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dmd.utils

Compiler implementation of the D programming language. Utility functions for DMD.
This modules defines some utility functions for DMD.
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Source utils.d

const(char)* toWinPath(const(char)* src);
Normalize path by turning forward slashes into backslashes
Parameters:
const(char)* src Source path, using unix-style ('/') path separators
Returns:
A newly-allocated string with '/' turned into backslashes
FileBuffer readFile(Loc loc, const(char)* filename);
Reads a file, terminate the program on error
Parameters:
Loc loc The line number information from where the call originates
const(char)* filename Path to file
void writeFile(Loc loc, const(char)[] filename, const void[] data);
Writes a file, terminate the program on error
Parameters:
Loc loc The line number information from where the call originates
const(char)[] filename Path to file
void[] data Full content of the file to be written
void ensurePathToNameExists(Loc loc, const(char)[] name);
Ensure the root path (the path minus the name) of the provided path exists, and terminate the process if it doesn't.
Parameters:
Loc loc The line number information from where the call originates
const(char)[] name a path to check (the name is stripped)
void escapePath(OutBuffer* buf, const(char)* fname);
Takes a path, and escapes '(', ')' and backslashes
Parameters:
OutBuffer* buf Buffer to write the escaped path to
const(char)* fname Path to escape