cg_ssa: correct documentation comments

This commit changes some comments to documentation comments so that
they can be read on the generated rustdoc.

Signed-off-by: David Wood <david@davidtw.co>
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@ -279,12 +279,12 @@ pub fn emit_metadata(sess: &Session, metadata: &EncodedMetadata, tmpdir: &MaybeT
out_filename
}
// Create an 'rlib'
//
// An rlib in its current incarnation is essentially a renamed .a file. The
// rlib primarily contains the object file of the crate, but it also contains
// all of the object files from native libraries. This is done by unzipping
// native libraries and inserting all of the contents into this archive.
/// Create an 'rlib'.
///
/// An rlib in its current incarnation is essentially a renamed .a file. The rlib primarily contains
/// the object file of the crate, but it also contains all of the object files from native
/// libraries. This is done by unzipping native libraries and inserting all of the contents into
/// this archive.
fn link_rlib<'a, B: ArchiveBuilder<'a>>(
sess: &'a Session,
codegen_results: &CodegenResults,
@ -379,18 +379,17 @@ fn link_rlib<'a, B: ArchiveBuilder<'a>>(
ab
}
// Create a static archive
//
// This is essentially the same thing as an rlib, but it also involves adding
// all of the upstream crates' objects into the archive. This will slurp in
// all of the native libraries of upstream dependencies as well.
//
// Additionally, there's no way for us to link dynamic libraries, so we warn
// about all dynamic library dependencies that they're not linked in.
//
// There's no need to include metadata in a static archive, so ensure to not
// link in the metadata object file (and also don't prepare the archive with a
// metadata file).
/// Create a static archive.
///
/// This is essentially the same thing as an rlib, but it also involves adding all of the upstream
/// crates' objects into the archive. This will slurp in all of the native libraries of upstream
/// dependencies as well.
///
/// Additionally, there's no way for us to link dynamic libraries, so we warn about all dynamic
/// library dependencies that they're not linked in.
///
/// There's no need to include metadata in a static archive, so ensure to not link in the metadata
/// object file (and also don't prepare the archive with a metadata file).
fn link_staticlib<'a, B: ArchiveBuilder<'a>>(
sess: &'a Session,
codegen_results: &CodegenResults,
@ -447,10 +446,10 @@ fn link_staticlib<'a, B: ArchiveBuilder<'a>>(
}
}
// Create a dynamic library or executable
//
// This will invoke the system linker/cc to create the resulting file. This
// links to all upstream files as well.
/// Create a dynamic library or executable.
///
/// This will invoke the system linker/cc to create the resulting file. This links to all upstream
/// files as well.
fn link_natively<'a, B: ArchiveBuilder<'a>>(
sess: &'a Session,
crate_type: CrateType,
@ -1677,17 +1676,15 @@ fn linker_with_args<'a, B: ArchiveBuilder<'a>>(
cmd.take_cmd()
}
// # Native library linking
//
// User-supplied library search paths (-L on the command line). These are
// the same paths used to find Rust crates, so some of them may have been
// added already by the previous crate linking code. This only allows them
// to be found at compile time so it is still entirely up to outside
// forces to make sure that library can be found at runtime.
//
// Also note that the native libraries linked here are only the ones located
// in the current crate. Upstream crates with native library dependencies
// may have their native library pulled in above.
/// # Native library linking
///
/// User-supplied library search paths (-L on the command line). These are the same paths used to
/// find Rust crates, so some of them may have been added already by the previous crate linking
/// code. This only allows them to be found at compile time so it is still entirely up to outside
/// forces to make sure that library can be found at runtime.
///
/// Also note that the native libraries linked here are only the ones located in the current crate.
/// Upstream crates with native library dependencies may have their native library pulled in above.
fn add_local_native_libraries(
cmd: &mut dyn Linker,
sess: &Session,
@ -1727,11 +1724,10 @@ fn add_local_native_libraries(
}
}
// # Rust Crate linking
//
// Rust crates are not considered at all when creating an rlib output. All
// dependencies will be linked when producing the final output (instead of
// the intermediate rlib version)
/// # Rust Crate linking
///
/// Rust crates are not considered at all when creating an rlib output. All dependencies will be
/// linked when producing the final output (instead of the intermediate rlib version).
fn add_upstream_rust_crates<'a, B: ArchiveBuilder<'a>>(
cmd: &mut dyn Linker,
sess: &'a Session,
@ -1996,24 +1992,21 @@ fn add_dynamic_crate(cmd: &mut dyn Linker, sess: &Session, cratepath: &Path) {
}
}
// Link in all of our upstream crates' native dependencies. Remember that
// all of these upstream native dependencies are all non-static
// dependencies. We've got two cases then:
//
// 1. The upstream crate is an rlib. In this case we *must* link in the
// native dependency because the rlib is just an archive.
//
// 2. The upstream crate is a dylib. In order to use the dylib, we have to
// have the dependency present on the system somewhere. Thus, we don't
// gain a whole lot from not linking in the dynamic dependency to this
// crate as well.
//
// The use case for this is a little subtle. In theory the native
// dependencies of a crate are purely an implementation detail of the crate
// itself, but the problem arises with generic and inlined functions. If a
// generic function calls a native function, then the generic function must
// be instantiated in the target crate, meaning that the native symbol must
// also be resolved in the target crate.
/// Link in all of our upstream crates' native dependencies. Remember that all of these upstream
/// native dependencies are all non-static dependencies. We've got two cases then:
///
/// 1. The upstream crate is an rlib. In this case we *must* link in the native dependency because
/// the rlib is just an archive.
///
/// 2. The upstream crate is a dylib. In order to use the dylib, we have to have the dependency
/// present on the system somewhere. Thus, we don't gain a whole lot from not linking in the
/// dynamic dependency to this crate as well.
///
/// The use case for this is a little subtle. In theory the native dependencies of a crate are
/// purely an implementation detail of the crate itself, but the problem arises with generic and
/// inlined functions. If a generic function calls a native function, then the generic function
/// must be instantiated in the target crate, meaning that the native symbol must also be resolved
/// in the target crate.
fn add_upstream_native_libraries(
cmd: &mut dyn Linker,
sess: &Session,