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stfd(3) Library Functions Manual stfd(3) NAME stfd - Routines that provide access to per file descriptor section of the symbol table SYNOPSIS #include <syms.h> long st_currentifd () long st_ifdmax () void st_setfd (ifd) long ifd; long st_fdadd (filename) char *filename; long st_symadd (iss, value, st, sc, freloc, index) long iss; long value; long st; long sc; long freloc; long index; long st_auxadd (aux) AUXU aux; long st_stradd (cp) char *cp; long st_lineadd (line) long line; long st_pdadd (isym) long isym; long st_ifd_pcfd (pcfd1) pCFDR pcfd1; pCFDR st_pcfd_ifd (ifd) long ifd; pSYMR st_psym_ifd_isym (ifd, isym) long ifd; long isym; pAUXU st_paux_ifd_iaux (ifd, iaux) long ifd; long iaux; pAUXU st_paux_iaux (iaux) long iaux; char *st_str_iss (iss) long iss; char *st_str_ifd_iss (ifd, iss) long ifd; long iss; pPDR st_ppd_ifd_isym (ifd, isym) long ifd; long isym; char *st_malloc (ptr, psize, itemsize, baseitems) char *ptr; long *size; long itemsize; long baseitems; DESCRIPTION The stfd routines provide an interface to objects handled on a per file descriptor (or fd) level (for example, local symbols, auxiliaries, lo- cal strings, line numbers, optimization entries, procedure descriptor entries, and the file descriptors). These routines constitute a group because they deal with objects corresponding to fields in the FDR structure. An fd routine can be activated by reading an existing one into memory or by creating a new one. The compilation unit routines st_readbinary and st_readst read file descriptors and their constituent parts into memory from a symbol table on disk. The st_fdadd routine adds a file descriptor to the list of file de- scriptors. The lang field is initialized from a user specified global st_lang that should be set to a constant designated for the language in symconst.h. The fMerge field is initialized from the user specified global st_merge that specifies whether the file is to start with the attribute of being able to be merged with identical files at load time. The Bigendian field is initialized by the gethostsex routine (see geth- ostsex(3)), which determines the permanent byte ordering for the auxil- iary and line number entries for this file. The st_fdadd routine adds the null string to the new files string ta- ble that is accessible by the constant issNull (0). It also adds the filename to the string table and sets the rss field. Finally, the cur- rent file is set to the newly added file so that later calls operate on that file. All routines for fd-level objects handle only the current file unless a file index is specified. The current file can also be set with st_setfd. Programs can find the current file by calling st_currentifd, which re- turns the current index. Programs can find the number of files by call- ing st_ifdmax. The fd routines only require working with indices to do most things. They allow more in-depth manipulation by allowing users to get the compile time file descriptor (CFDR) that contains memory pointers to the per file tables (rather than indices or offsets used in disk files). Users can retrieve a pointer to the CFDR by calling st_pcfd_ifd with the index to the desired file. The inverse mapping st_ifd_pcfd exists, as well. Each of fd's constituent parts has an add routine: st_symadd, st_stradd, st_lineadd, st_pdadd, and st_auxadd. The parameters of the add routines correspond to the fields of the added object. The pdadd routine lets users fill in the isym field only. Further information can be added by directly accessing the procedure descriptor entry. The add routines return an index that can be used to retrieve a pointer to part of the desired object with one of the following routines: st_psym_isym, st_str_iss, and st_paux_iaux. NOTE: These routines only return objects within the current file. The following routines allow for file specification: st_psym_ifd_isym, st_aux_ifd_iaux, and st_str_ifd_iss. The st_ppd_ifd_isym routine allows access to procedures through the file index for the file where they occur and the isym field of the en- try that points at the local symbol for that procedure. The return index from st_symadd should be used to get a dense number (see stcu(3)). That number should be the ucode block number for the object the symbol describes. RESTRICTIONS The interface will added to incrementally, as needed. RELATED INFORMATION stcu(3), stfe(3) delim off stfd(3)