JPH08152996A - Automatic compiling/linking method and device for realizing the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide an automatic compiling/linking method and device for realizing the same by which operation error or the time for operation can be considerably decreased even when there are a lot of object programs or the hierarchical structure of a file managing a source program is complicated. CONSTITUTION: Concerning the automatic compiling/linking method for compiling plural programs sharing a common function sub routine for providing a common function, the retrieval ranges of the common function sub routine and programs are designated (S11 and S12), the program containing the common function sub routine within the retrieval range is retrieved based on the designation (S13 to S17), the retrieved program is compiled and the program and the common function sub routine are linked (S19 and S20). When plural common function sub routines are designated, the programs containing the respective common function sub routines within the retrieval range are retrieved in prescribed order and the program containing one designated common function sub routine at least is defined as the retrieved result.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic compile / link method for automatically compiling a program related to a common function subroutine and an apparatus for realizing the automatic compile / link method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a common function subroutine that realizes a common function for labor saving in development and effective use of resources is unitized so that it can be easily used in various places of different source programs. ing. As a normal development procedure, for example, files of a plurality of common function subroutines (hereinafter referred to as units) are collected in a place different from the source program, and an object module in which this unit is compiled is generated.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a tree structure in one source program. 21 is the main routine,
22 and 23 are subroutines, and 24 and 25 are units. The files of the units 24 and 25 themselves do not exist in the source program. FIG. 3 shows a case in which a plurality of source programs are divided into several subsystems according to functions for convenience and managed on a computer.
It is a block diagram which shows the hierarchical structure of a file. Three
1, 32, 33 are subsystems, 34, 35, 36, 3
Reference numerals 7, 38, 39, 40 and 41 are source programs. Each of these source programs has a tree structure as shown in FIG. 2, and main routines, subroutines, and units are used at various places.

Next, the operation will be described with reference to FIG.
In order to generate a load module from the source program, first, the main routine 21, the subroutine 22 and the subroutine 23 are designated and the compile process is executed,
Generate an object module. Next, these object modules and the object modules of the units 24 and 25 which are generated in different places are designated and the link processing is executed to generate the load module.

When the unit is modified and changed, the object module of the modified and modified unit is regenerated, and then the load module of the program using this unit is regenerated. In that case,
Based on the tree structure in the source program written in the document etc., manually search for the program related to the modified / modified unit, and manually again
One compile process and link process are performed.

[0006]

However, in the above-mentioned prior art, when there are many target units,
Every time the unit is modified or changed, it is necessary to repeatedly perform the manual program search, compilation process, and link process for that number. As the number of source programs increases, and the hierarchical structure of files becomes more complicated, the complexity of procedures causes more problems in operation errors and operation time.

The present invention eliminates the above-mentioned conventional drawbacks, and even when there are many target programs, even if the hierarchical structure of the file managed by the source program becomes complicated, operation errors and operation time are greatly reduced. Provided is an automatic compiling / linking method capable of reducing the number of times and an apparatus for realizing the method.

[0008]

In order to solve this problem, the automatic compiling / linking method of the present invention is an automatic compiling / linking method for compiling a plurality of programs sharing a common function subroutine for realizing a common function. And specifying a common function subroutine and a search range of the program, searching a program including the common function subroutine within the search range based on the specification, and compiling the searched program. , A program and a common function subroutine are linked. Here, in the program search, when a plurality of common function subroutines are specified,
A program including each common function subroutine within the search range is searched in a predetermined order, and a program including at least one designated common function subroutine is set as a search result.

Further, the device of the present invention is a device for compiling a plurality of programs sharing a common function subroutine for realizing a common function, and a specifying means for specifying a common function subroutine and a search range of the program, Retrieval means for retrieving a program including the common function subroutine within the retrieval range based on the designation by the designating means, and compiling the retrieved program and linking the program with the common function subroutine. -A link means is provided. Here, when a plurality of common function subroutines are designated, the searching means searches for a program including each common function subroutine within the search range in a predetermined order, and at least one designated one is designated. The program containing the common function subroutine is the search result.

The automatic compiling / linking device of the present invention further comprises means for designating a common function subroutine for realizing one or more common functions, and a search range for retrieving a program associated with the designated common function subroutine. Specifying means, means for searching a program related to the specified common function subroutine within the specified search range, and automatically executing compile processing and link processing for all the searched programs. And a means for automatically compiling and linking to generate a load module. Here, it further comprises a unit for displaying the search result and a unit for displaying the compilation result.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an information processing apparatus for realizing the automatic compiling / linking method of the present invention. The information processing apparatus includes a central processing unit 11 that executes compilation by a compiler 12a according to a compilation control program 12a stored in a storage device 12.
And a compile control program 12a, a compiler 12
b or a storage device 12 for storing a source program or the like loaded from the external storage device 15 and providing a storage area required during the processing by the central processing unit 11, a keyboard or a pointing device for inputting an instruction by an operator, etc. It comprises an input device 13, a display device 14 for displaying an instruction screen, a processing result, a status, etc., and an external storage device 15 such as a floppy disk or a hard disk for storing a source program 15a, a unit (common function subroutine) 15b, etc. There is. The source program 15a and the unit 15b include sources and objects.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing the processing operation of the compilation control program 12a of this embodiment. First, in step S11, one or more units are input and designated from the input device 13. In step S12, a search range for searching a program associated with the unit specified in step S11 is input and specified from the input device 13. As the range, for example, there is a case of designating a subsystem as shown in FIG. 3 or a case of designating a directory having a UNIX hierarchical structure.

In step S13, all programs within the search range specified in step S12 are extracted, and the relationship between the main routine, subroutine and unit in the source program is analyzed for each source program. In step S14, based on the result of the analysis in step S13, all programs within the search range are searched for a related program for one of the units specified in step S11. When the search is complete, exclude that unit from the search for related programs. In step S15, step S1
The display device 14 displays the result retrieved in step 4. What is displayed is the unit name for which the association is retrieved and the program name associated with that unit. In step S16, the program name of the program retrieved for the first time among the programs retrieved in step S14 is stored in the storage device 12
Write in.

In step S17, the next unit for which the association is searched in step S14 is determined from the remaining units. The selection method may be, for example, the order input in step S11 or may be randomly selected. If the search in step S14 is completed for all units, the process proceeds to step S18. If any remain, the process returns to step S14.

In step S18, the program name written in the storage device 12 in step S16 is read, and if there is one or more programs, the process proceeds to step S19. If there is not one, the processing operation of this embodiment ends. Step S
In 19, the compiling process is executed for one program in the program name written in the storage device 12 in step S16. However, in the case where all the object modules for the files that need to be compiled have been generated in the files in the source program that are going to execute the process, the compiling process in step S19 is not performed and step S20 is performed. go to. In other cases, that is, when all the object modules are not available, the compiling process is executed to generate the object module, and the result is displayed on the display device 1.
Display in 4.

In step S20, the link processing is executed by designating the object module generated in step S19 and the object modules of the units that have already been generated collectively in another place, and the load module is generated. Display the result. When the process is completed, the program is excluded from the execution targets of the compile process and the link process.

In step S21, the next program to be compiled and linked in steps S19 and S20 is determined from the remaining programs. The selection method may be, for example, the order of writing in the storage device 12 in step S16, or may be randomly selected. The storage device 12 is searched in step S14 and is searched in step S16.
Step S for all programs written to
If the processing of 19 and step S20 is completed, the processing operation of the present embodiment ends. If any remain, the process returns to step S19.

The present invention may be applied to a system including a plurality of devices or an apparatus including a single device. Further, it goes without saying that the present invention can be applied to the case where it is achieved by supplying a program to a system or an apparatus.

[0019]

As described above, according to the present invention, when it is desired to execute the compile process and the link process for a program associated with a desired unit, the program can be associated with the desired unit even if there are many target programs. If a search range for searching for a program to be specified is specified, the processing is executed for all the related programs within the range, so that there is an effect that operation mistakes and operation time are greatly reduced. Further, even if the hierarchical structure of the file in which the source program is managed becomes complicated, the input procedure does not change at all, and it is possible to significantly reduce the operation error and the operation time.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an information processing apparatus to which an automatic compiling / linking method of this embodiment is applied.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a tree structure in one source program.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a hierarchical structure of files.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation of automatic compile / link by a compile control program of the present embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 Central Processing Unit 12 Storage Device 12a Compilation Control Program 12b Compiler 13 Input Device 14 Display Device 15 External Storage Device 15a Source Program 15b Common Function Subroutine

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. An automatic compiling / linking method for compiling a plurality of programs sharing a common function subroutine that realizes a common function, wherein a common function subroutine and a search range of the program are designated, and based on the designation. An automatic compiling and linking method is characterized in that a program including the common function subroutine within the search range is searched, the searched program is compiled, and the program and the common function subroutine are linked. 2. When a plurality of common function subroutines are specified in the search of the program, a program including each common function subroutine within the search range is searched and specified in a predetermined order. 2. The automatic compiling / linking method according to claim 1, wherein a program including at least one common function subroutine is set as a search result. 3. An apparatus for compiling a plurality of programs sharing a common function subroutine for realizing a common function, comprising: a specifying means for specifying a common function subroutine and a program search range; and a specifying means for specifying the specifying means. And a compiling / linking means for compiling the retrieved program and linking the program with the common function subroutine, based on the search range. A device characterized by the above. 4. When a plurality of common function subroutines are specified, the search means searches for a program that includes each common function subroutine within the search range in a predetermined order, and specifies at least the specified program. 4. The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein a program including one common function subroutine is used as a search result. 5. A means for designating a common function subroutine that realizes one or more common functions, a means for designating a search range for searching a program related to the designated common function subroutine, and the designating means. A means for searching a program related to a common function subroutine within the specified search range, and an automatic compile that automatically executes a compile process and a link process for all the searched programs to generate a load module. An automatic compiling / linking device comprising: linking means. 6. The automatic compiling and linking apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising a unit for displaying the search result and a unit for displaying the compilation result.