NAME
makestrs - makes string table C source and header(s)
SYNOPSIS
makestrs [-f source] [-i includedir] [-abioptions ...]
DESCRIPTION
The
makestrs command creates string table C source files and headers. If
-f source is not specified
makestrs will read from
stdin. The C source file is always written to
stdout.
makestrs creates one or more C header files as specified in the source
file. The following options may be specified:
-sparcabi,
-intelabi,
-functionabi,
-arrayperabi, and
-defaultabi.
-sparcabi is used on SPARC platforms conforming to the SPARC Compliance
Definition, i.e. SVR4/Solaris.
-intelabi is used on Intel platforms conforming to the System V
Application Binary Interface, i.e. SVR4.
-earlyR6abi may be used in addition to
-intelabi for situations
where the vendor wishes to maintain binary compatibility between X11R6
public-patch 11 (and earlier) and X11R6 public-patch 12 (and later).
-functionabi generates a functional abi to the string table. This
mechanism imposes a severe performance penalty and it's recommended that you
not use it.
-arrayperabi results in a separate array for each string. This is the
default behavior if makestrs was compiled with -DARRAYPERSTR (it almost never
is).
-defaultabi forces the generation of the "normal" string table
even if makestrs was compiled with -DARRAYPERSTR. Since makestrs is almost
never compiled with -DARRAYPERSTR this is the default behavior if no
abioptions are specified.
-i includedir forces the reading of templates from the includedir instead
of the local directory. This is useful to have separate source and build
directories.
SYNTAX
The syntax for string-list file is (items in square brackets are optional):
#prefix <text>
#feature <text>
#externref <text>
#externdef [<text>]
[#ctempl <text>]
#file <filename>
#table <tablename>
[#htempl]
<text>
...
<text>
[#table <tablename>
<text>
...
<text>
...
#table <tablename>
...]
[#file <filename>
...]
In words you may have one or more #file directives. Each #file may have one or
more #table directives.
The #prefix directive determines the string that makestr will prefix to each
definition.
The #feature directive determines the string that makestr will use for the
feature-test macro, e.g. X[TM]STRINGDEFINES.
The #externref directive determines the string that makestr will use for the
extern clause, typically this will be "extern" but Motif wants it to
be "externalref"
The #externdef directive determines the string that makestr will use for the
declaration, typically this will be the null string (note that makestrs
requires a trailing space in this case, i.e. "#externdef "), and
Motif will use "externaldef(_xmstrings).
The #ctmpl directive determines the name of the file used as a template for the
C source file that is generated
Each #file <filename> directive will result in a corresponding header file
by that name containing the appropriate definitions as specified by command
line options. A single C source file containing the declarations for the
definitions in all the headers will be printed to stdout.
The #htmpl directive determines the name of the file used as a template for the
C header file that is generated.
Each #table <tablename> directive will be processed in accordance with the
ABI. On most platforms all tables will be catenated into a single table with
the name of the first table for that file. To conform to the Intel ABI
separate tables will be generated with the names indicated.
The template files specified by the #ctmpl and #htmpl directives are processed
by copying line for line from the template file to the appropriate output
file. The line containing the string
<<<STRING_TABLE_GOES_HERE>>> is not copied to the
output file. The appropriate data is then copied to the output file and then
the remainder of the template file is copied to the output file.
BUGS
makestrs is not very forgiving of syntax errors. Sometimes you need a trailing
space after # directives, other times they will mess you up. No warning
messages are emitted.
SEE ALSO
SPARC Compliance Definition 2.2., SPARC International Inc., 535 Middlefield
Road, Suite 210, Menlo Park, CA 94025
System V Application Binary Interface, Third Edition, ISBN 0-13-100439-5 UNIX
Press, PTR Prentice Hall, 113 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632
System V Application Binary Interface, Third Edition, Intel386 Architecture
Processor Supplement ISBN 0-13-104670-5 UNIX Press, PTR Prentice Hall, 113
Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632
System V Application Binary Interface, Third Edition, SPARC Architecture
Processor Supplement ISBN 0-13-104696-9 UNIX Press, PTR Prentice Hall, 113
Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632