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2--                                                                          --
3--                         GNAT COMPILER COMPONENTS                         --
4--                                                                          --
5--                              S E M _ A U X                               --
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31------------------------------------------------------------------------------
32
33--  Package containing utility procedures used throughout the compiler,
34--  and also by ASIS so dependencies are limited to ASIS included packages.
35
36--  Historical note. Many of the routines here were originally in Einfo, but
37--  Einfo is supposed to be a relatively low level package dealing with the
38--  content of entities in the tree, so this package is used for routines that
39--  require more than minimal semantic knowledge.
40
41with Alloc; use Alloc;
42with Namet; use Namet;
43with Table;
44with Types; use Types;
45
46package Sem_Aux is
47
48   --------------------------------
49   -- Obsolescent Warnings Table --
50   --------------------------------
51
52   --  This table records entities for which a pragma Obsolescent with a
53   --  message argument has been processed.
54
55   type OWT_Record is record
56      Ent : Entity_Id;
57      --  The entity to which the pragma applies
58
59      Msg : String_Id;
60      --  The string containing the message
61   end record;
62
63   package Obsolescent_Warnings is new Table.Table (
64     Table_Component_Type => OWT_Record,
65     Table_Index_Type     => Int,
66     Table_Low_Bound      => 0,
67     Table_Initial        => Alloc.Obsolescent_Warnings_Initial,
68     Table_Increment      => Alloc.Obsolescent_Warnings_Increment,
69     Table_Name           => "Obsolescent_Warnings");
70
71   procedure Initialize;
72   --  Called at the start of compilation of each new main source file to
73   --  initialize the allocation of the Obsolescent_Warnings table. Note that
74   --  Initialize must not be called if Tree_Read is used.
75
76   procedure Tree_Read;
77   --  Initializes Obsolescent_Warnings table from current tree file using the
78   --  relevant Table.Tree_Read routine.
79
80   procedure Tree_Write;
81   --  Writes out Obsolescent_Warnings table to current tree file using the
82   --  relevant Table.Tree_Write routine.
83
84   -----------------
85   -- Subprograms --
86   -----------------
87
88   function Ancestor_Subtype (Typ : Entity_Id) return Entity_Id;
89   --  The argument Id is a type or subtype entity. If the argument is a
90   --  subtype then it returns the subtype or type from which the subtype was
91   --  obtained, otherwise it returns Empty.
92
93   function Available_View (Typ : Entity_Id) return Entity_Id;
94   --  Typ is typically a type that has the With_Type flag set. Returns the
95   --  non-limited view of the type, if available, otherwise the type itself.
96   --  For class-wide types, there is no direct link in the tree, so we have
97   --  to retrieve the class-wide type of the non-limited view of the Etype.
98   --  Returns the argument unchanged if it is not one of these cases.
99
100   function Constant_Value (Ent : Entity_Id) return Node_Id;
101   --  Ent is a variable, constant, named integer, or named real entity. This
102   --  call obtains the initialization expression for the entity. Will return
103   --  Empty for a deferred constant whose full view is not available or
104   --  in some other cases of internal entities, which cannot be treated as
105   --  constants from the point of view of constant folding. Empty is also
106   --  returned for variables with no initialization expression.
107
108   function Effectively_Has_Constrained_Partial_View
109     (Typ  : Entity_Id;
110      Scop : Entity_Id) return Boolean;
111   --  Return True if Typ has attribute Has_Constrained_Partial_View set to
112   --  True; in addition, within a generic body, return True if a subtype is
113   --  a descendant of an untagged generic formal private or derived type, and
114   --  the subtype is not an unconstrained array subtype (RM 3.3(23.10/3)).
115
116   function Enclosing_Dynamic_Scope (Ent : Entity_Id) return Entity_Id;
117   --  For any entity, Ent, returns the closest dynamic scope in which the
118   --  entity is declared or Standard_Standard for library-level entities.
119
120   function First_Discriminant (Typ : Entity_Id) return Entity_Id;
121   --  Typ is a type with discriminants. The discriminants are the first
122   --  entities declared in the type, so normally this is equivalent to
123   --  First_Entity. The exception arises for tagged types, where the tag
124   --  itself is prepended to the front of the entity chain, so the
125   --  First_Discriminant function steps past the tag if it is present.
126
127   function First_Stored_Discriminant (Typ : Entity_Id) return Entity_Id;
128   --  Typ is a type with discriminants. Gives the first discriminant stored
129   --  in an object of this type. In many cases, these are the same as the
130   --  normal visible discriminants for the type, but in the case of renamed
131   --  discriminants, this is not always the case.
132   --
133   --  For tagged types, and untagged types which are root types or derived
134   --  types but which do not rename discriminants in their root type, the
135   --  stored discriminants are the same as the actual discriminants of the
136   --  type, and hence this function is the same as First_Discriminant.
137   --
138   --  For derived non-tagged types that rename discriminants in the root type
139   --  this is the first of the discriminants that occur in the root type. To
140   --  be precise, in this case stored discriminants are entities attached to
141   --  the entity chain of the derived type which are a copy of the
142   --  discriminants of the root type. Furthermore their Is_Completely_Hidden
143   --  flag is set since although they are actually stored in the object, they
144   --  are not in the set of discriminants that is visible in the type.
145   --
146   --  For derived untagged types, the set of stored discriminants are the real
147   --  discriminants from Gigi's standpoint, i.e. those that will be stored in
148   --  actual objects of the type.
149
150   function First_Subtype (Typ : Entity_Id) return Entity_Id;
151   --  Applies to all types and subtypes. For types, yields the first subtype
152   --  of the type. For subtypes, yields the first subtype of the base type of
153   --  the subtype.
154
155   function First_Tag_Component (Typ : Entity_Id) return Entity_Id;
156   --  Typ must be a tagged record type. This function returns the Entity for
157   --  the first _Tag field in the record type.
158
159   function Get_Rep_Item
160     (E             : Entity_Id;
161      Nam           : Name_Id;
162      Check_Parents : Boolean := True) return Node_Id;
163   --  Searches the Rep_Item chain for a given entity E, for an instance of a
164   --  rep item (pragma, attribute definition clause, or aspect specification)
165   --  whose name matches the given name Nam. If Check_Parents is False then it
166   --  only returns rep item that has been directly specified for E (and not
167   --  inherited from its parents, if any). If one is found, it is returned,
168   --  otherwise Empty is returned. A special case is that when Nam is
169   --  Name_Priority, the call will also find Interrupt_Priority.
170
171   function Get_Rep_Item
172     (E             : Entity_Id;
173      Nam1          : Name_Id;
174      Nam2          : Name_Id;
175      Check_Parents : Boolean := True) return Node_Id;
176   --  Searches the Rep_Item chain for a given entity E, for an instance of a
177   --  rep item (pragma, attribute definition clause, or aspect specification)
178   --  whose name matches one of the given names Nam1 or Nam2. If Check_Parents
179   --  is False then it only returns rep item that has been directly specified
180   --  for E (and not inherited from its parents, if any). If one is found, it
181   --  is returned, otherwise Empty is returned. A special case is that when
182   --  one of the given names is Name_Priority, the call will also find
183   --  Interrupt_Priority.
184
185   function Get_Rep_Pragma
186     (E             : Entity_Id;
187      Nam           : Name_Id;
188      Check_Parents : Boolean := True) return Node_Id;
189   --  Searches the Rep_Item chain for a given entity E, for an instance of a
190   --  representation pragma whose name matches the given name Nam. If
191   --  Check_Parents is False then it only returns representation pragma that
192   --  has been directly specified for E (and not inherited from its parents,
193   --  if any). If one is found and if it is the first rep item in the list
194   --  that matches Nam, it is returned, otherwise Empty is returned. A special
195   --  case is that when Nam is Name_Priority, the call will also find
196   --  Interrupt_Priority.
197
198   function Get_Rep_Pragma
199     (E             : Entity_Id;
200      Nam1          : Name_Id;
201      Nam2          : Name_Id;
202      Check_Parents : Boolean := True) return Node_Id;
203   --  Searches the Rep_Item chain for a given entity E, for an instance of a
204   --  representation pragma whose name matches one of the given names Nam1 or
205   --  Nam2. If Check_Parents is False then it only returns representation
206   --  pragma that has been directly specified for E (and not inherited from
207   --  its parents, if any). If one is found and if it is the first rep item in
208   --  the list that matches one of the given names, it is returned, otherwise
209   --  Empty is returned. A special case is that when one of the given names is
210   --  Name_Priority, the call will also find Interrupt_Priority.
211
212   function Has_Rep_Item
213     (E             : Entity_Id;
214      Nam           : Name_Id;
215      Check_Parents : Boolean := True) return Boolean;
216   --  Searches the Rep_Item chain for the given entity E, for an instance of a
217   --  rep item (pragma, attribute definition clause, or aspect specification)
218   --  with the given name Nam. If Check_Parents is False then it only checks
219   --  for a rep item that has been directly specified for E (and not inherited
220   --  from its parents, if any). If found then True is returned, otherwise
221   --  False indicates that no matching entry was found.
222
223   function Has_Rep_Item
224     (E             : Entity_Id;
225      Nam1          : Name_Id;
226      Nam2          : Name_Id;
227      Check_Parents : Boolean := True) return Boolean;
228   --  Searches the Rep_Item chain for the given entity E, for an instance of a
229   --  rep item (pragma, attribute definition clause, or aspect specification)
230   --  with the given names Nam1 or Nam2. If Check_Parents is False then it
231   --  only checks for a rep item that has been directly specified for E (and
232   --  not inherited from its parents, if any). If found then True is returned,
233   --  otherwise False indicates that no matching entry was found.
234
235   function Has_Rep_Pragma
236     (E             : Entity_Id;
237      Nam           : Name_Id;
238      Check_Parents : Boolean := True) return Boolean;
239   --  Searches the Rep_Item chain for the given entity E, for an instance of a
240   --  representation pragma with the given name Nam. If Check_Parents is False
241   --  then it only checks for a representation pragma that has been directly
242   --  specified for E (and not inherited from its parents, if any). If found
243   --  and if it is the first rep item in the list that matches Nam then True
244   --  is returned, otherwise False indicates that no matching entry was found.
245
246   function Has_Rep_Pragma
247     (E             : Entity_Id;
248      Nam1          : Name_Id;
249      Nam2          : Name_Id;
250      Check_Parents : Boolean := True) return Boolean;
251   --  Searches the Rep_Item chain for the given entity E, for an instance of a
252   --  representation pragma with the given names Nam1 or Nam2. If
253   --  Check_Parents is False then it only checks for a rep item that has been
254   --  directly specified for E (and not inherited from its parents, if any).
255   --  If found and if it is the first rep item in the list that matches one of
256   --  the given names then True is returned, otherwise False indicates that no
257   --  matching entry was found.
258
259   function In_Generic_Body (Id : Entity_Id) return Boolean;
260   --  Determine whether entity Id appears inside a generic body
261
262   function Is_By_Copy_Type (Ent : Entity_Id) return Boolean;
263   --  Ent is any entity. Returns True if Ent is a type entity where the type
264   --  is required to be passed by copy, as defined in (RM 6.2(3)).
265
266   function Is_By_Reference_Type (Ent : Entity_Id) return Boolean;
267   --  Ent is any entity. Returns True if Ent is a type entity where the type
268   --  is required to be passed by reference, as defined in (RM 6.2(4-9)).
269
270   function Is_Derived_Type (Ent : Entity_Id) return Boolean;
271   --  Determines if the given entity Ent is a derived type. Result is always
272   --  false if argument is not a type.
273
274   function Is_Generic_Formal (E : Entity_Id) return Boolean;
275   --  Determine whether E is a generic formal parameter. In particular this is
276   --  used to set the visibility of generic formals of a generic package
277   --  declared with a box or with partial parametrization.
278
279   function Is_Indefinite_Subtype (Ent : Entity_Id) return Boolean;
280   --  Ent is any entity. Determines if given entity is an unconstrained array
281   --  type or subtype, a discriminated record type or subtype with no initial
282   --  discriminant values or a class wide type or subtype and returns True if
283   --  so. False for other type entities, or any entities that are not types.
284
285   function Is_Immutably_Limited_Type (Ent : Entity_Id) return Boolean;
286   --  Ent is any entity. True for a type that is "inherently" limited (i.e.
287   --  cannot become nonlimited). From the Ada 2005 RM-7.5(8.1/2), "a type with
288   --  a part that is of a task, protected, or explicitly limited record type".
289   --  These are the types that are defined as return-by-reference types in Ada
290   --  95 (see RM95-6.5(11-16)). In Ada 2005, these are the types that require
291   --  build-in-place for function calls. Note that build-in-place is allowed
292   --  for other types, too. This is also used for identifying pure procedures
293   --  whose calls should not be eliminated (RM 10.2.1(18/2)).
294
295   function Is_Limited_Type (Ent : Entity_Id) return Boolean;
296   --  Ent is any entity. Returns true if Ent is a limited type (limited
297   --  private type, limited interface type, task type, protected type,
298   --  composite containing a limited component, or a subtype of any of
299   --  these types).
300
301   function Nearest_Ancestor (Typ : Entity_Id) return Entity_Id;
302   --  Given a subtype Typ, this function finds out the nearest ancestor from
303   --  which constraints and predicates are inherited. There is no simple link
304   --  for doing this, consider:
305   --
306   --     subtype R is Integer range 1 .. 10;
307   --     type T is new R;
308   --
309   --  In this case the nearest ancestor is R, but the Etype of T'Base will
310   --  point to R'Base, so we have to go rummaging in the declarations to get
311   --  this information. It is used for making sure we freeze this before we
312   --  freeze Typ, and also for retrieving inherited predicate information.
313   --  For the case of base types or first subtypes, there is no useful entity
314   --  to return, so Empty is returned.
315   --
316   --  Note: this is similar to Ancestor_Subtype except that it also deals
317   --  with the case of derived types.
318
319   function Nearest_Dynamic_Scope (Ent : Entity_Id) return Entity_Id;
320   --  This is similar to Enclosing_Dynamic_Scope except that if Ent is itself
321   --  a dynamic scope, then it is returned. Otherwise the result is the same
322   --  as that returned by Enclosing_Dynamic_Scope.
323
324   function Next_Tag_Component (Tag : Entity_Id) return Entity_Id;
325   --  Tag must be an entity representing a _Tag field of a tagged record.
326   --  The result returned is the next _Tag field in this record, or Empty
327   --  if this is the last such field.
328
329   function Number_Discriminants (Typ : Entity_Id) return Pos;
330   --  Typ is a type with discriminants, yields number of discriminants in type
331
332   function Initialization_Suppressed (Typ : Entity_Id) return Boolean;
333   pragma Inline (Initialization_Suppressed);
334   --  Returns True if initialization should be suppressed for the given type
335   --  or subtype. This is true if Suppress_Initialization is set either for
336   --  the subtype itself, or for the corresponding base type.
337
338   function Ultimate_Alias (Prim : Entity_Id) return Entity_Id;
339   pragma Inline (Ultimate_Alias);
340   --  Return the last entity in the chain of aliased entities of Prim. If Prim
341   --  has no alias return Prim.
342
343   function Unit_Declaration_Node (Unit_Id : Entity_Id) return Node_Id;
344   --  Unit_Id is the simple name of a program unit, this function returns the
345   --  corresponding xxx_Declaration node for the entity. Also applies to the
346   --  body entities for subprograms, tasks and protected units, in which case
347   --  it returns the subprogram, task or protected body node for it. The unit
348   --  may be a child unit with any number of ancestors.
349
350end Sem_Aux;
351