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# dmd.mars

Compiler implementation of the D programming language. Entry point for DMD.
This modules defines the entry point (main) for DMD, as well as related utilities needed for arguments parsing, path manipulation, etc... This file is not shared with other compilers which use the DMD front-end.
Authors:
Walter Bright
License:
Boost License 1.0

Source mars.d

Documentation https://dlang.org/phobos/dmd_mars.html

Coverage https://codecov.io/gh/dlang/dmd/src/master/src/dmd/mars.d

void `printInternalFailure`(FILE* `stream`);
  Print DMD's logo with more debug information and error-reporting pointers.
  Parameters:

  FILE* `stream` | output stream to print the information on

int `main`();
  Entry point which forwards to tryMain.
  Returns:
  Return code of the application
void `setTarget`(ref Param `params`);
  Set the is target fields of `params` according to the TARGET value.
  Parameters:

  Param `params` | where the is fields are

void `addDefaultVersionIdentifiers`(ref const Param `params`);
  Add default version identifier for dmd, and set the target platform in `params`. https://dlang.org/spec/version.html#predefined-versions
  Needs to be run after all arguments parsing (command line, DFLAGS environment variable and config file) in order to add final flags (such as X86_64 or the CRuntime used).
  Parameters:

  Param `params` | which target to compile for (set by setTarget())

Modules `createModules`(ref Strings `files`, ref Strings `libmodules`);
  Creates the list of modules based on the files provided
  Files are dispatched in the various arrays (global.params.{ddocfiles,dllfiles,jsonfiles,etc...}) according to their extension. Binary files are added to libmodules.
  Parameters:

  Strings `files` | File names to dispatch
  Strings `libmodules` | Array to which binaries (shared/static libs and object files) will be appended

  Returns:
  An array of path to D modules

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