Method __init__

tools/system_libs.py:396–412

Create a variation of the library. A variation is a specific combination of settings a library can have. For example, libc++-mt-noexcept is a variation of libc++. There might be only one variation of a library. The constructor keyword arguments will define what variation to use.

(self)

  force_object_files = False

  def __init__(self):
    """Create a variation of the library.

    A variation is a specific combination of settings a library can have.
    For example, libc++-mt-noexcept is a variation of libc++.
    There might be only one variation of a library.

    The constructor keyword arguments will define what variation to use.

    Use the `variations` classmethod to get the list of all possible constructor
    arguments for this library.

    Use the `get_default_variation` classmethod to construct the variation
    suitable for the current invocation of emscripten.
    """
    if not self.name:
      raise NotImplementedError('Cannot instantiate an abstract library')

  def can_use(self):
    """Whether this library can be used in the current environment.