docs: Update glib-mkenums man page

We should show how to properly use glib-mkenums with Autotools, in
the hope that fewer people will be caught cargo-culting rules written
in the late '90s.

https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=788948
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Emmanuele Bassi 2017-10-13 16:05:07 +01:00
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@ -208,30 +208,54 @@ typedef enum /*< flags,prefix=PREFIX >*/
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--fhead</option> <replaceable>TEXT</replaceable></term>
<listitem><para>
Put out <replaceable>TEXT</replaceable> prior to processing input files.
Emits <replaceable>TEXT</replaceable> prior to processing input files.
</para>
<para>
You can specify this option multiple times, and the <replaceable>TEXT</replaceable>
will be concatenated.
</para>
<para>
When used along with a template file, <replaceable>TEXT</replaceable>
will be prepended to the template's <literal>file-header</literal> section.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--fprod</option> <replaceable>TEXT</replaceable></term>
<listitem><para>
Put out <replaceable>TEXT</replaceable> everytime a new input file
Emits <replaceable>TEXT</replaceable> every time a new input file
is being processed.
</para>
<para>
You can specify this option multiple times, and the <replaceable>TEXT</replaceable>
will be concatenated.
</para>
<para>
When used along with a template file, <replaceable>TEXT</replaceable>
will be appended to the template's <literal>file-production</literal> section.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--ftail</option> <replaceable>TEXT</replaceable></term>
<listitem><para>
Put out <replaceable>TEXT</replaceable> after all input files have been
Emits <replaceable>TEXT</replaceable> after all input files have been
processed.
</para>
<para>
You can specify this option multiple times, and the <replaceable>TEXT</replaceable>
will be concatenated.
</para>
<para>
When used along with a template file, <replaceable>TEXT</replaceable>
will be appended to the template's <literal>file-tail</literal> section.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--eprod</option> <replaceable>TEXT</replaceable></term>
<listitem><para>
Put out <replaceable>TEXT</replaceable> everytime an enum is encountered
Emits <replaceable>TEXT</replaceable> everytime an enum is encountered
in the input files.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
@ -239,23 +263,47 @@ in the input files.
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--vhead</option> <replaceable>TEXT</replaceable></term>
<listitem><para>
Put out <replaceable>TEXT</replaceable> before iterating over the set of
Emits <replaceable>TEXT</replaceable> before iterating over the set of
values of an enum.
</para>
<para>
You can specify this option multiple times, and the <replaceable>TEXT</replaceable>
will be concatenated.
</para>
<para>
When used along with a template file, <replaceable>TEXT</replaceable>
will be prepended to the template's <literal>value-header</literal> section.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--vprod</option> <replaceable>TEXT</replaceable></term>
<listitem><para>
Put out <replaceable>TEXT</replaceable> for every value of an enum.
Emits <replaceable>TEXT</replaceable> for every value of an enum.
</para>
<para>
You can specify this option multiple times, and the <replaceable>TEXT</replaceable>
will be concatenated.
</para>
<para>
When used along with a template file, <replaceable>TEXT</replaceable>
will be appended to the template's <literal>value-production</literal> section.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--vtail</option> <replaceable>TEXT</replaceable></term>
<listitem><para>
Put out <replaceable>TEXT</replaceable> after iterating over all values
Emits <replaceable>TEXT</replaceable> after iterating over all values
of an enum.
</para>
<para>
You can specify this option multiple times, and the <replaceable>TEXT</replaceable>
will be concatenated.
</para>
<para>
When used along with a template file, <replaceable>TEXT</replaceable>
will be appended to the template's <literal>value-tail</literal> section.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
@ -332,6 +380,125 @@ Write output to FILE instead of stdout.
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
<refsect1><title>Using glib-mkenums with Autotools</title>
<para>
<para>
In order to use <command>glib-mkenums</command> in your project when using
Autotools as the build system, you will first need to modify your
<filename>configure.ac</filename> file to ensure you find the appropriate
command using <command>pkg-config</command>, similarly as to how you discover
the compiler and linker flags for GLib.
</para>
<informalexample><programlisting>
PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG([0.28])
PKG_CHECK_VAR([GLIB_MKENUMS], [glib-2.0], [glib_mkenums])
</programlisting></informalexample>
<para>
In your <filename>Makefile.am</filename> file you will typically use rules
like these:
</para>
<informalexample><programlisting>
# A list of headers to inspect
project_headers = \
project-foo.h \
project-bar.h \
project-baz.h
enum-types.h: $(project_headers) enum-types.h.in
$(AM_V_GEN)$(GLIB_MKENUMS) \
--template=enum-types.h.in \
--output=$@ \
$(project_headers)
enum-types.c: $(project_headers) enum-types.c.in enum-types.h
$(AM_V_GEN)$(GLIB_MKENUMS) \
--template=enum-types.c.in \
--output=$@ \
$(project_headers)
BUILT_SOURCES += enum-types.h enum-types.c
CLEANFILES += enum-types.h enum-types.c
EXTRA_DIST += enum-types.h.in enum-types.c.in
</programlisting></informalexample>
<para>
In the example above, we have a variable called <literal>project_headers</literal>
where we reference all header files we want to inspect for generating enumeration
GTypes. In the <filename>enum-types.h</filename> rule we use <command>glib-mkenums</command>
with a template called <filename>enum-types.h.in</filename> in order to generate the
header file; a header template file will typically look like this:
</para>
<informalexample><programlisting>
/*** BEGIN file-header ***/
#pragma once
/* Include the main project header */
#include "project.h"
G_BEGIN_DECLS
/*** END file-header ***/
/*** BEGIN file-production ***/
/* enumerations from "@filename@" */
/*** END file-production ***/
/*** BEGIN value-header ***/
GType @enum_name@_get_type (void) G_GNUC_CONST;
#define @ENUMPREFIX@_TYPE_@ENUMSHORT@ (@enum_name@_get_type ())
/*** END value-header ***/
/*** BEGIN file-tail ***/
G_END_DECLS
/*** END file-tail ***/
</programlisting></informalexample>
<para>
The <filename>enum-types.c</filename> rule is similar to the rule for the
header file, but will use a different <filename>enum-types.c.in</filename> template
file, similar to this:
</para>
<informalexample><programlisting>
/*** BEGIN file-header ***/
#include "config.h"
#include "enum-types.h"
/*** END file-header ***/
/*** BEGIN file-production ***/
/* enumerations from "@filename@" */
/*** END file-production ***/
/*** BEGIN value-header ***/
GType
@enum_name@_get_type (void)
{
static volatile gsize g_@type@_type_id__volatile;
if (g_once_init_enter (&amp;g_define_type_id__volatile))
{
static const G@Type@Value values[] = {
/*** END value-header ***/
/*** BEGIN value-production ***/
{ @VALUENAME@, "@VALUENAME@", "@valuenick@" },
/*** END value-production ***/
/*** BEGIN value-tail ***/
{ 0, NULL, NULL }
};
GType g_@type@_type_id =
g_@type@_register_static (g_intern_static_string ("@EnumName@"), values);
g_once_init_leave (&amp;g_@type@_type_id__volatile, g_@type@_type_id);
}
return g_@type@_type_id__volatile;
}
/*** END value-tail ***/
</programlisting></informalexample>
</refsect1>
<refsect1><title>See also</title>
<para>
<citerefentry>