Method get_link_flag

tools/system_libs.py:445–456

Get the link flags needed to use the library. This will trigger a build if this library is not in the cache.

(self)

    return cache.get(self.get_path(), self.do_generate, force=USE_NINJA == 2, quiet=USE_NINJA)

  def get_link_flag(self):
    """Get the link flags needed to use the library.

    This will trigger a build if this library is not in the cache.
    """
    fullpath = self.build()
    # For non-libraries (e.g. crt1.o) we pass the entire path to the linker
    if self.get_ext() != '.a':
      return fullpath
    # For libraries (.a) files, we pass the abbreviated `-l` form.
    base = utils.unsuffixed_basename(fullpath)
    return '-l' + base.removeprefix('lib')

  def get_files(self):
    """Get a list of source files for this library.