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<p class="purpose">Reading other Inter trees as binary files, and attaching them at given points in the main Inter tree.</p>
<p class="commentary firstcommentary"><a id="SP1" class="paragraph-anchor"></a><b>&#167;1. </b>Inform 7 compiles source text to a single "main" Inter tree. That tree must
then be joined with other Inter trees for kits such as BasicInformKit, a
process called "linking", for want of a better word.<sup id="fnref:1"><a href="#fn:1" rel="footnote">1</a></sup>
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<p class="commentary">Only the <a href="../supervisor-module/index.html" class="internal">supervisor</a> module knows which kits need to be linked in; the main
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<ul class="footnotetexts"><li class="footnote" id="fn:1"><p class="inwebfootnote"><sup id="fnref:1"><a href="#fn:1" rel="footnote">1</a></sup> Unlike the C linking process, it is not symmetrical. One Inter tree is
made by <a href="../inter/index.html" class="internal">inter</a>, and the others by <a href="../inter/index.html" class="internal">inter</a>, for one thing.
<a href="#fnref:1" title="return to text"> &#x21A9;</a></p></li><li class="footnote" id="fn:2"><p class="inwebfootnote"><sup id="fnref:2"><a href="#fn:2" rel="footnote">2</a></sup> Just as a C-compiled binary may be made by linking <span class="extract"><span class="extract-syntax">alpha.o</span></span>, <span class="extract"><span class="extract-syntax">beta.o</span></span> and
<span class="extract"><span class="extract-syntax">gamma.o</span></span> together, but the fact that these are the three <span class="extract"><span class="extract-syntax">*.o</span></span> files needed
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It's a matter for the build process and not for the compiler.
<a href="#fnref:2" title="return to text"> &#x21A9;</a></p></li></ul>
<p class="commentary firstcommentary"><a id="SP2" class="paragraph-anchor"></a><b>&#167;2. </b>The list of Inter trees to link with is worked out by the <a href="../supervisor-module/index.html" class="internal">supervisor</a>,
which calls the following function to obtain a way to record each "requirement":
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<pre class="displayed-code all-displayed-code code-font">
<span class="reserved-syntax">typedef</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="reserved-syntax">struct</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="reserved-syntax">attachment_instruction</span><span class="plain-syntax"> {</span>
<span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="reserved-syntax">struct</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">pathname</span><span class="plain-syntax"> *</span><span class="identifier-syntax">location</span><span class="plain-syntax">;</span>
<span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="reserved-syntax">struct</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">text_stream</span><span class="plain-syntax"> *</span><span class="identifier-syntax">attachment_point</span><span class="plain-syntax">;</span>
<span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">CLASS_DEFINITION</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">} </span><span class="reserved-syntax">attachment_instruction</span><span class="plain-syntax">;</span>
<span class="reserved-syntax">attachment_instruction</span><span class="plain-syntax"> *</span><span class="function-syntax">LoadBinaryKitsStage::new_requirement</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">pathname</span><span class="plain-syntax"> *</span><span class="identifier-syntax">P</span><span class="plain-syntax">, </span><span class="identifier-syntax">text_stream</span><span class="plain-syntax"> *</span><span class="identifier-syntax">attach</span><span class="plain-syntax">) {</span>
<span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="reserved-syntax">attachment_instruction</span><span class="plain-syntax"> *</span><span class="identifier-syntax">link</span><span class="plain-syntax"> = </span><span class="identifier-syntax">CREATE</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="reserved-syntax">attachment_instruction</span><span class="plain-syntax">);</span>
<span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">link</span><span class="plain-syntax">-&gt;</span><span class="identifier-syntax">location</span><span class="plain-syntax"> = </span><span class="identifier-syntax">P</span><span class="plain-syntax">;</span>
<span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">link</span><span class="plain-syntax">-&gt;</span><span class="identifier-syntax">attachment_point</span><span class="plain-syntax"> = </span><span class="identifier-syntax">Str::duplicate</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">attach</span><span class="plain-syntax">);</span>
<span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="reserved-syntax">return</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">link</span><span class="plain-syntax">;</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">}</span>
</pre>
<ul class="endnotetexts"><li>The structure attachment_instruction is private to this section.</li></ul>
<p class="commentary firstcommentary"><a id="SP3" class="paragraph-anchor"></a><b>&#167;3. </b>Linking begins with the following stage. Note that the list of requirements
made by <a href="../supervisor-module/index.html" class="internal">supervisor</a> is now stored in <span class="extract"><span class="extract-syntax">step-&gt;ephemera.requirements_list</span></span>.
</p>
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<span class="reserved-syntax">void</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="function-syntax">LoadBinaryKitsStage::create_pipeline_stage</span><button class="popup" onclick="togglePopup('usagePopup1')"><span class="comment-syntax">?</span><span class="popuptext" id="usagePopup1">Usage of <span class="code-font"><span class="function-syntax">LoadBinaryKitsStage::create_pipeline_stage</span></span>:<br/>Parsing Pipelines - <a href="2-pp.html#SP10">&#167;10</a></span></button><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="reserved-syntax">void</span><span class="plain-syntax">) {</span>
<span class="plain-syntax"> </span><a href="2-pp.html#SP3" class="function-link"><span class="function-syntax">ParsingPipelines::new_stage</span></a><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">I</span><span class="string-syntax">"load-binary-kits"</span><span class="plain-syntax">,</span>
<span class="plain-syntax"> </span><a href="4-lbks.html#SP3" class="function-link"><span class="function-syntax">LoadBinaryKitsStage::run</span></a><span class="plain-syntax">, </span><span class="constant-syntax">NO_STAGE_ARG</span><span class="plain-syntax">, </span><span class="identifier-syntax">FALSE</span><span class="plain-syntax">);</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">}</span>
<span class="reserved-syntax">int</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="function-syntax">LoadBinaryKitsStage::run</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="reserved-syntax">pipeline_step</span><span class="plain-syntax"> *</span><span class="identifier-syntax">step</span><span class="plain-syntax">) {</span>
<span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="reserved-syntax">attachment_instruction</span><span class="plain-syntax"> *</span><span class="identifier-syntax">req</span><span class="plain-syntax">;</span>
<span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">LOOP_OVER_LINKED_LIST</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">req</span><span class="plain-syntax">, </span><span class="reserved-syntax">attachment_instruction</span><span class="plain-syntax">, </span><span class="identifier-syntax">step</span><span class="plain-syntax">-&gt;</span><span class="element-syntax">ephemera</span><span class="plain-syntax">.</span><span class="element-syntax">requirements_list</span><span class="plain-syntax">) {</span>
<span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">inter_tree</span><span class="plain-syntax"> *</span><span class="identifier-syntax">sidecar</span><span class="plain-syntax"> = </span><span class="identifier-syntax">InterTree::new</span><span class="plain-syntax">();</span>
<span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="named-paragraph-container code-font"><a href="4-lbks.html#SP3_1" class="named-paragraph-link"><span class="named-paragraph">Load the Inter for the kit into the sidecar</span><span class="named-paragraph-number">3.1</span></a></span><span class="plain-syntax">;</span>
<span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="named-paragraph-container code-font"><a href="4-lbks.html#SP3_2" class="named-paragraph-link"><span class="named-paragraph">Migrate the bulk of the code from the sidecar to the main tree</span><span class="named-paragraph-number">3.2</span></a></span><span class="plain-syntax">;</span>
<span class="plain-syntax"> }</span>
<span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">inter_tree</span><span class="plain-syntax"> *</span><span class="identifier-syntax">I</span><span class="plain-syntax"> = </span><span class="identifier-syntax">step</span><span class="plain-syntax">-&gt;</span><span class="element-syntax">ephemera</span><span class="plain-syntax">.</span><span class="element-syntax">tree</span><span class="plain-syntax">;</span>
<span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">Wiring::connect_plugs_to_sockets</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">I</span><span class="plain-syntax">);</span>
<span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="reserved-syntax">return</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">TRUE</span><span class="plain-syntax">;</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">}</span>
</pre>
<p class="commentary firstcommentary"><a id="SP3_1" class="paragraph-anchor"></a><b>&#167;3.1. </b>A kit will, if properly prepared, contain a binary Inter file for each possible
architecture which may be needed. For testing purposes, the following actually
allows a textual Inter file to be used instead, but this isn't intended for
regular users: it would be quite slow to read in.
</p>
<p class="commentary"><span class="named-paragraph-container code-font"><span class="named-paragraph-defn">Load the Inter for the kit into the sidecar</span><span class="named-paragraph-number">3.1</span></span><span class="comment-syntax"> =</span>
</p>
<pre class="displayed-code all-displayed-code code-font">
<span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">inter_architecture</span><span class="plain-syntax"> *</span><span class="identifier-syntax">A</span><span class="plain-syntax"> = </span><a href="1-pm.html#SP4" class="function-link"><span class="function-syntax">PipelineModule::get_architecture</span></a><span class="plain-syntax">();</span>
<span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="reserved-syntax">if</span><span class="plain-syntax"> (</span><span class="identifier-syntax">A</span><span class="plain-syntax"> == </span><span class="identifier-syntax">NULL</span><span class="plain-syntax">) </span><span class="identifier-syntax">Errors::fatal</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="string-syntax">"no -architecture given"</span><span class="plain-syntax">);</span>
<span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">filename</span><span class="plain-syntax"> *</span><span class="identifier-syntax">arch_file</span><span class="plain-syntax"> = </span><span class="identifier-syntax">Architectures::canonical_binary</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">req</span><span class="plain-syntax">-&gt;</span><span class="element-syntax">location</span><span class="plain-syntax">, </span><span class="identifier-syntax">A</span><span class="plain-syntax">);</span>
<span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="reserved-syntax">if</span><span class="plain-syntax"> (</span><span class="identifier-syntax">TextFiles::exists</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">arch_file</span><span class="plain-syntax">) == </span><span class="identifier-syntax">FALSE</span><span class="plain-syntax">)</span>
<span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">internal_error</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="string-syntax">"no arch file for requirement"</span><span class="plain-syntax">);</span>
<span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="reserved-syntax">if</span><span class="plain-syntax"> (</span><span class="identifier-syntax">Inter::Binary::test_file</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">arch_file</span><span class="plain-syntax">)) </span><span class="identifier-syntax">Inter::Binary::read</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">sidecar</span><span class="plain-syntax">, </span><span class="identifier-syntax">arch_file</span><span class="plain-syntax">);</span>
<span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="reserved-syntax">else</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">TextualInter::read</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">sidecar</span><span class="plain-syntax">, </span><span class="identifier-syntax">arch_file</span><span class="plain-syntax">);</span>
</pre>
<ul class="endnotetexts"><li>This code is used in <a href="4-lbks.html#SP3">&#167;3</a>.</li></ul>
<p class="commentary firstcommentary"><a id="SP3_2" class="paragraph-anchor"></a><b>&#167;3.2. </b>The "attachment point" for the kit will be something like <span class="extract"><span class="extract-syntax">/main/BasicInformKit</span></span>.
(This point will be different for each different kit in the requirements list:
others might include <span class="extract"><span class="extract-syntax">/main/CommandParserKit</span></span>, and so on.) We take that package out
of the sidecar and put it into the main tree.
</p>
<p class="commentary"><span class="named-paragraph-container code-font"><span class="named-paragraph-defn">Migrate the bulk of the code from the sidecar to the main tree</span><span class="named-paragraph-number">3.2</span></span><span class="comment-syntax"> =</span>
</p>
<pre class="displayed-code all-displayed-code code-font">
<span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">inter_package</span><span class="plain-syntax"> *</span><span class="identifier-syntax">pack</span><span class="plain-syntax"> = </span><span class="identifier-syntax">InterPackage::from_URL</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">sidecar</span><span class="plain-syntax">, </span><span class="identifier-syntax">req</span><span class="plain-syntax">-&gt;</span><span class="element-syntax">attachment_point</span><span class="plain-syntax">);</span>
<span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="reserved-syntax">if</span><span class="plain-syntax"> (</span><span class="identifier-syntax">pack</span><span class="plain-syntax"> == </span><span class="identifier-syntax">NULL</span><span class="plain-syntax">) {</span>
<span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">WRITE_TO</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">STDERR</span><span class="plain-syntax">, </span><span class="string-syntax">"sought attachment material at: %S\n"</span><span class="plain-syntax">, </span><span class="identifier-syntax">req</span><span class="plain-syntax">-&gt;</span><span class="element-syntax">attachment_point</span><span class="plain-syntax">);</span>
<span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">internal_error</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="string-syntax">"unable to find attachment point package"</span><span class="plain-syntax">);</span>
<span class="plain-syntax"> }</span>
<span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">Transmigration::move</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">pack</span><span class="plain-syntax">, </span><span class="identifier-syntax">LargeScale::main_package</span><span class="plain-syntax">(</span><span class="identifier-syntax">step</span><span class="plain-syntax">-&gt;</span><span class="element-syntax">ephemera</span><span class="plain-syntax">.</span><span class="element-syntax">tree</span><span class="plain-syntax">), </span><span class="identifier-syntax">FALSE</span><span class="plain-syntax">);</span>
</pre>
<ul class="endnotetexts"><li>This code is used in <a href="4-lbks.html#SP3">&#167;3</a>.</li></ul>
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