : aliased String :=
     "the underlying linker does not allow the output of a map file";

   No_Support_For : constant array (Switch_Kind) of String_Access :=
                      (Map_File => Map_File_Not_Supported'Access);
   --  All implementations of procedure Convert should include a case
   --  statements with a "when others =>" choice that output the default
   --  warning message:

   --   case Switch is
   --      when ... =>
   --         ...
   --      when others =>
   --         Write_Str ("warning: ");
   --         Write_Line (No_Support_For (Switch).all);
   --         To := null;
   --   end case;

end Indepsw;