ArchiveReader.h revision 533eae20118036f425f27bf0536ef0ccbb090b65 
1//===- ArchiveReader.h ----------------------------------------------------===//
2//
3//                     The MCLinker Project
4//
5// This file is distributed under the University of Illinois Open Source
6// License. See LICENSE.TXT for details.
7//
8//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
9#ifndef MCLD_LD_ARCHIVEREADER_H
10#define MCLD_LD_ARCHIVEREADER_H
11#include <mcld/LD/LDReader.h>
12
13namespace mcld
14{
15
16class LinkerConfig;
17class Archive;
18
19/** \class ArchiveReader
20 *  \brief ArchiveReader provides an common interface for all archive readers.
21 *
22 *  ArchiveReader also reads the target-independent parts of an archive file.
23 *  There are some property on all the archive formats.
24 *  1. All archive elements star on an even boundary, new line padded;
25 *  2. All archive headers are char *;
26 *  3. All archive headers are the same size.
27 */
28
29class ArchiveReader : public LDReader
30{
31public:
32  ArchiveReader();
33  virtual ~ArchiveReader();
34
35  virtual bool readArchive(const LinkerConfig& pConfig, Archive& pArchive) = 0;
36};
37
38} // namespace of mcld
39
40#endif
41
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