[PATCH] D123211: [flang][driver] Add support for generating LLVM bytecode files

[Emil Kieri via Phabricator via cfe-commits]

ekieri added inline comments.


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Comment at: flang/lib/Frontend/FrontendActions.cpp:491
+  // Create and configure `TargetMachine`
+  std::unique_ptr<llvm::TargetMachine> TM;
+
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awarzynski wrote:
> ekieri wrote:
> > Is there a reason why use TM.reset instead of initialising TM like you do with os below?
> Good question!
> 
> Note that [[ https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/blob/3d0e0e1027203fe5e89104ad81ee7bb53e525f95/llvm/include/llvm/MC/TargetRegistry.h#L446-L452 | createTargetMachine ]] that I use below returns a plain pointer. [[ https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/blob/3d0e0e1027203fe5e89104ad81ee7bb53e525f95/clang/include/clang/Frontend/CompilerInstance.h#L703-L706 | createDefaultOutputFile ]] that I use for initialising `os` below returns `std::unique_ptr<raw_pwrite_stream>`. IIUC, I can only [[ https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/memory/unique_ptr/reset | reset ]] a `unique_ptr` (like `TM`) with a plain pointer.
> 
> Have I missed anything?
Well, I had missed that. Thanks! Let's see if I got it right this time.

So unique_ptr has an _explicit_ constructor taking a raw pointer ([[https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/memory/unique_ptr/unique_ptr | constructor (2)]]). So as you say (if I interpreted you correctly),

  std::unique_ptr<llvm::TargetMachine> TM = theTarget->createTargetMachine(...);

does not work, as it requires an implicit conversion from raw to unique pointer. But constructor syntax should (and does for me) work:

  std::unique_ptr<llvm::TargetMachine> TM(theTarget->createTargetMachine(...));

as this makes the conversion explicit. Does this make sense, or did I miss something more?


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