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author | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-07 18:28:17 +0000 |
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committer | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-07 18:28:17 +0000 |
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Adding upstream version 0.3.65.upstream/0.3.65upstream
Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>
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diff --git a/pipewire-jack/jack/weakjack.h b/pipewire-jack/jack/weakjack.h new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c253c63 --- /dev/null +++ b/pipewire-jack/jack/weakjack.h @@ -0,0 +1,125 @@ +/* + Copyright (C) 2010 Paul Davis + + This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify + it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by + the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or + (at your option) any later version. + + This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, + but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of + MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the + GNU Lesser General Public License for more details. + + You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License + along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software + Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. + +*/ + +#ifndef __weakjack_h__ +#define __weakjack_h__ + +/** + * @defgroup WeakLinkage Managing support for newer/older versions of JACK + * @{ One challenge faced by developers is that of taking + * advantage of new features introduced in new versions + * of [ JACK ] while still supporting older versions of + * the system. Normally, if an application uses a new + * feature in a library/API, it is unable to run on + * earlier versions of the library/API that do not + * support that feature. Such applications would either + * fail to launch or crash when an attempt to use the + * feature was made. This problem cane be solved using + * weakly-linked symbols. + * + * When a symbol in a framework is defined as weakly + * linked, the symbol does not have to be present at + * runtime for a process to continue running. The static + * linker identifies a weakly linked symbol as such in + * any code module that references the symbol. The + * dynamic linker uses this same information at runtime + * to determine whether a process can continue + * running. If a weakly linked symbol is not present in + * the framework, the code module can continue to run as + * long as it does not reference the symbol. However, if + * the symbol is present, the code can use it normally. + * + * (adapted from: http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/MacOSX/Conceptual/BPFrameworks/Concepts/WeakLinking.html) + * + * A concrete example will help. Suppose that someone uses a version + * of a JACK client we'll call "Jill". Jill was linked against a version + * of JACK that contains a newer part of the API (say, jack_set_latency_callback()) + * and would like to use it if it is available. + * + * When Jill is run on a system that has a suitably "new" version of + * JACK, this function will be available entirely normally. But if Jill + * is run on a system with an old version of JACK, the function isn't + * available. + * + * With normal symbol linkage, this would create a startup error whenever + * someone tries to run Jill with the "old" version of JACK. However, functions + * added to JACK after version 0.116.2 are all declared to have "weak" linkage + * which means that their absence doesn't cause an error during program + * startup. Instead, Jill can test whether or not the symbol jack_set_latency_callback + * is null or not. If its null, it means that the JACK installed on this machine + * is too old to support this function. If it's not null, then Jill can use it + * just like any other function in the API. For example: + * + * \code + * if (jack_set_latency_callback) { + * jack_set_latency_callback (jill_client, jill_latency_callback, arg); + * } + * \endcode + * + * However, there are clients that may want to use this approach to parts of the + * the JACK API that predate 0.116.2. For example, they might want to see if even + * really old basic parts of the API like jack_client_open() exist at runtime. + * + * Such clients should include <jack/weakjack.h> before any other JACK header. + * This will make the \b entire JACK API be subject to weak linkage, so that any + * and all functions can be checked for existence at runtime. It is important + * to understand that very few clients need to do this - if you use this + * feature you should have a clear reason to do so. + * + * + */ + +#ifdef __APPLE__ +#define WEAK_ATTRIBUTE weak_import +#else +#define WEAK_ATTRIBUTE __weak__ +#endif + +#ifndef JACK_OPTIONAL_WEAK_EXPORT +/* JACK_OPTIONAL_WEAK_EXPORT needs to be a macro which + expands into a compiler directive. If non-null, the directive + must tell the compiler to arrange for weak linkage of + the symbol it used with. For this to work fully may + require linker arguments for the client as well. +*/ +#ifdef __GNUC__ +#define JACK_OPTIONAL_WEAK_EXPORT __attribute__((WEAK_ATTRIBUTE)) +#else +/* Add other things here for non-gcc platforms */ +#endif +#endif + +#ifndef JACK_OPTIONAL_WEAK_DEPRECATED_EXPORT +/* JACK_OPTIONAL_WEAK_DEPRECATED_EXPORT needs to be a macro + which expands into a compiler directive. If non-null, the directive + must tell the compiler to arrange for weak linkage of the + symbol it is used with AND optionally to mark the symbol + as deprecated. For this to work fully may require + linker arguments for the client as well. +*/ +#ifdef __GNUC__ +#define JACK_OPTIONAL_WEAK_DEPRECATED_EXPORT __attribute__((WEAK_ATTRIBUTE,__deprecated__)) +#else +/* Add other things here for non-gcc platforms */ +#endif +#endif + +/*@}*/ + +#endif /* weakjack */ |