net.sf.antcontrib.cpptasks.compiler
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, OS390Linker, VisualAgeLinker

public interface Linker
extends Processor

A linker for executables, and static and dynamic libraries.

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Method Summary
 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 net.sf.antcontrib.cpptasks.compiler.Processor
bid, changeEnvironment, createConfiguration, getIdentifier, getOutputFileName
 

Method Detail

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