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1 /* GLIB - Library of useful routines for C programming
2 * Copyright (C) 1995-1997 Peter Mattis, Spencer Kimball and Josh MacDonald
4 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
5 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
6 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
7 * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
9 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
10 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
11 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
12 * Lesser General Public License for more details.
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17 * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
21 * Modified by the GLib Team and others 1997-2000. See the AUTHORS
22 * file for a list of people on the GLib Team. See the ChangeLog
23 * files for a list of changes. These files are distributed with
24 * GLib at ftp://ftp.gtk.org/pub/gtk/.
27 #if defined(G_DISABLE_SINGLE_INCLUDES) && !defined (__GLIB_H_INSIDE__) && !defined (GLIB_COMPILATION)
28 #error "Only <glib.h> can be included directly."
29 #endif
31 #ifndef __G_UTILS_H__
32 #define __G_UTILS_H__
34 #include <glib/gtypes.h>
35 #include <stdarg.h>
37 G_BEGIN_DECLS
39 #ifdef G_OS_WIN32
41 /* On Win32, the canonical directory separator is the backslash, and
42 * the search path separator is the semicolon. Note that also the
43 * (forward) slash works as directory separator.
45 #define G_DIR_SEPARATOR '\\'
46 #define G_DIR_SEPARATOR_S "\\"
47 #define G_IS_DIR_SEPARATOR(c) ((c) == G_DIR_SEPARATOR || (c) == '/')
48 #define G_SEARCHPATH_SEPARATOR ';'
49 #define G_SEARCHPATH_SEPARATOR_S ";"
51 #else /* !G_OS_WIN32 */
53 /* Unix */
55 #define G_DIR_SEPARATOR '/'
56 #define G_DIR_SEPARATOR_S "/"
57 #define G_IS_DIR_SEPARATOR(c) ((c) == G_DIR_SEPARATOR)
58 #define G_SEARCHPATH_SEPARATOR ':'
59 #define G_SEARCHPATH_SEPARATOR_S ":"
61 #endif /* !G_OS_WIN32 */
63 /* Define G_VA_COPY() to do the right thing for copying va_list variables.
64 * glibconfig.h may have already defined G_VA_COPY as va_copy or __va_copy.
66 #if !defined (G_VA_COPY)
67 # if defined (__GNUC__) && defined (__PPC__) && (defined (_CALL_SYSV) || defined (_WIN32))
68 # define G_VA_COPY(ap1, ap2) (*(ap1) = *(ap2))
69 # elif defined (G_VA_COPY_AS_ARRAY)
70 # define G_VA_COPY(ap1, ap2) g_memmove ((ap1), (ap2), sizeof (va_list))
71 # else /* va_list is a pointer */
72 # define G_VA_COPY(ap1, ap2) ((ap1) = (ap2))
73 # endif /* va_list is a pointer */
74 #endif /* !G_VA_COPY */
76 /* inlining hassle. for compilers that don't allow the `inline' keyword,
77 * mostly because of strict ANSI C compliance or dumbness, we try to fall
78 * back to either `__inline__' or `__inline'.
79 * G_CAN_INLINE is defined in glibconfig.h if the compiler seems to be
80 * actually *capable* to do function inlining, in which case inline
81 * function bodies do make sense. we also define G_INLINE_FUNC to properly
82 * export the function prototypes if no inlining can be performed.
83 * inline function bodies have to be special cased with G_CAN_INLINE and a
84 * .c file specific macro to allow one compiled instance with extern linkage
85 * of the functions by defining G_IMPLEMENT_INLINES and the .c file macro.
87 #if defined (G_HAVE_INLINE) && defined (__GNUC__) && defined (__STRICT_ANSI__)
88 # undef inline
89 # define inline __inline__
90 #elif !defined (G_HAVE_INLINE)
91 # undef inline
92 # if defined (G_HAVE___INLINE__)
93 # define inline __inline__
94 # elif defined (G_HAVE___INLINE)
95 # define inline __inline
96 # else /* !inline && !__inline__ && !__inline */
97 # define inline /* don't inline, then */
98 # endif
99 #endif
100 #ifdef G_IMPLEMENT_INLINES
101 # define G_INLINE_FUNC
102 # undef G_CAN_INLINE
103 #elif defined (__GNUC__)
104 # define G_INLINE_FUNC static __inline __attribute__ ((unused))
105 #elif defined (G_CAN_INLINE)
106 # define G_INLINE_FUNC static inline
107 #else /* can't inline */
108 # define G_INLINE_FUNC
109 #endif /* !G_INLINE_FUNC */
111 /* Retrive static string info
113 #ifdef G_OS_WIN32
114 #define g_get_user_name g_get_user_name_utf8
115 #define g_get_real_name g_get_real_name_utf8
116 #define g_get_home_dir g_get_home_dir_utf8
117 #define g_get_tmp_dir g_get_tmp_dir_utf8
118 #endif
120 G_CONST_RETURN gchar* g_get_user_name (void);
121 G_CONST_RETURN gchar* g_get_real_name (void);
122 G_CONST_RETURN gchar* g_get_home_dir (void);
123 G_CONST_RETURN gchar* g_get_tmp_dir (void);
124 G_CONST_RETURN gchar* g_get_host_name (void);
125 gchar* g_get_prgname (void);
126 void g_set_prgname (const gchar *prgname);
127 G_CONST_RETURN gchar* g_get_application_name (void);
128 void g_set_application_name (const gchar *application_name);
130 G_CONST_RETURN gchar* g_get_user_data_dir (void);
131 G_CONST_RETURN gchar* g_get_user_config_dir (void);
132 G_CONST_RETURN gchar* g_get_user_cache_dir (void);
133 G_CONST_RETURN gchar* G_CONST_RETURN * g_get_system_data_dirs (void);
135 #ifdef G_OS_WIN32
136 G_CONST_RETURN gchar* G_CONST_RETURN * g_win32_get_system_data_dirs_for_module (gconstpointer address);
137 #endif
139 #if defined (G_OS_WIN32) && defined (G_CAN_INLINE) && !defined (__cplusplus)
140 static inline G_CONST_RETURN gchar * G_CONST_RETURN *
141 g_win32_get_system_data_dirs (void)
143 return g_win32_get_system_data_dirs_for_module ((gconstpointer) &g_win32_get_system_data_dirs);
145 #define g_get_system_data_dirs g_win32_get_system_data_dirs
146 #endif
148 G_CONST_RETURN gchar* G_CONST_RETURN * g_get_system_config_dirs (void);
150 G_CONST_RETURN gchar* G_CONST_RETURN * g_get_language_names (void);
153 * GUserDirectory:
154 * @G_USER_DIRECTORY_DESKTOP: the user's Desktop directory
155 * @G_USER_DIRECTORY_DOCUMENTS: the user's Documents directory
156 * @G_USER_DIRECTORY_DOWNLOAD: the user's Downloads directory
157 * @G_USER_DIRECTORY_MUSIC: the user's Music directory
158 * @G_USER_DIRECTORY_PICTURES: the user's Pictures directory
159 * @G_USER_DIRECTORY_PUBLIC_SHARE: the user's shared directory
160 * @G_USER_DIRECTORY_TEMPLATES: the user's Templates directory
161 * @G_USER_DIRECTORY_VIDEOS: the user's Movies directory
162 * @G_USER_N_DIRECTORIES: the number of enum values
164 * These are logical ids for special directories which are defined
165 * depending on the platform used. You should use g_get_user_special_dir()
166 * to retrieve the full path associated to the logical id.
168 * The #GUserDirectory enumeration can be extended at later date. Not
169 * every platform has a directory for every logical id in this
170 * enumeration.
172 * Since: 2.14
174 typedef enum {
175 G_USER_DIRECTORY_DESKTOP,
176 G_USER_DIRECTORY_DOCUMENTS,
177 G_USER_DIRECTORY_DOWNLOAD,
178 G_USER_DIRECTORY_MUSIC,
179 G_USER_DIRECTORY_PICTURES,
180 G_USER_DIRECTORY_PUBLIC_SHARE,
181 G_USER_DIRECTORY_TEMPLATES,
182 G_USER_DIRECTORY_VIDEOS,
184 G_USER_N_DIRECTORIES
185 } GUserDirectory;
187 G_CONST_RETURN gchar* g_get_user_special_dir (GUserDirectory directory);
189 typedef struct _GDebugKey GDebugKey;
190 struct _GDebugKey
192 gchar *key;
193 guint value;
196 /* Miscellaneous utility functions
198 guint g_parse_debug_string (const gchar *string,
199 const GDebugKey *keys,
200 guint nkeys);
202 gint g_snprintf (gchar *string,
203 gulong n,
204 gchar const *format,
205 ...) G_GNUC_PRINTF (3, 4);
206 gint g_vsnprintf (gchar *string,
207 gulong n,
208 gchar const *format,
209 va_list args);
211 /* Check if a file name is an absolute path */
212 gboolean g_path_is_absolute (const gchar *file_name);
214 /* In case of absolute paths, skip the root part */
215 G_CONST_RETURN gchar* g_path_skip_root (const gchar *file_name);
217 #ifndef G_DISABLE_DEPRECATED
219 /* These two functions are deprecated and will be removed in the next
220 * major release of GLib. Use g_path_get_dirname/g_path_get_basename
221 * instead. Whatch out! The string returned by g_path_get_basename
222 * must be g_freed, while the string returned by g_basename must not.*/
223 G_CONST_RETURN gchar* g_basename (const gchar *file_name);
224 #define g_dirname g_path_get_dirname
226 #endif /* G_DISABLE_DEPRECATED */
228 #ifdef G_OS_WIN32
229 #define g_get_current_dir g_get_current_dir_utf8
230 #endif
232 /* The returned strings are newly allocated with g_malloc() */
233 gchar* g_get_current_dir (void);
234 gchar* g_path_get_basename (const gchar *file_name) G_GNUC_MALLOC;
235 gchar* g_path_get_dirname (const gchar *file_name) G_GNUC_MALLOC;
237 /* Set the pointer at the specified location to NULL */
238 void g_nullify_pointer (gpointer *nullify_location);
240 /* return the environment string for the variable. The returned memory
241 * must not be freed. */
242 #ifdef G_OS_WIN32
243 #define g_getenv g_getenv_utf8
244 #define g_setenv g_setenv_utf8
245 #define g_unsetenv g_unsetenv_utf8
246 #define g_find_program_in_path g_find_program_in_path_utf8
247 #endif
249 G_CONST_RETURN gchar* g_getenv (const gchar *variable);
250 gboolean g_setenv (const gchar *variable,
251 const gchar *value,
252 gboolean overwrite);
253 void g_unsetenv (const gchar *variable);
254 gchar** g_listenv (void);
256 /* private */
257 const gchar* _g_getenv_nomalloc (const gchar *variable,
258 gchar buffer[1024]);
260 /* we try to provide a useful equivalent for ATEXIT if it is
261 * not defined, but use is actually abandoned. people should
262 * use g_atexit() instead.
264 typedef void (*GVoidFunc) (void);
265 #ifndef ATEXIT
266 # define ATEXIT(proc) g_ATEXIT(proc)
267 #else
268 # define G_NATIVE_ATEXIT
269 #endif /* ATEXIT */
270 /* we use a GLib function as a replacement for ATEXIT, so
271 * the programmer is not required to check the return value
272 * (if there is any in the implementation) and doesn't encounter
273 * missing include files.
275 void g_atexit (GVoidFunc func);
277 #ifdef G_OS_WIN32
278 /* It's a bad idea to wrap atexit() on Windows. If the GLib DLL calls
279 * atexit(), the function will be called when the GLib DLL is detached
280 * from the program, which is not what the caller wants. The caller
281 * wants the function to be called when it *itself* exits (or is
282 * detached, in case the caller, too, is a DLL).
284 int atexit (void (*)(void));
285 #define g_atexit(func) atexit(func)
286 #endif
288 /* Look for an executable in PATH, following execvp() rules */
289 gchar* g_find_program_in_path (const gchar *program);
291 /* Bit tests
293 G_INLINE_FUNC gint g_bit_nth_lsf (gulong mask,
294 gint nth_bit) G_GNUC_CONST;
295 G_INLINE_FUNC gint g_bit_nth_msf (gulong mask,
296 gint nth_bit) G_GNUC_CONST;
297 G_INLINE_FUNC guint g_bit_storage (gulong number) G_GNUC_CONST;
299 /* Trash Stacks
300 * elements need to be >= sizeof (gpointer)
302 typedef struct _GTrashStack GTrashStack;
303 struct _GTrashStack
305 GTrashStack *next;
308 G_INLINE_FUNC void g_trash_stack_push (GTrashStack **stack_p,
309 gpointer data_p);
310 G_INLINE_FUNC gpointer g_trash_stack_pop (GTrashStack **stack_p);
311 G_INLINE_FUNC gpointer g_trash_stack_peek (GTrashStack **stack_p);
312 G_INLINE_FUNC guint g_trash_stack_height (GTrashStack **stack_p);
314 /* inline function implementations
316 #if defined (G_CAN_INLINE) || defined (__G_UTILS_C__)
317 G_INLINE_FUNC gint
318 g_bit_nth_lsf (gulong mask,
319 gint nth_bit)
321 if (G_UNLIKELY (nth_bit < -1))
322 nth_bit = -1;
323 while (nth_bit < ((GLIB_SIZEOF_LONG * 8) - 1))
325 nth_bit++;
326 if (mask & (1UL << nth_bit))
327 return nth_bit;
329 return -1;
331 G_INLINE_FUNC gint
332 g_bit_nth_msf (gulong mask,
333 gint nth_bit)
335 if (nth_bit < 0 || G_UNLIKELY (nth_bit > GLIB_SIZEOF_LONG * 8))
336 nth_bit = GLIB_SIZEOF_LONG * 8;
337 while (nth_bit > 0)
339 nth_bit--;
340 if (mask & (1UL << nth_bit))
341 return nth_bit;
343 return -1;
345 G_INLINE_FUNC guint
346 g_bit_storage (gulong number)
348 #if defined(__GNUC__) && (__GNUC__ >= 4) && defined(__OPTIMIZE__)
349 return G_LIKELY (number) ?
350 ((GLIB_SIZEOF_LONG * 8 - 1) ^ __builtin_clzl(number)) + 1 : 1;
351 #else
352 register guint n_bits = 0;
356 n_bits++;
357 number >>= 1;
359 while (number);
360 return n_bits;
361 #endif
363 G_INLINE_FUNC void
364 g_trash_stack_push (GTrashStack **stack_p,
365 gpointer data_p)
367 GTrashStack *data = (GTrashStack *) data_p;
369 data->next = *stack_p;
370 *stack_p = data;
372 G_INLINE_FUNC gpointer
373 g_trash_stack_pop (GTrashStack **stack_p)
375 GTrashStack *data;
377 data = *stack_p;
378 if (data)
380 *stack_p = data->next;
381 /* NULLify private pointer here, most platforms store NULL as
382 * subsequent 0 bytes
384 data->next = NULL;
387 return data;
389 G_INLINE_FUNC gpointer
390 g_trash_stack_peek (GTrashStack **stack_p)
392 GTrashStack *data;
394 data = *stack_p;
396 return data;
398 G_INLINE_FUNC guint
399 g_trash_stack_height (GTrashStack **stack_p)
401 GTrashStack *data;
402 guint i = 0;
404 for (data = *stack_p; data; data = data->next)
405 i++;
407 return i;
409 #endif /* G_CAN_INLINE || __G_UTILS_C__ */
411 /* Glib version.
412 * we prefix variable declarations so they can
413 * properly get exported in windows dlls.
415 GLIB_VAR const guint glib_major_version;
416 GLIB_VAR const guint glib_minor_version;
417 GLIB_VAR const guint glib_micro_version;
418 GLIB_VAR const guint glib_interface_age;
419 GLIB_VAR const guint glib_binary_age;
421 const gchar * glib_check_version (guint required_major,
422 guint required_minor,
423 guint required_micro);
425 #define GLIB_CHECK_VERSION(major,minor,micro) \
426 (GLIB_MAJOR_VERSION > (major) || \
427 (GLIB_MAJOR_VERSION == (major) && GLIB_MINOR_VERSION > (minor)) || \
428 (GLIB_MAJOR_VERSION == (major) && GLIB_MINOR_VERSION == (minor) && \
429 GLIB_MICRO_VERSION >= (micro)))
431 G_END_DECLS
434 * This macro will be deprecated in the future. This DllMain() is too
435 * complex. It is recommended to have a DLlMain() that just saves the
436 * handle to the DLL and then use that handle in normal code instead,
437 * for instance passing it to
438 * g_win32_get_package_installation_directory_of_module().
440 * On Windows, this macro defines a DllMain function that stores the
441 * actual DLL name that the code being compiled will be included in.
442 * STATIC should be empty or 'static'. DLL_NAME is the name of the
443 * (pointer to the) char array where the DLL name will be stored. If
444 * this is used, you must also include <windows.h>. If you need a more complex
445 * DLL entry point function, you cannot use this.
447 * On non-Windows platforms, expands to nothing.
450 #ifndef G_PLATFORM_WIN32
451 # define G_WIN32_DLLMAIN_FOR_DLL_NAME(static, dll_name)
452 #else
453 # define G_WIN32_DLLMAIN_FOR_DLL_NAME(static, dll_name) \
454 static char *dll_name; \
456 BOOL WINAPI \
457 DllMain (HINSTANCE hinstDLL, \
458 DWORD fdwReason, \
459 LPVOID lpvReserved) \
461 wchar_t wcbfr[1000]; \
462 char *tem; \
463 switch (fdwReason) \
465 case DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH: \
466 GetModuleFileNameW ((HMODULE) hinstDLL, wcbfr, G_N_ELEMENTS (wcbfr)); \
467 tem = g_utf16_to_utf8 (wcbfr, -1, NULL, NULL, NULL); \
468 dll_name = g_path_get_basename (tem); \
469 g_free (tem); \
470 break; \
473 return TRUE; \
475 #endif /* G_PLATFORM_WIN32 */
477 #endif /* __G_UTILS_H__ */