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1 /* Source-language-related definitions for GDB.
2 
3    Copyright (C) 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004,
4    2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
5 
6    Contributed by the Department of Computer Science at the State University
7    of New York at Buffalo.
8 
9    This file is part of GDB.
10 
11    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
12    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
13    the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
14    (at your option) any later version.
15 
16    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
17    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
18    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
19    GNU General Public License for more details.
20 
21    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
22    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
23 
24 #if !defined (LANGUAGE_H)
25 #define LANGUAGE_H 1
26 
27 /* Forward decls for prototypes.  */
28 struct value;
29 struct objfile;
30 struct frame_info;
31 struct expression;
32 struct ui_file;
33 struct value_print_options;
34 
35 #define MAX_FORTRAN_DIMS  7	/* Maximum number of F77 array dims.  */
36 
37 /* range_mode ==
38    range_mode_auto:   range_check set automatically to default of language.
39    range_mode_manual: range_check set manually by user.  */
40 
41 extern enum range_mode
42   {
43     range_mode_auto, range_mode_manual
44   }
45 range_mode;
46 
47 /* range_check ==
48    range_check_on:    Ranges are checked in GDB expressions, producing errors.
49    range_check_warn:  Ranges are checked, producing warnings.
50    range_check_off:   Ranges are not checked in GDB expressions.  */
51 
52 extern enum range_check
53   {
54     range_check_off, range_check_warn, range_check_on
55   }
56 range_check;
57 
58 /* type_mode ==
59    type_mode_auto:   type_check set automatically to default of language.
60    type_mode_manual: type_check set manually by user.  */
61 
62 extern enum type_mode
63   {
64     type_mode_auto, type_mode_manual
65   }
66 type_mode;
67 
68 /* type_check ==
69    type_check_on:    Types are checked in GDB expressions, producing errors.
70    type_check_warn:  Types are checked, producing warnings.
71    type_check_off:   Types are not checked in GDB expressions.  */
72 
73 extern enum type_check
74   {
75     type_check_off, type_check_warn, type_check_on
76   }
77 type_check;
78 
79 /* case_mode ==
80    case_mode_auto:   case_sensitivity set upon selection of scope.
81    case_mode_manual: case_sensitivity set only by user.  */
82 
83 extern enum case_mode
84   {
85     case_mode_auto, case_mode_manual
86   }
87 case_mode;
88 
89 /* array_ordering ==
90    array_row_major:     Arrays are in row major order.
91    array_column_major:  Arrays are in column major order.  */
92 
93 extern enum array_ordering
94   {
95     array_row_major, array_column_major
96   }
97 array_ordering;
98 
99 
100 /* case_sensitivity ==
101    case_sensitive_on:   Case sensitivity in name matching is used.
102    case_sensitive_off:  Case sensitivity in name matching is not used.  */
103 
104 extern enum case_sensitivity
105   {
106     case_sensitive_on, case_sensitive_off
107   }
108 case_sensitivity;
109 
110 
111 /* macro_expansion ==
112    macro_expansion_no:  No macro expansion is available.
113    macro_expansion_c:   C-like macro expansion is available.  */
114 
115 enum macro_expansion
116   {
117     macro_expansion_no, macro_expansion_c
118   };
119 
120 
121 /* Per architecture (OS/ABI) language information.  */
122 
123 struct language_arch_info
124 {
125   /* Its primitive types.  This is a vector ended by a NULL pointer.
126      These types can be specified by name in parsing types in
127      expressions, regardless of whether the program being debugged
128      actually defines such a type.  */
129   struct type **primitive_type_vector;
130   /* Type of elements of strings.  */
131   struct type *string_char_type;
132 
133   /* Symbol name of type to use as boolean type, if defined.  */
134   const char *bool_type_symbol;
135   /* Otherwise, this is the default boolean builtin type.  */
136   struct type *bool_type_default;
137 };
138 
139 /* Structure tying together assorted information about a language.  */
140 
141 struct language_defn
142   {
143     /* Name of the language.  */
144 
145     char *la_name;
146 
147     /* its symtab language-enum (defs.h).  */
148 
149     enum language la_language;
150 
151     /* Default range checking.  */
152 
153     enum range_check la_range_check;
154 
155     /* Default type checking.  */
156 
157     enum type_check la_type_check;
158 
159     /* Default case sensitivity.  */
160     enum case_sensitivity la_case_sensitivity;
161 
162     /* Multi-dimensional array ordering.  */
163     enum array_ordering la_array_ordering;
164 
165     /* Style of macro expansion, if any, supported by this language.  */
166     enum macro_expansion la_macro_expansion;
167 
168     /* Definitions related to expression printing, prefixifying, and
169        dumping.  */
170 
171     const struct exp_descriptor *la_exp_desc;
172 
173     /* Parser function.  */
174 
175     int (*la_parser) (void);
176 
177     /* Parser error function.  */
178 
179     void (*la_error) (char *);
180 
181     /* Given an expression *EXPP created by prefixifying the result of
182        la_parser, perform any remaining processing necessary to complete
183        its translation.  *EXPP may change; la_post_parser is responsible
184        for releasing its previous contents, if necessary.  If
185        VOID_CONTEXT_P, then no value is expected from the expression.  */
186 
187     void (*la_post_parser) (struct expression ** expp, int void_context_p);
188 
189     void (*la_printchar) (int ch, struct type *chtype,
190 			  struct ui_file * stream);
191 
192     void (*la_printstr) (struct ui_file * stream, struct type *elttype,
193 			 const gdb_byte *string, unsigned int length,
194 			 const char *encoding, int force_ellipses,
195 			 const struct value_print_options *);
196 
197     void (*la_emitchar) (int ch, struct type *chtype,
198 			 struct ui_file * stream, int quoter);
199 
200     /* Print a type using syntax appropriate for this language.  */
201 
202     void (*la_print_type) (struct type *, const char *, struct ui_file *, int,
203 			   int);
204 
205     /* Print a typedef using syntax appropriate for this language.
206        TYPE is the underlying type.  NEW_SYMBOL is the symbol naming
207        the type.  STREAM is the output stream on which to print.  */
208 
209     void (*la_print_typedef) (struct type *type, struct symbol *new_symbol,
210 			      struct ui_file *stream);
211 
212     /* Print a value using syntax appropriate for this language.
213 
214        TYPE is the type of the sub-object to be printed.
215 
216        CONTENTS holds the bits of the value.  This holds the entire
217        enclosing object.
218 
219        EMBEDDED_OFFSET is the offset into the outermost object of the
220        sub-object represented by TYPE.  This is the object which this
221        call should print.  Note that the enclosing type is not
222        available.
223 
224        ADDRESS is the address in the inferior of the enclosing object.
225 
226        STREAM is the stream on which the value is to be printed.
227 
228        RECURSE is the recursion depth.  It is zero-based.
229 
230        OPTIONS are the formatting options to be used when
231        printing.  */
232 
233     int (*la_val_print) (struct type *type,
234 			 const gdb_byte *contents,
235 			 int embedded_offset, CORE_ADDR address,
236 			 struct ui_file *stream, int recurse,
237 			 const struct value *val,
238 			 const struct value_print_options *options);
239 
240     /* Print a top-level value using syntax appropriate for this language.  */
241 
242     int (*la_value_print) (struct value *, struct ui_file *,
243 			   const struct value_print_options *);
244 
245     /* PC is possibly an unknown languages trampoline.
246        If that PC falls in a trampoline belonging to this language,
247        return the address of the first pc in the real function, or 0
248        if it isn't a language tramp for this language.  */
249     CORE_ADDR (*skip_trampoline) (struct frame_info *, CORE_ADDR);
250 
251     /* Now come some hooks for lookup_symbol.  */
252 
253     /* If this is non-NULL, specifies the name that of the implicit
254        local variable that refers to the current object instance.  */
255 
256     char *la_name_of_this;
257 
258     /* This is a function that lookup_symbol will call when it gets to
259        the part of symbol lookup where C looks up static and global
260        variables.  */
261 
262     struct symbol *(*la_lookup_symbol_nonlocal) (const char *,
263 						 const struct block *,
264 						 const domain_enum);
265 
266     /* Find the definition of the type with the given name.  */
267     struct type *(*la_lookup_transparent_type) (const char *);
268 
269     /* Return demangled language symbol, or NULL.  */
270     char *(*la_demangle) (const char *mangled, int options);
271 
272     /* Return class name of a mangled method name or NULL.  */
273     char *(*la_class_name_from_physname) (const char *physname);
274 
275     /* Table for printing expressions.  */
276 
277     const struct op_print *la_op_print_tab;
278 
279     /* Zero if the language has first-class arrays.  True if there are no
280        array values, and array objects decay to pointers, as in C.  */
281 
282     char c_style_arrays;
283 
284     /* Index to use for extracting the first element of a string.  */
285     char string_lower_bound;
286 
287     /* The list of characters forming word boundaries.  */
288     char *(*la_word_break_characters) (void);
289 
290     /* Should return a NULL terminated array of all symbols which
291        are possible completions for TEXT.  WORD is the entire command
292        on which the completion is being made.  */
293     char **(*la_make_symbol_completion_list) (char *text, char *word);
294 
295     /* The per-architecture (OS/ABI) language information.  */
296     void (*la_language_arch_info) (struct gdbarch *,
297 				   struct language_arch_info *);
298 
299     /* Print the index of an element of an array.  */
300     void (*la_print_array_index) (struct value *index_value,
301                                   struct ui_file *stream,
302                                   const struct value_print_options *options);
303 
304     /* Return non-zero if TYPE should be passed (and returned) by
305        reference at the language level.  */
306     int (*la_pass_by_reference) (struct type *type);
307 
308     /* Obtain a string from the inferior, storing it in a newly allocated
309        buffer in BUFFER, which should be freed by the caller.  If the
310        in- and out-parameter *LENGTH is specified at -1, the string is
311        read until a null character of the appropriate width is found -
312        otherwise the string is read to the length of characters specified.
313        On completion, *LENGTH will hold the size of the string in characters.
314        If a *LENGTH of -1 was specified it will count only actual
315        characters, excluding any eventual terminating null character.
316        Otherwise *LENGTH will include all characters - including any nulls.
317        CHARSET will hold the encoding used in the string.  */
318     void (*la_get_string) (struct value *value, gdb_byte **buffer, int *length,
319 			   struct type **chartype, const char **charset);
320 
321     /* Add fields above this point, so the magic number is always last.  */
322     /* Magic number for compat checking.  */
323 
324     long la_magic;
325 
326   };
327 
328 #define LANG_MAGIC	910823L
329 
330 /* Pointer to the language_defn for our current language.  This pointer
331    always points to *some* valid struct; it can be used without checking
332    it for validity.
333 
334    The current language affects expression parsing and evaluation
335    (FIXME: it might be cleaner to make the evaluation-related stuff
336    separate exp_opcodes for each different set of semantics.  We
337    should at least think this through more clearly with respect to
338    what happens if the language is changed between parsing and
339    evaluation) and printing of things like types and arrays.  It does
340    *not* affect symbol-reading-- each source file in a symbol-file has
341    its own language and we should keep track of that regardless of the
342    language when symbols are read.  If we want some manual setting for
343    the language of symbol files (e.g. detecting when ".c" files are
344    C++), it should be a separate setting from the current_language.  */
345 
346 extern const struct language_defn *current_language;
347 
348 /* Pointer to the language_defn expected by the user, e.g. the language
349    of main(), or the language we last mentioned in a message, or C.  */
350 
351 extern const struct language_defn *expected_language;
352 
353 /* language_mode ==
354    language_mode_auto:   current_language automatically set upon selection
355    of scope (e.g. stack frame)
356    language_mode_manual: current_language set only by user.  */
357 
358 extern enum language_mode
359   {
360     language_mode_auto, language_mode_manual
361   }
362 language_mode;
363 
364 struct type *language_bool_type (const struct language_defn *l,
365 				 struct gdbarch *gdbarch);
366 
367 struct type *language_string_char_type (const struct language_defn *l,
368 					struct gdbarch *gdbarch);
369 
370 struct type *language_lookup_primitive_type_by_name (const struct language_defn *l,
371 						     struct gdbarch *gdbarch,
372 						     const char *name);
373 
374 
375 /* These macros define the behaviour of the expression
376    evaluator.  */
377 
378 /* Should we strictly type check expressions?  */
379 #define STRICT_TYPE (type_check != type_check_off)
380 
381 /* Should we range check values against the domain of their type?  */
382 #define RANGE_CHECK (range_check != range_check_off)
383 
384 /* "cast" really means conversion.  */
385 /* FIXME -- should be a setting in language_defn.  */
386 #define CAST_IS_CONVERSION(LANG) ((LANG)->la_language == language_c  || \
387 				  (LANG)->la_language == language_cplus || \
388 				  (LANG)->la_language == language_objc)
389 
390 extern void language_info (int);
391 
392 extern enum language set_language (enum language);
393 
394 
395 /* This page contains functions that return things that are
396    specific to languages.  Each of these functions is based on
397    the current setting of working_lang, which the user sets
398    with the "set language" command.  */
399 
400 #define LA_PRINT_TYPE(type,varstring,stream,show,level) \
401   (current_language->la_print_type(type,varstring,stream,show,level))
402 
403 #define LA_PRINT_TYPEDEF(type,new_symbol,stream) \
404   (current_language->la_print_typedef(type,new_symbol,stream))
405 
406 #define LA_VAL_PRINT(type,valaddr,offset,addr,stream,val,recurse,options) \
407   (current_language->la_val_print(type,valaddr,offset,addr,stream, \
408 				  val,recurse,options))
409 #define LA_VALUE_PRINT(val,stream,options) \
410   (current_language->la_value_print(val,stream,options))
411 
412 #define LA_PRINT_CHAR(ch, type, stream) \
413   (current_language->la_printchar(ch, type, stream))
414 #define LA_PRINT_STRING(stream, elttype, string, length, encoding, force_ellipses, options) \
415   (current_language->la_printstr(stream, elttype, string, length, \
416 				 encoding, force_ellipses,options))
417 #define LA_EMIT_CHAR(ch, type, stream, quoter) \
418   (current_language->la_emitchar(ch, type, stream, quoter))
419 #define LA_GET_STRING(value, buffer, length, chartype, encoding) \
420   (current_language->la_get_string(value, buffer, length, chartype, encoding))
421 
422 #define LA_PRINT_ARRAY_INDEX(index_value, stream, options) \
423   (current_language->la_print_array_index(index_value, stream, options))
424 
425 /* Test a character to decide whether it can be printed in literal form
426    or needs to be printed in another representation.  For example,
427    in C the literal form of the character with octal value 141 is 'a'
428    and the "other representation" is '\141'.  The "other representation"
429    is program language dependent.  */
430 
431 #define PRINT_LITERAL_FORM(c)		\
432   ((c) >= 0x20				\
433    && ((c) < 0x7F || (c) >= 0xA0)	\
434    && (!sevenbit_strings || (c) < 0x80))
435 
436 /* Type predicates */
437 
438 extern int simple_type (struct type *);
439 
440 extern int ordered_type (struct type *);
441 
442 extern int same_type (struct type *, struct type *);
443 
444 extern int integral_type (struct type *);
445 
446 extern int numeric_type (struct type *);
447 
448 extern int character_type (struct type *);
449 
450 extern int boolean_type (struct type *);
451 
452 extern int float_type (struct type *);
453 
454 extern int pointer_type (struct type *);
455 
456 extern int structured_type (struct type *);
457 
458 /* Checks Binary and Unary operations for semantic type correctness.  */
459 /* FIXME:  Does not appear to be used.  */
460 #define unop_type_check(v,o) binop_type_check((v),NULL,(o))
461 
462 extern void binop_type_check (struct value *, struct value *, int);
463 
464 /* Error messages */
465 
466 extern void type_error (const char *, ...) ATTRIBUTE_PRINTF (1, 2);
467 
468 extern void range_error (const char *, ...) ATTRIBUTE_PRINTF (1, 2);
469 
470 /* Data:  Does this value represent "truth" to the current language?  */
471 
472 extern int value_true (struct value *);
473 
474 /* Misc:  The string representing a particular enum language.  */
475 
476 extern enum language language_enum (char *str);
477 
478 extern const struct language_defn *language_def (enum language);
479 
480 extern char *language_str (enum language);
481 
482 /* Add a language to the set known by GDB (at initialization time).  */
483 
484 extern void add_language (const struct language_defn *);
485 
486 extern enum language get_frame_language (void);	/* In stack.c */
487 
488 /* Check for a language-specific trampoline.  */
489 
490 extern CORE_ADDR skip_language_trampoline (struct frame_info *, CORE_ADDR pc);
491 
492 /* Return demangled language symbol, or NULL.  */
493 extern char *language_demangle (const struct language_defn *current_language,
494 				const char *mangled, int options);
495 
496 /* Return class name from physname, or NULL.  */
497 extern char *language_class_name_from_physname (const struct language_defn *,
498 					        const char *physname);
499 
500 /* Splitting strings into words.  */
501 extern char *default_word_break_characters (void);
502 
503 /* Print the index of an array element using the C99 syntax.  */
504 extern void default_print_array_index (struct value *index_value,
505                                        struct ui_file *stream,
506 				       const struct value_print_options *options);
507 
508 /* Return non-zero if TYPE should be passed (and returned) by
509    reference at the language level.  */
510 int language_pass_by_reference (struct type *type);
511 
512 /* Return zero; by default, types are passed by value at the language
513    level.  The target ABI may pass or return some structs by reference
514    independent of this.  */
515 int default_pass_by_reference (struct type *type);
516 
517 /* The default implementation of la_print_typedef.  */
518 void default_print_typedef (struct type *type, struct symbol *new_symbol,
519 			    struct ui_file *stream);
520 
521 void default_get_string (struct value *value, gdb_byte **buffer, int *length,
522 			 struct type **char_type, const char **charset);
523 
524 void c_get_string (struct value *value, gdb_byte **buffer, int *length,
525 		   struct type **char_type, const char **charset);
526 
527 #endif /* defined (LANGUAGE_H) */
528