[libc-commits] [libc] [libc] Add a developer doc about adding new config options. (PR #66432)

Guillaume Chatelet via libc-commits libc-commits at lists.llvm.org
Fri Sep 15 00:45:43 PDT 2023


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+.. _configure_options:
+
+=================================
+Adding new libc configure options
+=================================
+
+`There are a number of configure options <../configure.html>`_ which can be used
+to configure the libc build. The config system is driven by a set of
+hierarchical JSON files. At the top of the hierarchy is a JSON file by name
+``config.json`` in the ``config`` directory. This JSON file lists the libc
+options which affect all platforms. The default value for the option and a short
+description about it listed against each option. For example:
+
+.. code-block::
+
+   {
+     "printf": {
+       "LIBC_CONF_PRINTF_DISABLE_FLOAT": {
+         "value": false,
+         "doc": "Disable printing floating point values in printf and friends."
+       },
+       ...
+     }
+   }
+
+The above config indicates that the option ``LIBC_CONF_PRINTF_DISABLE_FLOAT``
+has a value of false. A platform, say the baremetal platform, can choose to
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gchatelet wrote:

add quotes to "false"

https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/66432


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