3 # Regenerate (overwriting only if changed):
10 # from information stored in this file. pod/perlguts.pod is not completely
11 # regenerated. Only the magic table is replaced; the other parts remain
14 # Accepts the standard regen_lib -q and -v args.
16 # This script is normally invoked from regen.pl.
18 # Its output files contain:
21 # included by dump.c - the textual representation for each magic type.
24 # { PERL_MAGIC_foo, "foo(f)" }
30 # processed by generate_uudmap.c into mg_data.h which eventually
31 # populates PL_magic_vtables[].
35 # { 'f', "want_vtbl_foo | FLAGS", "description for comments" }
37 # triplets. FLAGS can be:
38 # PERL_MAGIC_READONLY_ACCEPTABLE
39 # ok set this type of magic on an SvREADONLY() SV
40 # PERL_MAGIC_VALUE_MAGIC
41 # this is value magic (pos, taint etc)
42 # rather than container magic (%ENV, $1 etc)
46 # This contains five kinds of entries:
48 # #define PERL_MAGIC_arylen '#'
51 # enum { /* pass one of these to get_vtbl */
56 # PL_magic_vtable_names[] = {
61 # PL_magic_vtables[] = {
62 # /* per-magic sets of vtable function pointers */
63 # { get, set, len, clear, free, copy, dup, local },
66 # define PL_vtbl_arylen PL_magic_vtables[want_vtbl_arylen]
72 # updates the list of magic types between
73 # =for mg_vtable.pl begin
75 # =for mg_vtable.pl end
82 # Get function prototypes
83 require './regen/regen_lib.pl';
86 # =====================================================================
88 # START OF CONFIGURATION DATA
93 # This hash is mainly concerned with populating all the other stuff
94 # ancillary to the vtable.
96 # The key is the name, e.g. 'regdata' for PERL_MAGIC_regdata
98 # The keys of the value hash are:
100 # the magic's char identifier
103 # a description which appears in code comments in generated files
105 # readonly_acceptable
106 # If true, set PERL_MAGIC_READONLY_ACCEPTABLE flag;
107 # SvREADONLY() svs are allowed to have this magic added to them
109 # unknown_to_sv_magic
110 # if true, this isn't one of the standard magic types which
111 # Perl_sv_magic() knows how to deal with
114 # If true, set PERL_MAGIC_VALUE_MAGIC flag;
115 # this kind of magic is value (pos, taint etc) rather than
116 # container magic (%ENV, $1 etc)
119 # name of the vtable lookup enum, e.g. 'foo' creates want_vtbl_foo
123 sv => { char => "\0", vtable => 'sv', readonly_acceptable => 1,
124 desc => 'Special scalar variable' },
125 # overload, or type "A" magic, used to be here. Hence overloaded is
126 # often called AMAGIC internally, even though it does not use "A"
128 overload_table => { char => 'c', vtable => 'ovrld',
129 desc => 'Holds overload table (AMT) on stash' },
130 bm => { char => 'B', vtable => 'regexp', value_magic => 1,
131 readonly_acceptable => 1,
132 desc => 'Boyer-Moore (fast string search)' },
133 regdata => { char => 'D', vtable => 'regdata',
134 desc => "Regex match position data\n(\@+ and \@- vars)" },
135 regdatum => { char => 'd', vtable => 'regdatum',
136 desc => 'Regex match position data element' },
137 env => { char => 'E', vtable => 'env', desc => '%ENV hash' },
138 envelem => { char => 'e', vtable => 'envelem',
139 desc => '%ENV hash element' },
140 fm => { char => 'f', vtable => 'regexp', value_magic => 1,
141 readonly_acceptable => 1, desc => "Formline ('compiled' format)" },
142 regex_global => { char => 'g', vtable => 'mglob', value_magic => 1,
143 readonly_acceptable => 1, desc => 'm//g target' },
144 hints => { char => 'H', vtable => 'hints', desc => '%^H hash' },
145 hintselem => { char => 'h', vtable => 'hintselem',
146 desc => '%^H hash element' },
147 isa => { char => 'I', vtable => 'isa', desc => '@ISA array' },
148 isaelem => { char => 'i', vtable => 'isaelem',
149 desc => '@ISA array element' },
150 nkeys => { char => 'k', vtable => 'nkeys', value_magic => 1,
151 desc => 'scalar(keys()) lvalue' },
152 dbfile => { char => 'L',
153 desc => 'Debugger %_<filename' },
154 dbline => { char => 'l', vtable => 'dbline',
155 desc => 'Debugger %_<filename element' },
156 shared => { char => 'N', desc => 'Shared between threads',
157 unknown_to_sv_magic => 1 },
158 shared_scalar => { char => 'n', desc => 'Shared between threads',
159 unknown_to_sv_magic => 1 },
160 collxfrm => { char => 'o', vtable => 'collxfrm', value_magic => 1,
161 desc => 'Locale transformation' },
162 tied => { char => 'P', vtable => 'pack',
163 value_magic => 1, # treat as value, so 'local @tied' isn't tied
164 desc => 'Tied array or hash' },
165 tiedelem => { char => 'p', vtable => 'packelem',
166 desc => 'Tied array or hash element' },
167 tiedscalar => { char => 'q', vtable => 'packelem',
168 desc => 'Tied scalar or handle' },
169 qr => { char => 'r', vtable => 'regexp', value_magic => 1,
170 readonly_acceptable => 1, desc => 'Precompiled qr// regex' },
172 hook => { char => 'Z',
173 vtable => 'hook', desc => '%{^HOOK} hash' },
174 hookelem => { char => 'z',
175 vtable => 'hookelem', desc => '%{^HOOK} hash element' },
177 sig => { char => 'S', vtable => 'sig',
178 desc => '%SIG hash' },
179 sigelem => { char => 's', vtable => 'sigelem',
180 desc => '%SIG hash element' },
182 taint => { char => 't', vtable => 'taint', value_magic => 1,
183 desc => 'Taintedness' },
184 uvar => { char => 'U', vtable => 'uvar',
185 desc => 'Available for use by extensions' },
186 uvar_elem => { char => 'u', desc => 'Reserved for use by extensions',
187 unknown_to_sv_magic => 1 },
188 vec => { char => 'v', vtable => 'vec', value_magic => 1,
189 desc => 'vec() lvalue' },
190 vstring => { char => 'V', value_magic => 1,
191 desc => 'SV was vstring literal' },
192 utf8 => { char => 'w', vtable => 'utf8', value_magic => 1,
193 desc => 'Cached UTF-8 information' },
194 substr => { char => 'x', vtable => 'substr', value_magic => 1,
195 desc => 'substr() lvalue' },
196 defelem => { char => 'y', vtable => 'defelem', value_magic => 1,
197 desc => "Shadow \"foreach\" iterator variable /\nsmart parameter vivification" },
198 nonelem => { char => 'Y', vtable => 'nonelem', value_magic => 1,
199 desc => "Array element that does not exist" },
200 arylen => { char => '#', vtable => 'arylen', value_magic => 1,
201 desc => 'Array length ($#ary)' },
202 pos => { char => '.', vtable => 'pos', value_magic => 1,
203 desc => 'pos() lvalue' },
204 backref => { char => '<', vtable => 'backref', value_magic => 1,
205 readonly_acceptable => 1, desc => 'For weak ref data' },
206 symtab => { char => ':', value_magic => 1,
207 desc => 'Extra data for symbol tables' },
208 rhash => { char => '%', value_magic => 1,
209 desc => 'Extra data for restricted hashes' },
210 arylen_p => { char => '@', value_magic => 1,
211 desc => 'To move arylen out of XPVAV' },
212 ext => { char => '~', desc => 'Variable magic available for use by extensions',
213 readonly_acceptable => 1 },
214 extvalue => { char => '^', desc => 'Value magic available for use by extensions',
215 readonly_acceptable => 1, value_magic => 1 },
216 checkcall => { char => ']', value_magic => 1, vtable => 'checkcall',
217 desc => 'Inlining/mutation of call to this CV'},
218 debugvar => { char => '*', desc => '$DB::single, signal, trace vars',
219 vtable => 'debugvar' },
220 lvref => { char => '\\', vtable => 'lvref',
221 desc => "Lvalue reference constructor" },
224 vtable => 'destruct',
225 desc => "destruct callback",
233 # This hash is mainly concerned with populating the vtable.
235 # These have a subtly different "namespace" from the magic types.
237 # The key is the name, e.g. 'regdata' for PERL_MAGIC_regdata
238 # The keys of the value hash are:
241 # for each entry in the anon array, add
242 # add "#define want_vtbl_$_ want_vtbl_$name"
245 # prefix the vtable with the specified entry (e.g. '#ifdef FOO')
246 # and suffix it with '#else { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 } #endif'
249 # special-case cast a 'get' function whose signature expects
250 # a pointer to constant magic, so that it can be added to a vtable
251 # which expects pointers to functions without the 'const'.
261 # For each specified method, add a vtable function pointer
262 # of the form "Perl_magic_$vtable_conf{foo}{get}" etc
266 'sv' => {get => 'get', set => 'set'},
267 'env' => {set => 'set_all_env', clear => 'clear_all_env'},
268 'envelem' => {set => 'setenv', clear => 'clearenv'},
269 'sig' => { set => 'setsigall' },
270 'sigelem' => {get => 'getsig', set => 'setsig', clear => 'clearsig'},
272 'hook' => { set => 'sethookall', clear => 'clearhookall' },
273 'hookelem' => {set => 'sethook', clear => 'clearhook'},
275 'pack' => {len => 'sizepack', clear => 'wipepack'},
276 'packelem' => {get => 'getpack', set => 'setpack', clear => 'clearpack'},
277 'dbline' => {set => 'setdbline'},
278 'isa' => {set => 'setisa', clear => 'clearisa'},
279 'isaelem' => {set => 'setisa'},
280 'arylen' => {get => 'getarylen', set => 'setarylen', const => 1},
281 'arylen_p' => {clear => 'cleararylen_p', free => 'freearylen_p'},
282 'mglob' => {set => 'setmglob',
283 free => 'freemglob' },
284 'nkeys' => {get => 'getnkeys', set => 'setnkeys'},
285 'taint' => {get => 'gettaint', set => 'settaint'},
286 'substr' => {get => 'getsubstr', set => 'setsubstr'},
287 'vec' => {get => 'getvec', set => 'setvec'},
288 'pos' => {get => 'getpos', set => 'setpos'},
289 'uvar' => {get => 'getuvar', set => 'setuvar'},
290 'defelem' => {get => 'getdefelem', set => 'setdefelem'},
291 'nonelem' => {set => 'setnonelem'},
292 'regexp' => {set => 'setregexp', alias => [qw(bm fm)]},
293 'regdata' => {len => 'regdata_cnt'},
294 'regdatum' => {get => 'regdatum_get', set => 'regdatum_set'},
295 'backref' => {free => 'killbackrefs'},
296 'ovrld' => {free => 'freeovrld'},
297 'utf8' => {set => 'setutf8',
298 free => 'freeutf8' },
299 'collxfrm' => {set => 'setcollxfrm',
300 free => 'freecollxfrm',
301 cond => '#ifdef USE_LOCALE_COLLATE'},
302 'hintselem' => {set => 'sethint', clear => 'clearhint'},
303 'hints' => {clear => 'clearhints'},
304 'checkcall' => {copy => 'copycallchecker'},
305 'debugvar' => { set => 'setdebugvar', get => 'getdebugvar' },
306 'lvref' => {set => 'setlvref'},
307 'destruct' => {free => 'freedestruct'},
311 # END OF CONFIGURATION DATA
313 # =====================================================================
317 my ($vt, $raw, $names) = map {
319 { by => 'regen/mg_vtable.pl', file => $_, style => '*' });
320 } 'mg_vtable.h', 'mg_raw.h', 'mg_names.inc';
321 my $guts = open_new("pod/perlguts.pod", ">");
324 /* These constants should be used in preference to raw characters
325 * when using magic. Note that some perl guts still assume
326 * certain character properties of these constants, namely that
327 * isUPPER() and toLOWER() may do useful mappings.
332 # Of course, it would be *much* easier if we could output this table directly
333 # here and now. However, for our sins, we try to support EBCDIC, which wouldn't
334 # be *so* bad, except that there are (at least) 3 EBCDIC charset variants, and
335 # they don't agree on the code point for '~'. Which we use. Great.
336 # So we have to get the local build runtime to sort our table in character order
337 # (And of course, just to be helpful, in POSIX BC '~' is \xFF, so we can't even
338 # simplify the C code by assuming that the last element of the array is
346 $longest = length $_ if length $_ > $longest;
349 my $longest_p1 = $longest + 1;
352 while (my ($name, $data) = each %mg) {
353 my $byte = $data->{char};
354 if ($byte =~ /[[:print:]]/) {
355 $data->{r_char} = $byte; # readable char
356 ($data->{c_char} = $byte) =~ s/([\\"])/\\$1/g; # for C strings
359 $data->{c_char} = $data->{r_char} = '\\'.ord $byte;
361 $mg_order{(uc $byte) . $byte} = $name;
366 foreach (sort keys %mg_order) {
367 my $name = $mg_order{$_};
369 my $data = $mg{$name};
370 my $i = ord $data->{char};
372 # add entry to mg_raw.h
374 unless ($data->{unknown_to_sv_magic}) {
375 my $value = $data->{vtable}
376 ? "want_vtbl_$data->{vtable}" : 'magic_vtable_max';
377 $value .= ' | PERL_MAGIC_READONLY_ACCEPTABLE'
378 if $data->{readonly_acceptable};
379 $value .= ' | PERL_MAGIC_VALUE_MAGIC' if $data->{value_magic};
380 my $comment = "/* $name '$data->{r_char}' $data->{desc} */";
381 $comment =~ s/([\\"])/\\$1/g;
382 $comment =~ tr/\n/ /;
383 print $raw qq{ { '$data->{c_char}', "$value",\n "$comment" },\n};
386 # add #define PERL_MAGIC_foo entry to vt_table.h
388 my $comment = $data->{desc};
389 my $leader = ' ' x ($longest + 27);
390 $comment =~ s/\n/\n$leader/s;
391 printf $vt "#define PERL_MAGIC_%-${longest}s '%s' /* %s */\n",
392 $name, $data->{c_char}, $comment;
394 # add entry to mg_names.inc
396 my $char = $data->{r_char};
397 $char =~ s/([\\"])/\\$1/g;
398 printf $names qq[\t{ PERL_MAGIC_%-${longest_p1}s "%s(%s)" },\n],
399 "$name,", $name, $char;
401 # construct perlguts.pod entry
403 push @rows, [(sprintf "%-2s PERL_MAGIC_%s", $data->{r_char},$name),
404 $data->{vtable} ? "vtbl_$data->{vtable}" : '(none)',
408 # output @rows to perlguts.pod
410 select +(select($guts), do {
411 my @header = ('(old-style char and macro)', 'MGVTBL', 'Type of magic');
413 foreach my $row (@rows) {
415 $widths[$_] = length $row->[$_]
416 if length $row->[$_] > $widths[$_];
421 = sprintf "$indent%%-%ds%%-%ds%%s\n", $widths[0] + 1, $widths[1] + 1;
423 79 - 7 - (length $indent) - $widths[0] - $widths[1] - 2;
425 open my $oldguts, "<", "pod/perlguts.pod"
426 or die "$0 cannot open pod/perlguts.pod for reading: $!";
429 last if /^=for mg_vtable.pl begin/
432 print "\n", $indent . "mg_type\n";
433 printf $format, @header;
434 printf $format, map {'-' x length $_} @header;
436 my ($type, $vtbl, $desc) = @$_;
439 if (length $desc > $desc_wrap) {
440 # If it's too long, first split on '(', if there.
441 # [Which, if there, is always short enough, currently.
442 # Make this more robust if that changes]
443 ($desc, @cont) = split /(?=\()/, $desc;
445 ($desc, @cont) = $desc =~ /(.{1,$desc_wrap})(?: |\z)/g
448 s/\s+\z// for $desc, @cont;
449 printf $format, $type, $vtbl, $desc;
450 printf $format, '', '', $_ foreach @cont;
455 for my $magic (sort @names) {
458 print "=for apidoc_section \$magic\n";
459 print "=for apidoc AmnhU||PERL_MAGIC_$magic\n";
462 print "=for apidoc_item ||PERL_MAGIC_$magic\n";
468 last if /^=for mg_vtable.pl end/;
470 do { print } while <$oldguts>;
475 # Process %vtable_conf - everything goes to mg_vtable.h
477 my @names = sort keys %vtable_conf;
479 my $want = join ",\n ", (map {"want_vtbl_$_"} @names), 'magic_vtable_max';
480 my $names = join qq{",\n "}, @names;
484 enum { /* pass one of these to get_vtbl */
489 EXTCONST char * const PL_magic_vtable_names[magic_vtable_max] = {
493 EXTCONST char * const PL_magic_vtable_names[magic_vtable_max];
500 /* These all need to be 0, not NULL, as NULL can be (void*)0, which is a
501 * pointer to data, whereas we're assigning pointers to functions, which are
502 * not the same beast. ANSI doesn't allow the assignment from one to the other.
503 * (although most, but not all, compilers are prepared to do it)
518 EXT_MGVTBL PL_magic_vtables[magic_vtable_max] = {
524 while (my $name = shift @names) {
525 my $data = $vtable_conf{$name};
526 push @vtable_names, $name;
528 $data->{$_} ? "Perl_magic_$data->{$_}" : 0;
529 } qw(get set len clear free copy dup local);
531 $funcs[0] = "(int (*)(pTHX_ SV *, MAGIC *))" . $funcs[0] if $data->{const};
532 my $funcs = join ", ", @funcs;
534 # Because we can't have a , after the last {...}
535 my $comma = @names ? ',' : '';
537 print $vt "$data->{cond}\n" if $data->{cond};
538 print $vt " { $funcs }$comma\n";
539 print $vt <<"EOH" if $data->{cond};
541 { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 }$comma
544 foreach(@{$data->{alias}}) {
545 push @aliases, "#define want_vtbl_$_ want_vtbl_$name\n";
546 push @vtable_names, $_;
553 EXT_MGVTBL PL_magic_vtables[magic_vtable_max];
558 print $vt (sort @aliases), "\n";
560 print $vt "#define PL_vtbl_$_ PL_magic_vtables[want_vtbl_$_]\n"
561 foreach sort @vtable_names;
563 # 63, not 64, As we rely on the last possible value to mean "NULL vtable"
564 die "Too many vtable names" if @vtable_names > 63;
566 read_only_bottom_close_and_rename($_) foreach $vt, $raw, $names;
567 close_and_rename($guts);