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9128 cw(1onbld) should be able to run multiple shadows
9129 file-locking tests shouldn't build multiple source files in one compiler invocation
9130 DTrace tst.gcc.d isn't useful
9132 cw(1onbld) shouldn't shadow pure preprocessing
Reviewed by: Andy Fiddaman <omnios@citrus-it.net>


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  24 .TH CW 1ONBLD "August 16, 2018"
  25 .SH NAME
  26 .I cw
  27 \- invoke one or more compilers with argument translation
  28 .SH SYNOPSIS
  29 \fBcw {-_cc|-_gcc|-_CC|-_g++} [options] [compiler args...]\fP
  30 .SH DESCRIPTION
  31 .LP
  32 .I cw
  33 is a facility for invoking one or more compilers, providing
  34 translation from Sun Studio arguments as appropriate.  This allows
  35 the use of arbitrary compilers without the need to alter large
  36 numbers of makefiles.  A mode called shadow compilation, the default,
  37 invokes two different compilers so that warnings and errors may be
  38 obtained from both.  See SHADOW COMPILATION for details.  This version
  39 of cw supports Sun Studio 10 and 11 and gcc 3.4.3 as shipped in
  40 Solaris.
  41 .SH ARGUMENTS
  42 .LP
  43 Exactly one of the following arguments is required, and must appear
  44 immediately following \fBcw\fP in the argument list:
  45 .TP 4
  46 .B \-_cc
  47 Select Sun Studio C (cc) as the primary compiler.
  48 .TP 4
  49 .B \-_gcc
  50 Select GNU C (gcc) as the primary compiler.
  51 .TP 4
  52 .B \-_CC
  53 Select Sun Studio C++ (CC) as the primary compiler.
  54 .TP 4
  55 .B \-_g++
  56 Select GNU C++ (g++) as the primary compiler.
  57 .SH OPTIONS
  58 .LP
  59 The following options are supported:
  60 .TP 4
  61 .B \-_compiler
  62 Do not invoke any compiler; instead, write to standard output the
  63 full path to the primary compiler that would be invoked.  If this
  64 option is given, it must appear immediately following the compiler
  65 selection argument, and all other options will be disregarded.
  66 .TP 4
  67 .B \-_versions
  68 Print the cw version, followed in turn by the path to and versions
  69 of each compiler which would be invoked.  If this option is given,
  70 it must appear immediately following the compiler selection argument,
  71 and all other options will be disregarded.
  72 .TP 4
  73 .B \-_noecho
  74 Normally, cw writes to standard error the actual compiler commands
  75 invoked, each prefixed with '+'.  This option suppresses these
  76 messages.
  77 .TP 4
  78 .B \-_cc=,\-_gcc=,\-_CC=,\-g++=
  79 Pass compiler-dependent options.  See ARGUMENT TRANSLATION.
  80 .SH SHADOW COMPILATION
  81 .LP
  82 Unless otherwise directed by environment variables (see ENVIRONMENT),
  83 \fBcw\fP will invoke both the compiler specified by its first argument
  84 (primary) and a designated alternate compiler (shadow).  The primary
  85 compiler will be invoked with the arguments given to cw, translated
  86 as described in ARGUMENT TRANSLATION.  The secondary compiler will be
  87 invoked in parallel with the primary (but see ENVIRONMENT); its
  88 arguments will likewise be translated.  However, the shadow compiler's
  89 arguments will also be modified as follows:
  90 .TP 4
  91 .B 1.
  92 If none of \fI-c\fP, \fI-E\fP, \fI-P\fP, or \fI-S\fP appears in the
  93 argument list (that is, linking is attempted), the shadow compiler
  94 will not be invoked.  This is because the objects built with that
  95 compiler which would be linked have been previously discarded.
  96 .TP 4
  97 .B 2.
  98 If an option of the form \fI-ofilename\fP was provided, it will be
  99 replaced by two options of the form \fI-o\fP \fItempfile\fP.
 100 .TP 4
 101 .B 3.
 102 If the option \fI-o\fP was provided, its following argument will be
 103 replaced by \fItempfile\fP.
 104 .TP 4
 105 .B 4.
 106 If neither of the above options was provided, two options of the
 107 form \fI-o\fP \fItempfile\fP will be added to the end of the argument
 108 list used to invoke the shadow compiler.
 109 .LP
 110 In all three cases, \fItempfile\fP is the name of a temporary file
 111 which will be removed by \fBcw\fP before it terminates.
 112 .LP
 113 When shadow compilation is in effect, \fBcw\fP writes to standard error
 114 each compiler's standard error output following its argument list.
 115 Messages from the two compilers will not be interleaved.  If \fBcw\fP

















































 116 is used to invoke the preprocessor and no output location is specified,
 117 \fBcw\fP will write to standard output the primary compiler's
 118 standard output, and the secondary compiler's standard output will
 119 be discarded.
 120 .LP
 121 Because the Studio compilers write intermediate objects to fixed
 122 filenames in the current directory when instructed to compile and
 123 link multiple source files via a single command line, it would be
 124 unsafe to invoke more than one compiler in this fashion.  Therefore
 125 \fBcw\fP does not accept multiple source files unless the
 126 preprocessor is to be invoked.  An attempt to invoke \fBcw\fP in
 127 this manner will result in an error.
 128 .SH ARGUMENT TRANSLATION
 129 .LP
 130 The arguments provided to \fBcw\fP will be passed through to each
 131 compiler invoked, altered as follows:
 132 .TP 4
 133 .B 1.
 134 Options intended for \fBcw\fP itself are removed.
 135 .TP 4
 136 .B 2.
 137 The shadow compiler's arguments are modified as described in
 138 SHADOW COMPILATION so that its output is discarded.
 139 .TP 4
 140 .B 3.
 141 If the compiler to be invoked is a GNU C or C++ compiler, a set of
 142 default flags is added to the beginning of the argument list, and the
 143 remaining arguments are translated to their closest appropriate
 144 semantic equivalents and passed in the same order as their
 145 counterparts given to \fBcw\fP.  Arguments which begin with
 146 \fI-_gcc=\fP or \fI-_g++=\fP will be passed in place with the
 147 leading portion removed.  Arguments which begin with \fI-_cc=\fP or
 148 \fI-_CC=\fP will be discarded.  See the comments at the head of
 149 \fIusr/src/tools/cw/cw.c\fP for a detailed list of translations.
 150 .TP 4
 151 .B 4.
 152 If the compiler to be invoked is a Studio C or C++ compiler, the
 153 remaining arguments are passed unmodified and in the same order as
 154 given to \fBcw\fP.  Arguments which begin with \fI-_cc=\fP or
 155 \fI-_CC=\fP will be passed in place with the leading portion removed.
 156 Arguments which begin with \fI-_gcc=\fP or \fI-_g++=\fP will be
 157 discarded.
 158 .SH ENVIRONMENT
 159 .TP 4
 160 .B CW_NO_SHADOW
 161 If this variable is set in the environment, invoke only the
 162 primary compiler.
 163 .TP 4
 164 .B CW_SHADOW_SERIAL
 165 If this variable is set in the environment, invoke the primary compiler,
 166 wait for it to complete, then invoke the shadow compiler.  Normally
 167 the two compilers are invoked in parallel.  If CW_NO_SHADOW is set,
 168 this has no effect.
 169 .TP 4
 170 .B CW_NO_EXEC
 171 If this variable is set in the environment, write the usual output to
 172 standard error but do not actually invoke any compiler.  This is
 173 useful for debugging the translation engine.
 174 .TP 4
 175 .B CW_CC, CW_CPLUSPLUS
 176 If these variables are set in the environment, they specify the full
 177 pathname for the Studio C and C++ compilers, respectively.
 178 .TP 4
 179 .B CW_CC_DIR, CW_CPLUSPLUS_DIR, SPRO_VROOT, SPRO_ROOT, BUILD_TOOLS
 180 If CW_CC or CW_CPLUSPLUS are not set,
 181 these variables define the search path for Studio compilers as
 182 follows:
 183 .B
 184 If CW_CC_DIR is set, the Studio C compiler in \fI$CW_CC_DIR\fP
 185 will be used.  Likewise, if CW_CPLUSPLUS_DIR is set, the Studio C++
 186 compiler in \fI$CW_CPLUSPLUS_DIR\fP will be used.
 187 Otherwise, if SPRO_VROOT is set, the Studio C and C++ compilers
 188 in \fI$SPRO_VROOT/bin\fP will be used.
 189 Otherwise, if SPRO_ROOT is set, the Studio C and C++ compilers
 190 in \fI$SPRO_ROOT/SS12/bin\fP will be used.
 191 Otherwise, if BUILD_TOOLS is set, the Studio C and C++ compilers
 192 in \fI$BUILD_TOOLS/SUNWspro/SS12/bin\fP will be used.
 193 Otherwise, the Studio compilers in a predefined default location
 194 will be used.
 195 .TP 4
 196 .B CW_GCC, CW_GPLUSPLUS
 197 If these variables are set in the environment, they specify the full
 198 pathname for the GNU C and C++ compilers, respectively.
 199 .TP 4
 200 .B CW_GCC_DIR, CW_GPLUSPLUS_DIR, GNUC_ROOT
 201 If CW_GCC or CW_GPLUSPLUS are not set,
 202 these variables alter the search path for GNU compilers in a manner
 203 similar to that described above for the Studio compilers.  Specifically:
 204 .LP
 205 If CW_GCC_DIR is set, the GNU C compiler in \fI$CW_GCC_DIR\fP
 206 will be used.  Likewise, if CW_GPLUSPLUS_DIR is set, the GNU C++
 207 compiler in \fI$CW_GPLUSPLUS_DIR\fP will be used.
 208 Otherwise, if GNUC_ROOT is set, the GNU C and C++ compilers
 209 in \fI$GNUC_ROOT/bin\fP will be used. Previously \fI$GCC_ROOT\fP was
 210 used to in place of \fI$GNUC_ROOT\fP; however, because that environment
 211 variable has special meaning to gcc, if it is encountered in bldenv or
 212 nightly(1ONBLD), it will be translated to \fI$GNUC_ROOT\fP.
 213 .LP
 214 If none of the aforementioned environment variables are set, the GNU
 215 compilers in a predefined default location will be used.
 216 .SH EXIT STATUS
 217 .LP
 218 The following exit status values are returned:
 219 .IP "\fB0\fR" 4
 220 The primary compiler, and shadow compiler if invoked, both completed

 221 successfully.
 222 .IP "\fB>0\fR" 4
 223 A usage error occurred, or one or more compilers returned a nonzero
 224 exit status.
 225 .SH BUGS
 226 .LP
 227 The translations provided for gcc are not always exact and in some
 228 cases reflect local ON policy rather than actual equivalence.
 229 .LP




 230 Additional compiler types should be supported.
 231 .LP
 232 The translation engine is hacky.
 233 .SH SEE ALSO
 234 .LP
 235 cc(1), CC(1), gcc(1)


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  26 .Dd September 4, 2018
  27 .Dt CW 1ONBLD
  28 .Os
  29 .Sh NAME
  30 .Nm cw
  31 .Nd invoke one or more compilers with argument translation
  32 .Sh SYNOPSIS
  33 .Nm cw
  34 .Op Fl C
  35 .Op Fl -versions
  36 .Op Fl -noecho
  37 .Fl -primary Ar compiler
  38 .Op Fl -shadow Ar compiler ...
  39 .Fl -
  40 .Ar compiler args ...
  41 .Sh DESCRIPTION
  42 .Nm cw
  43 is a facility for invoking one or more compilers, providing translation from
  44 Sun style arguments as appropriate.
  45 This allows the use of arbitrary compilers without the need to alter large
  46 numbers of makefiles.
  47 A mode called shadow compilation invokes multiple compilers so that warnings
  48 and errors may be obtained from all of them.
  49 See
  50 .Sx SHADOW COMPILATION
  51 for details.
  52 This version of cw supports compilers with both Sun Studio 12 and GCC-style
  53 command lines.
  54 .Sh ARGUMENTS
  55 Both the
  56 .Fl -primary
  57 and
  58 .Fl -shadow
  59 parameters take a
  60 .Em compiler specification .
  61 This is a comma-separated list of the form
  62 .Ar name,executable,style
  63 Where
  64 .Ar name
  65 is a name for the compiler,
  66 .Ar executable
  67 is the full path to the compiler executable, and
  68 .Ar style
  69 is the style of command-line options the compiler expects, either
  70 .Em sun
  71 or
  72 .Em gnu .
  73 .Bl -tag -width indent
  74 .It Fl -primary Ar compiler
  75 Specify the compiler to be used primarily (that which is used for link-editing
  76 and pre-processing, and whos objects we deliver).
  77 .It Fl -shadow Ar compiler
  78 Specify a shadow compiler, which builds sources for the sake of checking code
  79 quality and compatibility, but has its output discarded.
  80 .It Fl -noecho
  81 Do not echo the actual command line of any compilers invoked.
  82 .It Fl -versions
  83 Request from each configured primary and shadow compiler its version
  84 information.
  85 .It Fl C
  86 The sources being compiled are C++.  This is necessary as it affects the
  87 translation of compiler arguments.
  88 .It Fl -
  89 Arguments intended for the compilers themselves must be separated from those
  90 of
  91 .Nm cw
  92 by a
  93 .Fl - .
  94 .It Fl _name=
  95 .It Fl _style=
  96 Parameters intended for the compiler be guarded with options of the form
  97 .Fl _name=
  98 and
  99 .Fl _style=
 100 Where
 101 .Em name
 102 and
 103 .Em style
 104 are those passed to
 105 .Fl -primary
 106 and
 107 .Fl -shadow
 108 this allows certain flags to be passed only to certain classes of compiler.
 109 .Pp
 110 For historical reasons, the
 111 .Fl _style=
 112 option is also translated such that a style of
 113 .Em sun
 114 may use the flag
 115 .Fl _cc=
 116 and a style of
 117 .Em gnu
 118 may use the flag
 119 .Fl _gcc= ,
 120 and when the
 121 .Fl C
 122 option is given and C++ is in use the style of
 123 .Em sun
 124 may use the flag
 125 .Fl _CC=
 126 and the style of
 127 .Em gnu
 128 may use the flag
 129 .Fl _g++= .
 130 .El
 131 .Sh SHADOW COMPILATION
 132 If
 133 .Fl -shadow
 134 compilers are specified
 135 .Nm cw
 136 will invoke each shadow compiler, with the outputs modified (as well as any
 137 translation for compiler style) as follows:
 138 .Bl -enum
 139 .It
 140 If neither of
 141 .Fl c ,
 142 .Fl S
 143 appears in the argument list (that is, linking is attempted or only the
 144 pre-processor is invoked), the shadow compilers will not be invoked.
 145 .It
 146 If the
 147 .Fl o Ar filename
 148 option was provided, with or without a separating space, it will be replaced with
 149 .Fl o Ar tempfile
 150 .It
 151 If the option
 152 .Fl o
 153 was not provided,
 154 .Fl o Ar tempfile
 155 will be added to the end of the argument list used to invoke
 156 the shadow compilers.
 157 .El
 158 When shadow compilation is in effect,
 159 .Nm cw
 160 writes to standard error each compiler's standard error output following its
 161 argument list.
 162 Messages from the compilers will not be interleaved.
 163 If
 164 .Nm cw
 165 is used to invoke the preprocessor and no output location is specified,
 166 .Nm cw
 167 will write to standard output the primary compiler's standard output.
 168 .Pp
 169 Because the Sun compilers write intermediate objects to fixed

 170 filenames in the current directory when instructed to compile and
 171 link multiple source files via a single command line, it would be
 172 unsafe to invoke more than one compiler in this fashion.
 173 Therefore
 174 .Nm cw
 175 does not accept multiple source files unless the preprocessor is to be
 176 invoked.
 177 An attempt to invoke
 178 .Nm cw
 179 in this manner will result in an error.
 180 .Sh ARGUMENT TRANSLATION
 181 If the compiler to be invoked is a GNU-style C or C++ compiler, a set of








 182 default flags is added to the beginning of the argument list, and the
 183 remaining arguments are translated to their closest appropriate
 184 semantic equivalents and passed in the same order as their
 185 counterparts given to
 186 .Nm cw .
 187 See the comments at the head of
 188 .Pa usr/src/tools/cw/cw.c
 189 for a detailed list of translations.
 190 .Sh ENVIRONMENT
 191 .Bl -tag -width indent
 192 .It CW_SHADOW_SERIAL
 193 If this variable is set in the environment, invoke the primary compiler, wait
 194 for it to complete, then invoke the shadow compilers.
 195 Normally the primary and shadow compilers are invoked in parallel.
 196 .It CW_NO_EXEC
 197 f this variable is set in the environment, write the usual output to
 198 standard error but do not actually invoke any compiler.
 199 This is useful for debugging the translation engine.
 200 .El
 201 .Sh EXIT STATUS
























































 202 The following exit status values are returned:
 203 .Bl -tag -width indent
 204 .It 0
 205 The primary compiler, and shadow compilers if invoked, all completed
 206 successfully.
 207 .It >0
 208 A usage error occurred, or one or more compilers returned a nonzero
 209 exit status.
 210 .El
 211 .Sh SEE ALSO
 212 .Xr cc 1 ,
 213 .Xr CC 1 ,
 214 .Xr gcc 1
 215 .Sh BUGS
 216 The translations provided for gcc are not always exact and in some cases
 217 reflect local policy rather than actual equivalence.
 218 .Pp
 219 Additional compiler types should be supported.
 220 .Pp
 221 The translation engine is hacky.