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+// options.h -- handle command line options for gold  -*- C++ -*-
+
+// Copyright 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+// Written by Ian Lance Taylor <iant@google.com>.
+
+// This file is part of gold.
+
+// This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+// Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street - Fifth Floor, Boston,
+// MA 02110-1301, USA.
+
+// General_options (from Command_line::options())
+//   All the options (a.k.a. command-line flags)
+// Input_argument (from Command_line::inputs())
+//   The list of input files, including -l options.
+// Command_line
+//   Everything we get from the command line -- the General_options
+//   plus the Input_arguments.
+//
+// There are also some smaller classes, such as
+// Position_dependent_options which hold a subset of General_options
+// that change as options are parsed (as opposed to the usual behavior
+// of the last instance of that option specified on the commandline wins).
+
+#ifndef GOLD_OPTIONS_H
+#define GOLD_OPTIONS_H
+
+#include <cstdlib>
+#include <cstring>
+#include <list>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "elfcpp.h"
+#include "script.h"
+
+namespace gold
+{
+
+class Command_line;
+class General_options;
+class Search_directory;
+class Input_file_group;
+class Position_dependent_options;
+class Target;
+class Plugin_manager;
+
+// Incremental build action for a specific file, as selected by the user.
+
+enum Incremental_disposition
+{
+  // Determine the status from the timestamp (default).
+  INCREMENTAL_CHECK,
+  // Assume the file changed from the previous build.
+  INCREMENTAL_CHANGED,
+  // Assume the file didn't change from the previous build.
+  INCREMENTAL_UNCHANGED
+};
+
+// The nested namespace is to contain all the global variables and
+// structs that need to be defined in the .h file, but do not need to
+// be used outside this class.
+namespace options
+{
+typedef std::vector<Search_directory> Dir_list;
+typedef Unordered_set<std::string> String_set;
+
+// These routines convert from a string option to various types.
+// Each gives a fatal error if it cannot parse the argument.
+
+extern void
+parse_bool(const char* option_name, const char* arg, bool* retval);
+
+extern void
+parse_int(const char* option_name, const char* arg, int* retval);
+
+extern void
+parse_uint(const char* option_name, const char* arg, int* retval);
+
+extern void
+parse_uint64(const char* option_name, const char* arg, uint64_t* retval);
+
+extern void
+parse_double(const char* option_name, const char* arg, double* retval);
+
+extern void
+parse_string(const char* option_name, const char* arg, const char** retval);
+
+extern void
+parse_optional_string(const char* option_name, const char* arg,
+                     const char** retval);
+
+extern void
+parse_dirlist(const char* option_name, const char* arg, Dir_list* retval);
+
+extern void
+parse_set(const char* option_name, const char* arg, String_set* retval);
+
+extern void
+parse_choices(const char* option_name, const char* arg, const char** retval,
+              const char* choices[], int num_choices);
+
+struct Struct_var;
+
+// Most options have both a shortname (one letter) and a longname.
+// This enum controls how many dashes are expected for longname access
+// -- shortnames always use one dash.  Most longnames will accept
+// either one dash or two; the only difference between ONE_DASH and
+// TWO_DASHES is how we print the option in --help.  However, some
+// longnames require two dashes, and some require only one.  The
+// special value DASH_Z means that the option is preceded by "-z".
+enum Dashes
+{
+  ONE_DASH, TWO_DASHES, EXACTLY_ONE_DASH, EXACTLY_TWO_DASHES, DASH_Z
+};
+
+// LONGNAME is the long-name of the option with dashes converted to
+//    underscores, or else the short-name if the option has no long-name.
+//    It is never the empty string.
+// DASHES is an instance of the Dashes enum: ONE_DASH, TWO_DASHES, etc.
+// SHORTNAME is the short-name of the option, as a char, or '\0' if the
+//    option has no short-name.  If the option has no long-name, you
+//    should specify the short-name in *both* VARNAME and here.
+// DEFAULT_VALUE is the value of the option if not specified on the
+//    commandline, as a string.
+// HELPSTRING is the descriptive text used with the option via --help
+// HELPARG is how you define the argument to the option.
+//    --help output is "-shortname HELPARG, --longname HELPARG: HELPSTRING"
+//    HELPARG should be NULL iff the option is a bool and takes no arg.
+// OPTIONAL_ARG is true if this option takes an optional argument.  An
+//    optional argument must be specifid as --OPTION=VALUE, not
+//    --OPTION VALUE.
+// READER provides parse_to_value, which is a function that will convert
+//    a char* argument into the proper type and store it in some variable.
+// A One_option struct initializes itself with the global list of options
+// at constructor time, so be careful making one of these.
+struct One_option
+{
+  std::string longname;
+  Dashes dashes;
+  char shortname;
+  const char* default_value;
+  const char* helpstring;
+  const char* helparg;
+  bool optional_arg;
+  Struct_var* reader;
+
+  One_option(const char* ln, Dashes d, char sn, const char* dv,
+             const char* hs, const char* ha, bool oa, Struct_var* r)
+    : longname(ln), dashes(d), shortname(sn), default_value(dv ? dv : ""),
+      helpstring(hs), helparg(ha), optional_arg(oa), reader(r)
+  {
+    // In longname, we convert all underscores to dashes, since GNU
+    // style uses dashes in option names.  longname is likely to have
+    // underscores in it because it's also used to declare a C++
+    // function.
+    const char* pos = strchr(this->longname.c_str(), '_');
+    for (; pos; pos = strchr(pos, '_'))
+      this->longname[pos - this->longname.c_str()] = '-';
+
+    // We only register ourselves if our helpstring is not NULL.  This
+    // is to support the "no-VAR" boolean variables, which we
+    // conditionally turn on by defining "no-VAR" help text.
+    if (this->helpstring)
+      this->register_option();
+  }
+
+  // This option takes an argument iff helparg is not NULL.
+  bool
+  takes_argument() const
+  { return this->helparg != NULL; }
+
+  // Whether the argument is optional.
+  bool
+  takes_optional_argument() const
+  { return this->optional_arg; }
+
+  // Register this option with the global list of options.
+  void
+  register_option();
+
+  // Print this option to stdout (used with --help).
+  void
+  print() const;
+};
+
+// All options have a Struct_##varname that inherits from this and
+// actually implements parse_to_value for that option.
+struct Struct_var
+{
+  // OPTION: the name of the option as specified on the commandline,
+  //    including leading dashes, and any text following the option:
+  //    "-O", "--defsym=mysym=0x1000", etc.
+  // ARG: the arg associated with this option, or NULL if the option
+  //    takes no argument: "2", "mysym=0x1000", etc.
+  // CMDLINE: the global Command_line object.  Used by DEFINE_special.
+  // OPTIONS: the global General_options object.  Used by DEFINE_special.
+  virtual void
+  parse_to_value(const char* option, const char* arg,
+                 Command_line* cmdline, General_options* options) = 0;
+  virtual
+  ~Struct_var()  // To make gcc happy.
+  { }
+};
+
+// This is for "special" options that aren't of any predefined type.
+struct Struct_special : public Struct_var
+{
+  // If you change this, change the parse-fn in DEFINE_special as well.
+  typedef void (General_options::*Parse_function)(const char*, const char*,
+                                                  Command_line*);
+  Struct_special(const char* varname, Dashes dashes, char shortname,
+                 Parse_function parse_function,
+                 const char* helpstring, const char* helparg)
+    : option(varname, dashes, shortname, "", helpstring, helparg, false, this),
+      parse(parse_function)
+  { }
+
+  void parse_to_value(const char* option, const char* arg,
+                      Command_line* cmdline, General_options* options)
+  { (options->*(this->parse))(option, arg, cmdline); }
+
+  One_option option;
+  Parse_function parse;
+};
+
+}  // End namespace options.
+
+
+// These are helper macros use by DEFINE_uint64/etc below.
+// This macro is used inside the General_options_ class, so defines
+// var() and set_var() as General_options methods.  Arguments as are
+// for the constructor for One_option.  param_type__ is the same as
+// type__ for built-in types, and "const type__ &" otherwise.
+#define DEFINE_var(varname__, dashes__, shortname__, default_value__,        \
+                   default_value_as_string__, helpstring__, helparg__,       \
+                   optional_arg__, type__, param_type__, parse_fn__)        \
+ public:                                                                     \
+  param_type__                                                               \
+  varname__() const                                                          \
+  { return this->varname__##_.value; }                                       \
+                                                                             \
+  bool                                                                       \
+  user_set_##varname__() const                                               \
+  { return this->varname__##_.user_set_via_option; }                         \
+                                                                             \
+  void                                                                      \
+  set_user_set_##varname__()                                                \
+  { this->varname__##_.user_set_via_option = true; }                        \
+                                                                            \
+ private:                                                                    \
+  struct Struct_##varname__ : public options::Struct_var                     \
+  {                                                                          \
+    Struct_##varname__()                                                     \
+      : option(#varname__, dashes__, shortname__, default_value_as_string__, \
+               helpstring__, helparg__, optional_arg__, this),              \
+        user_set_via_option(false), value(default_value__)                   \
+    { }                                                                      \
+                                                                             \
+    void                                                                     \
+    parse_to_value(const char* option_name, const char* arg,                 \
+                   Command_line*, General_options*)                          \
+    {                                                                        \
+      parse_fn__(option_name, arg, &this->value);                            \
+      this->user_set_via_option = true;                                      \
+    }                                                                        \
+                                                                             \
+    options::One_option option;                                              \
+    bool user_set_via_option;                                                \
+    type__ value;                                                            \
+  };                                                                         \
+  Struct_##varname__ varname__##_;                                           \
+  void                                                                       \
+  set_##varname__(param_type__ value)                                        \
+  { this->varname__##_.value = value; }
+
+// These macros allow for easy addition of a new commandline option.
+
+// If no_helpstring__ is not NULL, then in addition to creating
+// VARNAME, we also create an option called no-VARNAME (or, for a -z
+// option, noVARNAME).
+#define DEFINE_bool(varname__, dashes__, shortname__, default_value__,   \
+                    helpstring__, no_helpstring__)                       \
+  DEFINE_var(varname__, dashes__, shortname__, default_value__,          \
+             default_value__ ? "true" : "false", helpstring__, NULL,     \
+             false, bool, bool, options::parse_bool)                    \
+  struct Struct_no_##varname__ : public options::Struct_var              \
+  {                                                                      \
+    Struct_no_##varname__() : option((dashes__ == options::DASH_Z       \
+                                     ? "no" #varname__                  \
+                                     : "no-" #varname__),               \
+                                    dashes__, '\0',                     \
+                                     default_value__ ? "false" : "true", \
+                                     no_helpstring__, NULL, false, this) \
+    { }                                                                  \
+                                                                         \
+    void                                                                 \
+    parse_to_value(const char*, const char*,                             \
+                   Command_line*, General_options* options)              \
+    { options->set_##varname__(false); }                                 \
+                                                                         \
+    options::One_option option;                                          \
+  };                                                                     \
+  Struct_no_##varname__ no_##varname__##_initializer_
+
+#define DEFINE_enable(varname__, dashes__, shortname__, default_value__, \
+                      helpstring__, no_helpstring__)                     \
+  DEFINE_var(enable_##varname__, dashes__, shortname__, default_value__, \
+             default_value__ ? "true" : "false", helpstring__, NULL,     \
+             false, bool, bool, options::parse_bool)                    \
+  struct Struct_disable_##varname__ : public options::Struct_var         \
+  {                                                                      \
+    Struct_disable_##varname__() : option("disable-" #varname__,         \
+                                     dashes__, '\0',                     \
+                                     default_value__ ? "false" : "true", \
+                                     no_helpstring__, NULL, false, this) \
+    { }                                                                  \
+                                                                         \
+    void                                                                 \
+    parse_to_value(const char*, const char*,                             \
+                   Command_line*, General_options* options)              \
+    { options->set_enable_##varname__(false); }                          \
+                                                                         \
+    options::One_option option;                                          \
+  };                                                                     \
+  Struct_disable_##varname__ disable_##varname__##_initializer_
+
+#define DEFINE_int(varname__, dashes__, shortname__, default_value__,   \
+                   helpstring__, helparg__)                             \
+  DEFINE_var(varname__, dashes__, shortname__, default_value__,         \
+             #default_value__, helpstring__, helparg__, false,         \
+             int, int, options::parse_int)
+
+#define DEFINE_uint(varname__, dashes__, shortname__, default_value__,  \
+                   helpstring__, helparg__)                             \
+  DEFINE_var(varname__, dashes__, shortname__, default_value__,         \
+             #default_value__, helpstring__, helparg__, false,         \
+             int, int, options::parse_uint)
+
+#define DEFINE_uint64(varname__, dashes__, shortname__, default_value__, \
+                      helpstring__, helparg__)                           \
+  DEFINE_var(varname__, dashes__, shortname__, default_value__,          \
+             #default_value__, helpstring__, helparg__, false,          \
+             uint64_t, uint64_t, options::parse_uint64)
+
+#define DEFINE_double(varname__, dashes__, shortname__, default_value__, \
+                     helpstring__, helparg__)                           \
+  DEFINE_var(varname__, dashes__, shortname__, default_value__,                 \
+            #default_value__, helpstring__, helparg__, false,           \
+            double, double, options::parse_double)
+
+#define DEFINE_string(varname__, dashes__, shortname__, default_value__, \
+                      helpstring__, helparg__)                           \
+  DEFINE_var(varname__, dashes__, shortname__, default_value__,          \
+             default_value__, helpstring__, helparg__, false,           \
+             const char*, const char*, options::parse_string)
+
+// This is like DEFINE_string, but we convert each occurrence to a
+// Search_directory and store it in a vector.  Thus we also have the
+// add_to_VARNAME() method, to append to the vector.
+#define DEFINE_dirlist(varname__, dashes__, shortname__,                  \
+                           helpstring__, helparg__)                       \
+  DEFINE_var(varname__, dashes__, shortname__, ,                          \
+             "", helpstring__, helparg__, false, options::Dir_list,      \
+             const options::Dir_list&, options::parse_dirlist)            \
+  void                                                                    \
+  add_to_##varname__(const char* new_value)                               \
+  { options::parse_dirlist(NULL, new_value, &this->varname__##_.value); } \
+  void                                                                    \
+  add_search_directory_to_##varname__(const Search_directory& dir)        \
+  { this->varname__##_.value.push_back(dir); }
+
+// This is like DEFINE_string, but we store a set of strings.
+#define DEFINE_set(varname__, dashes__, shortname__,                      \
+                   helpstring__, helparg__)                               \
+  DEFINE_var(varname__, dashes__, shortname__, ,                          \
+             "", helpstring__, helparg__, false, options::String_set,     \
+             const options::String_set&, options::parse_set)              \
+ public:                                                                  \
+  bool                                                                    \
+  any_##varname__() const                                                 \
+  { return !this->varname__##_.value.empty(); }                           \
+                                                                         \
+  bool                                                                    \
+  is_##varname__(const char* symbol) const                                \
+  {                                                                       \
+    return (!this->varname__##_.value.empty()                             \
+            && (this->varname__##_.value.find(std::string(symbol))        \
+                != this->varname__##_.value.end()));                      \
+  }                                                                      \
+                                                                         \
+  options::String_set::const_iterator                                    \
+  varname__##_begin() const                                              \
+  { return this->varname__##_.value.begin(); }                           \
+                                                                         \
+  options::String_set::const_iterator                                    \
+  varname__##_end() const                                                \
+  { return this->varname__##_.value.end(); }
+
+// When you have a list of possible values (expressed as string)
+// After helparg__ should come an initializer list, like
+//   {"foo", "bar", "baz"}
+#define DEFINE_enum(varname__, dashes__, shortname__, default_value__,   \
+                    helpstring__, helparg__, ...)                        \
+  DEFINE_var(varname__, dashes__, shortname__, default_value__,          \
+             default_value__, helpstring__, helparg__, false,           \
+             const char*, const char*, parse_choices_##varname__)        \
+ private:                                                                \
+  static void parse_choices_##varname__(const char* option_name,         \
+                                        const char* arg,                 \
+                                        const char** retval) {           \
+    const char* choices[] = __VA_ARGS__;                                 \
+    options::parse_choices(option_name, arg, retval,                     \
+                           choices, sizeof(choices) / sizeof(*choices)); \
+  }
+
+// This is like DEFINE_bool, but VARNAME is the name of a different
+// option.  This option becomes an alias for that one.  INVERT is true
+// if this option is an inversion of the other one.
+#define DEFINE_bool_alias(option__, varname__, dashes__, shortname__,  \
+                         helpstring__, no_helpstring__, invert__)      \
+ private:                                                              \
+  struct Struct_##option__ : public options::Struct_var                        \
+  {                                                                    \
+    Struct_##option__()                                                        \
+      : option(#option__, dashes__, shortname__, "", helpstring__,     \
+              NULL, false, this)                                       \
+    { }                                                                        \
+                                                                       \
+    void                                                               \
+    parse_to_value(const char*, const char*,                           \
+                  Command_line*, General_options* options)             \
+    {                                                                  \
+      options->set_##varname__(!invert__);                             \
+      options->set_user_set_##varname__();                             \
+    }                                                                  \
+                                                                       \
+    options::One_option option;                                                \
+  };                                                                   \
+  Struct_##option__ option__##_;                                       \
+                                                                       \
+  struct Struct_no_##option__ : public options::Struct_var             \
+  {                                                                    \
+    Struct_no_##option__()                                             \
+      : option((dashes__ == options::DASH_Z                            \
+               ? "no" #option__                                        \
+               : "no-" #option__),                                     \
+              dashes__, '\0', "", no_helpstring__,                     \
+              NULL, false, this)                                       \
+    { }                                                                        \
+                                                                       \
+    void                                                               \
+    parse_to_value(const char*, const char*,                           \
+                  Command_line*, General_options* options)             \
+    {                                                                  \
+      options->set_##varname__(invert__);                              \
+      options->set_user_set_##varname__();                             \
+    }                                                                  \
+                                                                       \
+    options::One_option option;                                                \
+  };                                                                   \
+  Struct_no_##option__ no_##option__##_initializer_
+
+// This is used for non-standard flags.  It defines no functions; it
+// just calls General_options::parse_VARNAME whenever the flag is
+// seen.  We declare parse_VARNAME as a static member of
+// General_options; you are responsible for defining it there.
+// helparg__ should be NULL iff this special-option is a boolean.
+#define DEFINE_special(varname__, dashes__, shortname__,                \
+                       helpstring__, helparg__)                         \
+ private:                                                               \
+  void parse_##varname__(const char* option, const char* arg,           \
+                         Command_line* inputs);                         \
+  struct Struct_##varname__ : public options::Struct_special            \
+  {                                                                     \
+    Struct_##varname__()                                                \
+      : options::Struct_special(#varname__, dashes__, shortname__,      \
+                                &General_options::parse_##varname__,    \
+                                helpstring__, helparg__)                \
+    { }                                                                 \
+  };                                                                    \
+  Struct_##varname__ varname__##_initializer_
+
+// An option that takes an optional string argument.  If the option is
+// used with no argument, the value will be the default, and
+// user_set_via_option will be true.
+#define DEFINE_optional_string(varname__, dashes__, shortname__,       \
+                              default_value__,                         \
+                              helpstring__, helparg__)                 \
+  DEFINE_var(varname__, dashes__, shortname__, default_value__,                \
+             default_value__, helpstring__, helparg__, true,           \
+             const char*, const char*, options::parse_optional_string)
+
+// A directory to search.  For each directory we record whether it is
+// in the sysroot.  We need to know this so that, if a linker script
+// is found within the sysroot, we will apply the sysroot to any files
+// named by that script.
+
+class Search_directory
+{
+ public:
+  // We need a default constructor because we put this in a
+  // std::vector.
+  Search_directory()
+    : name_(NULL), put_in_sysroot_(false), is_in_sysroot_(false)
+  { }
+
+  // This is the usual constructor.
+  Search_directory(const char* name, bool put_in_sysroot)
+    : name_(name), put_in_sysroot_(put_in_sysroot), is_in_sysroot_(false)
+  {
+    if (this->name_.empty())
+      this->name_ = ".";
+  }
+
+  // This is called if we have a sysroot.  The sysroot is prefixed to
+  // any entries for which put_in_sysroot_ is true.  is_in_sysroot_ is
+  // set to true for any enries which are in the sysroot (this will
+  // naturally include any entries for which put_in_sysroot_ is true).
+  // SYSROOT is the sysroot, CANONICAL_SYSROOT is the result of
+  // passing SYSROOT to lrealpath.
+  void
+  add_sysroot(const char* sysroot, const char* canonical_sysroot);
+
+  // Get the directory name.
+  const std::string&
+  name() const
+  { return this->name_; }
+
+  // Return whether this directory is in the sysroot.
+  bool
+  is_in_sysroot() const
+  { return this->is_in_sysroot_; }
+
+  // Return whether this is considered a system directory.
+  bool
+  is_system_directory() const
+  { return this->put_in_sysroot_ || this->is_in_sysroot_; }
+
+ private:
+  // The directory name.
+  std::string name_;
+  // True if the sysroot should be added as a prefix for this
+  // directory (if there is a sysroot).  This is true for system
+  // directories that we search by default.
+  bool put_in_sysroot_;
+  // True if this directory is in the sysroot (if there is a sysroot).
+  // This is true if there is a sysroot and either 1) put_in_sysroot_
+  // is true, or 2) the directory happens to be in the sysroot based
+  // on a pathname comparison.
+  bool is_in_sysroot_;
+};
+
+class General_options
+{
+ private:
+  // NOTE: For every option that you add here, also consider if you
+  // should add it to Position_dependent_options.
+  DEFINE_special(help, options::TWO_DASHES, '\0',
+                 N_("Report usage information"), NULL);
+  DEFINE_special(version, options::TWO_DASHES, 'v',
+                 N_("Report version information"), NULL);
+  DEFINE_special(V, options::EXACTLY_ONE_DASH, '\0',
+                 N_("Report version and target information"), NULL);
+
+  // These options are sorted approximately so that for each letter in
+  // the alphabet, we show the option whose shortname is that letter
+  // (if any) and then every longname that starts with that letter (in
+  // alphabetical order).  For both, lowercase sorts before uppercase.
+  // The -z options come last.
+
+  DEFINE_bool(allow_shlib_undefined, options::TWO_DASHES, '\0', false,
+              N_("Allow unresolved references in shared libraries"),
+              N_("Do not allow unresolved references in shared libraries"));
+
+  DEFINE_bool(as_needed, options::TWO_DASHES, '\0', false,
+              N_("Only set DT_NEEDED for dynamic libs if used"),
+              N_("Always DT_NEEDED for dynamic libs"));
+
+  // This should really be an "enum", but it's too easy for folks to
+  // forget to update the list as they add new targets.  So we just
+  // accept any string.  We'll fail later (when the string is parsed),
+  // if the target isn't actually supported.
+  DEFINE_string(format, options::TWO_DASHES, 'b', "elf",
+                N_("Set input format"), ("[elf,binary]"));
+
+  DEFINE_bool(Bdynamic, options::ONE_DASH, '\0', true,
+              N_("-l searches for shared libraries"), NULL);
+  DEFINE_bool_alias(Bstatic, Bdynamic, options::ONE_DASH, '\0',
+                   N_("-l does not search for shared libraries"), NULL,
+                   true);
+
+  DEFINE_bool(Bsymbolic, options::ONE_DASH, '\0', false,
+              N_("Bind defined symbols locally"), NULL);
+
+  DEFINE_bool(Bsymbolic_functions, options::ONE_DASH, '\0', false,
+             N_("Bind defined function symbols locally"), NULL);
+
+  DEFINE_optional_string(build_id, options::TWO_DASHES, '\0', "sha1",
+                        N_("Generate build ID note"),
+                        N_("[=STYLE]"));
+
+  DEFINE_bool(check_sections, options::TWO_DASHES, '\0', true,
+             N_("Check segment addresses for overlaps (default)"),
+             N_("Do not check segment addresses for overlaps"));
+
+#ifdef HAVE_ZLIB_H
+  DEFINE_enum(compress_debug_sections, options::TWO_DASHES, '\0', "none",
+              N_("Compress .debug_* sections in the output file"),
+              ("[none,zlib]"),
+              {"none", "zlib"});
+#else
+  DEFINE_enum(compress_debug_sections, options::TWO_DASHES, '\0', "none",
+              N_("Compress .debug_* sections in the output file"),
+              N_("[none]"),
+              {"none"});
+#endif
+
+  DEFINE_bool(define_common, options::TWO_DASHES, 'd', false,
+              N_("Define common symbols"),
+              N_("Do not define common symbols"));
+  DEFINE_bool(dc, options::ONE_DASH, '\0', false,
+              N_("Alias for -d"), NULL);
+  DEFINE_bool(dp, options::ONE_DASH, '\0', false,
+              N_("Alias for -d"), NULL);
+
+  DEFINE_string(debug, options::TWO_DASHES, '\0', "",
+                N_("Turn on debugging"),
+                N_("[all,files,script,task][,...]"));
+
+  DEFINE_special(defsym, options::TWO_DASHES, '\0',
+                 N_("Define a symbol"), N_("SYMBOL=EXPRESSION"));
+
+  DEFINE_optional_string(demangle, options::TWO_DASHES, '\0', NULL,
+                        N_("Demangle C++ symbols in log messages"),
+                        N_("[=STYLE]"));
+
+  DEFINE_bool(no_demangle, options::TWO_DASHES, '\0', false,
+             N_("Do not demangle C++ symbols in log messages"),
+             NULL);
+
+  DEFINE_bool(detect_odr_violations, options::TWO_DASHES, '\0', false,
+              N_("Try to detect violations of the One Definition Rule"),
+              NULL);
+
+  DEFINE_bool(discard_locals, options::TWO_DASHES, 'X', false,
+              N_("Delete all temporary local symbols"), NULL);
+
+  DEFINE_bool(dynamic_list_data, options::TWO_DASHES, '\0', false,
+              N_("Add data symbols to dynamic symbols"), NULL);
+
+  DEFINE_bool(dynamic_list_cpp_new, options::TWO_DASHES, '\0', false,
+              N_("Add C++ operator new/delete to dynamic symbols"), NULL);
+
+  DEFINE_bool(dynamic_list_cpp_typeinfo, options::TWO_DASHES, '\0', false,
+              N_("Add C++ typeinfo to dynamic symbols"), NULL);
+
+  DEFINE_special(dynamic_list, options::TWO_DASHES, '\0',
+                 N_("Read a list of dynamic symbols"), N_("FILE"));
+
+  DEFINE_string(entry, options::TWO_DASHES, 'e', NULL,
+                N_("Set program start address"), N_("ADDRESS"));
+
+  DEFINE_special(exclude_libs, options::TWO_DASHES, '\0',
+                N_("Exclude libraries from automatic export"),
+                N_(("lib,lib ...")));
+
+  DEFINE_bool(export_dynamic, options::TWO_DASHES, 'E', false,
+              N_("Export all dynamic symbols"),
+             N_("Do not export all dynamic symbols (default)"));
+
+  DEFINE_bool(eh_frame_hdr, options::TWO_DASHES, '\0', false,
+              N_("Create exception frame header"), NULL);
+
+  DEFINE_bool(fatal_warnings, options::TWO_DASHES, '\0', false,
+             N_("Treat warnings as errors"),
+             N_("Do not treat warnings as errors"));
+
+  DEFINE_string(fini, options::ONE_DASH, '\0', "_fini",
+                N_("Call SYMBOL at unload-time"), N_("SYMBOL"));
+
+  DEFINE_string(soname, options::ONE_DASH, 'h', NULL,
+                N_("Set shared library name"), N_("FILENAME"));
+
+  DEFINE_double(hash_bucket_empty_fraction, options::TWO_DASHES, '\0', 0.0,
+               N_("Min fraction of empty buckets in dynamic hash"),
+               N_("FRACTION"));
+
+  DEFINE_enum(hash_style, options::TWO_DASHES, '\0', "sysv",
+             N_("Dynamic hash style"), N_("[sysv,gnu,both]"),
+             {"sysv", "gnu", "both"});
+
+  DEFINE_string(dynamic_linker, options::TWO_DASHES, 'I', NULL,
+                N_("Set dynamic linker path"), N_("PROGRAM"));
+
+  DEFINE_bool(incremental, options::TWO_DASHES, '\0', false,
+              N_("Work in progress; do not use"),
+              N_("Do a full build"));
+
+  DEFINE_special(incremental_changed, options::TWO_DASHES, '\0',
+                 N_("Assume files changed"), NULL);
+
+  DEFINE_special(incremental_unchanged, options::TWO_DASHES, '\0',
+                 N_("Assume files didn't change"), NULL);
+
+  DEFINE_special(incremental_unknown, options::TWO_DASHES, '\0',
+                 N_("Use timestamps to check files (default)"), NULL);
+
+  DEFINE_string(init, options::ONE_DASH, '\0', "_init",
+                N_("Call SYMBOL at load-time"), N_("SYMBOL"));
+
+  DEFINE_special(just_symbols, options::TWO_DASHES, '\0',
+                 N_("Read only symbol values from FILE"), N_("FILE"));
+
+  DEFINE_special(library, options::TWO_DASHES, 'l',
+                 N_("Search for library LIBNAME"), N_("LIBNAME"));
+
+  DEFINE_dirlist(library_path, options::TWO_DASHES, 'L',
+                 N_("Add directory to search path"), N_("DIR"));
+
+  DEFINE_string(m, options::EXACTLY_ONE_DASH, 'm', "",
+                N_("Ignored for compatibility"), N_("EMULATION"));
+
+  DEFINE_bool(print_map, options::TWO_DASHES, 'M', false,
+             N_("Write map file on standard output"), NULL);
+  DEFINE_string(Map, options::ONE_DASH, '\0', NULL, N_("Write map file"),
+               N_("MAPFILENAME"));
+
+  DEFINE_bool(nmagic, options::TWO_DASHES, 'n', false,
+             N_("Do not page align data"), NULL);
+  DEFINE_bool(omagic, options::EXACTLY_TWO_DASHES, 'N', false,
+             N_("Do not page align data, do not make text readonly"),
+             N_("Page align data, make text readonly"));
+
+  DEFINE_enable(new_dtags, options::EXACTLY_TWO_DASHES, '\0', false,
+               N_("Enable use of DT_RUNPATH and DT_FLAGS"),
+               N_("Disable use of DT_RUNPATH and DT_FLAGS"));
+
+  DEFINE_bool(noinhibit_exec, options::TWO_DASHES, '\0', false,
+             N_("Create an output file even if errors occur"), NULL);
+
+  DEFINE_bool_alias(no_undefined, defs, options::TWO_DASHES, '\0',
+                   N_("Report undefined symbols (even with --shared)"),
+                   NULL, false);
+
+  DEFINE_string(output, options::TWO_DASHES, 'o', "a.out",
+                N_("Set output file name"), N_("FILE"));
+
+  DEFINE_uint(optimize, options::EXACTLY_ONE_DASH, 'O', 0,
+              N_("Optimize output file size"), N_("LEVEL"));
+
+  DEFINE_string(oformat, options::EXACTLY_TWO_DASHES, '\0', "elf",
+               N_("Set output format"), N_("[binary]"));
+
+  DEFINE_bool(pie, options::ONE_DASH, '\0', false,
+             N_("Create a position independent executable"), NULL);
+  DEFINE_bool_alias(pic_executable, pie, options::TWO_DASHES, '\0',
+                   N_("Create a position independent executable"), NULL,
+                   false);
+
+#ifdef ENABLE_PLUGINS
+  DEFINE_special(plugin, options::TWO_DASHES, '\0',
+                 N_("Load a plugin library"), N_("PLUGIN"));
+  DEFINE_special(plugin_opt, options::TWO_DASHES, '\0',
+                 N_("Pass an option to the plugin"), N_("OPTION"));
+#endif
+
+  DEFINE_bool(preread_archive_symbols, options::TWO_DASHES, '\0', false,
+              N_("Preread archive symbols when multi-threaded"), NULL);
+
+  DEFINE_string(print_symbol_counts, options::TWO_DASHES, '\0', NULL,
+               N_("Print symbols defined and used for each input"),
+               N_("FILENAME"));
+
+  DEFINE_bool(Qy, options::EXACTLY_ONE_DASH, '\0', false,
+             N_("Ignored for SVR4 compatibility"), NULL);
+
+  DEFINE_bool(emit_relocs, options::TWO_DASHES, 'q', false,
+              N_("Generate relocations in output"), NULL);
+
+  DEFINE_bool(relocatable, options::EXACTLY_ONE_DASH, 'r', false,
+              N_("Generate relocatable output"), NULL);
+
+  DEFINE_bool(relax, options::TWO_DASHES, '\0', false,
+             N_("Relax branches on certain targets"), NULL);
+
+  DEFINE_string(retain_symbols_file, options::EXACTLY_ONE_DASH, '\0', NULL,
+                N_("keep only symbols listed in this file"), N_("[file]"));
+
+  // -R really means -rpath, but can mean --just-symbols for
+  // compatibility with GNU ld.  -rpath is always -rpath, so we list
+  // it separately.
+  DEFINE_special(R, options::EXACTLY_ONE_DASH, 'R',
+                 N_("Add DIR to runtime search path"), N_("DIR"));
+
+  DEFINE_dirlist(rpath, options::ONE_DASH, '\0',
+                 N_("Add DIR to runtime search path"), N_("DIR"));
+
+  DEFINE_dirlist(rpath_link, options::TWO_DASHES, '\0',
+                 N_("Add DIR to link time shared library search path"),
+                 N_("DIR"));
+
+  DEFINE_bool(strip_all, options::TWO_DASHES, 's', false,
+              N_("Strip all symbols"), NULL);
+  DEFINE_bool(strip_debug, options::TWO_DASHES, 'S', false,
+              N_("Strip debugging information"), NULL);
+  DEFINE_bool(strip_debug_non_line, options::TWO_DASHES, '\0', false,
+              N_("Emit only debug line number information"), NULL);
+  DEFINE_bool(strip_debug_gdb, options::TWO_DASHES, '\0', false,
+              N_("Strip debug symbols that are unused by gdb "
+                 "(at least versions <= 6.7)"), NULL);
+  DEFINE_bool(strip_lto_sections, options::TWO_DASHES, '\0', true,
+              N_("Strip LTO intermediate code sections"), NULL);
+
+  DEFINE_int(stub_group_size, options::TWO_DASHES , '\0', 1,
+             N_("(ARM only) The maximum distance from instructions in a group "
+               "of sections to their stubs.  Negative values mean stubs "
+               "are always after the group. 1 means using default size.\n"),
+            N_("SIZE"));
+
+  DEFINE_bool(no_keep_memory, options::TWO_DASHES, '\0', false,
+              N_("Use less memory and more disk I/O "
+                 "(included only for compatibility with GNU ld)"), NULL);
+
+  DEFINE_bool(shared, options::ONE_DASH, '\0', false,
+              N_("Generate shared library"), NULL);
+
+  DEFINE_bool(Bshareable, options::ONE_DASH, '\0', false,
+              N_("Generate shared library"), NULL);
+
+  DEFINE_uint(split_stack_adjust_size, options::TWO_DASHES, '\0', 0x4000,
+             N_("Stack size when -fsplit-stack function calls non-split"),
+             N_("SIZE"));
+
+  // This is not actually special in any way, but I need to give it
+  // a non-standard accessor-function name because 'static' is a keyword.
+  DEFINE_special(static, options::ONE_DASH, '\0',
+                 N_("Do not link against shared libraries"), NULL);
+
+  DEFINE_enum(icf, options::TWO_DASHES, '\0', "none",
+              N_("Identical Code Folding. "
+                 "\'--icf=safe\' folds only ctors and dtors."),
+             ("[none,all,safe]"),      
+              {"none", "all", "safe"});
+
+  DEFINE_uint(icf_iterations, options::TWO_DASHES , '\0', 0,
+              N_("Number of iterations of ICF (default 2)"), N_("COUNT"));
+
+  DEFINE_bool(print_icf_sections, options::TWO_DASHES, '\0', false,
+              N_("List folded identical sections on stderr"),
+              N_("Do not list folded identical sections"));
+
+  DEFINE_set(keep_unique, options::TWO_DASHES, '\0',
+            N_("Do not fold this symbol during ICF"), N_("SYMBOL"));
+
+  DEFINE_bool(gc_sections, options::TWO_DASHES, '\0', false,
+              N_("Remove unused sections"),
+              N_("Don't remove unused sections (default)"));
+
+  DEFINE_bool(print_gc_sections, options::TWO_DASHES, '\0', false,
+              N_("List removed unused sections on stderr"),
+              N_("Do not list removed unused sections"));
+
+  DEFINE_bool(stats, options::TWO_DASHES, '\0', false,
+              N_("Print resource usage statistics"), NULL);
+
+  DEFINE_string(sysroot, options::TWO_DASHES, '\0', "",
+                N_("Set target system root directory"), N_("DIR"));
+
+  DEFINE_bool(trace, options::TWO_DASHES, 't', false,
+              N_("Print the name of each input file"), NULL);
+
+  DEFINE_special(script, options::TWO_DASHES, 'T',
+                 N_("Read linker script"), N_("FILE"));
+
+  DEFINE_bool(threads, options::TWO_DASHES, '\0', false,
+              N_("Run the linker multi-threaded"),
+              N_("Do not run the linker multi-threaded"));
+  DEFINE_uint(thread_count, options::TWO_DASHES, '\0', 0,
+              N_("Number of threads to use"), N_("COUNT"));
+  DEFINE_uint(thread_count_initial, options::TWO_DASHES, '\0', 0,
+              N_("Number of threads to use in initial pass"), N_("COUNT"));
+  DEFINE_uint(thread_count_middle, options::TWO_DASHES, '\0', 0,
+              N_("Number of threads to use in middle pass"), N_("COUNT"));
+  DEFINE_uint(thread_count_final, options::TWO_DASHES, '\0', 0,
+              N_("Number of threads to use in final pass"), N_("COUNT"));
+
+  DEFINE_uint64(Tbss, options::ONE_DASH, '\0', -1U,
+                N_("Set the address of the bss segment"), N_("ADDRESS"));
+  DEFINE_uint64(Tdata, options::ONE_DASH, '\0', -1U,
+                N_("Set the address of the data segment"), N_("ADDRESS"));
+  DEFINE_uint64(Ttext, options::ONE_DASH, '\0', -1U,
+                N_("Set the address of the text segment"), N_("ADDRESS"));
+
+  DEFINE_set(undefined, options::TWO_DASHES, 'u',
+            N_("Create undefined reference to SYMBOL"), N_("SYMBOL"));
+
+  DEFINE_bool(verbose, options::TWO_DASHES, '\0', false,
+              N_("Synonym for --debug=files"), NULL);
+
+  DEFINE_special(version_script, options::TWO_DASHES, '\0',
+                 N_("Read version script"), N_("FILE"));
+
+  DEFINE_bool(warn_search_mismatch, options::TWO_DASHES, '\0', true,
+             N_("Warn when skipping an incompatible library"),
+             N_("Don't warn when skipping an incompatible library"));
+
+  DEFINE_bool(whole_archive, options::TWO_DASHES, '\0', false,
+              N_("Include all archive contents"),
+              N_("Include only needed archive contents"));
+
+  DEFINE_set(wrap, options::TWO_DASHES, '\0',
+            N_("Use wrapper functions for SYMBOL"), N_("SYMBOL"));
+
+  DEFINE_set(trace_symbol, options::TWO_DASHES, 'y',
+             N_("Trace references to symbol"), N_("SYMBOL"));
+
+  DEFINE_string(Y, options::EXACTLY_ONE_DASH, 'Y', "",
+               N_("Default search path for Solaris compatibility"),
+               N_("PATH"));
+
+  DEFINE_special(start_group, options::TWO_DASHES, '(',
+                 N_("Start a library search group"), NULL);
+  DEFINE_special(end_group, options::TWO_DASHES, ')',
+                 N_("End a library search group"), NULL);
+
+  // The -z options.
+
+  DEFINE_bool(combreloc, options::DASH_Z, '\0', true,
+             N_("Sort dynamic relocs"),
+             N_("Do not sort dynamic relocs"));
+  DEFINE_uint64(common_page_size, options::DASH_Z, '\0', 0,
+                N_("Set common page size to SIZE"), N_("SIZE"));
+  DEFINE_bool(defs, options::DASH_Z, '\0', false,
+              N_("Report undefined symbols (even with --shared)"),
+              NULL);
+  DEFINE_bool(execstack, options::DASH_Z, '\0', false,
+              N_("Mark output as requiring executable stack"), NULL);
+  DEFINE_bool(initfirst, options::DASH_Z, '\0', false,
+             N_("Mark DSO to be initialized first at runtime"),
+             NULL);
+  DEFINE_bool(interpose, options::DASH_Z, '\0', false,
+             N_("Mark object to interpose all DSOs but executable"),
+             NULL);
+  DEFINE_bool(lazy, options::DASH_Z, '\0', false,
+             N_("Mark object for lazy runtime binding (default)"),
+             NULL);
+  DEFINE_bool(loadfltr, options::DASH_Z, '\0', false,
+             N_("Mark object requiring immediate process"),
+             NULL);
+  DEFINE_uint64(max_page_size, options::DASH_Z, '\0', 0,
+                N_("Set maximum page size to SIZE"), N_("SIZE"));
+  DEFINE_bool(copyreloc, options::DASH_Z, '\0', true,
+             NULL,
+             N_("Do not create copy relocs"));
+  DEFINE_bool(nodefaultlib, options::DASH_Z, '\0', false,
+             N_("Mark object not to use default search paths"),
+             NULL);
+  DEFINE_bool(nodelete, options::DASH_Z, '\0', false,
+             N_("Mark DSO non-deletable at runtime"),
+             NULL);
+  DEFINE_bool(nodlopen, options::DASH_Z, '\0', false,
+             N_("Mark DSO not available to dlopen"),
+             NULL);
+  DEFINE_bool(nodump, options::DASH_Z, '\0', false,
+             N_("Mark DSO not available to dldump"),
+             NULL);
+  DEFINE_bool(noexecstack, options::DASH_Z, '\0', false,
+              N_("Mark output as not requiring executable stack"), NULL);
+  DEFINE_bool(now, options::DASH_Z, '\0', false,
+             N_("Mark object for immediate function binding"),
+             NULL);
+  DEFINE_bool(origin, options::DASH_Z, '\0', false,
+             N_("Mark DSO to indicate that needs immediate $ORIGIN "
+                 "processing at runtime"), NULL);
+  DEFINE_bool(relro, options::DASH_Z, '\0', false,
+             N_("Where possible mark variables read-only after relocation"),
+             N_("Don't mark variables read-only after relocation"));
+
+ public:
+  typedef options::Dir_list Dir_list;
+
+  General_options();
+
+  // Does post-processing on flags, making sure they all have
+  // non-conflicting values.  Also converts some flags from their
+  // "standard" types (string, etc), to another type (enum, DirList),
+  // which can be accessed via a separate method.  Dies if it notices
+  // any problems.
+  void finalize();
+
+  // True if we printed the version information.
+  bool
+  printed_version() const
+  { return this->printed_version_; }
+
+  // The macro defines output() (based on --output), but that's a
+  // generic name.  Provide this alternative name, which is clearer.
+  const char*
+  output_file_name() const
+  { return this->output(); }
+
+  // This is not defined via a flag, but combines flags to say whether
+  // the output is position-independent or not.
+  bool
+  output_is_position_independent() const
+  { return this->shared() || this->pie(); }
+
+  // Return true if the output is something that can be exec()ed, such
+  // as a static executable, or a position-dependent or
+  // position-independent executable, but not a dynamic library or an
+  // object file.
+  bool
+  output_is_executable() const
+  { return !this->shared() && !this->relocatable(); }
+
+  // This would normally be static(), and defined automatically, but
+  // since static is a keyword, we need to come up with our own name.
+  bool
+  is_static() const
+  { return static_; }
+
+  // In addition to getting the input and output formats as a string
+  // (via format() and oformat()), we also give access as an enum.
+  enum Object_format
+  {
+    // Ordinary ELF.
+    OBJECT_FORMAT_ELF,
+    // Straight binary format.
+    OBJECT_FORMAT_BINARY
+  };
+
+  // Convert a string to an Object_format.  Gives an error if the
+  // string is not recognized.
+  static Object_format
+  string_to_object_format(const char* arg);
+
+  // Note: these functions are not very fast.
+  Object_format format_enum() const;
+  Object_format oformat_enum() const;
+
+  // Return whether FILENAME is in a system directory.
+  bool
+  is_in_system_directory(const std::string& name) const;
+
+  // RETURN whether SYMBOL_NAME should be kept, according to symbols_to_retain_.
+  bool
+  should_retain_symbol(const char* symbol_name) const
+    {
+      if (symbols_to_retain_.empty())    // means flag wasn't specified
+        return true;
+      return symbols_to_retain_.find(symbol_name) != symbols_to_retain_.end();
+    }
+
+  // These are the best way to get access to the execstack state,
+  // not execstack() and noexecstack() which are hard to use properly.
+  bool
+  is_execstack_set() const
+  { return this->execstack_status_ != EXECSTACK_FROM_INPUT; }
+
+  bool
+  is_stack_executable() const
+  { return this->execstack_status_ == EXECSTACK_YES; }
+
+  bool
+  icf_enabled() const
+  { return this->icf_status_ != ICF_NONE; }
+
+  bool
+  icf_safe_folding() const
+  { return this->icf_status_ == ICF_SAFE; }
+
+  // The --demangle option takes an optional string, and there is also
+  // a --no-demangle option.  This is the best way to decide whether
+  // to demangle or not.
+  bool
+  do_demangle() const
+  { return this->do_demangle_; }
+
+  // Returns TRUE if any plugin libraries have been loaded.
+  bool
+  has_plugins() const
+  { return this->plugins_ != NULL; }
+
+  // Return a pointer to the plugin manager.
+  Plugin_manager*
+  plugins() const
+  { return this->plugins_; }
+
+  // True iff SYMBOL was found in the file specified by dynamic-list.
+  bool
+  in_dynamic_list(const char* symbol) const
+  { return this->dynamic_list_.version_script_info()->symbol_is_local(symbol); }
+
+  // The disposition given by the --incremental-changed,
+  // --incremental-unchanged or --incremental-unknown option.  The
+  // value may change as we proceed parsing the command line flags.
+  Incremental_disposition
+  incremental_disposition() const
+  { return this->incremental_disposition_; }
+
+  // Return true if S is the name of a library excluded from automatic
+  // symbol export.
+  bool
+  check_excluded_libs (const std::string &s) const;
+
+ private:
+  // Don't copy this structure.
+  General_options(const General_options&);
+  General_options& operator=(const General_options&);
+
+  // Whether to mark the stack as executable.
+  enum Execstack
+  {
+    // Not set on command line.
+    EXECSTACK_FROM_INPUT,
+    // Mark the stack as executable (-z execstack).
+    EXECSTACK_YES,
+    // Mark the stack as not executable (-z noexecstack).
+    EXECSTACK_NO
+  };
+
+  enum Icf_status
+  {
+    // Do not fold any functions (Default or --icf=none).
+    ICF_NONE,
+    // All functions are candidates for folding. (--icf=all).
+    ICF_ALL,   
+    // Only ctors and dtors are candidates for folding. (--icf=safe).
+    ICF_SAFE
+  };
+
+  void
+  set_icf_status(Icf_status value)
+  { this->icf_status_ = value; }
+
+  void
+  set_execstack_status(Execstack value)
+  { this->execstack_status_ = value; }
+
+  void
+  set_do_demangle(bool value)
+  { this->do_demangle_ = value; }
+
+  void
+  set_static(bool value)
+  { static_ = value; }
+
+  // These are called by finalize() to set up the search-path correctly.
+  void
+  add_to_library_path_with_sysroot(const char* arg)
+  { this->add_search_directory_to_library_path(Search_directory(arg, true)); }
+
+  // Apply any sysroot to the directory lists.
+  void
+  add_sysroot();
+
+  // Add a plugin and its arguments to the list of plugins.
+  void
+  add_plugin(const char *filename);
+
+  // Add a plugin option.
+  void
+  add_plugin_option(const char* opt);
+
+  // Whether we printed version information.
+  bool printed_version_;
+  // Whether to mark the stack as executable.
+  Execstack execstack_status_;
+  // Whether to do code folding.
+  Icf_status icf_status_;
+  // Whether to do a static link.
+  bool static_;
+  // Whether to do demangling.
+  bool do_demangle_;
+  // List of plugin libraries.
+  Plugin_manager* plugins_;
+  // The parsed output of --dynamic-list files.  For convenience in
+  // script.cc, we store this as a Script_options object, even though
+  // we only use a single Version_tree from it.
+  Script_options dynamic_list_;
+  // The disposition given by the --incremental-changed,
+  // --incremental-unchanged or --incremental-unknown option.  The
+  // value may change as we proceed parsing the command line flags.
+  Incremental_disposition incremental_disposition_;
+  // Whether we have seen one of the options that require incremental
+  // build (--incremental-changed, --incremental-unchanged or
+  // --incremental-unknown)
+  bool implicit_incremental_;
+  // Libraries excluded from automatic export, via --exclude-libs.
+  Unordered_set<std::string> excluded_libs_;
+  // List of symbol-names to keep, via -retain-symbol-info.
+  Unordered_set<std::string> symbols_to_retain_;
+};
+
+// The position-dependent options.  We use this to store the state of
+// the commandline at a particular point in parsing for later
+// reference.  For instance, if we see "ld --whole-archive foo.a
+// --no-whole-archive," we want to store the whole-archive option with
+// foo.a, so when the time comes to parse foo.a we know we should do
+// it in whole-archive mode.  We could store all of General_options,
+// but that's big, so we just pick the subset of flags that actually
+// change in a position-dependent way.
+
+#define DEFINE_posdep(varname__, type__)        \
+ public:                                        \
+  type__                                        \
+  varname__() const                             \
+  { return this->varname__##_; }                \
+                                                \
+  void                                          \
+  set_##varname__(type__ value)                 \
+  { this->varname__##_ = value; }               \
+ private:                                       \
+  type__ varname__##_
+
+class Position_dependent_options
+{
+ public:
+  Position_dependent_options(const General_options& options
+                             = Position_dependent_options::default_options_)
+  { copy_from_options(options); }
+
+  void copy_from_options(const General_options& options)
+  {
+    this->set_as_needed(options.as_needed());
+    this->set_Bdynamic(options.Bdynamic());
+    this->set_format_enum(options.format_enum());
+    this->set_whole_archive(options.whole_archive());
+    this->set_incremental_disposition(options.incremental_disposition());
+  }
+
+  DEFINE_posdep(as_needed, bool);
+  DEFINE_posdep(Bdynamic, bool);
+  DEFINE_posdep(format_enum, General_options::Object_format);
+  DEFINE_posdep(whole_archive, bool);
+  DEFINE_posdep(incremental_disposition, Incremental_disposition);
+
+ private:
+  // This is a General_options with everything set to its default
+  // value.  A Position_dependent_options created with no argument
+  // will take its values from here.
+  static General_options default_options_;
+};
+
+
+// A single file or library argument from the command line.
+
+class Input_file_argument
+{
+ public:
+  enum Input_file_type
+  {
+    // A regular file, name used as-is, not searched.
+    INPUT_FILE_TYPE_FILE,
+    // A library name.  When used, "lib" will be prepended and ".so" or
+    // ".a" appended to make a filename, and that filename will be searched
+    // for using the -L paths.
+    INPUT_FILE_TYPE_LIBRARY,
+    // A regular file, name used as-is, but searched using the -L paths.
+    INPUT_FILE_TYPE_SEARCHED_FILE
+  };
+
+  // name: file name or library name
+  // type: the type of this input file.
+  // extra_search_path: an extra directory to look for the file, prior
+  //         to checking the normal library search path.  If this is "",
+  //         then no extra directory is added.
+  // just_symbols: whether this file only defines symbols.
+  // options: The position dependent options at this point in the
+  //         command line, such as --whole-archive.
+  Input_file_argument()
+    : name_(), type_(INPUT_FILE_TYPE_FILE), extra_search_path_(""),
+      just_symbols_(false), options_()
+  { }
+
+  Input_file_argument(const char* name, Input_file_type type,
+                      const char* extra_search_path,
+                      bool just_symbols,
+                      const Position_dependent_options& options)
+    : name_(name), type_(type), extra_search_path_(extra_search_path),
+      just_symbols_(just_symbols), options_(options)
+  { }
+
+  // You can also pass in a General_options instance instead of a
+  // Position_dependent_options.  In that case, we extract the
+  // position-independent vars from the General_options and only store
+  // those.
+  Input_file_argument(const char* name, Input_file_type type,
+                      const char* extra_search_path,
+                      bool just_symbols,
+                      const General_options& options)
+    : name_(name), type_(type), extra_search_path_(extra_search_path),
+      just_symbols_(just_symbols), options_(options)
+  { }
+
+  const char*
+  name() const
+  { return this->name_.c_str(); }
+
+  const Position_dependent_options&
+  options() const
+  { return this->options_; }
+
+  bool
+  is_lib() const
+  { return type_ == INPUT_FILE_TYPE_LIBRARY; }
+
+  bool
+  is_searched_file() const
+  { return type_ == INPUT_FILE_TYPE_SEARCHED_FILE; }
+
+  const char*
+  extra_search_path() const
+  {
+    return (this->extra_search_path_.empty()
+            ? NULL
+            : this->extra_search_path_.c_str());
+  }
+
+  // Return whether we should only read symbols from this file.
+  bool
+  just_symbols() const
+  { return this->just_symbols_; }
+
+  // Return whether this file may require a search using the -L
+  // options.
+  bool
+  may_need_search() const
+  {
+    return (this->is_lib()
+           || this->is_searched_file()
+           || !this->extra_search_path_.empty());
+  }
+
+ private:
+  // We use std::string, not const char*, here for convenience when
+  // using script files, so that we do not have to preserve the string
+  // in that case.
+  std::string name_;
+  Input_file_type type_;
+  std::string extra_search_path_;
+  bool just_symbols_;
+  Position_dependent_options options_;
+};
+
+// A file or library, or a group, from the command line.
+
+class Input_argument
+{
+ public:
+  // Create a file or library argument.
+  explicit Input_argument(Input_file_argument file)
+    : is_file_(true), file_(file), group_(NULL)
+  { }
+
+  // Create a group argument.
+  explicit Input_argument(Input_file_group* group)
+    : is_file_(false), group_(group)
+  { }
+
+  // Return whether this is a file.
+  bool
+  is_file() const
+  { return this->is_file_; }
+
+  // Return whether this is a group.
+  bool
+  is_group() const
+  { return !this->is_file_; }
+
+  // Return the information about the file.
+  const Input_file_argument&
+  file() const
+  {
+    gold_assert(this->is_file_);
+    return this->file_;
+  }
+
+  // Return the information about the group.
+  const Input_file_group*
+  group() const
+  {
+    gold_assert(!this->is_file_);
+    return this->group_;
+  }
+
+  Input_file_group*
+  group()
+  {
+    gold_assert(!this->is_file_);
+    return this->group_;
+  }
+
+ private:
+  bool is_file_;
+  Input_file_argument file_;
+  Input_file_group* group_;
+};
+
+typedef std::vector<Input_argument> Input_argument_list;
+
+// A group from the command line.  This is a set of arguments within
+// --start-group ... --end-group.
+
+class Input_file_group
+{
+ public:
+  typedef Input_argument_list::const_iterator const_iterator;
+
+  Input_file_group()
+    : files_()
+  { }
+
+  // Add a file to the end of the group.
+  void
+  add_file(const Input_file_argument& arg)
+  { this->files_.push_back(Input_argument(arg)); }
+
+  // Iterators to iterate over the group contents.
+
+  const_iterator
+  begin() const
+  { return this->files_.begin(); }
+
+  const_iterator
+  end() const
+  { return this->files_.end(); }
+
+ private:
+  Input_argument_list files_;
+};
+
+// A list of files from the command line or a script.
+
+class Input_arguments
+{
+ public:
+  typedef Input_argument_list::const_iterator const_iterator;
+
+  Input_arguments()
+    : input_argument_list_(), in_group_(false)
+  { }
+
+  // Add a file.
+  void
+  add_file(const Input_file_argument& arg);
+
+  // Start a group (the --start-group option).
+  void
+  start_group();
+
+  // End a group (the --end-group option).
+  void
+  end_group();
+
+  // Return whether we are currently in a group.
+  bool
+  in_group() const
+  { return this->in_group_; }
+
+  // The number of entries in the list.
+  int
+  size() const
+  { return this->input_argument_list_.size(); }
+
+  // Iterators to iterate over the list of input files.
+
+  const_iterator
+  begin() const
+  { return this->input_argument_list_.begin(); }
+
+  const_iterator
+  end() const
+  { return this->input_argument_list_.end(); }
+
+  // Return whether the list is empty.
+  bool
+  empty() const
+  { return this->input_argument_list_.empty(); }
+
+ private:
+  Input_argument_list input_argument_list_;
+  bool in_group_;
+};
+
+
+// All the information read from the command line.  These are held in
+// three separate structs: one to hold the options (--foo), one to
+// hold the filenames listed on the commandline, and one to hold
+// linker script information.  This third is not a subset of the other
+// two because linker scripts can be specified either as options (via
+// -T) or as a file.
+
+class Command_line
+{
+ public:
+  typedef Input_arguments::const_iterator const_iterator;
+
+  Command_line();
+
+  // Process the command line options.  This will exit with an
+  // appropriate error message if an unrecognized option is seen.
+  void
+  process(int argc, const char** argv);
+
+  // Process one command-line option.  This takes the index of argv to
+  // process, and returns the index for the next option.  no_more_options
+  // is set to true if argv[i] is "--".
+  int
+  process_one_option(int argc, const char** argv, int i,
+                     bool* no_more_options);
+
+  // Get the general options.
+  const General_options&
+  options() const
+  { return this->options_; }
+
+  // Get the position dependent options.
+  const Position_dependent_options&
+  position_dependent_options() const
+  { return this->position_options_; }
+
+  // Get the linker-script options.
+  Script_options&
+  script_options()
+  { return this->script_options_; }
+
+  // Get the version-script options: a convenience routine.
+  const Version_script_info&
+  version_script() const
+  { return *this->script_options_.version_script_info(); }
+
+  // Get the input files.
+  Input_arguments&
+  inputs()
+  { return this->inputs_; }
+
+  // The number of input files.
+  int
+  number_of_input_files() const
+  { return this->inputs_.size(); }
+
+  // Iterators to iterate over the list of input files.
+
+  const_iterator
+  begin() const
+  { return this->inputs_.begin(); }
+
+  const_iterator
+  end() const
+  { return this->inputs_.end(); }
+
+ private:
+  Command_line(const Command_line&);
+  Command_line& operator=(const Command_line&);
+
+  // This is a dummy class to provide a constructor that runs before
+  // the constructor for the General_options.  The Pre_options constructor
+  // is used as a hook to set the flag enabling the options to register
+  // themselves.
+  struct Pre_options {
+    Pre_options();
+  };
+
+  // This must come before options_!
+  Pre_options pre_options_;
+  General_options options_;
+  Position_dependent_options position_options_;
+  Script_options script_options_;
+  Input_arguments inputs_;
+};
+
+} // End namespace gold.
+
+#endif // !defined(GOLD_OPTIONS_H)