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-- --
-- GNAT COMPILER COMPONENTS --
-- --
-- B I N D O --
-- --
-- B o d y --
-- --
-- Copyright (C) 2019-2021, Free Software Foundation, Inc. --
-- --
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-- --
-- GNAT was originally developed by the GNAT team at New York University. --
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-- --
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with Binde;
with Opt; use Opt;
with Bindo.Elaborators;
use Bindo.Elaborators;
package body Bindo is
---------------------------------
-- Elaboration-order mechanism --
---------------------------------
-- The elaboration-order (EO) mechanism implemented in this unit and its
-- children has the following objectives:
--
-- * Find an ordering of all library items (historically referred to as
-- "units") in the bind which require elaboration, taking into account:
--
-- - The dependencies between units expressed in the form of with
-- clauses.
--
-- - Pragmas Elaborate, Elaborate_All, Elaborate_Body, Preelaborable,
-- and Pure.
--
-- - The flow of execution at elaboration time.
--
-- - Additional dependencies between units supplied to the binder by
-- means of a forced-elaboration-order file.
--
-- The high-level idea empoyed by the EO mechanism is to construct two
-- graphs and use the information they represent to find an ordering of
-- all units.
--
-- The invocation graph represents the flow of execution at elaboration
-- time.
--
-- The library graph captures the dependencies between units expressed
-- by with clause and elaboration-related pragmas. The library graph is
-- further augmented with additional information from the invocation
-- graph by exploring the execution paths from a unit with elaboration
-- code to other external units.
--
-- The strongly connected components of the library graph are computed.
--
-- The order is obtained using a topological sort-like algorithm which
-- traverses the library graph and its strongly connected components in
-- an attempt to order available units while enabling other units to be
-- ordered.
--
-- * Diagnose elaboration circularities between units
--
-- An elaboration circularity arises when either
--
-- - At least one unit cannot be ordered, or
--
-- - All units can be ordered, but an edge with an Elaborate_All
-- pragma links two vertices within the same component of the
-- library graph.
--
-- The library graph is traversed to discover, collect, and sort all
-- cycles that hinder the elaboration order.
--
-- The most important cycle is diagnosed by describing its effects on
-- the elaboration order and listing all units comprising the circuit.
-- Various suggestions on how to break the cycle are offered.
-----------------
-- Terminology --
-----------------
-- * Component - A strongly connected component of a graph.
--
-- * Elaborable component - A component that is not waiting on other
-- components to be elaborated.
--
-- * Elaborable vertex - A vertex that is not waiting on strong and weak
-- predecessors, and whose component is elaborable.
--
-- * Elaboration circularity - A cycle involving units from the bind.
--
-- * Elaboration root - A special invocation construct which denotes the
-- elaboration procedure of a unit.
--
-- * Invocation - The act of activating a task, calling a subprogram, or
-- instantiating a generic.
--
-- * Invocation construct - An entry declaration, [single] protected type,
-- subprogram declaration, subprogram instantiation, or a [single] task
-- type declared in the visible, private, or body declarations of some
-- unit. The construct is encoded in the ALI file of the related unit.
--
-- * Invocation graph - A directed graph which models the flow of execution
-- at elaboration time.
--
-- - Vertices - Invocation constructs plus extra information. Certain
-- vertices act as elaboration roots.
--
-- - Edges - Invocation relations plus extra information.
--
-- * Invocation relation - A flow link between two invocation constructs.
-- This link is encoded in the ALI file of unit that houses the invoker.
--
-- * Invocation signature - A set of attributes that uniquely identify an
-- invocation construct within the namespace of all ALI files.
--
-- * Invoker - The source construct of an invocation relation (the caller,
-- instantiator, or task activator).
--
-- * Library graph - A directed graph which captures with clause and pragma
-- dependencies between units.
--
-- - Vertices - Units plus extra information.
--
-- - Edges - With clause, pragma, and additional dependencies between
-- units.
--
-- * Pending predecessor - A vertex that must be elaborated before another
-- vertex can be elaborated.
--
-- * Strong edge - A non-invocation library graph edge. Strong edges
-- represent the language-defined relations between units.
--
-- * Strong predecessor - A library graph vertex reachable via a strong
-- edge.
--
-- * Target - The destination construct of an invocation relation (the
-- generic, subprogram, or task type).
--
-- * Weak edge - An invocation library graph edge. Weak edges represent
-- the speculative flow of execution at elaboration time, which may or
-- may not take place.
--
-- * Weak predecessor - A library graph vertex reachable via a weak edge.
--
-- * Weakly elaborable vertex - A vertex that is waiting solely on weak
-- predecessors to be elaborated, and whose component is elaborable.
------------------
-- Architecture --
------------------
-- Find_Elaboration_Order
-- |
-- +--> Collect_Elaborable_Units
-- +--> Write_ALI_Tables
-- +--> Elaborate_Units
-- |
-- +------ | -------------- Construction phase ------------------------+
-- | | |
-- | +--> Build_Library_Graph |
-- | +--> Validate_Library_Graph |
-- | +--> Write_Library_Graph |
-- | | |
-- | +--> Build_Invocation_Graph |
-- | +--> Validate_Invocation_Graph |
-- | +--> Write_Invocation_Graph |
-- | | |
-- +------ | ----------------------------------------------------------+
-- |
-- +------ | -------------- Augmentation phase ------------------------+
-- | | |
-- | +--> Augment_Library_Graph |
-- | | |
-- +------ | ----------------------------------------------------------+
-- |
-- +------ | -------------- Ordering phase ----------------------------+
-- | | |
-- | +--> Find_Components |
-- | | |
-- | +--> Elaborate_Library_Graph |
-- | +--> Validate_Elaboration_Order |
-- | +--> Write_Elaboration_Order |
-- | | |
-- | +--> Write_Unit_Closure |
-- | | |
-- +------ | ----------------------------------------------------------+
-- |
-- +------ | -------------- Diagnostics phase -------------------------+
-- | | |
-- | +--> Find_Cycles |
-- | +--> Validate_Cycles |
-- | +--> Write_Cycles |
-- | | |
-- | +--> Diagnose_Cycle / Diagnose_All_Cycles |
-- | |
-- +-------------------------------------------------------------------+
------------------------
-- Construction phase --
------------------------
-- The Construction phase has the following objectives:
--
-- * Build the library graph by inspecting the ALI file of each unit that
-- requires elaboration.
--
-- * Validate the consistency of the library graph, only when switch -d_V
-- is in effect.
--
-- * Write the contents of the invocation graph in human-readable form to
-- standard output when switch -d_L is in effect.
--
-- * Build the invocation graph by inspecting invocation constructs and
-- relations in the ALI file of each unit that requires elaboration.
--
-- * Validate the consistency of the invocation graph, only when switch
-- -d_V is in effect.
--
-- * Write the contents of the invocation graph in human-readable form to
-- standard output when switch -d_I is in effect.
------------------------
-- Augmentation phase --
------------------------
-- The Augmentation phase has the following objectives:
--
-- * Discover transitions of the elaboration flow from a unit with an
-- elaboration root to other units. Augment the library graph with
-- extra edges for each such transition.
--------------------
-- Ordering phase --
--------------------
-- The Ordering phase has the following objectives:
--
-- * Discover all components of the library graph by treating specs and
-- bodies as single vertices.
--
-- * Try to order as many vertices of the library graph as possible by
-- performing a topological sort based on the pending predecessors of
-- vertices across all components and within a single component.
--
-- * Validate the consistency of the order, only when switch -d_V is in
-- effect.
--
-- * Write the contents of the order in human-readable form to standard
-- output when switch -d_O is in effect.
--
-- * Write the sources of the order closure when switch -R is in effect.
-----------------------
-- Diagnostics phase --
-----------------------
-- The Diagnostics phase has the following objectives:
--
-- * Discover, save, and sort all cycles in the library graph. The cycles
-- are sorted based on the following heuristics:
--
-- - A cycle with higher precedence is preferred.
--
-- - A cycle with fewer invocation edges is preferred.
--
-- - A cycle with a shorter length is preferred.
--
-- * Validate the consistency of cycles, only when switch -d_V is in
-- effect.
--
-- * Write the contents of all cycles in human-readable form to standard
-- output when switch -d_O is in effect.
--
-- * Diagnose the most important cycle, or all cycles when switch -d_C is
-- in effect. The diagnostic consists of:
--
-- - The reason for the existence of the cycle, along with the unit
-- whose elaboration cannot be guaranteed.
--
-- - A detailed traceback of the cycle, showcasing the transition
-- between units, along with any other elaboration-order-related
-- information.
--
-- - A set of suggestions on how to break the cycle considering the
-- the edges comprising the circuit, the elaboration model used to
-- compile the units, the availability of invocation information,
-- and the state of various relevant switches.
--------------
-- Switches --
--------------
-- -d_a Ignore the effects of pragma Elaborate_All
--
-- GNATbind creates a regular with edge instead of an Elaborate_All
-- edge in the library graph, thus eliminating the effects of the
-- pragma.
--
-- -d_b Ignore the effects of pragma Elaborate_Body
--
-- GNATbind treats a spec and body pair as decoupled.
--
-- -d_e Ignore the effects of pragma Elaborate
--
-- GNATbind creates a regular with edge instead of an Elaborate edge
-- in the library graph, thus eliminating the effects of the pragma.
-- In addition, GNATbind does not create an edge to the body of the
-- pragma argument.
--
-- -d_t Output cycle-detection trace information
--
-- GNATbind outputs trace information on cycle-detection activities
-- to standard output.
--
-- -d_A Output ALI invocation tables
--
-- GNATbind outputs the contents of ALI table Invocation_Constructs
-- and Invocation_Edges in textual format to standard output.
--
-- -d_C Diagnose all cycles
--
-- GNATbind outputs diagnostics for all unique cycles in the bind,
-- rather than just the most important one.
--
-- -d_I Output invocation graph
--
-- GNATbind outputs the invocation graph in text format to standard
-- output.
--
-- -d_L Output library graph
--
-- GNATbind outputs the library graph in textual format to standard
-- output.
--
-- -d_P Output cycle paths
--
-- GNATbind outputs the cycle paths in text format to standard output
--
-- -d_S Output elaboration-order status information
--
-- GNATbind outputs trace information concerning the status of its
-- various phases to standard output.
--
-- -d_T Output elaboration-order trace information
--
-- GNATbind outputs trace information on elaboration-order detection
-- activities to standard output.
--
-- -d_V Validate bindo cycles, graphs, and order
--
-- GNATbind validates the invocation graph, library graph along with
-- its cycles, and elaboration order by detecting inconsistencies and
-- producing error reports.
--
-- -e Output complete list of elaboration-order dependencies
--
-- GNATbind outputs the dependencies between units to standard
-- output.
--
-- -f Force elaboration order from given file
--
-- GNATbind applies an additional set of edges to the library graph.
-- The edges are read from a file specified by the argument of the
-- flag.
--
-- -H Legacy elaboration-order model enabled
--
-- GNATbind uses the library-graph and heuristics-based elaboration-
-- order model.
--
-- -l Output chosen elaboration order
--
-- GNATbind outputs the elaboration order in text format to standard
-- output.
--
-- -p Pessimistic (worst-case) elaboration order
--
-- This switch is not used in Bindo and its children.
----------------------------------------
-- Debugging elaboration-order issues --
----------------------------------------
-- Prior to debugging elaboration-order-related issues, enable all relevant
-- debug flags to collect as much information as possible. Depending on the
-- number of files in the bind, Bindo may emit anywhere between several MBs
-- to several hundred MBs of data to standard output. The switches are:
--
-- -d_A -d_C -d_I -d_L -d_P -d_t -d_T -d_V
--
-- Bindo offers several debugging routines that can be invoked from gdb.
-- Those are defined in the body of Bindo.Writers, in sections denoted by
-- header Debug. For quick reference, the routines are:
--
-- palgc -- print all library-graph cycles
-- pau -- print all units
-- pc -- print component
-- pige -- print invocation-graph edge
-- pigv -- print invocation-graph vertex
-- plgc -- print library-graph cycle
-- plge -- print library-graph edge
-- plgv -- print library-graph vertex
-- pu -- print units
--
-- * Apparent infinite loop
--
-- The elaboration order mechanism appears to be stuck in an infinite
-- loop. Use switch -d_S to output the status of each elaboration phase.
--
-- * Invalid elaboration order
--
-- The elaboration order is invalid when:
--
-- - A unit that requires elaboration is missing from the order
-- - A unit that does not require elaboration is present in the order
--
-- Examine the output of the elaboration algorithm available via switch
-- -d_T to determine how the related units were included in or excluded
-- from the order. Determine whether the library graph contains all the
-- relevant edges for those units.
--
-- Units and routines of interest:
-- Bindo.Elaborators
-- Elaborate_Library_Graph
-- Elaborate_Units
--
-- * Invalid invocation graph
--
-- The invocation graph is invalid when:
--
-- - An edge lacks an attribute
-- - A vertex lacks an attribute
--
-- Find the malformed edge or vertex and determine which attribute is
-- missing. Examine the contents of the invocation-related ALI tables
-- available via switch -d_A. If the invocation construct or relation
-- is missing, verify the ALI file. If the ALI lacks all the relevant
-- information, then Sem_Elab most likely failed to discover a valid
-- elaboration path.
--
-- Units and routines of interest:
-- Bindo.Builders
-- Bindo.Graphs
-- Add_Edge
-- Add_Vertex
-- Build_Invocation_Graph
--
-- * Invalid library graph
--
-- The library graph is invalid when:
--
-- - An edge lacks an attribute
-- - A vertex lacks an attribute
--
-- Find the malformed edge or vertex and determine which attribute is
-- missing.
--
-- Units and routines of interest:
-- Bindo.Builders
-- Bindo.Graphs
-- Add_Edge
-- Add_Vertex
-- Build_Library_Graph
--
-- * Invalid library-graph cycle
--
-- A library-graph cycle is invalid when:
--
-- - It lacks enough edges to form a circuit
-- - At least one edge in the circuit is repeated
--
-- Find the malformed cycle and determine which attribute is missing.
--
-- Units and routines of interest:
-- Bindo.Graphs
-- Find_Cycles
----------------------------
-- Find_Elaboration_Order --
----------------------------
procedure Find_Elaboration_Order
(Order : out Unit_Id_Table;
Main_Lib_File : File_Name_Type)
is
begin
-- Use the library graph and heuristic-based elaboration order when
-- switch -H (legacy elaboration-order mode enabled).
if Legacy_Elaboration_Order then
Binde.Find_Elab_Order (Order, Main_Lib_File);
-- Otherwise use the invocation and library-graph-based elaboration
-- order.
else
Invocation_And_Library_Graph_Elaborators.Elaborate_Units
(Order => Order,
Main_Lib_File => Main_Lib_File);
end if;
end Find_Elaboration_Order;
end Bindo;