[cfe-dev] CFSTR and NSConstantString

[Fariborz Jahanian]

On Jan 22, 2010, at 11:33 AM, David Chisnall wrote:

> Hello the list,
>
> We'd like to be able to support CFSTR() with GNUstep emitting  
> NSConstantString instances.  There are three ways that I can do this:
>
> 1) Make CodeGenModule::GetAddrOfConstantCFString() check if the gnu  
> runtime is being used and call the CGObjCRuntime function to emit  
> the string if it is.
>
> 2) Add a new builtin, __builtin___NSStringMakeConstantString(),  
> which behaves exactly like __builtin___CFStringMakeConstantString()  
> but emits a new ObjC constant string, rather than a new CF string  
> (although, with the Mac runtimes, they will be the same thing anyway).
>
> 3) Add a new option, like -fcfstrings-as-nsstrings which makes CF  
> strings into NSStrings.
>
> My preference is on the first option, although largely because it's  
> the least effort for me.  Does anyone have any preferences or  
> objections?

Since 2) has established a precedence, we should probably go with that.

- fariborz

>
>
> David
>
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