The concept of a binary library file no longer exists.
A kernel file can contain any number of libraries, and some of these
libraries can be "external". To reference a class or member from
another build, the class or member must be declared in an external
library.
Members in an external library contain all their type information,
but have no body.
Classes in an external library have their hierarchy information
present, but are not guaranteed to contain all their actual members.
The idea is that references themselves don't really cross module
boundaries, but rather refer to a local definition whose body is
contributed from elsewhere, much like 'external' members in Dart.
A modular backend such as DDC should be able to compile from one of
these kernel files without needing to load auxiliary information from
summaries or other kernel files.
For whole program transformations or backends, a linking step, which
is not yet implemented, must merge classes and members in external
libraries based on their name.
External libraries share the same IR and binary format as ordinary
libraries. Transformations that affect the interface for a member
or class should transform the external libraries alongside with the
internal ones, ideally without needing to treat them any different.
R=kmillikin@google.com
Review URL: https://chromereviews.googleplex.com/516847013 .
For now the focus is on getting stacktraces to look right.
What that basically means is to include source positions for throws,
calls (in many forms).
Includes source file uri for libraries, field, classes and methods.
Methods and fields for instance needs it because of top-level
procedures that might be included via 'parts'.
Corresponding kernel-sdk change in review at
https://chromereviews.googleplex.com/516617014R=asgerf@google.com, kasperl@google.com
Review URL: https://chromereviews.googleplex.com/509247013 .
The interface target can now be stored on PropertyGet, PropertySet, and
MethodInvocation If set, we know the concrete target overrides or
implements that member.
All expressions have a method getStaticType for computing its type,
which relies on interface targets for the expressions that have one.
Expressions whose type is a least upper bound have the type stored
explicitly, so the definition of least upper bounds is contained only
in the frontend.
This is a work in progress towards strong mode support, it is still
not complete.
Still missing in the frontend:
- checks from implicit downcasts
- parameter checks from covariant override or covariant generics
Implemented but not part of this CL:
- subtype tests
- IR type checker (for debugging)
BUG=
R=kmillikin@google.com
Review URL: https://chromereviews.googleplex.com/496717014 .
This makes super calls name-based (no target) and add direct calls with
both receiver and explicit target.
Super call resolution translates the name-based super calls into direct
calls after they have been cloned into the mixin application.
For JS backends, it should suffice to clone mixed-in methods that
contain super calls, but that transformation is not part of this CL.
This also adds a --target option to dartk designating the target to
which the kernel IR should be specialized. The new transformation
is run when --target=vm.
BUG=
R=kmillikin@google.com
Review URL: https://chromereviews.googleplex.com/486537013 .
LocalInitializer lets us to bind temporaries to variables in the
initializer list. We use it to ensure the arguments to super() are
evaluated at the right time.
accessors.dart and the new file super_calls.dart have been moved into
a folder "frontend" for frontend helpers that operate on Kernel IR.
BUG=
R=kustermann@google.com
Review URL: https://chromereviews.googleplex.com/457457013 .
For constructor bodies, we arbitrarily set the return type to 'void'.
Although there is hardly any legitimate use for the "return type" of
a constructor, this doesn't have any overhead and it simplifies the
restriction on FunctionNode.
BUG=
R=kmillikin@google.com
Review URL: https://chromereviews.googleplex.com/446827013 .
Asger Feldthaus